Who owns your block
1700 block of S 20th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 61% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 homes behind $20,813 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 261% since 2016, now about $281K. 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 $281K — about 1.3× 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 | $281K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 21% | 46% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 121 reported crimes (19 violent) and 313 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
- $281K typical home, up +261% since 2016
- Tax bill $693 to $1,960 a year, +10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $13M assessed, $123,520/yr to the city, about $3,743 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +261% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +183% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1726 S 20th St is assessed at $554K but pays $1,551 a year — about 20% of the $7,753 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 +12.4% 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 $361 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 53 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 33 parcels
- Owner-occupied 20
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 8
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Pwbh Holdings 3 Llc, carries 8 open violations across 20 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pwbh Holdings 3 Llc | 1 | 20 | $3.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lo & Son Llc | 1 | 6 | $2.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bbngo Llc | 1 | 2 | $613K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Am Investments | 1 | 1 | $387K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $60K in 2013, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $258K in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $405K | —/— | 3,240 | 1920 | 5 | |
| 1701 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $20K in 2001, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $20K in 2002. | Absentee individual | $281K | —/— | 2,142 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1702 S 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit. | Vacant | $134K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1703 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2008. Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $238K | 3/1 | 1,300 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1704 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $30K in 2016, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $500K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $430K | 3/3 | 2,105 | 2017 | 3 | abated |
| 1705 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $142K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $290K in 2023. | Absentee individual | $350K | 2/2 | 1,276 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 1706 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $15K in 2013, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $435K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $432K | 3/4 | 2,127 | 2017 | 4 | abated |
| 1707 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $70K in 2016, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $419K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $430K | 3/2 | 2,122 | 2017 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 1708 S 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $203K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1709 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $90K in 2023, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $370K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $343K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1920 | 2 | abatedtax lien |
| 1710-12 S 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $64K | —/— | 4,620 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 1711 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $74K in 2016, built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated), sold for $513K in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $535K | 3/4 | 2,136 | 2019 | 3 | abated |
| 1713 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $25K in 2013, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $457K | 6/6 | 2,808 | 2019 | 2 | abated |
| 1714 S 20TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $19K in 2006 → $175K in 2019 (+846%). | Vacant | $127K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 1715 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $303K | —/— | 2,312 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1716 S 20TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $40K in 2005 → $186K in 2026 (+365%). | Investor / LLC | $240K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1717 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $43K in 2013, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $185K in 2014 (+335%). | Owner-occupied | $293K | 3/1 | 1,416 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1718 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $110K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $217K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1719 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $170K in 2018. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $234K | 3/1 | 1,416 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1720 S 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $215K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1721 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $405K in 2017, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $475K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $416K | 3/2 | 2,037 | 2017 | 3 | abated |
| 1722 S 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $243K | 4/1 | 1,658 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1723-25 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $366K | —/— | 3,450 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1724 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $15K in 2011, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $120K in 2024 (+711%). | Investor / LLC | $387K | 4/4 | 2,278 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1726 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $500K in 2019, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $595K in 2022. | Absentee individual | $554K | 4/4 | 2,310 | 2019 | 2 | abatedtax lien |
| 1728 S 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $226K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1729 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $3.5M | —/— | 11,361 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 1730 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $9K in 2003, built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated), sold for $392K in 2023. | Absentee individual | $329K | 4/2 | 1,214 | 1920 | 4 | rentedabated |
| 1732 S 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $207K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1734 S 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $207K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1736 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $59K in 2015, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $239K in 2022 (+304%). | Owner-occupied | $281K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1738 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $240K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1740 S 20TH ST History2 L&I violations (2016). | Owner-occupied | $253K | —/— | 1,928 | 1920 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)