Who owns your block
800 block of S 8th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 63% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $45,047 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 69% since 2016, now about $601K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $601K — about 2.7× 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 | $601K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 25% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 65 reported crimes (12 violent) and 336 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
- $601K typical home, up +69% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,896 to $7,163 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $14M assessed, $175,962/yr to the city, about $7,332 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +69% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +84% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
804 S 8th St is assessed at $886K but pays $5,842 a year — about 47% of the $12,406 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 +4.9% 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 $169 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 32 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 24 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 7
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas J Kelly (individual) | 2 | 4 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Turtleneck Llc | 1 | 3 | $763K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 24 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 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $633K | —/— | 3,246 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 801 S 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit, sold for $565K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $761K | 3/3 | 1,980 | 1989 | 1 | |
| 802 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $415K | —/— | 1,176 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 803 S 8TH ST History2 L&I violations (2011). | Vacant | $193K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 804 S 8TH ST New constructionBought for $375K in 2019, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $850K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $886K | 4/2 | 2,262 | 1920 | 2 | abated |
| 805 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $453K | —/— | 2,211 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 806 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $257K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2009, sold for $590K in 2020 (+130%). | Owner-occupied | $715K | 3/3 | 1,842 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 807 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $491K | —/— | 2,516 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 808 S 8TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $225K in 2002 → $508K in 2014 (+126%). | Absentee individual | $626K | 3/3 | 2,091 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 809 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $708K | 3/3 | 2,562 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 810 S 8TH ST New constructionBought for $165K in 2006, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $590K in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $835K | 4/3 | 2,244 | 2007 | 3 | |
| 811 S 8TH ST History4 L&I violations (2025). | Owner-occupied | $387K | —/— | 1,890 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 812 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $671K | —/— | 2,067 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 813 S 8TH ST New constructionBought for $290K in 2016, built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $699K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $829K | 3/2 | 1,772 | 1920 | 2 | abated |
| 814 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $575K in 2009, mechanical permit in 2009, sold for $575K in 2009 (+174%). | Owner-occupied | $788K | 5/5 | 2,292 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 815 S 8TH ST History4 L&I violations (2018). | Owner-occupied | $310K | —/— | 1,512 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 816 S 8TH ST New constructionBought for $279K in 2004, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $722K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $730K | 4/3 | 2,240 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 817 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $577K | —/— | 2,268 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 818 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $590K in 2024. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $475K | —/— | 2,318 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 819 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2001. Owner pulled a sign permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $524K | —/— | 2,688 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 820 S 8TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 6×: $92K in 2001 → $470K in 2021 (+411%). | Owner-occupied | $468K | 3/1 | 1,224 | 1920 | 6 | |
| 822 S 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $467K | 3/1 | 1,224 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 824-26 S 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit. | Absentee individual | $1.1M | —/— | 5,728 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 828 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $975K in 2006 → $1.6M in 2016 (+69%). | Absentee individual | $499K | —/— | 2,128 | 1920 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)