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Who owns your block

1000 block of S 21st St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 100% of homes are lived in by their owners.

The typical home here is up 68% since 2016, now about $621K. Property taxes are climbing about 15% 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
$621K
$533K–$743K
ZIP median $364K
Price / sq ft
$370
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.8×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$7K
typical · up to $9K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 7
$11K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
100%
7 of 7
city 41%
Rentals
0%
0 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 14% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+10%
value · tax +$472
5 years
+34%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+68%
value · tax +$2K

Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.

How the block compares

The typical home here is $621K — about 2.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19146 median of $364K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19146 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19146Philadelphia
Median home value$621K$364K$223K
Owner-occupied100%29%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 337 reported crimes (16 violent) and 312 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
337
16 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
312
34 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts274
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief14
Other Assaults12
All Other Offenses10
Motor Vehicle Theft7
Theft from Vehicle7

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection77
Street Light Outage54
Maintenance Complaint24
Information Request18
Salting18
Shoveling15

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
Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy
2000 Catharine St · 348 students
High
Universal Institute Charter School At Audenried

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$500K$1.0M$621K2016: $369K2017: $369K2018: $369K2019: $425K2020: $464K2021: $464K2022: $464K2023: $499K2024: $499K2025: $566K2026: $566K2027: $621K2016202020232027

▲ +68% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$6,6542016: $1,3832017: $4,7572018: $4,7572019: $4,7972020: $4,9552021: $5,1882022: $5,1882023: $5,8622024: $5,8622025: $6,5222026: $6,1822027: $6,6542016202020232027

▲ +381% since 2016 · ~+15%/yr

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1 property on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $10,661 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 168 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $168 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+68%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.7 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 27 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 4 times in that window.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M20042008201220162020
27arm's-length sales since 2003
4times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
0homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 7 parcels

Owner-occupied: 7 7parcels
  • Owner-occupied 7

Value distribution today

3 parcels0 parcels0 parcels1 parcels1 parcels0 parcels2 parcels
$533K$689K+

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

House by house

All 7 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1001 S 21ST ST built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $550K in 2005. Owner-occupied $689K —/— 2,070 1915 1
1003 S 21ST ST Bought for $9K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $635K in 2021 (+6956%). Owner-occupied $621K 4/3 1,656 1920 4
1005 S 21ST ST Bought for $27K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $320K in 2007 (+1108%). Owner-occupied $544K 3/1 1,468 1920 4
1007 S 21ST ST Traded 6×: $27K in 2004 → $515K in 2023 (+1843%). Owner-occupied $553K 3/1 1,520 1925 6
1009 S 21ST ST Bought for $310K in 2007, built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated), sold for $440K in 2018. Owner-occupied $637K 3/1 1,328 1925 5 abated
1011 S 21ST ST Bought for $115K in 2008, major alteration permit in 2010, sold for $285K in 2011 (+148%). Owner-occupied $533K 3/2 1,208 1920 3
1013 S 21ST ST Bought for $188K in 2010, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $705K in 2019. Owner-occupied $743K 4/3 2,272 2010 4

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.