Who owns your block
600 block of Chelten Ave
A mixed-ownership block: 56% owner-occupied, 0% investor-held, with 1 open code violation and 1 home behind $2,421 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 62% since 2016, now about $462K. 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $462K — about 2.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19126 median of $219K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19126 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19126 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $462K | $219K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 22% | 60% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 13 reported crimes (3 violent) and 53 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
- $462K typical home, up +62% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,374 to $5,062 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.1M assessed, $38,542/yr to the city, about $4,282 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +62% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +50% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays
Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:
- 619 Chelten Aveexemption1.10%$5,062/yr on $462K
- 609 Chelten Aveexemption1.11%$5,466/yr on $491K
- 627 Chelten Avetax-abated new construction1.12%$7,076/yr on $632K
The starkest example: 627 Chelten Ave is assessed at $632K but pays $7,076 a year — about 80% of the $8,845 it would owe at the full rate, because its new-construction value is abated for 10 years.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.5% 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 $162 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 7 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 9 parcels
- Owner-occupied 5
- Absentee individual 1
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James D Dawkins (individual) | 2 | 3 | $503K | phila.gov ↗ |
The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).
House by house
All 9 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 CHELTEN AVE ImprovedBought for $350K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $539K | 7/3 | 4,200 | 1900 | 3 | 1 viol |
| 604 CHELTEN AVE | Absentee individual | $300K | 6/3 | 4,075 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 609 CHELTEN AVE ImprovedBought for $399K in 2007. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $491K | 7/3 | 3,600 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 610 CHELTEN AVE | Vacant | $37K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 612 CHELTEN AVE TradedTraded 2×: $170K in 2000 → $22K in 2012 (-87%). | Vacant | $43K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 616 CHELTEN AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit. | Vacant | $42K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 619 CHELTEN AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $462K | 7/3 | 3,023 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 620 CHELTEN AVE ImprovedBought for $183K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $535K | 7/3 | 4,500 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 627 CHELTEN AVE | Owner-occupied | $632K | —/— | 8,392 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)