Who owns your block
1200 block of N 31st St
A mixed-ownership block: 50% owner-occupied, 21% investor-held, with 10 open code violations and 2 homes behind $18,496 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 267% since 2016, now about $462K. Property taxes are climbing about 18% 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 $462K — about 2.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19121 median of $167K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19121 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19121 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $462K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 29% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 156 reported crimes (23 violent) and 239 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
- $462K typical home, up +267% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,051 to $6,472 a year, +18%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.7M assessed, $73,944/yr to the city, about $5,282 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +267% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +516% since 2016 · ~+18%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +12.5% 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 $367 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 24 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 1 has not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 14 parcels
- Owner-occupied 7
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 4
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steph-Sin Development Llc | 2 | 3 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Powe'Fessional Capital Ll | 1 | 1 | $186K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 14 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1213 N 31ST ST New constructionBought for $369K in 2016, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $499K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $583K | 3/4 | 1,887 | 2015 | 2 | |
| 1215 N 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit, sold for $325K in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $583K | 3/4 | 1,887 | 2015 | 1 | |
| 1217 N 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit, sold for $372K in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $583K | 3/3 | 1,887 | 2015 | 1 | rented |
| 1219 N 31ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $24K in 2008, use permit in 2008, sold for $349K in 2015 (+1352%). | Owner-occupied | $458K | 3/2 | 1,980 | 1960 | 3 | 1 viol |
| 1221 N 31ST ST ImprovedBought for $230K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $466K | 6/3 | 2,970 | 1904 | 2 | |
| 1223 N 31ST ST | Owner-occupied | $197K | 3/1 | 1,058 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1225 N 31ST ST | Absentee individual | $197K | 3/1 | 1,058 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1227 N 31ST ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2005. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $217K | 3/2 | 1,310 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1229 N 31ST ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $200K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1231 N 31ST ST | Owner-occupied | $259K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1233 N 31ST ST ImprovedBought for $140K in 2011. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $186K | —/— | 1,242 | 1925 | 3 | 9 violtax lien |
| 1235 N 31ST ST New constructionBought for $2K in 2004, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $19K in 2011. | Investor / LLC | $605K | 4/3 | 2,025 | 2011 | 2 | |
| 1237 N 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit, sold for $330K in 2014. | Absentee individual | $574K | 3/3 | 1,920 | 2013 | 1 | |
| 1239 N 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit. | Investor / LLC | $574K | 3/— | 1,920 | 2013 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)