Who owns your block
1600 block of S 18th St
A mixed-ownership block: 55% owner-occupied, 20% investor-held, with 9 open code violations and 1 home behind $4,340 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 164% since 2016, now about $319K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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 $319K — about 1.4× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19145 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19145 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $319K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 20% | 46% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 111 reported crimes (25 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
- $319K typical home, up +164% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,692 to $4,050 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.8M assessed, $72,986/yr to the city, about $3,649 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +164% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +139% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1605 S 18th St is assessed at $501K but pays $1,804 a year — about 26% of the $7,010 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 +9.2% 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 $264 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 40 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 20 parcels
- Owner-occupied 11
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Cds Investments Llc, carries 1 open violation across 5 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cds Investments Llc | 1 | 5 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bsl Limited Properties | 1 | 3 | $714K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1302 Associates Llc | 1 | 3 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 18th And Tasker Llc | 1 | 2 | $839K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1601 S 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $245K | —/— | 1,962 | 1925 | 0 | 6 violtax lien |
| 1603 S 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $6K in 2005, alteration permit in 2007, sold for $288K in 2018 (+4700%). | Owner-occupied | $347K | 3/1 | 1,416 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1605 S 18TH ST New constructionBought for $137K in 2019, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $410K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $501K | 3/2 | 1,584 | 1925 | 3 | abated |
| 1607 S 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $30K in 2016, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $284K in 2016 (+847%). | Owner-occupied | $347K | 2/2 | 1,416 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1609 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $195K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $268K | 4/1 | 1,584 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1611 S 18TH ST New constructionBought for $168K in 2018, built new under a 2008 permit, sold for $255K in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $392K | 3/2 | 1,416 | 1925 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1613 S 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $198K in 2012, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $174K in 2014 (+397%). | Absentee individual | $316K | 4/2 | 1,620 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1614 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $120K in 2009. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $439K | 3/— | 2,805 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1616 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 2006. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $317K | 3/1 | 1,428 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1618 S 18TH ST History2 L&I violations (2012). | Owner-occupied | $253K | 3/1 | 1,428 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1620 S 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $55K in 2002, electrical permit in 2007, sold for $130K in 2011 (+4063%). | Investor / LLC | $360K | 4/4 | 1,908 | 1925 | 5 | 1 viol |
| 1622 S 18TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $13K in 2002 → $435K in 2021 (+3246%). | Owner-occupied | $430K | 4/2 | 1,908 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1624 S 18TH ST New constructionBought for $14K in 2005, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $137K in 2023. | Vacant | $156K | —/— | — | — | 5 | |
| 1626 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2012. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $311K | 6/2 | 1,866 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1628 S 18TH ST New constructionBought for $204K in 2018, built new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated), sold for $450K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $488K | 4/3 | 1,876 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 1630 S 18TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $315K | —/— | 1,856 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1632 S 18TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $315K | —/— | 1,856 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1634 S 18TH ST New constructionBought for $15K in 2003, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $105K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $315K | 5/1 | 1,856 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1636 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $321K | —/— | 2,012 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1638 S 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $371K | —/— | 2,969 | 1915 | 2 | 2 viol |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)