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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 9, 2026

Who owns your block

2400 block of S 8th St

A mixed-ownership block: 55% owner-occupied, 3% investor-held, with 2 open code violations and 2 homes behind $13,373 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 185% since 2016, now about $190K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% 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
$190K
$141K–$274K
ZIP median $261K
Price / sq ft
$167
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.9×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1940
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
55%
22 of 40
city 41%
Rentals
15%
6 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$13K
2 of 40 behind
▼ block 5% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+2%
value · tax +$57
5 years
+22%
value · tax +$856
10 years
+185%
value · tax +$2K

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 $190K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and below 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$190K$261K$223K
Owner-occupied30%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 158 reported crimes (34 violent) and 321 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
158
34 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
321
57 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts35
All Other Offenses22
Other Assaults22
Theft from Vehicle22
Motor Vehicle Theft16
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief13

Top 311 complaints

Illegal Dumping60
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection52
Abandoned Vehicle28
Maintenance Complaint24
Salting24
Street Defect17

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 & 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$100K$200K$190K2016: $67K2017: $67K2018: $67K2019: $144K2020: $156K2021: $156K2022: $156K2023: $172K2024: $172K2025: $186K2026: $186K2027: $190K2016202020232027

▲ +185% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,6582016: $9252017: $9252018: $9252019: $1,8812020: $1,8022021: $1,8022022: $1,8022023: $2,3312024: $2,0192025: $2,6012026: $2,6012027: $2,6582016202020232027

▲ +187% since 2016 · ~+10%/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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +10% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 285 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $285 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+10%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+185%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+10%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+3.5 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 70 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K20002005201020152020
70arm's-length sales since 1999
2times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
5homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 40 parcels

Owner-occupied: 22Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 17 40parcels
  • Owner-occupied 22
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 17

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels5 parcels31 parcels3 parcels
$141K$208K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Ez Investment Group Llc110$2.1Mphila.gov ↗
Mohammad H Anaan (individual)22$380Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 40 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2408 S 8TH ST Bought for $150K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,140 1940 1
2409 S 8TH ST Bought for $53K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,140 1929 2
2410 S 8TH ST Bought for $144K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Absentee individual $190K 3/1 1,140 1940 1
2411 S 8TH ST Bought for $220K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,140 1940 1
2412 S 8TH ST Absentee individual $190K 3/1 1,140 1940 1
2413 S 8TH ST Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,140 1940 1
2414 S 8TH ST Bought for $43K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Absentee individual $190K 3/1 1,140 1940 1 rented2 viol
2415 S 8TH ST Traded 5×: $10K in 2002 → $100K in 2023 (+900%). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,140 1940 5
2416 S 8TH ST Traded 4×: $47K in 2003 → $145K in 2016 (+209%). Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,140 1929 4
2417 S 8TH ST Bought for $90K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,140 1929 3
2418 S 8TH ST 2 L&I violations (2015). Investor / LLC $190K 3/1 1,140 1940 0 rented
2419 S 8TH ST Traded 2×: $38K in 2001 → $116K in 2006 (+204%). Absentee individual $191K 3/1 1,140 1940 2 rented
2420 S 8TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,140 1940 0
2421 S 8TH ST Absentee individual $191K 3/1 1,140 1940 1
2422 S 8TH ST Traded 2×: $25K in 2002 → $27K in 2003 (+8%). Absentee individual $185K 3/1 1,080 1940 2 rented
2423 S 8TH ST Traded 2×: $80K in 2005 → $135K in 2020 (+69%). Absentee individual $191K 3/1 1,140 1940 2
2424 S 8TH ST Traded 2×: $70K in 2016 → $95K in 2017 (+36%). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,140 1940 2
2425 S 8TH ST Bought for $50K in 2016. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $235K 3/1 1,136 1929 2
2426 S 8TH ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,140 1940 1
2427 S 8TH ST Traded 2×: $15K in 1999 → $39K in 2000 (+160%). Absentee individual $191K 3/1 1,140 1940 2
2428 S 8TH ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,140 1940 0 tax lien
2429 S 8TH ST Traded 3×: $14K in 2000 → $143K in 2007 (+959%). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,140 1940 3
2430 S 8TH ST Traded 3×: $26K in 2002 → $50K in 2020 (+92%). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,140 1940 3
2431 S 8TH ST 2 L&I violations (2010); sold $220K (2022). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,140 1940 1 tax lien
2432 S 8TH ST Traded 2×: $101K in 2004 → $82K in 2012 (-19%). Absentee individual $274K 3/1 1,140 1940 2 rented
2433 S 8TH ST Traded 2×: $45K in 2000 → $40K in 2019 (-11%). Absentee individual $191K 3/1 1,140 1940 2
2434 S 8TH ST Bought for $65K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $141K 3/1 1,140 1940 1
2435 S 8TH ST Traded 2×: $45K in 2006 → $126K in 2007 (+180%). Absentee individual $191K 3/1 1,140 1940 2 rented
2436 S 8TH ST sold $100K (2006); L&I violation (2014). Absentee individual $190K 3/1 1,140 1940 1
2437 S 8TH ST Traded 3×: $55K in 2003 → $189K in 2022 (+244%). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,140 1940 3
2438 S 8TH ST Traded 4×: $22K in 2000 → $67K in 2010 (+205%). Absentee individual $182K 3/1 1,140 1929 4
2439 S 8TH ST Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,140 1940 1
2440 S 8TH ST Traded 3×: $40K in 2000 → $135K in 2008 (+238%). Absentee individual $190K 3/1 1,140 1940 3
2441 S 8TH ST Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,140 1940 0
2442 S 8TH ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,140 1940 1
2443 S 8TH ST Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,140 1940 0
2444 S 8TH ST Traded 2×: $33K in 2001 → $110K in 2008 (+233%). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,140 1940 2
2445 S 8TH ST Bought for $19K in 2000. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. Absentee individual $208K 3/1 1,140 1940 3
2446 S 8TH ST sold $115K (2018); 2 L&I violations (2018). Absentee individual $190K 3/1 1,140 1940 1
2447 S 8TH ST Traded 3×: $20K in 2001 → $50K in 2019 (+150%). Absentee individual $191K 3/1 1,140 1940 3 tax lien

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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