Who owns your block
1400 block of S 18th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 63% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 3 homes behind $26,912 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 248% since 2016, now about $329K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $329K — about 1.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19146 median of $364K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19146 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19146 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $329K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 23% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 88 reported crimes (16 violent) and 433 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
- $329K typical home, up +248% since 2016
- Tax bill $927 to $2,177 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $97,959/yr to the city, about $2,799 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +248% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +135% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1403 S 18th St is assessed at $629K but pays $1,760 a year — about 20% of the $8,798 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 +12% 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 $348 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 56 arm's-length sales since 1998. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 35 parcels
- Owner-occupied 22
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 8
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Tepper (individual) | 3 | 4 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Raffael Construction Llc | 1 | 2 | $236K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1424 Partners Lp | 1 | 1 | $350K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Orchid Trust | 1 | 1 | $355K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1438 S 18th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $351K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 35 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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1403 S 18TH ST New constructionBought for $135K in 2018, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $629K | 3/3 | 2,175 | 2020 | 3 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 1405 S 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $31K in 2009, major alteration permit in 2009, sold for $160K in 2010 (+416%). | Owner-occupied | $333K | 3/2 | 1,168 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1407 S 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $83K in 2016, demolition permit in 2016, sold for $370K in 2017 (+345%). | Owner-occupied | $333K | 3/2 | 1,168 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1408 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $240K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1409 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $298K | 3/1 | 1,456 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1410 S 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $234K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1411 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2013. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $362K | 3/2 | 1,352 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1412 S 18TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $82K in 1998 → $200K in 2022 (+144%). | Owner-occupied | $369K | 6/3 | 2,250 | 1925 | 5 | rented |
| 1413 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2012. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $381K | 4/3 | 1,544 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1414 S 18TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2024 and rebuilt (2023), then sold for $170K in 2026. | Vacant | $130K | —/— | — | — | 4 | 2 viol |
| 1415 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $300K in 2023. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $344K | 3/1 | 1,456 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1416 S 18TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $43K in 2007 → $85K in 2011 (+98%). | Absentee individual | $329K | 6/2 | 1,280 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1417 S 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $256K | 3/1 | 1,288 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1418 S 18TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $232K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1419 S 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $46K in 2002, addition and/or alteration permit in 2023, sold for $425K in 2023 (+824%). | Owner-occupied | $385K | 3/1 | 1,168 | 1925 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1420 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $244K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1421 S 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $154K in 2017, alteration permit in 2018, sold for $325K in 2019 (+112%). | Owner-occupied | $394K | 2/2 | 1,240 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1422 S 18TH ST New constructionBought for $186K in 2019, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $575K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $538K | 4/3 | 2,073 | 1925 | 4 | abatedtax lien |
| 1423 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $455K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $370K | 3/1 | 1,288 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1424 S 18TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $70K in 2015. | Investor / LLC | $350K | 1/2 | 1,952 | 1925 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 1425 S 18TH ST New constructionBought for $25K in 2004, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $332K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $419K | 3/2 | 1,368 | 1925 | 3 | abated |
| 1426 S 18TH ST | Investor / LLC | $355K | 6/2 | 1,712 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1427 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $280K | —/— | 1,168 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1428 S 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $63K in 2014, demolition permit in 2014, sold for $405K in 2023 (+548%). | Owner-occupied | $424K | 3/1 | 1,986 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 1429 S 18TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $267K | 3/1 | 1,352 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1430 S 18TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $267K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1431 S 18TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $246K | 3/1 | 1,168 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1432 S 18TH ST New constructionBought for $23K in 2004, built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $330K in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $248K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1433 S 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $15K in 2000, zoning permit in 2011, sold for $188K in 2013 (+1153%). | Owner-occupied | $308K | 3/2 | 1,168 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1434 S 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Vacant | $156K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1435 S 18TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $253K | 3/1 | 1,266 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1436 S 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $266K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1437 S 18TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $274K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1438 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $351K | —/— | 2,046 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1440 S 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $270K in 2017, electrical permit in 2009, sold for $280K in 2018 (+1020%). | Absentee individual | $343K | —/— | 3,240 | 1915 | 4 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)