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Who owns your block

6000 block of Spruce St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 62% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 13 open code violations and 8 homes behind $25,385 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 127% since 2016, now about $154K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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
$154K
$22K–$336K
ZIP median $133K
Price / sq ft
$102
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$151K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $154K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
7 of 52
$31K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
62%
29 of 52
city 41%
Rentals
15%
8 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
13
L&I code
▼ block 4% · city 5%
Back taxes
$25K
8 of 52 behind
▲ block 15% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+3%
value · tax +$107
5 years
+118%
value · tax +$543
10 years
+127%
value · tax +$497

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 $154K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19139Philadelphia
Median home value$154K$133K$223K
Owner-occupied39%32%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 135 reported crimes (53 violent) and 308 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
135
53 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
308
62 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults33
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief19
Thefts17
Motor Vehicle Theft14
All Other Offenses13
Aggravated Assault No Firearm5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection65
Maintenance Complaint63
Street Defect30
Abandoned Vehicle26
Sanitation Violation25
Illegal Dumping19

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 · K-8
William Cullen Bryant
6001 Cedar Ave · 332 students
High · 9-12
William Sayre
5800 Walnut St · 439 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$100K$200K$154K2016: $68K2017: $68K2018: $68K2019: $68K2020: $71K2021: $71K2022: $71K2023: $120K2024: $120K2025: $149K2026: $149K2027: $154K2016202020232027

▲ +127% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,0322016: $5352017: $5352018: $5292019: $5882020: $6102021: $5182022: $4892023: $7632024: $5782025: $7362026: $9252027: $1,0322016202020232027

▲ +93% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

7
7 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 $31,361 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$1,241pays now $4,702at the full rate

6052 Spruce St is assessed at $336K but pays $1,241 a year — about 26% of the $4,702 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 227 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $227 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+127%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.2 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 54 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 22 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$2.5M$5.0M20052010201520202025
54arm's-length sales since 2002
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
22homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 52 parcels

Owner-occupied: 29Investor / LLC: 6Absentee individual: 10Vacant: 7 52parcels
  • Owner-occupied 29
  • Investor / LLC 6
  • Absentee individual 10
  • Vacant 7

Value distribution today

9 parcels0 parcels9 parcels0 parcels24 parcels4 parcels6 parcels
$22K$250K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philly Sfr Vi Llc19$1.0Mphila.gov ↗
Spruce Investments Llc14$686Kphila.gov ↗
Ghr Properties Llc14$966Kphila.gov ↗
Bsdway 9 Llc14$1.3Mphila.gov ↗
Legacy Land Vault Llc13$106Kphila.gov ↗
Rgtrading Llc11$291Kphila.gov ↗
Wyneebrook Realty Solutions Llc11$207Kphila.gov ↗
J P Morgan Mortgage Trust 2024 Visi11$110Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 52 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
6005 SPRUCE ST Traded 2×: $56K in 2016 → $48K in 2017 (-14%). Investor / LLC $215K —/— 1,536 1920 2
6006 SPRUCE ST Bought for $30K in 2009. Vacant $32K —/— 2
6007 SPRUCE ST Traded 3×: $13K in 2016 → $55K in 2017 (+323%). Investor / LLC $291K 3/1 1,900 1925 3 rented
6008 SPRUCE ST Traded 3×: $20K in 2013 → $200K in 2023 (+900%). Owner-occupied $250K 3/2 1,504 1925 3
6009 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $110K 3/1 1,416 1925 0 5 violtax lien
6010 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $154K 4/1 1,504 1925 1
6011 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,416 1925 1
6012 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $154K 4/1 1,504 1925 0
6013 SPRUCE ST Traded 2×: $85K in 2017 → $170K in 2021 (+101%). Absentee individual $256K 3/2 1,416 1925 2 rented
6014 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $154K 4/1 1,504 1925 1
6015 SPRUCE ST Bought for $53K in 2007. Vacant $43K —/— 2
6016 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $157K 4/1 1,504 1925 1 rented
6017 SPRUCE ST Bought for $45K in 2022. Vacant $43K —/— 1
6018 SPRUCE ST Traded 2×: $40K in 2017 → $180K in 2018 (+350%). Owner-occupied $196K 4/1 1,504 1925 2
6019 SPRUCE ST Traded 4×: $34K in 2004 → $100K in 2020 (+194%). Absentee individual $178K 3/1 1,980 1925 4 rented
6020 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $154K 4/1 1,504 1925 0
6021 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $159K 3/1 1,416 1925 1 rented
6022 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $93K 4/1 1,504 1925 0 abated
6023 SPRUCE ST Traded 2×: $25K in 2010 → $4.5M in 2025 (+17900%). Investor / LLC $159K 3/1 1,416 1925 2 rented
6024 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $154K 4/1 1,504 1925 0
6025 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,416 1925 0
6026 SPRUCE ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $38K in 2002. Owner-occupied $106K 4/1 1,504 1925 1 abatedtax lien
6027 SPRUCE ST Traded 3×: $60K in 2004 → $103K in 2011 (+72%). Owner-occupied $223K 3/1 1,416 1925 3
6028 SPRUCE ST Traded 3×: $38K in 2005 → $110K in 2018 (+193%). Owner-occupied $154K 4/1 1,504 1925 3 tax lien
6029 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,416 1925 1
6030 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $25K —/— 1,504 1925 1 rented
6031 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,416 1925 0
6032 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $154K 4/1 1,504 1925 0
6033 SPRUCE ST Traded 4×: $46K in 2003 → $140K in 2021 (+204%). Investor / LLC $207K 3/2 1,416 1925 4 rented
6034 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $106K 4/1 1,504 1925 0 abated
6035 SPRUCE ST Traded 2×: $119K in 2007 → $114K in 2018 (-4%). Owner-occupied $159K 3/2 1,416 1925 2
6036 SPRUCE ST built new under a 2021 permit. Vacant $32K —/— 0 tax lien
6037 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $110K 3/1 1,416 1925 1
6038 SPRUCE ST Vacant $32K —/— 0
6039 SPRUCE ST Traded 3×: $54K in 2006 → $130K in 2020 (+141%). Owner-occupied $159K 4/1 1,416 1925 3
6040 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $106K 4/1 1,504 1925 1 8 violtax lien
6041 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $22K 3/1 1,416 1925 1
6042 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $154K 4/1 1,504 1925 0
6043 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $223K 3/1 1,416 1925 1
6044 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $106K 4/1 1,504 1925 0 abated
6045 SPRUCE ST Vacant $43K —/— 0
6046 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $154K 4/1 1,504 1925 1
6047 SPRUCE ST Vacant $43K —/— 1 tax lien
6048 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $154K 4/1 1,504 1925 0
6049 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $111K 3/1 1,416 1925 0 abated
6050 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $154K 4/1 1,504 1925 0 tax lien
6051 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,416 1925 0
6052 SPRUCE ST Bought for $39K in 2018, built new (tax-abated), sold for $144K in 2020. Investor / LLC $336K 4/3 1,528 1925 2 abated
6053 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,416 1925 0
6054 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $155K 4/1 1,504 1925 0 tax lien
6055 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $195K 4/1 2,380 1925 0
6056 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $112K 4/1 1,664 1925 0 abatedtax lien

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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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.