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Who owns your block

200 block of Sparks St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 73% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 13 open code violations and 3 homes behind $23,085 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 74% since 2016, now about $154K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year and the increases are speeding up.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$154K
$82K–$211K
ZIP median $171K
Price / sq ft
$150
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$154K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $154K
Tax / yr
$749
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 70
$56K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
73%
51 of 70
city 41%
Rentals
17%
12 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
13
L&I code
▲ block 16% · city 5%
Back taxes
$23K
3 of 70 behind
▼ block 4% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+1%
value · tax +$13
5 years
+65%
value · tax +$36
10 years
+74%
value · tax −$488

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.

2027
  • 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 $154K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19120 median of $171K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19120 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19120Philadelphia
Median home value$154K$171K$223K
Owner-occupied57%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 103 reported crimes (40 violent) and 219 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
103
40 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
219
48 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults29
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief17
Thefts15
Motor Vehicle Theft14
Aggravated Assault No Firearm7
All Other Offenses7

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint45
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection41
Abandoned Vehicle23
Salting19
Street Defect18
Other (Streets)12

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.

Elementary · K-4
James R Lowell
450 W Nedro Ave · 430 students
Middle
Grover Washington Jr
High · 9-12
Samuel Fels
5500 Langdon St · 1228 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$100K$200K$154K2016: $88K2017: $88K2018: $88K2019: $87K2020: $93K2021: $93K2022: $93K2023: $116K2024: $116K2025: $153K2026: $153K2027: $154K2016202020232027

▲ +74% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$7492016: $1,2372017: $1,2372018: $1,2372019: $6822020: $7332021: $7132022: $7132023: $8072024: $5012025: $7362026: $7362027: $7492016202020232027

▼ -39% since 2016 · ~-4%/yr

2
2 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $55,667 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$0pays now $1,331at the full rate

252 Sparks St is assessed at $95K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $1,331 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 174 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $174 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+74%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.4 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 83 arm's-length sales since 1969. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 24 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K1980199220042016
83arm's-length sales since 1969
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
24homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 70 parcels

Owner-occupied: 51Investor / LLC: 6Absentee individual: 13 70parcels
  • Owner-occupied 51
  • Investor / LLC 6
  • Absentee individual 13

Value distribution today

1 parcels3 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels60 parcels6 parcels
$82K$172K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Gasfrad Real Estate Lp18$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
P & P Real Estate Llc15$673Kphila.gov ↗
Codio Legacy Real Estate Inc13$507Kphila.gov ↗
Efig Llc13$415Kphila.gov ↗
Queen Village Development Lp12$475Kphila.gov ↗
Star Apple Enterprises Llc11$154Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 70 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

$0$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

New construction
252 Sparks St
$95K · Bought for $50K in 2000, built new (tax-abated), sold for $45K in 2017.
New construction
266 Sparks St
$82K · Bought for $25K in 2018, built new (tax-abated), sold for $95K in 2019.
Frequently traded
221 Sparks St
$211K · Traded 5×: $40K in 2000 → $212K in 2025 (+431%).
Frequently traded
267 Sparks St
$157K · Traded 3×: $93K in 2005 → $65K in 2013 (-30%).
Frequently traded
204 Sparks St
$154K · Traded 4×: $40K in 2004 → $89K in 2009 (+123%).
Frequently traded
207 Sparks St
$154K · Traded 4×: $63K in 2004 → $176K in 2021 (+179%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
200 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $198K —/— 1,152 1940 1 rented
201 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,152 1928 0
202 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2013 → $172K in 2024 (+588%). Absentee individual $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 2 rented1 viol
203 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 0 rented
204 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $40K in 2004 → $89K in 2009 (+123%). Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 4
205 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 0 1 viol
206 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 1
207 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $63K in 2004 → $176K in 2021 (+179%). Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 4
208 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 0 1 viol
209 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2004 → $135K in 2025 (+93%). Investor / LLC $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 2 1 viol
210 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 0
211 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 0
212 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 1
213 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $147K 3/1 1,020 1928 1 1 viol
214 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 1
215 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 1 rented
216 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $25K in 2001 → $50K in 2009 (+100%). Absentee individual $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 4 1 viol
217 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $21K in 2004 → $166K in 2021 (+690%). Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 3
218 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $58K in 2001 → $39K in 2015 (-32%). Absentee individual $95K 3/1 1,020 1928 2 rented
219 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 1
220 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 1
221 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $40K in 2000 → $212K in 2025 (+431%). Owner-occupied $211K 3/1 1,020 1928 5
222 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $75K in 2016 → $175K in 2024 (+133%). Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 3
223 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $28K in 2016 → $89K in 2019 (+218%). Investor / LLC $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 2 rented
224 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 0
225 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 1 rented
226 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 1
227 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $89K in 2006 → $95K in 2020 (+7%). Owner-occupied $102K 3/1 1,020 1928 2
228 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $24K in 2000 → $48K in 2000 (+100%). Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 2
229 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2010 → $90K in 2017 (+6%). Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 2
230 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $37K in 2010 → $98K in 2017 (+168%). Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 2
231 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 0
232 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 1
233 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 0
234 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 0 rented
235 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 0 1 viol
236 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 1
237 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 0 rented
238 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $54K in 2000 → $40K in 2004 (-27%). Investor / LLC $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 2 rented1 viol
239 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 0
240 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 1 tax lien
241 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $28K in 2001 → $146K in 2021 (+421%). Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 3
242 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 1 rented1 viol
243 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 1
244 SPARKS ST HistoryAppeal moot (2018); sold $50K (2024). Absentee individual $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 1
245 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 1
246 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 0 tax lien
247 SPARKS ST Investor / LLC $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 0 1 viol
248 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 1
249 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 0
250 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 1969 → $50K in 2008 (-41%). Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 2
251 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 0
252 SPARKS ST New constructionBought for $50K in 2000, built new (tax-abated), sold for $45K in 2017. Owner-occupied $95K 3/1 1,020 1928 2 abated
253 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 1
254 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 1
255 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 0
256 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 1
257 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 0
258 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $26K in 2015 → $100K in 2015 (+285%). Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 2
259 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 0
260 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 0
261 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 0
262 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $58K in 2018 → $140K in 2019 (+141%). Owner-occupied $187K 3/1 1,020 1928 2 tax lien
263 SPARKS ST Investor / LLC $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 1 3 viol
264 SPARKS ST Investor / LLC $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 1
265 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2001 → $49K in 2001 (+97%). Absentee individual $154K 3/1 1,020 1928 2 rented
266 SPARKS ST New constructionBought for $25K in 2018, built new (tax-abated), sold for $95K in 2019. Owner-occupied $82K 3/1 1,020 1928 3 abated
267 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $93K in 2005 → $65K in 2013 (-30%). Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,020 1928 3
268 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,080 1928 0
269 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,152 1928 0

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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