Who owns your block
1500 block of N 18th St
A mixed-ownership block: 40% owner-occupied, 30% investor-held, with 25 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 75% since 2016, now about $396K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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 $396K — about 1.8× the citywide median, and above 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 | $396K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 25% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 212 reported crimes (83 violent) and 247 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
- $396K typical home, up +75% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,487 to $2,276 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $67,673/yr to the city, about $3,384 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +75% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +53% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1501 N 18th St is assessed at $4.3M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $59,668 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.2% 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 $175 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 26 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 20 parcels
- Owner-occupied 8
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 6
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 5 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rex Properties Llc | 1 | 3 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Universal Marble & Granite Inc | 3 | 3 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1504 N 18th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $460K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1526 N 18 Llc | 1 | 1 | $317K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 N 18TH ST | Absentee individual | $399K | 4/2 | 3,564 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1501 N 18TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $4.3M | —/— | 38,304 | 2008 | 0 | abated |
| 1502 N 18TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $401K | —/— | 3,188 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1504 N 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $180K in 2006. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. | Investor / LLC | $460K | 9/9 | 3,354 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1506 N 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $8K in 2001. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $574K | 9/3 | 3,188 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1508 N 18TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $394K | —/— | 3,090 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1510 N 18TH ST LandVacant land, last sold for $46K in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $238K | —/1 | 1,260 | 2001 | 1 | |
| 1512 N 18TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $46K in 2002 → $160K in 2013 (+248%). | Owner-occupied | $207K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1999 | 2 | |
| 1514 N 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $207K | —/1 | 1,260 | 1999 | 0 | |
| 1516 N 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $46K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $234K | —/1 | 1,260 | 2001 | 1 | |
| 1524 N 18TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $398K | 4/2 | 3,149 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1526 N 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $67K in 2008, use permit in 2008, sold for $474K in 2022 (+607%). | Investor / LLC | $317K | —/— | 2,698 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 1528 N 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $60K in 2006, major alteration permit in 2007, sold for $535K in 2024 (+792%). | Owner-occupied | $544K | 9/4 | 2,698 | 1915 | 4 | rented |
| 1530 N 18TH ST | Absentee individual | $212K | 4/2 | 1,644 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1532 N 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $288K | —/2 | 1,644 | 1998 | 0 | |
| 1534 N 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $530K in 2017, plumbing permit in 2009, sold for $500K in 2021 (+49900%). | Investor / LLC | $684K | 12/6 | 3,700 | 1915 | 4 | 9 viol |
| 1536 N 18TH ST History4 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2021); 4 L&I violations (2022). | Vacant | $244K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1538 N 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $470K in 2017, major alteration permit in 2009, sold for $500K in 2021 (+355%). | Owner-occupied | $563K | —/— | 3,090 | 1915 | 3 | 10 viol |
| 1540 N 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $5K in 2006, electrical permit in 2007, sold for $500K in 2021 (+10317%). | Owner-occupied | $563K | —/— | 3,090 | 1915 | 4 | 6 viol |
| 1542 N 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. | Vacant | $213K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 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)