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Who owns your block

2400 block of S 12th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 78% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 11 open code violations.

The typical home here is up 78% since 2016, now about $286K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$286K
$187K–$1.0M
ZIP median $261K
Price / sq ft
$219
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.3×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$350K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $286K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $15K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
78%
29 of 37
city 41%
Rentals
3%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
11
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+10%
value · tax −$160
5 years
+27%
value · tax +$206
10 years
+78%
value · tax +$1K

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 $286K — 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 blockZIP 19148Philadelphia
Median home value$286K$261K$223K
Owner-occupied68%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 74 reported crimes (14 violent) and 315 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
74
14 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
315
33 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle16
Thefts13
Other Assaults12
All Other Offenses10
Motor Vehicle Theft10
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief6

Top 311 complaints

Salting62
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection52
Illegal Dumping25
Shoveling20
Information Request16
Maintenance Complaint16

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-8
Abram Jenks
8301 Germantown Ave · 380 students
Middle · K-8
D Newlin Fell
900 W Oregon Ave · 519 students
High · 9-12
South Philadelphia HS
2101 S Broad St · 647 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$250K$500K$286K2016: $161K2017: $161K2018: $161K2019: $207K2020: $225K2021: $225K2022: $225K2023: $255K2024: $255K2025: $260K2026: $260K2027: $286K2016202020232027

▲ +78% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,2042016: $2,1632017: $2,1632018: $2,1632019: $2,7672020: $2,9982021: $2,9982022: $2,9982023: $3,0262024: $3,0262025: $3,1802026: $3,3642027: $3,2042016202020232027

▲ +48% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.4% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 178 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $178 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+78%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.1 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 50 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
50arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
13homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 37 parcels

Owner-occupied: 29Absentee individual: 8 37parcels
  • Owner-occupied 29
  • Absentee individual 8

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels16 parcels3 parcels13 parcels0 parcels3 parcels
$187K$408K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Peter M Holdsworth (individual)24$1.2Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 37 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$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2408 S 12TH ST Owner-occupied $262K 3/1 1,200 1925 1
2409 S 12TH ST Bought for $38K in 2001. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $329K 5/2 1,680 1925 3
2410 S 12TH ST Owner-occupied $262K 3/1 1,200 1925 0
2411 S 12TH ST Owner-occupied $329K 5/2 1,680 1925 1
2412 S 12TH ST Owner-occupied $262K 3/1 1,200 1925 0
2413 S 12TH ST Traded 3×: $155K in 2003 → $200K in 2014 (+29%). Owner-occupied $425K 5/2 1,680 1925 3
2414 S 12TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $262K 3/1 1,200 1925 0
2415 S 12TH ST Traded 2×: $223K in 2015 → $320K in 2020 (+43%). Owner-occupied $329K 5/1 1,680 1925 2
2416 S 12TH ST Owner-occupied $286K 3/1 1,200 1925 0
2417 S 12TH ST Owner-occupied $329K 5/2 1,680 1925 1
2418 S 12TH ST Owner-occupied $286K 3/1 1,200 1925 0
2419 S 12TH ST Traded 3×: $140K in 2004 → $320K in 2022 (+129%). Absentee individual $329K 5/1 1,680 1925 3 rented
2420 S 12TH ST Absentee individual $262K 3/1 1,200 1925 0
2421 S 12TH ST Bought for $225K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $345K 4/2 1,590 1925 3
2422 S 12TH ST Owner-occupied $286K 3/1 1,200 1925 0
2423 S 12TH ST Owner-occupied $329K 5/2 1,590 1925 0
2424 S 12TH ST Traded 3×: $250K in 2008 → $325K in 2018 (+30%). Owner-occupied $262K 3/1 1,200 1925 3
2425 S 12TH ST Traded 2×: $225K in 2014 → $326K in 2018 (+45%). Owner-occupied $345K 4/— 1,590 1925 2
2426 S 12TH ST Bought for $150K in 2015. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. Absentee individual $262K 3/1 1,200 1925 1
2427 S 12TH ST Absentee individual $316K 5/2 1,590 1925 0
2428 S 12TH ST Traded 3×: $255K in 2017 → $350K in 2025 (+37%). Owner-occupied $262K 3/1 1,200 1925 3
2429 S 12TH ST Traded 2×: $190K in 2005 → $415K in 2018 (+118%). Owner-occupied $408K 3/3 1,590 1925 2
2430 S 12TH ST Bought for $180K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $262K 3/1 1,200 1925 2
2431 S 12TH ST Owner-occupied $316K 5/2 1,590 1925 0
2432 S 12TH ST Bought for $165K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $262K 3/1 1,200 1925 3
2433 S 12TH ST Traded 2×: $177K in 2004 → $220K in 2005 (+24%). Owner-occupied $316K 5/2 1,590 1925 2
2434 S 12TH ST Bought for $51K in 2001, alterations permit in 2025, sold for $305K in 2026 (+497%). Owner-occupied $262K 3/1 1,200 1925 3
2435 S 12TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $316K 5/2 1,590 1925 0
2436 S 12TH ST Traded 2×: $100K in 2002 → $180K in 2013 (+80%). Owner-occupied $262K 3/1 1,200 1925 2
2437 S 12TH ST Traded 3×: $37K in 2000 → $180K in 2005 (+386%). Absentee individual $316K 5/2 1,404 1925 3
2438 S 12TH ST Traded 2×: $110K in 2002 → $183K in 2014 (+66%). Owner-occupied $262K 3/1 1,200 1925 2
2439-41 S 12TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. Absentee individual $1.0M —/— 4,572 1925 0 11 viol
2440 S 12TH ST Owner-occupied $262K 3/1 1,200 1925 1
2442 S 12TH ST Owner-occupied $262K 3/1 1,200 1925 1
2444 S 12TH ST Bought for $140K in 2008, demolition permit in 2008, sold for $260K in 2009 (+86%). Owner-occupied $262K 3/1 1,200 1925 2
2446 S 12TH ST Bought for $217K in 2016. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. Absentee individual $213K —/— 952 1925 1
2448 S 12TH ST L&I violation (2021). Absentee individual $187K —/— 952 1925 0

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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