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Who owns your block

2000 block of S Simpson St

A mixed-ownership block: 41% owner-occupied, 37% investor-held, with 8 open code violations and 8 homes behind $67,113 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 76% since 2016, now about $94K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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
$94K
$8K–$158K
ZIP median $131K
Price / sq ft
$98
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$98K
6 sold in 2yr
assessed $94K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $2K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
3 of 27
$3K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
41%
10 of 27
city 41%
Rentals
41%
11 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
8
L&I code
▲ block 7% · city 5%
Back taxes
$67K
8 of 27 behind
▲ block 30% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+15%
value · tax +$150
5 years
+44%
value · tax +$378
10 years
+76%
value · tax +$542

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 $94K — about 0.4× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19142 median of $131K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19142 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19142Philadelphia
Median home value$94K$131K$223K
Owner-occupied7%34%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 204 reported crimes (84 violent) and 149 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
204
84 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
149
29 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults59
Thefts30
All Other Offenses24
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief21
Aggravated Assault No Firearm18
Motor Vehicle Theft13

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint41
Illegal Dumping28
Abandoned Vehicle14
Street Defect14
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection13
License Complaint8

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-5
Joseph Catharine
6600 Chester Ave · 377 students
Middle · 5-8
William Tilden
6601 Elmwood Ave · 230 students
High · 9-12
John Bartram
2401 S 67th St · 594 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$50K$100K$94K2016: $53K2017: $53K2018: $53K2019: $60K2020: $65K2021: $65K2022: $65K2023: $66K2024: $66K2025: $81K2026: $81K2027: $94K2016202020232027

▲ +76% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,2882016: $7462017: $7462018: $7462019: $8402020: $9102021: $9102022: $9102023: $9242024: $9242025: $1,1382026: $1,1382027: $1,2882016202020232027

▲ +73% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

3
3 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 $3,169 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%
$739pays now $1,310at the full rate

2021 S Simpson St is assessed at $94K but pays $739 a year — about 56% of the $1,310 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 +5.3% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 176 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $176 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+76%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.2 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 52 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$5.0M$10M2004201020162022
52arm's-length sales since 1999
2times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
7homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 27 parcels

Owner-occupied: 10Investor / LLC: 10Absentee individual: 6Vacant: 1 27parcels
  • Owner-occupied 10
  • Investor / LLC 10
  • Absentee individual 6
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels1 parcels0 parcels25 parcels
$8K$104K+

The block's largest owner, Am Property Llc, carries 21 open violations across 36 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Am Property Llc236$5.2Mphila.gov ↗
Na 3 Operating Llc135$3.2Mphila.gov ↗
Lunvest Llc17$461Kphila.gov ↗
Rowell Management Company15$582Kphila.gov ↗
Rwd Realty Llc15$482Kphila.gov ↗
D &T Properties Inc13$410Kphila.gov ↗
Vmc Reo Llc12$422Kphila.gov ↗
Philadlephia Cr2 Llc11$104Kphila.gov ↗
Valerinn Llc11$92Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 27 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$100K$200K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2000 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $92K 3/1 960 1920 0 abatedtax lien
2001 S SIMPSON ST Traded 6×: $2K in 2008 → $120K in 2024 (+5900%). Investor / LLC $104K 3/1 960 1920 6 rented
2002 S SIMPSON ST Traded 2×: $25K in 2024 → $155K in 2024 (+520%). Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 960 1920 2
2003 S SIMPSON ST Investor / LLC $92K 3/1 960 1920 0
2004 S SIMPSON ST Investor / LLC $92K 3/1 960 1920 1 rented
2005 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $92K 3/1 960 1920 1 rented
2006 S SIMPSON ST Traded 3×: $5.2M in 2005 → $1K in 2018 (-100%). Investor / LLC $92K 3/1 960 1920 3
2007 S SIMPSON ST Appeal complete (2025). Investor / LLC $92K 3/1 960 1920 0 4 violtax lien
2008 S SIMPSON ST Traded 4×: $42K in 2004 → $90K in 2019 (+118%). Investor / LLC $92K 3/1 960 1920 4 rentedtax lien
2009 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $92K 3/1 960 1920 1
2010 S SIMPSON ST Absentee individual $92K 3/1 960 1920 0 4 viol
2011 S SIMPSON ST Traded 2×: $10K in 2018 → $47K in 2020 (+370%). Absentee individual $92K 3/1 960 1920 2 rented
2012 S SIMPSON ST Vacant $8K —/— 0 tax lien
2013 S SIMPSON ST Traded 2×: $80K in 2021 → $112K in 2021 (+39%). Investor / LLC $92K 3/1 960 1920 2 rented
2014 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $94K 3/1 960 1920 1 tax lien
2015 S SIMPSON ST Traded 5×: $51K in 1999 → $172K in 2025 (+237%). Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 988 1920 5
2016 S SIMPSON ST Traded 5×: $17K in 2012 → $78K in 2021 (+361%). Investor / LLC $94K 3/1 960 1920 5 rented
2017 S SIMPSON ST Traded 3×: $34K in 2008 → $13K in 2015 (-62%). Absentee individual $94K 3/1 960 1920 3 rented
2018 S SIMPSON ST Investor / LLC $94K 3/1 960 1920 1 rented
2019 S SIMPSON ST Traded 2×: $25K in 2004 → $35K in 2005 (+43%). Absentee individual $94K 3/1 960 1920 2 tax lien
2020 S SIMPSON ST Traded 2×: $80K in 2021 → $112K in 2021 (+39%). Investor / LLC $94K 3/1 960 1920 2 rented
2021 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $94K 3/1 960 1920 0 abated
2022 S SIMPSON ST Traded 3×: $15K in 2013 → $20K in 2025 (+34%). Owner-occupied $94K 3/1 960 1920 3
2023 S SIMPSON ST Absentee individual $94K 3/1 960 1920 1 rented
2024 S SIMPSON ST Traded 4×: $20K in 2000 → $30K in 2021 (+50%). Owner-occupied $94K 3/1 960 1920 4
2025 S SIMPSON ST Traded 3×: $58K in 2001 → $92K in 2021 (+59%). Absentee individual $64K —/— 1,522 1920 3
2026 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $94K 3/1 960 1920 0 abated

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

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