Who owns your block
1500 block of S 20th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 61% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $5,657 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 206% since 2016, now about $254K. Property taxes are climbing about 14% 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 $254K — about 1.1× 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 | $254K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 35% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 143 reported crimes (22 violent) and 346 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
- $254K typical home, up +206% since 2016
- Tax bill $769 to $3,106 a year, +14%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $13M assessed, $120,885/yr to the city, about $2,628 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +206% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +304% since 2016 · ~+14%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1542 S 20th St is assessed at $564K but pays $1,578 a year — about 20% of the $7,891 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 +10.7% 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 $306 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 85 arm's-length sales since 1969. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 46 parcels
- Owner-occupied 28
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 13
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Katz (individual) | 2 | 7 | $2.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Esd Investment Llc | 1 | 5 | $768K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Valex Real Estate Llc | 1 | 2 | $416K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 46 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 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $1K in 2010, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $180K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $414K | 3/1 | 1,872 | 2013 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1501 S 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit. | Absentee individual | $198K | —/— | 1,600 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1502 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $25K in 2011, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $173K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $414K | 3/2 | 1,872 | 2013 | 2 | |
| 1503-07 S 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $109K | —/— | 2,477 | 1970 | 0 | abated |
| 1504 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $25K in 2011, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $173K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $412K | 3/2 | 1,872 | 2013 | 2 | |
| 1506 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $56K in 2013, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $305K in 2016 (+445%). | Owner-occupied | $318K | 4/1 | 1,740 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1508 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $167K in 2016. Owner pulled a use permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $254K | 4/1 | 1,740 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1509 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $177K in 2023. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $218K | 3/1 | 1,190 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1510 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $16K in 2012, major alteration permit in 2012, sold for $479K in 2020 (+2893%). | Owner-occupied | $344K | 3/3 | 1,740 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1511 S 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit. | Vacant | $122K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1512 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2000. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $254K | 4/1 | 1,740 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1513 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $140K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $376K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $381K | 3/2 | 1,480 | 1920 | 2 | abated |
| 1514 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $25K in 2007, major alteration permit in 2011, sold for $380K in 2026 (+1451%). | Owner-occupied | $254K | 4/1 | 1,740 | 1920 | 5 | |
| 1515 S 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,190 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1516 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $44K in 2012. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2015. | Investor / LLC | $254K | 4/1 | 1,740 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1517 S 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,190 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1518 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $325K in 2017. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $324K | 3/2 | 1,413 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1519 S 20TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $135K in 2010 → $300K in 2025 (+122%). | Owner-occupied | $295K | 3/1 | 1,190 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1520 S 20TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $45K in 2005 → $165K in 2015 (+267%). | Owner-occupied | $386K | 3/2 | 1,532 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1521 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $160K in 2021. Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2021. | Vacant | $122K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1522 S 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $247K | 4/1 | 1,532 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1523 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $25K in 2013, electrical permit in 2014, sold for $385K in 2025 (+1440%). | Owner-occupied | $295K | 3/1 | 1,190 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1524 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $190K in 2020, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2020, sold for $425K in 2021 (+124%). | Owner-occupied | $386K | 3/2 | 1,532 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1525 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $22K in 2011, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $180K in 2013 (+718%). | Absentee individual | $295K | 3/1 | 1,190 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1526 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $4K in 2005, alteration permit in 2018, sold for $348K in 2019 (+8600%). | Owner-occupied | $386K | 3/2 | 1,532 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1527 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $165K in 2018, alteration permit in 2018, sold for $385K in 2023 (+133%). | Owner-occupied | $341K | 3/2 | 1,190 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1528 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $275K in 2007, electrical permit in 2008, sold for $385K in 2022 (+40%). | Owner-occupied | $334K | 3/2 | 1,532 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1529 S 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,190 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1530 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $50K in 2007, alteration permit in 2008, sold for $289K in 2019 (+478%). | Absentee individual | $334K | 4/1 | 1,532 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1531 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,190 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1532 S 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $222K | 3/1 | 1,246 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1533 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $7K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $260K in 2018 (+3752%). | Absentee individual | $240K | —/— | 1,190 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1534 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $248K | 4/1 | 1,532 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1535 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $253K | 3/2 | 1,350 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1536 S 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $253K | 4/1 | 1,712 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1537 S 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $235K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1538 S 20TH ST | Absentee individual | $248K | 4/1 | 1,532 | 1920 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1539 S 20TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 6×: $55K in 2004 → $325K in 2026 (+491%). | Owner-occupied | $341K | 3/1 | 1,190 | 1920 | 6 | |
| 1540 S 20TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $140K in 1969 → $300K in 2021 (+114%). | Owner-occupied | $250K | 2/3 | 1,320 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1541 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $2K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2009, sold for $140K in 2016 (+6900%). | Owner-occupied | $240K | —/— | 1,190 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1542 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $100K in 2024, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $650K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $564K | 4/— | 2,256 | 2025 | 3 | abated |
| 1543 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $58K in 2012, alteration permit in 2012, sold for $323K in 2026 (+797%). | Owner-occupied | $301K | 3/1 | 1,249 | 1920 | 5 | |
| 1544 S 20TH ST | Absentee individual | $428K | 3/3 | 1,750 | 2020 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 1544 S 20TH ST | Absentee individual | $365K | 3/2 | 1,446 | 2020 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 1546 S 20TH ST | Vacant | $131K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1548 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a combined lot line relocation and new dev… permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $220K | —/— | 1,680 | 1920 | 0 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)