Who owns your block
1400 block of S 31st St
A mixed-ownership block: 58% owner-occupied, 15% investor-held, with 8 open code violations and 6 homes behind $36,670 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 140% since 2016, now about $163K. 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.
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 $163K — about 0.7× 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 | $163K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 19% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 137 reported crimes (34 violent) and 301 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
- $163K typical home, up +140% since 2016
- Tax bill $533 to $944 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.7M assessed, $33,499/yr to the city, about $1,288 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +140% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +77% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1401 S 31st St is assessed at $1.8M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $24,629 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 +8.3% 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 $240 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 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 26 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 6
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, 62015 Inc, carries 2 open violations across 13 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62015 Inc | 1 | 13 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Omb Properties Llc | 1 | 12 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tam Homes 135 Llc | 1 | 3 | $806K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Xcel Investment Group | 1 | 1 | $163K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1400 S 31ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $147K | —/— | 1,280 | 1920 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1401 S 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $1.8M in 2015. | Absentee individual | $1.8M | —/— | 49,840 | 1940 | 2 | abated |
| 1402 S 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit, sold for $95K in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $163K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1404 S 31ST ST HistoryL&I violation (2017); L&I violation (2018); L&I violation (2020); 5 L&I violations (2025). | Absentee individual | $163K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1920 | 0 | 2 violtax lien |
| 1406 S 31ST ST History3 L&I violations (2011). | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1408 S 31ST ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1410 S 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1412 S 31ST ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1414 S 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1416 S 31ST ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1418 S 31ST ST | Absentee individual | $163K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1420 S 31ST ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1422 S 31ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2004 → $48K in 2009 (+140%). | Absentee individual | $178K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1424 S 31ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $9K in 2000 → $20K in 2012 (+133%). | Absentee individual | $163K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1426 S 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1428 S 31ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $24K in 2014 → $98K in 2022 (+319%). | Investor / LLC | $163K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1920 | 4 | rented |
| 1430 S 31ST ST ImprovedBought for $110K in 2007. Owner pulled a descriptive/miscellaneous permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 1432 S 31ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2022. | Vacant | $72K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 viol |
| 1434 S 31ST ST History4 L&I violations (2015); 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2017); 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2022). | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1920 | 0 | 3 violtax lien |
| 1436 S 31ST ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1438 S 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated), sold for $85K in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $255K | 2/1 | 1,216 | 1920 | 1 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 1440 S 31ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $39K in 2004 → $165K in 2023 (+323%). | Absentee individual | $163K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1920 | 4 | rented |
| 1442 S 31ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1444 S 31ST ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1446 S 31ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $12K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $75K in 2021 (+525%). | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1920 | 2 | 1 viol |
| 1448 S 31ST ST History2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2021). | Vacant | $72K | —/— | — | — | 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)