Who owns your block
800 block of S 9th St
A mixed-ownership block: 50% owner-occupied, 39% investor-held, with 6 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 72% since 2016, now about $494K. 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 $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 | 0% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 64 reported crimes (13 violent) and 352 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 +72% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,870 to $6,646 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $10M assessed, $113,691/yr to the city, about $6,316 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +72% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +72% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
817 S 9th St is assessed at $952K but pays $2,664 a year — about 20% of the $13,322 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% 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 $172 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 23 arm's-length sales since 1997. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 18 parcels
- Owner-occupied 9
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 2
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Queen Village Development, carries 14 open violations across 17 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Village Development | 1 | 17 | $6.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 824 Catharine Street Llc | 1 | 2 | $4.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| New Edge Management Llc | 1 | 2 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| End Realty Llc | 1 | 2 | $749K | phila.gov ↗ |
| M&M City Rentals Llc | 1 | 1 | $473K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Terre Homes Llc | 1 | 1 | $497K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 819 S 09th Holdings Llc | 1 | 1 | $983K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 18 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 9TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $570K in 2016, use permit in 2009, sold for $570K in 2016 (+138%). | Absentee individual | $461K | —/— | 2,376 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 801 S 9TH ST New constructionBought for $1.7M in 1997, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $435K in 2020. | Vacant | $491K | —/— | — | — | 3 | |
| 802 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $260K in 2002. Owner pulled a use permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $440K | —/— | 2,268 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 804 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $230K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $473K | —/— | 2,256 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 806 S 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $354K | —/— | 2,256 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 808 S 9TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $466K | —/— | 2,400 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 810 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $325K in 2010. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $511K | —/— | 2,760 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 812 S 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $661K | —/— | 3,312 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 814 S 9TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $80K in 2000, use permit in 2009, sold for $468K in 2024 (+484%). | Investor / LLC | $497K | —/— | 2,688 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 816 S 9TH ST History2 L&I violations (2016). | Owner-occupied | $506K | —/— | 2,736 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 817 S 9TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2015 and rebuilt (2016), then sold for $910K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $952K | 4/3 | 2,040 | 2018 | 5 | abatedtax lien |
| 818 S 9TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2008). | Owner-occupied | $447K | —/— | 2,304 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 819 S 9TH ST New constructionBought for $540K in 2019, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $925K in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $983K | 5/3 | 2,700 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 820 S 9TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $571K | —/— | 3,088 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 821 S 9TH ST History6 L&I violations (2026). | Investor / LLC | $486K | —/— | 2,625 | 1915 | 0 | 6 viol |
| 823 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $360K in 2009. Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2010. | Investor / LLC | $476K | —/— | 2,574 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 825 S 9TH ST New constructionBought for $250K in 2000, built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated), sold for $250K in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $658K | —/— | 2,084 | 1915 | 2 | abated |
| 827 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $250K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $609K | —/— | 3,292 | 1900 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)