Who owns your block
300 block of Simms St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 100% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $6,824 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 79% since 2016, now about $412K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $412K — about 1.8× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19116 median of $402K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19116 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19116 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $412K | $402K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 88% | 61% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 10 reported crimes (5 violent) and 30 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
- $412K typical home, up +79% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,800 to $4,360 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $118,976/yr to the city, about $4,759 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +79% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +56% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $179 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 26 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 25 parcels
- Owner-occupied 25
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300 SIMMS ST TradedTraded 2×: $157K in 2000 → $380K in 2023 (+142%). | Owner-occupied | $425K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 301 SIMMS ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $232K in 2005 → $276K in 2016 (+19%). | Owner-occupied | $474K | —/— | 1,540 | 1960 | 4 | |
| 302 SIMMS ST | Owner-occupied | $405K | —/— | 1,248 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 304 SIMMS ST | Owner-occupied | $415K | —/— | 1,360 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 305 SIMMS ST | Owner-occupied | $478K | —/— | 1,850 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 306 SIMMS ST TradedTraded 2×: $265K in 2008 → $290K in 2015 (+9%). | Owner-occupied | $417K | —/— | 1,320 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 307 SIMMS ST TradedTraded 2×: $243K in 2002 → $245K in 2012 (+1%). | Owner-occupied | $482K | —/— | 1,700 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 308 SIMMS ST | Owner-occupied | $409K | —/— | 1,360 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 309 SIMMS ST | Owner-occupied | $436K | —/— | 1,400 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 310 SIMMS ST TradedTraded 2×: $160K in 2000 → $450K in 2022 (+181%). | Owner-occupied | $471K | —/— | 2,140 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 311 SIMMS ST TradedTraded 2×: $197K in 2020 → $490K in 2021 (+149%). | Owner-occupied | $547K | —/— | 1,772 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 312 SIMMS ST | Owner-occupied | $412K | —/— | 1,320 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 313 SIMMS ST | Owner-occupied | $438K | —/— | 1,560 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 314 SIMMS ST | Owner-occupied | $393K | —/— | 1,120 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 315 SIMMS ST | Owner-occupied | $457K | —/— | 2,469 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 316 SIMMS ST | Owner-occupied | $396K | —/— | 1,120 | 1960 | 1 | tax lien |
| 317 SIMMS ST | Owner-occupied | $404K | —/— | 2,159 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 318 SIMMS ST | Owner-occupied | $393K | —/— | 1,120 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 319 SIMMS ST | Owner-occupied | $593K | —/— | 3,350 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 320 SIMMS ST | Owner-occupied | $412K | —/— | 1,320 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 321 SIMMS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $220K in 2005 → $167K in 2012 (-24%). | Owner-occupied | $364K | —/— | 1,152 | 1960 | 3 | rented |
| 322 SIMMS ST | Owner-occupied | $382K | —/— | 1,444 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 323 SIMMS ST | Owner-occupied | $364K | —/— | 1,152 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 324 SIMMS ST TradedTraded 2×: $260K in 2016 → $400K in 2022 (+54%). | Owner-occupied | $377K | —/— | 1,152 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 325 SIMMS ST | Owner-occupied | $358K | —/— | 1,026 | 1960 | 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)