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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 9, 2026

Who owns your block

1600 block of S 23rd St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 75% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 homes behind $18,246 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 211% since 2016, now about $215K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% a year though the increases have eased lately.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$215K
$111K–$329K
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$153
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.0×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$290K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $215K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
9 of 32
$38K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
75%
24 of 32
city 41%
Rentals
13%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$18K
4 of 32 behind
▲ block 13% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
7
5 homes · ZBA & boards
block 16% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+10%
value · tax −$93
5 years
+123%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+211%
value · tax +$1K

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.

2027
  • 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 $215K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19145 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19145Philadelphia
Median home value$215K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied34%46%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 188 reported crimes (42 violent) and 424 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
188
42 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
424
68 still open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses70
Other Assaults31
Thefts27
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief20
Aggravated Assault No Firearm8
Fraud8

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection104
Maintenance Complaint65
Salting44
Abandoned Vehicle33
Construction Complaints23
Other (Streets)21

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.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
Delaplaine Mcdaniel
1801 S 22nd St · 240 students
High · 9-12
South Philadelphia HS
2101 S Broad St · 647 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$250K$500K$215K2016: $69K2017: $69K2018: $72K2019: $89K2020: $96K2021: $96K2022: $96K2023: $177K2024: $177K2025: $195K2026: $195K2027: $215K2016202020232027

▲ +211% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,0512016: $6482017: $6312018: $6172019: $6992020: $7232021: $7232022: $7402023: $1,5322024: $1,5322025: $2,1442026: $2,1442027: $2,0512016202020232027

▲ +217% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr

9
9 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $37,827 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$1,274pays now $4,418at the full rate

1631 S 23rd St is assessed at $316K but pays $1,274 a year — about 29% of the $4,418 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 +10.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 311 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $311 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+10.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+211%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+10.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+7.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+4.4 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 42 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M2004201020162022
42arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
16homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 32 parcels

Owner-occupied: 24Investor / LLC: 4Absentee individual: 3Vacant: 1 32parcels
  • Owner-occupied 24
  • Investor / LLC 4
  • Absentee individual 3
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels1 parcels20 parcels2 parcels3 parcels5 parcels
$111K$316K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Workforce 8 Llc121$2.8Mphila.gov ↗
J&Z Acquisitions Company Llc15$868Kphila.gov ↗
Jack Alt Llc13$814Kphila.gov ↗
Helen Burroughs (individual)22$417Kphila.gov ↗
Hqj Property Investments Llc11$215Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 32 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

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1608-10 S 23RD ST built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $258K —/— 3,960 0 abated
1612 S 23RD ST Bought for $30K in 2004, demolition permit in 2011, sold for $105K in 2013 (+250%). Owner-occupied $323K 3/1 1,496 1925 6
1614 S 23RD ST built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $215K 4/1 1,600 1925 0 abated
1616 S 23RD ST Bought for $45K in 2011. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $215K 4/1 1,600 1925 1
1618 S 23RD ST Bought for $145K in 2024. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2008. Investor / LLC $215K 4/1 1,600 1925 1
1620 S 23RD ST built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $215K 3/1 1,600 1925 0 abated
1621 S 23RD ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. Investor / LLC $189K —/— 1,450 1925 0
1622 S 23RD ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $241K 4/1 1,904 1925 0 tax lien
1623 S 23RD ST Bought for $35K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $840K in 2026 (+2300%). Investor / LLC $202K 3/1 1,276 1925 3 rented
1624 S 23RD ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $222K 4/1 1,728 1925 0
1625 S 23RD ST Traded 3×: $40K in 2001 → $76K in 2016 (+91%). Absentee individual $202K 3/1 1,276 1925 3 rented
1626 S 23RD ST Owner-occupied $225K 4/1 1,600 1925 0 tax lien
1627 S 23RD ST Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,276 1925 0 abated
1628 S 23RD ST Bought for $100K in 2019, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $347K in 2021. Owner-occupied $329K 3/2 1,428 1925 4
1629 S 23RD ST built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,320 1925 0 abated
1630 S 23RD ST sold $15K (2000); 4 L&I violations (2015). Absentee individual $269K 4/1 1,600 1925 1 tax lien
1631 S 23RD ST Bought for $85K in 2020, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $355K in 2022. Owner-occupied $316K 3/3 1,320 1925 2 abatedtax lien
1632 S 23RD ST Bought for $10K in 2001, use permit in 2009, sold for $55K in 2016 (+450%). Owner-occupied $215K 4/1 1,600 1925 5
1633 S 23RD ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,320 1925 0
1634 S 23RD ST Bought for $105K in 2024. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $215K 3/1 1,600 1925 2
1635 S 23RD ST Bought for $125K in 2018, major alteration permit in 2018, sold for $300K in 2019 (+140%). Owner-occupied $315K 3/2 1,310 1925 2
1636 S 23RD ST Owner-occupied $215K 4/1 1,600 1925 0 abated
1637 S 23RD ST Bought for $28K in 2003, major alteration permit in 2018, sold for $298K in 2019 (+984%). Owner-occupied $316K 3/2 1,320 1925 3 rented
1638 S 23RD ST Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2010. Absentee individual $208K —/— 1,600 1925 0 tax lien
1639 S 23RD ST built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated), sold for $14K in 2003. Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,320 1925 1 abated
1641 S 23RD ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,320 1925 0
1643 S 23RD ST Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,320 1925 0 tax lien
1645 S 23RD ST Bought for $4K in 2007, plumbing permit in 2009, sold for $120K in 2013 (+2900%). Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,320 1925 3
1647 S 23RD ST Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,320 1925 0 rented
1649 S 23RD ST built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,320 1925 0 abated
1651 S 23RD ST Bought for $2K in 2005, wall covering replacement permit in 2019, sold for $290K in 2025 (+14400%). Owner-occupied $273K 4/2 1,320 1925 3
1653 S 23RD ST Bought for $4K in 2016, built new, sold for $70K in 2017. Vacant $111K —/— 2 tax lien

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

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