Who owns your block
1500 block of S 18th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 74% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 3 homes behind $14,470 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 169% since 2016, now about $259K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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 $259K — 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 | $259K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 33% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 104 reported crimes (20 violent) and 319 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
- $259K typical home, up +169% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,316 to $3,046 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $107,719/yr to the city, about $2,762 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +169% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +131% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1525 S 18th St is assessed at $511K but pays $2,338 a year — about 33% of the $7,147 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 +9.4% 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 $269 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 49 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 39 parcels
- Owner-occupied 29
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 7
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Knoll Investments Llc, carries 1 open violation across 2 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knoll Investments Llc | 1 | 2 | $417K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Carlton Llc | 1 | 1 | $257K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1518 S 18th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $254K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500-04 S 18TH ST | Absentee individual | $300K | —/— | 3,120 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 1506 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2011. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. | Investor / LLC | $257K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1508 S 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $258K | 3/1 | 1,389 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1509 S 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $64K in 2007, alteration permit in 2007, sold for $133K in 2008 (+108%). | Owner-occupied | $241K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1510 S 18TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $258K | 3/1 | 1,389 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1511 S 18TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $241K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1512 S 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $382K | 3/1 | 1,288 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1513 S 18TH ST Historysold $46K (2009); L&I violation (2025). | Investor / LLC | $265K | 3/1 | 1,488 | 1925 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 1514 S 18TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $22K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $242K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 1515 S 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $58K in 2011, alteration permit in 2011, sold for $180K in 2012 (+210%). | Owner-occupied | $327K | 3/2 | 1,248 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1516 S 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $242K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1517 S 18TH ST New constructionBought for $50K in 2018, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $422K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $413K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1518 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2023. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $254K | 3/1 | 1,334 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1519 S 18TH ST New constructionBought for $40K in 2003, built new under a 2017 permit, sold for $220K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $241K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1520 S 18TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated), sold for $210K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $254K | 3/1 | 1,334 | 1925 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 1521 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $268K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1522 S 18TH ST New constructionBought for $330K in 2019, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $405K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $394K | 3/2 | 1,306 | 1925 | 4 | abatedtax lien |
| 1523 S 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $109K in 2012, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $295K in 2018 (+171%). | Owner-occupied | $268K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1524 S 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $200K in 2024, addition and/or alteration permit in 2024, sold for $394K in 2024 (+97%). | Owner-occupied | $259K | 3/1 | 1,398 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1525 S 18TH ST New constructionBought for $50K in 2003, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $591K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $511K | 4/3 | 1,908 | 1925 | 3 | abated |
| 1526 S 18TH ST History6 L&I violations (2011). | Owner-occupied | $254K | 3/1 | 1,334 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1527 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $241K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1528 S 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $218K in 2019, major alteration permit in 2019, sold for $325K in 2020 (+49%). | Owner-occupied | $397K | 3/2 | 1,334 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1529 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $132K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $241K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1530 S 18TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $37K in 2005 → $158K in 2012 (+327%). | Owner-occupied | $318K | 4/2 | 1,334 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1531 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $241K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1532 S 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $53K in 2011, plumbing permit in 2017, sold for $270K in 2017 (+409%). | Owner-occupied | $317K | 3/1 | 1,326 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1533 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $175K in 2024. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $268K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1534 S 18TH ST New constructionBought for $78K in 2007, built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated), sold for $403K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $397K | 3/1 | 1,334 | 1925 | 6 | abated |
| 1535 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $241K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1536 S 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $60K in 2010, alteration permit in 2010, sold for $349K in 2021 (+482%). | Owner-occupied | $344K | 3/2 | 1,334 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1537 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $241K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1538 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $254K | 3/1 | 1,334 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1539 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $268K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1540 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $241K | 3/1 | 1,245 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1542 S 18TH ST | Absentee individual | $262K | 3/1 | 1,451 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1544 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $130K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $261K | 3/1 | 1,436 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1546 S 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $236K | —/— | 1,888 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1548 S 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $344K | —/— | 2,752 | 1925 | 0 | 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)