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Who owns your block

1800 block of N 26th St

A mixed-ownership block: 52% owner-occupied, 10% investor-held, with 8 open code violations and 6 homes behind $27,771 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 492% since 2016, now about $149K. Property taxes are climbing about 30% a year.

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
$149K
$44K–$348K
ZIP median $167K
Price / sq ft
$114
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$11K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $149K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1915
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
52%
16 of 31
city 41%
Rentals
13%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
8
L&I code
▲ block 13% · city 5%
Back taxes
$28K
6 of 31 behind
▲ block 19% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+12%
value · tax +$267
5 years
+190%
value · tax +$947
10 years
+492%
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 $149K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19121 median of $167K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19121 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19121Philadelphia
Median home value$149K$167K$223K
Owner-occupied36%20%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 222 reported crimes (113 violent) and 222 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
222
113 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
222
54 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults69
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief28
Aggravated Assault No Firearm21
Thefts20
All Other Offenses16
Burglary Residential13

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint63
Illegal Dumping29
Abandoned Vehicle22
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection20
Shoveling13
Construction Complaints8

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
Edward Gideon
2817 W Glenwood Ave · 184 students
High · 9-12
Strawberry Mansion HS
3133 Ridge Ave · 275 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$100K$200K$149K2016: $25K2017: $25K2018: $25K2019: $50K2020: $51K2021: $51K2022: $51K2023: $94K2024: $94K2025: $133K2026: $133K2027: $149K2016202020232027

▲ +492% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,1422016: $632017: $772018: $3362019: $2582020: $1952021: $1952022: $1952023: $5082024: $5082025: $9922026: $8752027: $1,1422016202020232027

▲ +1713% since 2016 · ~+30%/yr

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +17.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

95100100020162019202220252027This block 592 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $592 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+17.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+492%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+17.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+14.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+11.1 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 25 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 19 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2005201020152020
25arm's-length sales since 2003
0times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
19homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 31 parcels

Owner-occupied: 16Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 5Vacant: 7 31parcels
  • Owner-occupied 16
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 5
  • Vacant 7

Value distribution today

6 parcels0 parcels0 parcels9 parcels3 parcels9 parcels4 parcels
$44K$223K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual)34773$1418Mphila.gov ↗
Redevelopment Authority (individual)21303$240Mphila.gov ↗
Wilmington Savings Fund Society Fsb Tr156$11Mphila.gov ↗
Around The Block Assets Llc16$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
Cja Investments Llc12$838Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 31 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
1800 N 26TH ST Bought for $80K in 2004, electrical permit in 2018, sold for $142K in 2018 (+78%). Absentee individual $161K —/— 2,510 1915 2
1801 N 26TH ST Bought for $50K in 2006. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Absentee individual $162K —/— 2,055 1915 1
1802 N 26TH ST Bought for $6K in 2003, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $120K in 2021 (+1820%). Investor / LLC $182K —/— 1,590 1915 3 tax lien
1803 N 26TH ST Absentee individual $133K 3/1 1,320 1915 1 tax lien
1804 N 26TH ST Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2018. Vacant $47K —/— 0 2 viol
1805 N 26TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,320 1915 0
1806 N 26TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $182K —/— 1,590 1915 0
1807 N 26TH ST Bought for $26K in 2018. Owner pulled a masonry facade replacement permit in 2020. Absentee individual $133K 3/1 1,320 1915 1 tax lien
1808 N 26TH ST Bought for $14K in 2017, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $300K in 2022 (+2043%). Owner-occupied $348K 4/2 2,245 1915 4 rented
1809 N 26TH ST Bought for $65K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $138K 3/1 1,416 1915 1
1810 N 26TH ST Bought for $12K in 2017, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $320K in 2021 (+2567%). Owner-occupied $348K 4/2 2,245 1915 4 tax lien
1811 N 26TH ST Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,320 1915 0
1812 N 26TH ST Owner-occupied $182K —/— 1,590 1915 0
1813 N 26TH ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,320 1915 0
1814 N 26TH ST Owner-occupied $173K —/— 1,674 1915 0
1815 N 26TH ST Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,320 1915 0
1816 N 26TH ST Traded 2×: $51K in 2006 → $140K in 2019 (+175%). Absentee individual $223K —/— 1,662 1915 2 rented
1817 N 26TH ST Bought for $110K in 2023. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Investor / LLC $213K 3/1 1,320 1915 1
1818 N 26TH ST Owner-occupied $182K —/— 1,590 1915 0 tax lien
1819 N 26TH ST 3 L&I violations (2011). Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,320 1915 0 tax lien
1820 N 26TH ST Bought for $31K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2020. Investor / LLC $182K 4/3 1,590 1915 4 rented
1821 N 26TH ST 4 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023); L&I violation (2024); 2 L&I violations (2026). Vacant $47K —/— 0 2 viol
1822 N 26TH ST 2 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2026). Vacant $48K —/— 0 2 viol
1823 N 26TH ST Bought for $80K in 2024. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $131K 3/1 1,144 1915 1 rented
1824 N 26TH ST Owner-occupied $182K —/— 1,590 1915 0 tax lien
1825 N 26TH ST Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2018. Vacant $44K —/— 0
1826 N 26TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $182K —/— 1,590 1915 0 tax lien
1828 N 26TH ST Owner-occupied $182K —/— 1,590 1915 0
1830 N 26TH ST Vacant $46K —/— 0
1832 N 26TH ST 4 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); 4 L&I violations (2026). Vacant $48K —/— 0 2 viol
1834 N 26TH ST 2 L&I violations (2021). Vacant $149K —/— 0

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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