Who owns your block
1500 block of S 21st St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 74% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 8 open code violations and 2 homes behind $14,751 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 175% since 2016, now about $202K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% 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 $202K — about 0.9× 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 | $202K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 26% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 184 reported crimes (35 violent) and 279 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
- $202K typical home, up +175% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,026 to $2,825 a year, +10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.3M assessed, $43,401/yr to the city, about $2,284 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +175% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +175% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1529 S 21st St is assessed at $472K but pays $2,175 a year — about 33% of the $6,611 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 +9.6% 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 $275 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 17 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 19 parcels
- Owner-occupied 14
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 4
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, City Wide Offer Llc, carries 4 open violations across 7 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Wide Offer Llc | 1 | 7 | $994K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Best Of Philadelphia Llc | 1 | 2 | $397K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1509 S 21ST ST History3 L&I violations (2008). | Absentee individual | $202K | 3/1 | 1,058 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1511 S 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,058 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1513 S 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $208K | 3/1 | 1,136 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1515 S 21ST ST New constructionBought for $83K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $257K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $325K | 2/2 | 1,136 | 1920 | 2 | abatedtax lien |
| 1517 S 21ST ST HistoryL&I violation (2009). | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,058 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1519 S 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $40K in 2001, major alteration permit in 2012, sold for $212K in 2017 (+430%). | Owner-occupied | $279K | 2/2 | 1,114 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1521 S 21ST ST History2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2025); sold $145K (2026). | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,058 | 1920 | 1 | 2 viol |
| 1523 S 21ST ST | Absentee individual | $202K | 3/1 | 1,058 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1525 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2017. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $202K | 3/1 | 1,058 | 1920 | 2 | rented3 viol |
| 1527 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $152K in 2018. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $219K | 3/1 | 1,068 | 1920 | 1 | 3 viol |
| 1529 S 21ST ST New constructionBought for $140K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $380K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $472K | 3/3 | 1,545 | 1920 | 2 | abatedtax lien |
| 1531 S 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,058 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1533 S 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit, sold for $75K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,058 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1535 S 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,058 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1537 S 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $202K | 3/1 | 1,058 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 1539 S 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $165K in 2022, addition and/or alteration permit in 2022, sold for $330K in 2024 (+100%). | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1541 S 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,058 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1543 S 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,058 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1545 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $9K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,058 | 1920 | 1 | 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)