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Who owns your block

1200 block of S 18th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 65% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 6 open code violations and 4 homes behind $54,808 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 182% since 2016, now about $424K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% a year.

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
$424K
$154K–$982K
ZIP median $364K
Price / sq ft
$231
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$623K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $424K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $10K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
7 of 43
$58K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
65%
28 of 43
city 41%
Rentals
21%
9 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
6
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$55K
4 of 43 behind
▼ block 9% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
19
13 homes · ZBA & boards
block 30% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+4%
value · tax +$329
5 years
+57%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+182%
value · tax +$2K

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 $424K — about 1.9× 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$424K$364K$223K
Owner-occupied30%29%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 102 reported crimes (14 violent) and 435 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
102
14 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
435
50 still open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses20
Motor Vehicle Theft18
Thefts16
Theft from Vehicle15
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief10
Other Assaults9

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection125
Maintenance Complaint86
Salting33
Information Request24
Street Defect20
Shoveling17

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
George W Childs
1599 Wharton St · 443 students
High · 9-12
South Philadelphia HS
2101 S Broad St · 647 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$500K$1.0M$424K2016: $150K2017: $150K2018: $159K2019: $223K2020: $252K2021: $261K2022: $270K2023: $337K2024: $338K2025: $377K2026: $408K2027: $424K2016202020232027

▲ +182% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$4,0752016: $1,6552017: $1,5962018: $1,4652019: $1,7822020: $2,4302021: $2,4582022: $2,6272023: $3,1872024: $3,2262025: $3,7402026: $3,7462027: $4,0752016202020232027

▲ +146% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr

7
7 properties 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 $57,573 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$5,371pays now $13,750at the full rate

1209 S 18th St is assessed at $982K but pays $5,371 a year — about 39% of the $13,750 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +9.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 282 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $282 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+9.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+182%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+3.4 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 79 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M2004201020162022
79arm's-length sales since 2000
2times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
8homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 43 parcels

Owner-occupied: 28Investor / LLC: 4Absentee individual: 11 43parcels
  • Owner-occupied 28
  • Investor / LLC 4
  • Absentee individual 11

Value distribution today

3 parcels8 parcels3 parcels8 parcels8 parcels5 parcels8 parcels
$154K$630K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Gtmo Llc19$564Kphila.gov ↗
Ben Investment Property L15$1.2Mphila.gov ↗
Harriet E Williams (individual)23$647Kphila.gov ↗
Akn Holding Group Llc11$424Kphila.gov ↗
Mhjl Holdings Llc11$420Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 43 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

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1203 S 18TH ST Bought for $120K in 2024, built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $700K in 2026. Owner-occupied $154K 4/— 2,097 2026 3
1205 S 18TH ST Bought for $3K in 2004, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $310K in 2012. Owner-occupied $485K —/— 1,980 2012 3
1207 S 18TH ST Bought for $9K in 2006, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $533K in 2021. Absentee individual $485K 3/2 1,980 2012 4
1209 S 18TH ST demolished in 2019 and rebuilt (2018). Owner-occupied $982K 7/5 3,990 1915 4 rentedabated
1213 S 18TH ST Bought for $20K in 2005, built new under a 2008 permit. Absentee individual $475K 6/3 2,652 2010 2
1214 S 18TH ST Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $285K —/— 2,048 1915 0 5 viol
1215 S 18TH ST Old house bought for $125K in 2008, demolished in 2013 and rebuilt (2008), then sold for $388K in 2013. Absentee individual $464K 4/4 2,496 2010 3 rented
1216 S 18TH ST built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $270K in 2014. Owner-occupied $441K 3/2 1,776 1925 1
1217 S 18TH ST Old house bought for $45K in 2016, demolished and rebuilt (2017), then sold for $645K in 2021. Owner-occupied $613K 3/— 2,352 2019 4 abated
1218 S 18TH ST Bought for $70K in 2008, fast form building permit in 2008, sold for $252K in 2018 (+260%). Owner-occupied $363K 3/1 1,350 1925 2
1219-21 S 18TH ST Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2014. Absentee individual $686K 8/4 3,272 1925 0 rented
1220 S 18TH ST demolished in 2018 and rebuilt (2018), then sold for $625K in 2025. Owner-occupied $587K 4/3 1,816 2021 2 abatedtax lien
1222 S 18TH ST Bought for $5K in 2006, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $40K in 2014 (+700%). Investor / LLC $266K 3/1 1,336 1925 2
1223 S 18TH ST Bought for $37K in 2010, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $384K in 2015. Owner-occupied $469K 3/2 1,824 2010 4
1224 S 18TH ST Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 1,336 1925 0 tax lien
1225 S 18TH ST Bought for $35K in 2010, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $695K in 2024. Owner-occupied $543K 5/3 2,574 2012 2
1226 S 18TH ST demolished and rebuilt (2013), then sold for $390K in 2014. Owner-occupied $504K 3/2 2,288 2014 4 1 viol
1227 S 18TH ST sold $50K (2004); 2 L&I violations (2007). Owner-occupied $501K —/— 3,230 1925 1
1228 S 18TH ST Bought for $206K in 2015. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Absentee individual $493K 5/6 2,160 1915 1 rented
1229 S 18TH ST Owner-occupied $267K 3/1 1,324 1925 0 abated
1230 S 18TH ST Bought for $70K in 2013, alteration permit in 2013, sold for $339K in 2018 (+384%). Owner-occupied $311K 2/1 1,256 1925 3 rented
1231 S 18TH ST L&I violation (2013). Absentee individual $273K 3/1 1,324 1925 0
1232 S 18TH ST Traded 2×: $6K in 2000 → $20K in 2004 (+233%). Absentee individual $252K 3/1 1,236 1925 2
1233 S 18TH ST Bought for $255K in 2013. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $373K 2/2 1,324 1925 1 rented
1234 S 18TH ST Bought for $150K in 2019, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $600K in 2021. Owner-occupied $523K 3/2 1,814 1925 2 abatedtax lien
1235 S 18TH ST Bought for $58K in 2007, alteration permit in 2007, sold for $107K in 2013 (+84%). Absentee individual $291K 3/1 1,324 1925 3 rented
1236 S 18TH ST Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 896 1925 0
1237 S 18TH ST 3 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7 (2016). Owner-occupied $269K 3/1 1,324 1925 0 tax lien
1238 S 18TH ST built new under a 2017 permit, sold for $25K in 2011. Investor / LLC $192K 3/1 1,408 1925 1
1239 S 18TH ST Bought for $235K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit. Absentee individual $744K —/— 2,754 2025 1 tax lien
1240 S 18TH ST Bought for $48K in 2010, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $311K in 2011. Owner-occupied $470K 3/3 2,008 2011 2
1241 S 18TH ST built new under a 2014 permit. Absentee individual $556K 3/4 2,664 2015 1
1243 S 18TH ST Bought for $85K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $620K in 2025. Owner-occupied $590K 3/3 2,208 1925 2 tax lien
1245 S 18TH ST Bought for $63K in 2010, electrical permit in 2012, sold for $145K in 2012 (+130%). Owner-occupied $364K 3/1 1,286 1925 2
1247 S 18TH ST Bought for $82K in 2007, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $321K in 2017 (+291%). Owner-occupied $335K 3/1 1,296 1925 4
1248 S 18TH ST Owner-occupied $276K 3/1 1,320 1925 0 tax lien
1249 S 18TH ST Bought for $235K in 2008. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Absentee individual $403K 3/1 1,690 1925 1
1250 S 18TH ST built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated), sold for $200K in 2024. Investor / LLC $424K 3/2 1,320 1925 1 rentedabated
1251 S 18TH ST Bought for $98K in 2005, demolition permit in 2008, sold for $245K in 2009 (+151%). Owner-occupied $403K 3/1 1,690 1925 3
1252 S 18TH ST Bought for $70K in 2008, alteration permit in 2008, sold for $349K in 2019 (+399%). Owner-occupied $378K 4/1 1,422 1925 3
1253 S 18TH ST Old house bought for $160K in 2014, demolished in 2016 and rebuilt (2016), then sold for $535K in 2017. Owner-occupied $565K 4/3 2,724 2017 2
1254-56 S 18TH ST Bought for $365K in 2018. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. Investor / LLC $420K —/— 5,580 1915 1 rented
1255 S 18TH ST Old house bought for $160K in 2014, demolished in 2016 and rebuilt (2016). Owner-occupied $630K 4/3 2,724 2018 2 abated

Neighborhood

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

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