Who owns your block
2000 block of S 8th St
A mixed-ownership block: 46% owner-occupied, 7% investor-held, with 2 open code violations and 3 homes behind $29,572 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 184% since 2016, now about $358K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% 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 $358K — about 1.6× 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 | $358K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 25% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 142 reported crimes (44 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
- $358K typical home, up +184% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,543 to $3,825 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $101,953/yr to the city, about $3,641 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +184% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +148% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2025-31 S 8th St is assessed at $1.5M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $21,281 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 +9.9% 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 $284 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 44 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 28 parcels
- Owner-occupied 13
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 9
- Vacant 4
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Communities Southe (individual) | 3 | 3 | $338K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Minglin Investment Llc | 1 | 1 | $400K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Woodland Federal Realty | 1 | 1 | $380K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 28 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 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $744K | 5/— | 2,598 | 2021 | 2 | abated |
| 2001 S 8TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2019). | Owner-occupied | $248K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1915 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 2002 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $82K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $150K in 2025 (+83%). | Investor / LLC | $400K | 4/1 | 1,920 | 1915 | 4 | rented |
| 2003 S 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $530K | 3/— | 1,944 | 2021 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 2004 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $175K in 2016. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $343K | 4/2 | 1,920 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 2005 S 8TH ST New constructionBought for $3K in 2017, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $510K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $581K | 4/— | 2,205 | 2020 | 3 | abatedtax lien |
| 2006 S 8TH ST New constructionBought for $30K in 2014, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $330K in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $513K | 4/3 | 2,220 | 2015 | 2 | |
| 2007 S 8TH ST History2 L&I violations (2010). | Vacant | $113K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2008-10 S 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit, sold for $650K in 2023. | Absentee individual | $548K | 8/6 | 4,998 | 2015 | 1 | rented |
| 2009 S 8TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2017). | Investor / LLC | $380K | 5/2 | 1,776 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2011 S 8TH ST History2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $113K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2012 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $374K | 3/1 | 2,276 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2013 S 8TH ST Historysold $66K (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $113K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 2014 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2008 → $59K in 2008 (+97%). | Absentee individual | $315K | 3/1 | 1,450 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 2015 S 8TH ST History2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $113K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2016 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $7K in 2000, use permit in 2011, sold for $198K in 2013 (+2946%). | Absentee individual | $491K | 4/2 | 2,750 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 2017 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2002 → $10K in 2003 (-80%). | Owner-occupied | $442K | 4/3 | 2,400 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 2018 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $195K in 2023, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2023, sold for $475K in 2024 (+144%). | Owner-occupied | $315K | 3/1 | 1,450 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 2019 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $147K in 2017, use permit in 2017, sold for $460K in 2025 (+1214%). | Owner-occupied | $532K | 4/3 | 1,734 | 1915 | 7 | |
| 2020 S 8TH ST New constructionBought for $24K in 2015, built new under a 2015 permit, sold for $415K in 2021. | Absentee individual | $491K | 3/2 | 2,088 | 2016 | 3 | |
| 2021 S 8TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2011); L&I violation (2026). | Owner-occupied | $308K | 3/1 | 1,528 | 1925 | 0 | 1 violtax lien |
| 2022 S 8TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $65K in 2000 → $315K in 2024 (+385%). | Absentee individual | $401K | 6/3 | 2,307 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 2023 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $7K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $299K | 3/2 | 1,223 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 2024 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $284K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 2025-31 S 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $1.5M | 4/1 | 13,428 | 1950 | 0 | abated |
| 2026 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $45K in 2014, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $116K in 2014 (+158%). | Owner-occupied | $284K | 4/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2028 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $261K | 4/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2030 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $5K in 2001 → $153K in 2018 (+2950%). | Owner-occupied | $273K | 4/1 | 1,250 | 1925 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)