Who owns your block
2600 block of S 8th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 69% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 6 homes behind $8,119 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 91% since 2016, now about $184K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year.
- 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 $184K — about 0.8× 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 block | ZIP 19148 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $184K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 46% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 121 reported crimes (29 violent) and 262 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
- $184K typical home, up +91% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,142 to $2,478 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $10M assessed, $110,482/yr to the city, about $2,125 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +91% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +117% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2609-13 S 8th St is assessed at $586K but pays $7,640 a year — about 93% of the $8,200 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.1% 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 $191 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 55 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 19 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 52 parcels
- Owner-occupied 36
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 11
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Yhc Properties Investment Group, carries 5 open violations across 13 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yhc Properties Investment Group | 1 | 13 | $2.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ln Tang Llc | 2 | 5 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Y&Z Investment Llc | 1 | 1 | $209K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Palumbo And Spinelli Inc | 1 | 1 | $201K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2600 S 8TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $24K in 2009 → $65K in 2018 (+171%). | Vacant | $67K | —/— | — | — | 3 | |
| 2601 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $244K | —/— | 1,545 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 2602 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $107K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $193K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2603 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $19K in 1999, electrical permit in 2013, sold for $150K in 2019 (+689%). | Investor / LLC | $193K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1929 | 4 | rented |
| 2604 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1929 | 0 | |
| 2605 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $193K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1929 | 0 | abated |
| 2606 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2607 S 8TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $76K in 2003 → $176K in 2008 (+132%). | Owner-occupied | $193K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1929 | 3 | tax lien |
| 2608 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $58K in 2002 → $260K in 2022 (+348%). | Owner-occupied | $244K | 3/1 | 1,168 | 1929 | 2 | |
| 2609-13 S 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $586K | —/— | 8,432 | 1929 | 0 | abated |
| 2610 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $125K in 2009. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2612 S 8TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $24K in 2001 → $210K in 2018 (+775%). | Absentee individual | $208K | 3/1 | 1,416 | 1929 | 5 | rented |
| 2614 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1929 | 0 | |
| 2615 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1929 | 0 | |
| 2616 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $189K | 3/1 | 1,164 | 1929 | 0 | |
| 2617 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1929 | 0 | |
| 2618 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $192K | 3/1 | 1,204 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2619 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1929 | 0 | |
| 2620 S 8TH ST | Investor / LLC | $209K | 3/1 | 1,204 | 1929 | 1 | rented |
| 2621 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2622 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $209K | 3/1 | 1,204 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2623 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2006 → $105K in 2011 (+425%). | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1929 | 2 | |
| 2624 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $128K in 2006 → $135K in 2015 (+5%). | Owner-occupied | $192K | 3/1 | 1,204 | 1929 | 2 | |
| 2625 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $197K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2626 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $184K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2627 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $181K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1929 | 0 | |
| 2628 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2003 → $228K in 2024 (+225%). | Absentee individual | $209K | 3/1 | 1,388 | 1929 | 2 | |
| 2629 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2003 → $83K in 2004 (+51%). | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1929 | 2 | |
| 2630 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $184K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2631 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1929 | 0 | |
| 2632 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $184K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1929 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2633 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2634 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $184K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2635 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $1.0M in 2019 → $170K in 2019 (-83%). | Absentee individual | $181K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1929 | 2 | rented |
| 2636 S 8TH ST Historysold $80K (2003); L&I violation (2013). | Absentee individual | $184K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1929 | 1 | rented |
| 2637 S 8TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $124K in 2005 → $128K in 2016 (+3%). | Investor / LLC | $233K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1929 | 3 | rented |
| 2638 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $184K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2639 S 8TH ST History18 L&I violations (2011); sold $90K (2012). | Absentee individual | $181K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1929 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 2640 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $184K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1929 | 0 | |
| 2641 S 8TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2016). | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1929 | 0 | |
| 2642 S 8TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2011); L&I violation (2012); L&I violation (2013); sold $245K (2022). | Owner-occupied | $184K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2643 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1929 | 0 | |
| 2644 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $65K in 2002, electrical permit in 2013, sold for $170K in 2016 (+162%). | Absentee individual | $244K | 3/2 | 1,464 | 1929 | 2 | rented |
| 2645 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1929 | 0 | |
| 2646 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $184K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1929 | 0 | |
| 2647 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $95K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $197K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1929 | 2 | |
| 2648 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $184K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2649 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $75K in 2011, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $158K in 2013 (+111%). | Absentee individual | $214K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1929 | 2 | |
| 2650 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $96K in 2010. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $184K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1929 | 1 | |
| 2651 S 8TH ST | Investor / LLC | $181K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1929 | 1 | tax lien |
| 2652 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $304K | —/— | 1,925 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 2653 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $201K | —/— | 1,275 | 1940 | 0 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)