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Who owns your block

6000 block of N 12th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 91% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 21 open code violations and 2 homes behind $11,004 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 74% since 2016, now about $185K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% a year.

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
$185K
$176K–$471K
ZIP median $176K
Price / sq ft
$136
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$165K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $185K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1940
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
91%
42 of 46
city 41%
Rentals
4%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
21
L&I code
▲ block 13% · city 5%
Back taxes
$11K
2 of 46 behind
▼ block 4% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-4%
value · tax −$236
5 years
+62%
value · tax +$74
10 years
+74%
value · tax +$100

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 $185K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19141 median of $176K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19141 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19141Philadelphia
Median home value$185K$176K$223K
Owner-occupied70%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 62 reported crimes (26 violent) and 143 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
62
26 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
143
33 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults16
Motor Vehicle Theft8
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief8
Thefts6
All Other Offenses5
Aggravated Assault No Firearm4

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection25
Maintenance Complaint24
Salting15
Abandoned Vehicle13
Other (Streets)11
License Complaint10

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
Julia Ward Howe
5800 N 13th St · 225 students
Middle · 6-8
General Louis Wagner
1701 Chelten Ave · 294 students
High · 9-12
Martin Luther King
6100 Stenton Ave · 604 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$125K$250K$185K2016: $106K2017: $106K2018: $106K2019: $106K2020: $114K2021: $114K2022: $114K2023: $156K2024: $156K2025: $193K2026: $193K2027: $185K2016202020232027

▲ +74% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,1952016: $1,0952017: $1,0952018: $1,1322019: $1,1352020: $1,1412021: $1,1212022: $1,1212023: $1,1582024: $1,0692025: $1,4312026: $1,4312027: $1,1952016202020232027

▲ +9% since 2016 · ~+1%/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 36 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 23 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M200020052010201520202025
36arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
23homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 46 parcels

Owner-occupied: 42Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 2 46parcels
  • Owner-occupied 42
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 2

Value distribution today

4 parcels32 parcels2 parcels2 parcels0 parcels2 parcels4 parcels
$176K$234K+

The block's largest owner, Simplivest Llc, carries 4 open violations across 3 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Simplivest Llc13$731Kphila.gov ↗
Kings Reign Properties Management Llc11$234Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 46 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
6000 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $192K —/— 1,280 1940 0
6001 N 12TH ST Bought for $395K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $471K —/— 5,950 1940 1 10 viol
6002 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $182K —/— 1,280 1940 1
6005 N 12TH ST Bought for $40K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $179K —/— 1,422 1940 1
6007 N 12TH ST Bought for $155K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $176K —/— 1,350 1940 1
6008 N 12TH ST sold $32K (2021); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I violation (2025). Investor / LLC $234K —/— 1,402 1940 1 rented
6010 N 12TH ST Traded 2×: $98K in 2022 → $575K in 2022 (+488%). Absentee individual $234K —/— 1,402 1940 2
6013 N 12TH ST Traded 3×: $56K in 2007 → $151K in 2014 (+169%). Owner-occupied $239K 3/1 1,360 1940 3
6014 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,360 1940 0
6015 N 12TH ST sold $107K (2017); 2 L&I violations (2023). Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 1
6016 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 0
6017 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 0
6018 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 0
6019 N 12TH ST 3 L&I violations (2023); 3 L&I violations (2024). Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 0 3 viol
6020 N 12TH ST Bought for $149K in 2015. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 1
6021 N 12TH ST 2 L&I violations (2023). Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 0 1 viol
6022 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 0
6023 N 12TH ST 2 L&I violations (2023); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 0 1 violtax lien
6024 N 12TH ST Bought for $130K in 2010. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,360 1940 1
6025 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 0
6026 N 12TH ST Traded 2×: $65K in 2000 → $46K in 2021 (-29%). Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 2
6027 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2023). Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 0
6028 N 12TH ST Traded 2×: $93K in 2005 → $110K in 2007 (+18%). Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 2
6029 N 12TH ST 3 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024). Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 0 rented
6030 N 12TH ST Traded 3×: $18K in 2001 → $124K in 2013 (+585%). Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,360 1940 3
6031 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 0
6032 N 12TH ST Traded 3×: $57K in 2001 → $54K in 2016 (-5%). Absentee individual $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 3
6033 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 0
6034 N 12TH ST Bought for $119K in 2009. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 2
6035 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 0
6036 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 0
6037 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 0
6038 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 0
6039 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 0
6040 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 1
6041 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 1
6042 N 12TH ST Traded 2×: $72K in 2001 → $112K in 2006 (+56%). Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 2
6043 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $185K 3/3 1,360 1940 1
6044 N 12TH ST Bought for $69K in 2014. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 1
6045 N 12TH ST Traded 2×: $150K in 2018 → $216K in 2025 (+44%). Owner-occupied $185K 3/2 1,360 1940 2
6046 N 12TH ST Bought for $145K in 2016. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $176K 3/3 1,360 1940 2
6047 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1940 0
6048 N 12TH ST 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2023); 4 L&I violations (2025). Owner-occupied $186K 3/1 1,360 1940 0 2 viol
6049 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $204K 4/1 1,768 1940 0
6050 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,360 1940 0
6051 N 12TH ST Bought for $85K in 2024. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $201K 3/1 1,360 1940 1 4 viol

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.