Who owns your block
2000 block of S 6th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 62% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 4 homes behind $98,677 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 157% since 2016, now about $297K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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 $297K — about 1.3× 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 | $297K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 27% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 130 reported crimes (46 violent) and 381 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
- $297K typical home, up +157% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,477 to $3,222 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $104,543/yr to the city, about $3,075 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +157% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +118% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2027 S 6th St is assessed at $583K but pays $1,632 a year — about 20% of the $8,162 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 +9% 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 $257 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 48 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 34 parcels
- Owner-occupied 21
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 12
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li Chen Property Llc | 1 | 5 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 34 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 6TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $294K | —/— | 1,998 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2001 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $110K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $274K | 4/3 | 2,305 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 2002 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $110K in 2011. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $286K | 4/1 | 1,638 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2003 S 6TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2003 → $37K in 2003 (+85%). | Absentee individual | $247K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2004 S 6TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $180K in 2020, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2020, sold for $395K in 2021 (+119%). | Owner-occupied | $379K | 3/2 | 1,384 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 2005 S 6TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $247K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2006 S 6TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $263K | 3/1 | 1,384 | 1920 | 0 | abated1 viol |
| 2007 S 6TH ST Historysold $105K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2015); L&I violation (2017); L&I violation (2019); L&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $269K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 2008 S 6TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $65K in 2009 → $154K in 2014 (+137%). | Owner-occupied | $283K | 3/1 | 1,384 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 2009 S 6TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $15K in 2002. | Absentee individual | $247K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 2010 S 6TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $260K | 3/1 | 1,384 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2011 S 6TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $45K in 2011, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $272K in 2022 (+504%). | Owner-occupied | $316K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2012 S 6TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $15K in 2002 → $255K in 2007 (+1659%). | Absentee individual | $405K | 5/3 | 2,775 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 2013 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2011. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $487K | 3/1 | 2,160 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2015 S 6TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $18K in 2006, electrical permit in 2007, sold for $121K in 2010 (+571%). | Owner-occupied | $335K | 4/2 | 1,870 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 2017 S 6TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $110K in 2017, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $360K in 2020 (+228%). | Owner-occupied | $368K | 3/2 | 1,355 | 1920 | 3 | tax lien |
| 2019 S 6TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $220K in 2017. | Absentee individual | $455K | 4/2 | 1,713 | 1920 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 2021 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $245K | 2/1 | 1,250 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 2023 S 6TH ST Historysold $45K (2008); L&I violation (2015); L&I violation (2017). | Absentee individual | $245K | 3/1 | 1,250 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2025 S 6TH ST History2 L&I violations (2010); sold $165K (2013). | Absentee individual | $360K | 4/2 | 1,760 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 2026 S 6TH ST | Owner-occupied | $123K | —/— | 2,080 | 1950 | 0 | abated |
| 2027 S 6TH ST New constructionBought for $5K in 2016, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $583K | 3/— | 2,592 | 2021 | 3 | abated |
| 2028 S 6TH ST | Owner-occupied | $276K | 4/1 | 1,552 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 2029 S 6TH ST New constructionBought for $25K in 2016, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $410K in 2019. | Absentee individual | $535K | 3/3 | 2,272 | 2019 | 2 | abated1 viol |
| 2030 S 6TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $155K in 2025, addition and/or alteration permit in 2026, sold for $360K in 2026 (+132%). | Owner-occupied | $262K | 3/1 | 1,408 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2031 S 6TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $301K | 4/1 | 1,619 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2032 S 6TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $286K | 4/1 | 1,632 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2033 S 6TH ST | Owner-occupied | $307K | 4/1 | 1,701 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2034 S 6TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $165K in 2005 → $308K in 2021 (+87%). | Owner-occupied | $311K | 4/2 | 1,632 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 2035 S 6TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $307K | 4/1 | 1,701 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2036 S 6TH ST | Investor / LLC | $286K | 3/1 | 1,632 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 2037 S 6TH ST New constructionBought for $340K in 2023, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $385K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $436K | 4/2 | 1,860 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 2038 S 6TH ST New constructionBought for $5K in 2017, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $382K | 6/3 | 2,616 | 2025 | 2 | abatedtax lien |
| 2039 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2006. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $402K | 4/3 | 2,754 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)