Who owns your block
200 block of S 61st St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 61% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 15 open code violations and 6 homes behind $13,123 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 134% since 2016, now about $137K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
By the Numbers
How fast it's moving
Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.
The makeup of the block
Every home, plotted by size and assessed value — press play and watch the block reprice from 2016 to 2027. One bubble per house (area = lot size), colored by who owns it; a gold ring marks tax-abated new construction. Click a bubble for its report.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Tax-abated
- Bubble = lot size
- → bigger interior · ↑ higher value
Assessed values from the city's year-by-year assessment record — a proxy for price, lumpy in reassessment years.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $137K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19139 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $137K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 56% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 130 reported crimes (52 violent) and 289 resident 311 requests to the city.
Most reported crimes
Top 311 complaints
Philadelphia Police incident reports and 311 service requests within 200m, trailing 12 months. Reported location, not necessarily where an incident occurred.
Schools
The public schools this block is zoned for — its official School District of Philadelphia catchments.
Catchment assignments from the School District of Philadelphia via City of Philadelphia open data. Confirm with the District before enrollment decisions.
What it's worth, and where taxes are going
- $137K typical home, up +134% since 2016
- Tax bill $406 to $609 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $2.7M assessed, $20,044/yr to the city, about $871 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +134% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +50% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
213 S 61st St is assessed at $99K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $1,390 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.
Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market
Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $234 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.
Return is from assessed-value history (a proxy for market price, lumpy in reassessment years); rental yield is estimated from ACS area rents. Informational only, not investment advice.
How often it changes hands
This block has recorded 24 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 23 parcels
- Owner-occupied 14
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 5
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, C3 Llc, carries 39 open violations across 28 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3 Llc | 1 | 28 | $9.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Waldo Holdings Llc | 1 | 18 | $497K | phila.gov ↗ |
| E & I Ventures Limited Li | 1 | 3 | $421K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Folia Properties Llc | 1 | 2 | $268K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 23 homes on the block — value and 12-year trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail on the ones that were bought, built, torn down, or flipped. Sorted up the street; each links to its full city record — or download the roster (CSV).
Every house's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one home
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 209 S 61ST ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $144K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 211 S 61ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $47K in 2000 → $86K in 2006 (+83%). | Owner-occupied | $144K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 213 S 61ST ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $99K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1920 | 0 | abated3 viol |
| 215 S 61ST ST ImprovedBought for $65K in 2005. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $144K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1920 | 1 | 7 violtax lien |
| 217 S 61ST ST | Owner-occupied | $144K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 219 S 61ST ST | Absentee individual | $25K | —/1 | 1,260 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 221 S 61ST ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $23K in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $87K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1920 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 223 S 61ST ST Historysold $30K (2011); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Absentee individual | $99K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1920 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 225 S 61ST ST Historysold $25K (2013); 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2018); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2019); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2025). | Absentee individual | $124K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1920 | 1 | 2 violtax lien |
| 227 S 61ST ST | Owner-occupied | $99K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 229 S 61ST ST ImprovedBought for $16K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $144K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 231 S 61ST ST Historysold $50K (2018); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2024); 3 L&I violations (2025). | Investor / LLC | $144K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 240 S 61ST ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2017. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $99K | 3/1 | 1,242 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 242 S 61ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $28K in 2008, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $200K in 2022 (+627%). | Owner-occupied | $233K | 3/1 | 1,242 | 1925 | 5 | tax lien |
| 244 S 61ST ST | Owner-occupied | $138K | 3/1 | 1,242 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 246 S 61ST ST | Owner-occupied | $138K | 3/1 | 1,242 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 248 S 61ST ST History6 L&I violations (2023); L&I violation (2025). | Absentee individual | $95K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 250 S 61ST ST History2 L&I violations (2012); L&I violation (2018); 9 L&I violations (2022); 4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2025). | Absentee individual | $77K | —/— | 1,760 | 1925 | 0 | 3 violtax lien |
| 252 S 61ST ST New constructionBought for $50K in 2005, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $52K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $93K | 3/1 | 1,146 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 254 S 61ST ST Historysold $50K (2018); 4 L&I violations (2019). | Investor / LLC | $137K | 3/1 | 1,146 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 256 S 61ST ST | Owner-occupied | $138K | 3/1 | 1,146 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 258 S 61ST ST History2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Vacant | $31K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 260 S 61ST ST | Owner-occupied | $138K | 3/1 | 1,146 | 1925 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)