Who owns your block
2000 block of S 12th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 84% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 42% since 2016, now about $304K. Property taxes are climbing about 0% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $304K — about 1.4× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19148 median of $261K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19148 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $304K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 48% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 90 reported crimes (20 violent) and 334 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
- $304K typical home, up +42% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,786 to $2,917 a year, +0%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.3M assessed, $88,108/yr to the city, about $3,524 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +42% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +5% since 2016 · ~+0%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2024 S 12th St is assessed at $476K but pays $3,728 a year — about 56% of the $6,657 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 +3.2% 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 $142 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 29 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 25 parcels
- Owner-occupied 21
- Absentee individual 4
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joanne A Campanile Irrevocable Trust | 1 | 1 | $239K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sugar Notch Properties Ll | 1 | 1 | $476K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $265K in 2004. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $428K | —/— | 2,852 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2002 S 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $314K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2004 S 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated), sold for $72K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $288K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 2006 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $210K in 2009. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $304K | 3/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2007 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $105K in 2013. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $268K | 3/1 | 1,180 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2008 S 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $285K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 2009 S 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $264K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 2010 S 12TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2000 → $275K in 2013 (+588%). | Owner-occupied | $311K | 3/2 | 1,440 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2011 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $140K in 2006. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $290K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2012 S 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $467K | 3/2 | 2,739 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2013 S 12TH ST | Absentee individual | $418K | 4/2 | 2,240 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 2014 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $250K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $282K | 4/2 | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2015 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $550K in 2008. Owner pulled a use permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $377K | —/— | 2,386 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 2016 S 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $263K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2017 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $245K in 2011. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $426K | 4/3 | 1,980 | 2011 | 1 | |
| 2018 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $159K in 2009. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $308K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2019 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $255K in 2012. Owner pulled a suppression permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $423K | 4/3 | 1,950 | 2011 | 3 | |
| 2020 S 12TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $57K in 2000 → $145K in 2004 (+157%). | Owner-occupied | $263K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2021 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $250K in 2011. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $423K | 4/3 | 1,950 | 2011 | 1 | |
| 2022 S 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $239K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 2023 S 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $214K | 3/1 | 900 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2024 S 12TH ST New constructionBought for $197K in 2016, built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated), sold for $197K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $476K | 3/2 | 1,536 | 1925 | 3 | abated |
| 2025 S 12TH ST New constructionBought for $50K in 2004, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $149K in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $220K | —/— | 1,394 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2026-28 S 12TH ST | Absentee individual | $476K | —/— | 3,172 | 1940 | 0 | rented |
| 2030 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $180K in 2011. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $276K | 4/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)