House report

6225 Ellsworth St

1 story · 2,466 sqft · RSA3 · built 1920

Owner-occupied · assessed $296K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $303K · sold 3×. On the 6200 block of Ellsworth St.

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Property summary

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$2,741/year

2026 taxable assessment $195,800 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $303,200; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

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OPA 033140700
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion

The June 2022 delinquency snapshot was not verifiably available in this cached report. No conclusion about a match—or today’s balance—can be drawn from that absence.

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What stands out

From the public record
Finding

Renovated & sold on

Why it matters

Bought for $125K in 2004, use permit in 2011, sold for $160K in 2016 (+28%).

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What to do with this

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If you’re buying

Built 1920: lead rules apply

Federal law requires a lead-paint disclosure at sale for any pre-1978 home. If it will be rented, Philadelphia also requires a lead-safe or lead-free certificate before a rental license can issue.

Zoned RSA3: one household by right

Single-family attached. Converting to a duplex or apartments needs a use variance the zoning board rarely grants — Pennsylvania courts require a physical hardship of the lot itself, and economics alone do not qualify.

Derived from the fetched property records and linked City guidance as of 2026. Assessment treatment is not a substitute for an exemption approval, live balance, title report, license, occupancy certificate, or inspection. Informational only — not legal, tax, or investment advice.

The investment read

How this house has moved and where it's pointed: every fetched annual City assessment, charted against its block and ZIP; appreciation includes the full-period compound rate and the latest year-over-year change. The 5-year figure simply extends that historical pace. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the record to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$295,800
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $303,200 · built 1920
Price / sq ft
$123
block $131 · below block
Appreciation
+153%
+9%/yr since 2016 · 2027 +3% vs 2026
In 5 years (~2032)
~$462K
+9%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$2,741
0.9% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
Gross yield
-2638522.4%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
3

Assessment vs. the block and ZIP · every dated City record marked on the line

$0$250K$500KZIP 19143 median$303K2004200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19143 medianAssessmentDeed / saleAppeal

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Every dated record5 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. AppealZBA Permit Denial - Variance
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $160K
  3. AppealZoning board appeal
  4. Deed / saleDeed / sale $170K
  5. Deed / saleDeed / sale $125K

The paper trail

Bought for $125K in 2004, use permit in 2011, sold for $160K in 2016 (+28%).

  1. 2004 $125KSold
  2. 2006 $170KSold
  3. 2011 UsePermit
  4. 2012 Appeal granted with conditionsZoningUsePermitAdministrativePermitAdministrativePermit
  5. 2016 $160KSold
  6. 2026 Appeal filedZoning

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Browse 5 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. AppealZBA Permit Denial - Variance

    Appeal 22793 · In Process

    PERMIT FOR GROUP DAY CARE (12 CHILDREN) FOR PERIOD OF LESS THAN 24 CONSECUTIVE HOURS WITH ACCESSORY PREPARING AND SERVING OF FOOD ON BASEMENT & FIRST FLOOR IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH ONE FAMILY DWELLING ON SECOND FLOOR. NO SIGN ON THIS APPLI

  2. Recorded transfer$160K transfer

    2016

  3. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 16973 · CLOSED · Granted with conditions

    PERMIT FOR PROPOSED DAYCARE CENTER FOR PERIOD OF LESS THAN 24 CONSECUTIVE HOURS WITH ACCESSORY PREPARING AND SERVING OF FOOD ON BASEMENT & FIRST FLOOR AND ONE FAMILY DWELLING ON SECOND FLOOR IN THE SAME EXISTING TWO STORY STRUCTURE. NO SIG

  4. Recorded transfer$170K transfer

    2006

  5. Recorded transfer$125K transfer

    2004

What this record suggests

The dated deed and City-record sequence is assembled below. Read timing as a research lead, not proof of renovation, condition, or motive.

Flags: 2 zoning/board appeals on record. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The property, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Stories
1
Interior
2,466 sqft
livable area
Lot
2,365 sqft
Basement
Partial, semi-finished
city code F
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA3
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
2
In Process · 2026

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Run the numbers

What owning 6225 Ellsworth St takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes start with an annual estimate from the City’s taxable assessment, not a current bill or balance; rent starts at the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.

$303K
20%
6.875%
$700/mo

When this house last sold (2016) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.65% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

Mortgage
P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
year-1 return on cash in

Estimates for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance; taxes use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance.

Block context

6225 Ellsworth St sits on the 6200 block of Ellsworth St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 6223 Ellsworth St  ·  6227 Ellsworth St

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 9, 2026, 6:20 PM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.

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