Who owns your block
1500 block of N 22nd St
A mixed-ownership block: 22% owner-occupied, 0% investor-held, with 3 open code violations and 2 homes behind $6,299 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 3461% since 2016, now about $157K. Property taxes are climbing about 28% 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 $157K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below 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 | $157K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 134 reported crimes (49 violent) and 99 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
- $157K typical home, up +3461% since 2016
- Tax bill $55 to $824 a year, +28%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $1.7M assessed, $6,524/yr to the city, about $725 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +3461% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +1398% since 2016 · ~+28%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1512-22 N 22nd St is assessed at $496K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $6,949 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 +38.4% 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 $3561 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 1 arm's-length sale since 2018. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Few recorded sales.
Who owns it
Ownership of 9 parcels
- Owner-occupied 2
- Absentee individual 2
- Vacant 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 2 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Memorial Miller (individual) | 3 | 3 | $617K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 9 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 | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500-02 N 22ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $372K | 19,680 | 2016 | 0 | abated3 viol |
| 1512-22 N 22ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $496K | 13,770 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1519 N 22ND ST History2 L&I violations (2008). | Vacant | $60K | — | — | 0 | |
| 1521 N 22ND ST History2 L&I violations (2008). | Vacant | $60K | — | — | 0 | |
| 1523 N 22ND ST History2 L&I violations (2008). | Vacant | $60K | — | — | 0 | |
| 1525 N 22ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2026). | Vacant | $157K | — | — | 0 | |
| 1531 N 22ND ST | Vacant | $59K | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1533 N 22ND ST | Owner-occupied | $227K | 1,776 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1535 N 22ND ST | Absentee individual | $240K | 1,920 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)