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Who owns your block

2800 block of S Simpson St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 87% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 homes behind $3,098 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 74% since 2016, now about $166K. Property taxes are climbing about 0% 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
$166K
$156K–$285K
ZIP median $131K
Price / sq ft
$157
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$210K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $166K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
87%
45 of 52
city 41%
Rentals
10%
5 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$3K
3 of 52 behind
▼ block 6% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+7%
value · tax +$400
5 years
+53%
value · tax +$251
10 years
+74%
value · tax −$18

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 $166K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and above 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$166K$131K$223K
Owner-occupied58%34%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 49 reported crimes (13 violent) and 105 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
49
13 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
105
33 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft8
All Other Offenses7
Other Assaults7
Thefts7
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief7
Aggravated Assault No Firearm4

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint27
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection16
Illegal Dumping14
Abandoned Vehicle13
Salting7
Alley Light Outage5

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
Thomas G Morton
2501 S 63rd St · 363 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$100K$200K$166K2016: $95K2017: $95K2018: $95K2019: $100K2020: $108K2021: $108K2022: $108K2023: $113K2024: $113K2025: $155K2026: $155K2027: $166K2016202020232027

▲ +74% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,3132016: $1,3312017: $1,3312018: $1,3312019: $1,2402020: $9762021: $9482022: $1,0622023: $7252024: $7992025: $1,0642026: $9132027: $1,3132016202020232027

▼ -1% since 2016 · ~0%/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 +5.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 174 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $174 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+74%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.3 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 66 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K2004201020162022
66arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
11homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 52 parcels

Owner-occupied: 45Absentee individual: 7 52parcels
  • Owner-occupied 45
  • Absentee individual 7

Value distribution today

24 parcels17 parcels0 parcels3 parcels0 parcels4 parcels4 parcels
$156K$206K+

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

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

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2800 S SIMPSON ST Traded 2×: $137K in 2006 → $105K in 2015 (-23%). Owner-occupied $195K 3/1 1,056 1925 2
2801 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $206K 3/1 1,056 1925 0
2802 S SIMPSON ST Traded 3×: $68K in 2002 → $84K in 2008 (+24%). Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1925 3
2803 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1925 0
2804 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $192K 3/1 1,056 1925 1
2805 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1925 0
2806 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,056 1925 1
2807 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1925 0
2808 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1925 1
2809 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1925 1
2810 S SIMPSON ST Absentee individual $166K 3/1 1,056 1925 1 tax lien
2811 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1925 0
2812 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1925 1
2813 S SIMPSON ST Traded 2×: $83K in 2000 → $98K in 2006 (+18%). Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1925 2
2814 S SIMPSON ST Traded 3×: $70K in 2002 → $95K in 2011 (+36%). Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1925 3
2815 S SIMPSON ST Traded 2×: $98K in 2005 → $130K in 2006 (+33%). Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1925 2
2816 S SIMPSON ST Traded 3×: $40K in 2001 → $114K in 2011 (+185%). Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1925 3
2817 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1925 1
2818 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1925 1
2819 S SIMPSON ST Traded 2×: $80K in 2000 → $118K in 2004 (+47%). Owner-occupied $192K 4/1 1,600 1925 2
2820 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1925 0
2821 S SIMPSON ST Absentee individual $182K 3/1 1,056 1925 1
2822 S SIMPSON ST Appeal dismissed (2023). Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1925 0
2823 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1925 1
2824 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1925 1
2825 S SIMPSON ST Traded 3×: $65K in 2000 → $210K in 2022 (+223%). Owner-occupied $230K 3/2 1,056 1925 3
2826 S SIMPSON ST Traded 2×: $66K in 2002 → $149K in 2020 (+125%). Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,056 1925 2
2827 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1925 1
2828 S SIMPSON ST Absentee individual $157K 3/1 1,056 1925 1 rented
2829 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $285K 3/1 1,056 1925 1
2830 S SIMPSON ST Traded 2×: $65K in 1999 → $142K in 2023 (+119%). Absentee individual $157K 3/1 1,056 1925 2 rented
2831 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1925 1
2832 S SIMPSON ST Traded 2×: $22K in 2008 → $92K in 2009 (+318%). Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1925 2 rented
2833 S SIMPSON ST Absentee individual $166K 3/1 1,056 1925 1
2834 S SIMPSON ST Traded 2×: $68K in 2003 → $170K in 2020 (+150%). Absentee individual $157K 3/1 1,056 1925 2 rented
2835 S SIMPSON ST Traded 2×: $90K in 2006 → $118K in 2016 (+31%). Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1925 2
2836 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1925 1
2837 S SIMPSON ST Traded 2×: $73K in 2006 → $129K in 2006 (+78%). Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1925 2
2838 S SIMPSON ST Traded 3×: $75K in 2002 → $150K in 2021 (+100%). Absentee individual $182K 3/1 1,056 1925 3 rented
2839 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1925 1
2840 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1925 1
2841 S SIMPSON ST Traded 2×: $62K in 2025 → $210K in 2025 (+241%). Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1925 2
2842 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1925 1
2843 S SIMPSON ST Traded 3×: $100K in 2008 → $133K in 2016 (+33%). Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1925 3
2844 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,056 1925 0
2845 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1925 0
2846 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1925 0
2847 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1925 1
2848 S SIMPSON ST Traded 3×: $65K in 2000 → $85K in 2002 (+32%). Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1925 3
2849 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1925 0
2850 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $195K 3/1 1,056 1925 1
2851 S SIMPSON ST Owner-occupied $226K 3/1 1,056 1925 1

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.