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Who owns your block

8400 block of Suffolk Pl

A mostly owner-occupied block: 82% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 2 homes behind $61,523 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 51% since 2016, now about $270K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$270K
$211K–$427K
ZIP median $204K
Price / sq ft
$147
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.2×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$365K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $270K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1960
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
82%
27 of 33
city 41%
Rentals
12%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$62K
2 of 33 behind
▼ block 6% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-11%
value · tax −$240
5 years
+49%
value · tax +$338
10 years
+51%
value · tax +$400

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 $270K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19153 median of $204K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19153 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19153Philadelphia
Median home value$270K$204K$223K
Owner-occupied67%54%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 7 reported crimes (1 violent) and 64 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
7
1 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
64
15 still open

Most reported crimes

Receiving Stolen Property2
All Other Offenses1
Burglary Residential1
Motor Vehicle Theft1
Other Assaults1
Theft from Vehicle1

Top 311 complaints

Illegal Dumping14
Abandoned Vehicle8
Maintenance Complaint6
Salting6
Other (Streets)4
Traffic Signal Emergency4

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 & Middle · K-8
Penrose
2515 S 78th St · 429 students
High · 9-12
John Bartram
2401 S 67th St · 594 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$270K2016: $179K2017: $179K2018: $179K2019: $167K2020: $181K2021: $181K2022: $181K2023: $277K2024: $277K2025: $304K2026: $304K2027: $270K2016202020232027

▲ +51% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,6692016: $2,2692017: $2,2692018: $2,2692019: $2,1502020: $2,3882021: $2,3312022: $2,3312023: $2,7592024: $2,7592025: $2,9092026: $2,9092027: $2,6692016202020232027

▲ +18% 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 +3.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9310025020162019202220252027This block 151 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $151 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+3.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+51%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+3.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+0.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2.7 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 36 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$2.5M$5.0M20002005201020152020
36arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
11homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 33 parcels

Owner-occupied: 27Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 3 33parcels
  • Owner-occupied 27
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 3

Value distribution today

7 parcels7 parcels4 parcels9 parcels2 parcels0 parcels4 parcels
$211K$363K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Lindy Townhouses Llc352$12Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 33 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
8400 SUFFOLK PL Owner-occupied $314K —/— 2,816 1960 0
8401 SUFFOLK PL Owner-occupied $247K 3/1 1,440 1960 0
8403 SUFFOLK PL Owner-occupied $215K 3/1 1,440 1960 0
8404 SUFFOLK PL Owner-occupied $369K —/— 2,113 1960 1
8405 SUFFOLK PL Traded 2×: $166K in 2023 → $290K in 2024 (+75%). Owner-occupied $295K 3/1 1,440 1960 2
8407 SUFFOLK PL Owner-occupied $212K 3/1 1,440 1960 0
8408 SUFFOLK PL Owner-occupied $313K 3/1 2,816 1960 1
8409 SUFFOLK PL Owner-occupied $236K 3/1 1,440 1960 1
8411 SUFFOLK PL Owner-occupied $234K 3/1 1,440 1960 0 tax lien
8412 SUFFOLK PL Absentee individual $270K —/— 2,816 1960 1
8413 SUFFOLK PL Traded 2×: $1.1M in 2007 → $3.8M in 2022 (+233%). Investor / LLC $238K 3/1 1,440 1960 2 rented
8415 SUFFOLK PL Traded 2×: $1.1M in 2007 → $3.8M in 2022 (+233%). Investor / LLC $239K 3/1 1,440 1960 2 rented
8416 SUFFOLK PL Traded 2×: $145K in 2014 → $280K in 2020 (+93%). Owner-occupied $427K 3/2 1,664 1960 2
8417 SUFFOLK PL Traded 4×: $79K in 2002 → $164K in 2014 (+107%). Owner-occupied $211K 3/1 1,440 1960 4 rented
8419 SUFFOLK PL Owner-occupied $215K 3/1 1,440 1960 0
8420 SUFFOLK PL Owner-occupied $270K —/— 2,816 1960 0
8421 SUFFOLK PL Absentee individual $215K 3/1 1,440 1960 1
8423 SUFFOLK PL Owner-occupied $239K 3/1 1,440 1960 1
8424 SUFFOLK PL Owner-occupied $280K —/— 2,816 1960 1
8425 SUFFOLK PL Traded 2×: $1.1M in 2007 → $3.8M in 2022 (+233%). Investor / LLC $239K 3/1 1,440 1960 2 rented
8427 SUFFOLK PL Absentee individual $211K 3/1 1,440 1960 1
8428 SUFFOLK PL Traded 3×: $205K in 2004 → $245K in 2018 (+20%). Owner-occupied $363K —/— 2,816 1960 3
8429 SUFFOLK PL Owner-occupied $232K 3/1 1,440 1960 0
8432 SUFFOLK PL Traded 3×: $223K in 2009 → $235K in 2023 (+5%). Owner-occupied $291K —/— 2,816 1960 3
8435 SUFFOLK PL Owner-occupied $286K —/— 2,816 1960 1 1 viol
8436 SUFFOLK PL Owner-occupied $270K —/— 2,816 1960 0
8438 SUFFOLK PL Owner-occupied $270K —/— 2,816 1960 0
8439 SUFFOLK PL Traded 2×: $240K in 2019 → $280K in 2020 (+17%). Owner-occupied $291K —/— 2,112 1960 2
8442 SUFFOLK PL Owner-occupied $286K —/— 2,816 1960 1
8443 SUFFOLK PL Owner-occupied $291K —/— 2,816 1960 0
8446 SUFFOLK PL Owner-occupied $349K 3/2 2,112 1960 1
8447 SUFFOLK PL Traded 2×: $95K in 2014 → $220K in 2015 (+133%). Owner-occupied $286K —/— 2,816 1960 2
8451 SUFFOLK PL Owner-occupied $291K —/— 2,816 1960 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)

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