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Who owns your block

6100 block of Castor Ave

A mostly owner-occupied block: 64% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 7 open code violations and 2 homes behind $7,602 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 97% since 2016, now about $219K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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
$219K
$192K–$295K
ZIP median $234K
Price / sq ft
$155
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.0×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$227K
6 sold in 2yr
assessed $219K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
64%
28 of 44
city 41%
Rentals
25%
11 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
7
L&I code
▼ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$8K
2 of 44 behind
▼ block 5% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 5% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+2%
value · tax +$59
5 years
+78%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+97%
value · tax +$1K

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 $219K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19149 median of $234K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19149 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19149Philadelphia
Median home value$219K$234K$223K
Owner-occupied27%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 72 reported crimes (22 violent) and 207 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
72
22 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
207
33 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults16
Motor Vehicle Theft14
Thefts12
Fraud9
Theft from Vehicle8
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief5

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint70
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection22
Abandoned Vehicle21
Illegal Dumping19
Sanitation Violation10
Construction Complaints8

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
Laura H Carnell
1100 Devereaux Ave · 652 students
Middle · 6-8
Warren G Harding
2000 Wakeling St · 522 students
High · 9-12
Samuel Fels
5500 Langdon St · 1228 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$219K2016: $111K2017: $111K2018: $111K2019: $118K2020: $123K2021: $123K2022: $123K2023: $169K2024: $169K2025: $214K2026: $214K2027: $219K2016202020232027

▲ +97% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,0262016: $1,5382017: $1,5402018: $1,5402019: $1,5902020: $1,5862021: $1,5862022: $1,5862023: $2,3642024: $2,3642025: $2,9622026: $2,9672027: $3,0262016202020232027

▲ +97% since 2016 · ~+6%/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:

32 homes pay the full 1.40%12 pay less

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.4% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 197 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $197 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+97%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.1 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 67 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
67arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
5homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 44 parcels

Owner-occupied: 28Investor / LLC: 4Absentee individual: 12 44parcels
  • Owner-occupied 28
  • Investor / LLC 4
  • Absentee individual 12

Value distribution today

9 parcels4 parcels17 parcels6 parcels2 parcels2 parcels4 parcels
$192K$257K+

The block's largest owner, Tex Properties LLC, carries 1 open violation across 14 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Tex Properties LLC114$2.7Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Jvh368 Properties LLC13$858Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Pisa LLC11$233Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Bn Group INC11$200Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

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 44 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
6100 CASTOR AVE 2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); 14 L&I violations (2026). Owner-occupied $240K —/— 1,632 1925 0
6101 CASTOR AVE Traded 3×: $60K in 2015 → $350K in 2024 (+483%). Absentee individual $192K —/— 2,025 1945 3 rented6 viol
6102 CASTOR AVE Traded 3×: $77K in 2003 → $235K in 2025 (+205%). Investor / LLC $233K 2/2 1,420 1925 3 rented
6103 CASTOR AVE Traded 2×: $89K in 2003 → $140K in 2020 (+57%). Absentee individual $204K 3/1 1,272 1945 2 rentedtax lien
6104 CASTOR AVE Traded 3×: $23K in 2007 → $265K in 2022 (+1048%). Owner-occupied $286K 3/2 1,422 1925 3
6105 CASTOR AVE Owner-occupied $205K 3/1 1,272 1945 0
6106 CASTOR AVE Owner-occupied $222K 3/1 1,422 1925 1 tax lien
6107 CASTOR AVE Bought for $60K in 2000, use permit in 2016, sold for $120K in 2017 (+100%). Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,272 1945 2
6108 CASTOR AVE Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $222K 3/1 1,422 1925 0
6109 CASTOR AVE L&I violation (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); sold $162K (2025). Absentee individual $200K 3/1 1,272 1945 1 rented
6110 CASTOR AVE Traded 2×: $110K in 2018 → $150K in 2018 (+36%). Absentee individual $257K 3/1 1,422 1925 2
6111 CASTOR AVE Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,272 1945 1
6112 CASTOR AVE Absentee individual $217K 3/1 1,422 1925 1
6113 CASTOR AVE Bought for $100K in 2023. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. Investor / LLC $217K —/— 1,440 1945 1 1 viol
6114 CASTOR AVE Bought for $185K in 2023. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,422 1925 1
6115 CASTOR AVE L&I violation (2010); L&I violation (2021); sold $210K (2021); 2 L&I violations (2023); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $216K 2/1 1,440 1945 1
6116 CASTOR AVE Traded 2×: $135K in 2007 → $130K in 2019 (-4%). Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,422 1925 2
6117 CASTOR AVE Traded 2×: $118K in 2007 → $150K in 2019 (+28%). Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,284 1945 2
6118 CASTOR AVE Traded 2×: $55K in 2000 → $205K in 2021 (+273%). Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,422 1925 2
6119 CASTOR AVE Bought for $180K in 2019. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Absentee individual $228K 2/2 1,284 1945 1
6120 CASTOR AVE Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,422 1925 0
6121 CASTOR AVE Traded 3×: $88K in 2004 → $135K in 2019 (+53%). Absentee individual $201K 3/1 1,284 1945 3 rented
6122 CASTOR AVE Traded 2×: $57K in 2002 → $60K in 2017 (+5%). Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,422 1925 2
6123 CASTOR AVE Traded 2×: $64K in 2003 → $90K in 2024 (+42%). Investor / LLC $200K 3/1 1,284 1945 2
6124 CASTOR AVE Traded 2×: $129K in 2013 → $245K in 2021 (+90%). Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,422 1925 2
6125 CASTOR AVE Bought for $58K in 2000, use permit in 2008, sold for $212K in 2019 (+266%). Absentee individual $239K —/— 1,440 1945 3 rented
6126 CASTOR AVE 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2014); sold $35K (2018); 4 L&I violations (2019). Absentee individual $219K 3/1 1,422 1925 1
6127 CASTOR AVE Bought for $200K in 2005. Owner pulled a use permit in 2009. Absentee individual $237K —/— 1,440 1945 1 rented
6128 CASTOR AVE Traded 2×: $120K in 2007 → $120K in 2016 (+0%). Owner-occupied $219K 3/2 1,422 1925 2
6129 CASTOR AVE Bought for $64K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,272 1945 1 rented
6130 CASTOR AVE 2 L&I violations (2011); sold $63K (2014). Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,422 1925 1 rented
6131 CASTOR AVE 2 L&I violations (2011). Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,272 1945 0
6132 CASTOR AVE Traded 2×: $147K in 2007 → $150K in 2019 (+2%). Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,422 1925 2 rented
6133 CASTOR AVE Traded 2×: $68K in 2014 → $120K in 2016 (+78%). Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,272 1945 2
6134 CASTOR AVE 3 L&I violations (2011); sold $194K (2024); 3 L&I violations (2025); L&I violation (2026). Absentee individual $219K 3/1 1,422 1925 1
6135 CASTOR AVE Bought for $55K in 2002. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,272 1945 1
6136 CASTOR AVE Traded 3×: $105K in 2004 → $180K in 2024 (+71%). Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,422 1925 3
6137 CASTOR AVE Traded 4×: $137K in 2005 → $63K in 2015 (-54%). Investor / LLC $227K —/— 1,272 1945 4 rented
6138 CASTOR AVE Traded 2×: $93K in 2008 → $290K in 2025 (+212%). Owner-occupied $295K 3/1 1,422 1925 2
6139 CASTOR AVE Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,440 1945 1
6140 CASTOR AVE Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,422 1925 1
6142 CASTOR AVE sold $123K (2016); L&I violation (2022). Owner-occupied $217K 3/1 1,422 1925 1
6144 CASTOR AVE Bought for $210K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,422 1925 1
6146 CASTOR AVE 4 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); sold $260K (2021). Absentee individual $281K —/— 1,850 1925 1

Neighborhood

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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.