House report

6226 Ogontz Ave

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,282 sqft · RSA5 · built 1905

Owner-occupied · assessed $158K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $166K · sold 1×. On the 6200 block of Ogontz Ave.

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Street view of 6226 Ogontz Ave
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The estimate, live balance, and back-tax record are different.

BlockReport can calculate the annual tax from the City’s taxable assessment. Payments, credits, interest, and a current amount due live separately in Philadelphia Tax Center.

Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$812/year

2026 taxable assessment $58,000 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $165,700; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

A Tax Center balance is net of bills, payments, credits, interest, and adjustments. A credit—or an amount due—is not automatically “back taxes.”

OPA 172257800
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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

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

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What stands out

From the public record

What to do with this

The record, translated into moves — what a buyer, the owner, and a landlord would each want to check next under Philadelphia's actual rules.

If you’re buying

Built 1905: 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 RSA5: one household by right

Single-family rowhouse (the classic Philly row). 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.

If you own it

Construction next door (6225 Ogontz Ave, 2026)

Excavation deeper than 5 feet, or within 10 feet of an adjacent structure, legally requires the developer to survey neighboring homes first and give owners 10 days' written notice. Insist on the pre-construction survey — it is your evidence if cracks appear.

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: the city's assessed value (not a listing price) over 12 years, charted against its block; appreciation is that history's pace, and the 5-year figure simply extends it. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the record to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$158,000
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $165,700 · built 1905
Price / sq ft
$129
block $131 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+79%
+6%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$166K
+6%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$812
0.49% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
-4828002.4%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
1

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

$0$100K$200K$158K200620102014201820222026
Assessment lineBlock median & rangeAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection

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Every dated record6 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  3. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT PROTECTIVE TRE
  4. PermitElectrical
  5. PermitPlumbing
  6. Deed / saleDeed / sale $77K

The paper trail

Bought for $77K in 2006. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017.

  1. 2006 $77KSold
  2. 2010 PlumbingPermitPlumbingPermit
  3. 2017 ElectricalPermit
  4. 2019 L&I violationL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
  5. 2023 Inspection passedL&I visit

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Browse 8 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 690918 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 690918 · CLOSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  3. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 690918 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  4. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT PROTECTIVE TRE

    Case 690918 · Violation 211963935 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  5. PermitElectrical

    Permit 820669 · COMPLETED

    3 LIGHT BASEMENT CO.SMOKE DETECTOR BASEMENT 10 OUTLET REPLACEMENT 6 SWITCH REPLACEMENT 5 LIGHT FIXTURE REPLACEMENT PER 2008 NEC (SFD)

  6. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 311681 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE STACK

  7. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 268030 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE CURB TRAP AND 5" LATERAL... SEWER IS IN FOOTWAY F/W #010846

  8. Recorded transfer$77K transfer

    2006

What this record suggests

The City file documents 3 permits touching electrical work, plumbing. 3 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

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The property, on paper

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

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,282 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,552 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Hot water / radiators
city code B
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Below average
city code 5
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 6226 Ogontz Ave 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.

$166K
20%
6.875%
$700/mo

When this house last sold (2006) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.41% — 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

6226 Ogontz Ave sits on the 6200 block of Ogontz Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 6224 Ogontz Ave  ·  6228 Ogontz Ave

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 7:10 AM 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. For this property: Permits: queried · Violations: queried · Investigations: queried · Appeals: queried · Licenses: queried · Building certifications: queried. “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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