Who owns your block
6500 block of N 12th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 95% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $12,023 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 59% since 2016, now about $308K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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.
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 $308K — about 1.4× 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 | $308K | $219K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 70% | 60% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 30 reported crimes (7 violent) and 59 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
- $308K typical home, up +59% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,302 to $3,918 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.8M assessed, $74,933/yr to the city, about $3,747 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +59% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +70% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.3% 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 $159 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 13 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 20 parcels
- Owner-occupied 18
- Absentee individual 1
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard C Stephens (individual) | 2 | 2 | $410K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6501 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $413K | —/— | 3,096 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 6503 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $365K | —/— | 2,280 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 6504 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $312K | —/— | 2,284 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 6505 N 12TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $235K in 2017 → $330K in 2022 (+40%). | Absentee individual | $371K | 5/3 | 2,500 | 1945 | 2 | |
| 6507 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $200K in 2020. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $382K | 3/1 | 2,700 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 6509 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $437K | —/— | 3,481 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 6511 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $391K | —/— | 2,010 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 6517 N 12TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $135K in 2016, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $350K in 2018 (+159%). | Owner-occupied | $511K | 5/4 | 2,625 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 6518 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $279K | —/— | 1,588 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 6519 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $328K in 2017. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $495K | 5/4 | 4,860 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 6526 N 12TH ST | Vacant | $41K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 6528 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $369K | —/— | 2,608 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 6530 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a family daycare permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $305K | —/— | 2,502 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 6532 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $297K | —/— | 2,502 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 6534 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $189K in 2017. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $297K | —/— | 2,502 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 6536 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a fast form building permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $297K | —/— | 2,502 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 6538 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $297K | —/— | 2,502 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 6540 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $205K in 2009. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $297K | —/— | 2,502 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 6542 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $298K | —/— | 2,504 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 6544 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $145K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $297K | —/— | 2,502 | 1940 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)