Who owns your block
1400 block of S 21st St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 63% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $18,001 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 278% since 2016, now about $277K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% 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 $277K — about 1.2× 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 | $277K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 31% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 180 reported crimes (43 violent) and 326 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
- $277K typical home, up +278% since 2016
- Tax bill $978 to $2,680 a year, +10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $9.7M assessed, $77,853/yr to the city, about $2,433 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +278% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +174% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1440 S 21st St is assessed at $604K but pays $1,690 a year — about 20% of the $8,451 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 +12.8% 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 $378 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 55 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 32 parcels
- Owner-occupied 20
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 7
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fang Bar Inc | 1 | 1 | $241K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Vilma Rayon Group Llc | 1 | 1 | $195K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1438 S 21st Llc | 1 | 1 | $270K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1401 S 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $635K in 2022. | Absentee individual | $547K | 4/— | 2,100 | 2022 | 3 | abated |
| 1403 S 21ST ST New constructionBought for $25K in 2012, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $505K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $479K | 4/— | 1,586 | 2023 | 3 | abated |
| 1405 S 21ST ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2019 and rebuilt (2019), then sold for $509K in 2022. | Absentee individual | $494K | 3/3 | 1,752 | 2021 | 3 | rentedabated |
| 1407 S 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $27K in 2013, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $283K in 2023 (+968%). | Owner-occupied | $296K | 2/2 | 1,280 | 1922 | 2 | |
| 1409 S 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $27K in 2013, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $272K in 2020 (+926%). | Owner-occupied | $290K | 2/2 | 1,216 | 1922 | 2 | |
| 1411 S 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1922 | 0 | |
| 1413 S 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $78K in 2008, major alteration permit in 2019, sold for $130K in 2020 (+1200%). | Owner-occupied | $172K | —/— | 1,312 | 1922 | 3 | |
| 1415 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2007. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. | Investor / LLC | $241K | —/— | 1,836 | 1922 | 3 | |
| 1416 S 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $195K | 3/1 | 960 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1417 S 21ST ST HistoryL&I violation (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023); 4 L&I violations (2024); 3 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $105K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1418 S 21ST ST HistoryL&I violation (2011). | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1419 S 21ST ST New constructionBought for $9K in 2014, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $441K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $408K | 3/3 | 1,868 | 2017 | 3 | abated |
| 1420 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2006. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $193K | 3/1 | 900 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1421 S 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit, sold for $145K in 2025. | Vacant | $111K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1422 S 21ST ST New constructionBought for $150K in 2022, built new under a 2017 permit, sold for $103K in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $195K | 3/1 | 900 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1423 S 21ST ST New constructionBought for $440K in 2018, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $476K | 3/1 | 1,944 | 2019 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 1424 S 21ST ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2017 and rebuilt (2016), then sold for $464K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $554K | 3/2 | 2,145 | 2018 | 3 | abated |
| 1425 S 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $505K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $476K | 3/2 | 1,944 | 2019 | 1 | abated |
| 1426 S 21ST ST History2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7 (2016). | Owner-occupied | $197K | 3/1 | 900 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1427 S 21ST ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2013 and rebuilt (2009). | Absentee individual | $284K | 4/2 | 1,440 | 2010 | 1 | rented |
| 1428-30 S 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $93K in 2014, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $392K in 2016 (+324%). | Owner-occupied | $378K | 3/2 | 1,740 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1429 S 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $32K in 2013, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $185K in 2014 (+478%). | Owner-occupied | $286K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1431 S 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $28K in 2010, major alteration permit in 2010, sold for $128K in 2015 (+364%). | Owner-occupied | $203K | 2/1 | 1,060 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1432 S 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $321K | 4/1 | 2,128 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1434 S 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $57K in 2009, alterations permit in 2021, sold for $385K in 2025 (+575%). | Owner-occupied | $299K | 3/2 | 1,230 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1436 S 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $254K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1438 S 21ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $135K in 2015 → $238K in 2021 (+76%). | Investor / LLC | $270K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1440 S 21ST ST New constructionBought for $150K in 2020, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $545K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $604K | 3/2 | 2,064 | 2021 | 3 | abated |
| 1442 S 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $214K | 3/1 | 1,110 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1444 S 21ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2006 → $168K in 2017 (+179%). | Absentee individual | $224K | 3/1 | 1,262 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1446 S 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $73K in 2014, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $340K in 2022 (+16900%). | Owner-occupied | $303K | 3/1 | 1,262 | 1920 | 5 | |
| 1448 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $65K in 2019. Owner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $215K | —/— | 1,955 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)