Who owns your block
1300 block of N 21st St
A mixed-ownership block: 13% owner-occupied, 38% investor-held.
The typical home here is up 152% since 2016, now about $166K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $166K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and in line with 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 | $166K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 95 reported crimes (24 violent) and 92 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
- $166K typical home, up +152% since 2016
- Tax bill $711 to $1,185 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $1.8M assessed, $10,646/yr to the city, about $1,331 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +152% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +67% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1329 N 21st St is assessed at $455K but pays $1,294 a year — about 20% of the $6,373 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 +8.8% 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 $252 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 5 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 8 parcels
- Owner-occupied 1
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 1
- Vacant 4
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 3 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ock Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $455K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Nemours Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $91K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Diamond Key Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $393K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1325 N 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit, sold for $20K in 2011. | Vacant | $155K | —/— | — | — | 1 | rented |
| 1329 N 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated), sold for $135K in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $455K | 3/— | 1,956 | 1915 | 1 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 1331 N 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit. | Vacant | $80K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1333 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2001. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $383K | 4/3 | 2,272 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1335 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $116K | —/— | 1,806 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1337 N 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit. | Vacant | $177K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1338 N 21ST ST History2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2021). | Vacant | $91K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1340 N 21ST ST New constructionBought for $152K in 2020, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $393K | 6/2 | 1,344 | 2021 | 1 | rentedabated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)