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Who owns your block

6800 block of N 9th St

A mixed-ownership block: 59% owner-occupied, 12% investor-held, with 1 home behind $7,601 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 57% since 2016, now about $243K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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
$243K
$22K–$315K
ZIP median $219K
Price / sq ft
$157
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$314K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $243K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1940
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
59%
10 of 17
city 41%
Rentals
6%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$8K
1 of 17 behind
▼ block 6% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 6% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-15%
value · tax −$570
5 years
+51%
value · tax +$422
10 years
+57%
value · tax +$294

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 $243K — about 1.1× 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 blockZIP 19126Philadelphia
Median home value$243K$219K$223K
Owner-occupied53%60%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 11 reported crimes (2 violent) and 41 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
11
2 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
41
7 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle3
Motor Vehicle Theft2
Other Assaults2
Burglary Residential1
Narcotic / Drug Law Violations1
Receiving Stolen Property1

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint7
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection5
Salting5
Illegal Dumping4
Other (Streets)4
Abandoned Vehicle3

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
Ellwood
6701 N 13th St · 252 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$250K$500K$243K2016: $155K2017: $155K2018: $155K2019: $160K2020: $161K2021: $161K2022: $161K2023: $207K2024: $207K2025: $284K2026: $284K2027: $243K2016202020232027

▲ +57% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,0492016: $1,7552017: $1,7552018: $1,7512019: $1,6872020: $1,6322021: $1,6272022: $1,6272023: $1,7812024: $1,7812025: $2,6342026: $2,6192027: $2,0492016202020232027

▲ +17% 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 +4.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 157 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $157 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+57%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2.3 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 26 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$500K200020052010201520202025
26arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
5homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 17 parcels

Owner-occupied: 10Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 3Vacant: 2 17parcels
  • Owner-occupied 10
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 3
  • Vacant 2

Value distribution today

2 parcels1 parcels0 parcels1 parcels0 parcels9 parcels4 parcels
$22K$294K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Balticorp Llc219$6.1Mphila.gov ↗
Christopher Brown (individual)29$3.0Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 17 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
6800 N 9TH ST Vacant $96K —/— 0
6810 N 9TH ST Owner-occupied $257K 5/1 1,760 1940 1
6812 N 9TH ST 2 L&I violations (2016). Owner-occupied $258K 3/1 1,760 1940 0
6818 N 9TH ST Bought for $45K in 2011, alteration permit in 2011, sold for $185K in 2012 (+311%). Owner-occupied $246K 3/1 1,560 1940 2
6820 N 9TH ST 3 L&I violations (2008); L&I violation (2011); sold $24K (2014). Absentee individual $172K 3/1 1,560 1940 1
6823 N 9TH ST Traded 5×: $61K in 2002 → $67K in 2014 (+10%). Investor / LLC $22K —/— 600 1960 5 tax lien
6824 N 9TH ST Traded 5×: $97K in 2006 → $178K in 2017 (+83%). Owner-occupied $294K 3/1 1,462 1940 5
6826 N 9TH ST Absentee individual $243K 3/1 1,462 1940 1
6828 N 9TH ST Traded 2×: $90K in 2024 → $314K in 2025 (+249%). Owner-occupied $315K 3/1 1,548 1940 2
6829 N 9TH ST Traded 5×: $61K in 2002 → $67K in 2014 (+10%). Investor / LLC $228K 4/2 1,440 1940 5 rented
6830 N 9TH ST Owner-occupied $242K 3/1 1,548 1940 1
6831 N 9TH ST Bought for $151K in 2011. Owner pulled a swimming pool/spa permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $226K 3/1 1,440 1940 1
6832 N 9TH ST sold $100K (2000); 4 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2017). Absentee individual $243K 3/1 1,548 1940 1
6833 N 9TH ST Vacant $34K —/— 0
6834 N 9TH ST Bought for $240K in 2022. Owner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $244K 3/1 1,548 1940 1
6836 N 9TH ST Owner-occupied $245K 3/1 1,548 1940 0
6838 N 9TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $239K 3/1 1,548 1940 0

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

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