Who owns your block
800 block of S 12th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 62% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 88% since 2016, now about $494K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% 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 $494K — about 2.2× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $494K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 19% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 109 reported crimes (30 violent) and 317 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
- $494K typical home, up +88% since 2016
- Tax bill $823 to $2,609 a year, +11%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $72,179/yr to the city, about $3,437 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +88% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +217% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
800 S 12th St is assessed at $932K but pays $2,609 a year — about 20% of the $13,052 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.9% 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 $188 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 18 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 21 parcels
- Owner-occupied 13
- Absentee individual 8
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 4 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 S 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $932K | —/— | 2,960 | 2018 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 802 S 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $600K | 3/3 | 1,443 | 1915 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 802 S 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $488K | —/— | 1,344 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 804-06 S 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated), sold for $272K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $530K | —/— | 6,300 | 1930 | 1 | abated |
| 808 S 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $730K | —/— | 2,868 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 810 S 12TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $338K in 2023 → $110K in 2024 (-67%). | Absentee individual | $511K | 3/1 | 1,341 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 810 S 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $534K | —/— | 2,040 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 812 S 12TH ST New constructionBought for $52K in 2005, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $423K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $483K | 2/2 | 1,155 | 2008 | 3 | |
| 814 S 12TH ST New constructionBought for $40K in 2011, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $495K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $494K | 2/2 | 1,208 | 2012 | 3 | |
| 815 S 12TH ST | Absentee individual | $49K | 3/2 | 1,997 | 2005 | 0 | abated |
| 816 S 12TH ST New constructionBought for $35K in 2004, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $335K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $510K | 3/3 | 1,260 | 2011 | 4 | |
| 817 S 12TH ST | Absentee individual | $575K | —/— | 2,080 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 818 S 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $393K | —/— | 1,092 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 819 S 12TH ST | Absentee individual | $447K | 2/1 | 1,260 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 820 S 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $40K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $363K | —/— | 924 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 821 S 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $452K | 2/1 | 1,260 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 822 S 12TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $120K in 2014, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $540K in 2016 (+350%). | Owner-occupied | $628K | 3/2 | 1,659 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 823 S 12TH ST | Absentee individual | $451K | 2/1 | 1,260 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 824 S 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $517K | 4/2 | 1,735 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 824 S 12TH ST History3 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7 (2018). | Absentee individual | $442K | 4/3 | 1,439 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 825 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $410K in 2014. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $434K | —/— | 2,172 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)