Who owns your block
600 block of S 26th St
A mixed-ownership block: 59% owner-occupied, 4% investor-held, with 1 home behind $715 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 76% since 2016, now about $565K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $565K — about 2.5× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19146 median of $364K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19146 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19146 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $565K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 52% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 38 reported crimes (2 violent) and 183 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
- $565K typical home, up +76% since 2016
- Tax bill $4,076 to $6,502 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $15M assessed, $175,873/yr to the city, about $6,514 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +76% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +60% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
626 S 26th St is assessed at $939K but pays $7,438 a year — about 57% of the $13,148 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.3% 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 $176 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 39 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 27 parcels
- Owner-occupied 16
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 10
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singer Jacob Tr (individual) | 4 | 44 | $21M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Michael Murray (individual) | 2 | 6 | $3.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sanv Lp | 1 | 1 | $449K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 608 S 26TH ST | Absentee individual | $478K | 3/1 | 1,046 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 609 S 26TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $476K | 3/1 | 1,038 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 610 S 26TH ST ImprovedBought for $153K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $565K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 611 S 26TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $365K in 2024 → $662K in 2025 (+81%). | Owner-occupied | $472K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 612 S 26TH ST | Owner-occupied | $565K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 613 S 26TH ST ImprovedBought for $104K in 2000. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $565K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 614 S 26TH ST ImprovedBought for $370K in 2012. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $586K | 2/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 615 S 26TH ST | Owner-occupied | $565K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 616 S 26TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $472K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 617 S 26TH ST | Owner-occupied | $472K | 2/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 618 S 26TH ST ImprovedBought for $320K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $565K | 2/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 619 S 26TH ST | Absentee individual | $472K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 620 S 26TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $565K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 621 S 26TH ST | Owner-occupied | $472K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 622 S 26TH ST ImprovedBought for $260K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $572K | 2/1 | 1,048 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 623 S 26TH ST | Absentee individual | $472K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 624 S 26TH ST New constructionBought for $400K in 2021, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $315K in 2021. | Absentee individual | $880K | 5/3 | 1,738 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 625 S 26TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $158K in 2001 → $373K in 2014 (+137%). | Absentee individual | $472K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 626 S 26TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $345K in 2016. | Absentee individual | $939K | 5/3 | 1,738 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 627 S 26TH ST ImprovedBought for $280K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $565K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 628 S 26TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $331K in 2005 → $566K in 2022 (+71%). | Owner-occupied | $565K | 2/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 629 S 26TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $290K in 2004 → $442K in 2017 (+52%). | Investor / LLC | $449K | 3/1 | 1,114 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 630 S 26TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $472K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 631 S 26TH ST | Owner-occupied | $472K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 632-34 S 26TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $983K | —/1 | 2,756 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 633 S 26TH ST | Owner-occupied | $600K | 3/1 | 1,128 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 635 S 26TH ST | Absentee individual | $431K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1960 | 0 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)