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Who owns your block

400 block of S 6th St

A mixed-ownership block: 57% owner-occupied, 0% investor-held.

The typical home here is up 40% since 2016, now about $1.0M. Property taxes are climbing about 2% 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
$1.0M
$295K–$1.6M
ZIP median $461K
Price / sq ft
$377
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
4.7×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$13K
typical · up to $14K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 7
$46K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
57%
4 of 7
city 41%
Rentals
0%
0 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 14% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-3%
value · tax +$986
5 years
+2%
value · tax +$4K
10 years
+40%
value · tax +$2K

Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.

How the block compares

The typical home here is $1.0M — about 4.7× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19147Philadelphia
Median home value$1.0M$461K$223K
Owner-occupied57%38%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 140 reported crimes (13 violent) and 348 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
140
13 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
348
30 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts99
Other Assaults11
Theft from Vehicle7
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief6
Motor Vehicle Theft5
Burglary Non-Residential2

Top 311 complaints

Graffiti Removal42
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection38
Salting36
Illegal Dumping33
Street Defect29
Information Request28

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
General George A Mccall
High · 9-12
Benjamin HS Franklin
616 N 15th St · 975 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$1.0M$2.0M$1.0M2016: $741K2017: $741K2018: $741K2019: $982K2020: $1.0M2021: $1.0M2022: $1.0M2023: $1.1M2024: $1.1M2025: $1.1M2026: $1.1M2027: $1.0M2016202020232027

▲ +40% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$10,000$20,000$10,6992016: $8,6422017: $8,6422018: $6,9992019: $6,4182020: $6,3692021: $6,3692022: $6,3692023: $9,5832024: $9,5832025: $9,7132026: $9,7132027: $10,6992016202020232027

▲ +24% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr

2
2 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $46,413 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +3.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 140 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $140 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+3.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+40%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+3.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+0.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-3.4 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 7 arm's-length sales since 2011. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M201220142016
7arm's-length sales since 2011
0times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
4homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 7 parcels

Owner-occupied: 4Absentee individual: 1Vacant: 2 7parcels
  • Owner-occupied 4
  • Absentee individual 1
  • Vacant 2

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels3 parcels0 parcels2 parcels
$295K$1.6M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Mother Bethel African (individual)38$4.3Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 7 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
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
404 S 6TH ST built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $500K in 2017. Owner-occupied $1.6M 3/3 2,582 1950 1 abated
406 S 6TH ST Bought for $945K in 2011. Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $1.1M —/— 2,750 1971 4
408 S 6TH ST Traded 2×: $625K in 2015 → $625K in 2015 (+0%). Owner-occupied $1.0M —/— 2,758 1971 2
410 S 6TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $1.0M —/— 2,758 1971 0
419-23 S 6TH ST built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $1.6M —/— 22,840 1787 0 abated
425 S 6TH ST Vacant $295K —/— 0
427 S 6TH ST Vacant $295K —/— 0

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-09 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.