Who owns your block
1800 block of N 31st St
A mixed-ownership block: 11% owner-occupied, 6% investor-held, with 30 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 3373% since 2016, now about $188K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year.
- 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $188K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19121 median of $167K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19121 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19121 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $188K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 96 reported crimes (43 violent) and 159 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
- $188K typical home, up +3373% since 2016
- Tax bill $742 to $784 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.1M assessed, $14,573/yr to the city, about $810 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +3373% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +6% since 2026 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1802 N 31st St is assessed at $280K but pays $784 a year — about 20% of the $3,919 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 +38.1% 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 $3473 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 5 arm's-length sales since 2005. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 18 parcels
- Owner-occupied 2
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 7
- Vacant 8
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redevelopment Authority (individual) | 2 | 1303 | $240M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Redevelopmen Philadelphia (individual) | 3 | 74 | $37M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Redevelopment Auth Phila (individual) | 8 | 35 | $4.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Civetta Property Group | 1 | 2 | $280K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 18 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 | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 N 31ST ST ImprovedBought for $2K in 2005. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $297K | 3,492 | 1915 | 2 | 27 violtax lien |
| 1801 N 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit. | Vacant | $174K | — | — | 0 | |
| 1802 N 31ST ST | Investor / LLC | $280K | 968 | 2027 | 0 | abated |
| 1804 N 31ST ST New constructionBought for $280K in 2026, built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $280K | 968 | 2027 | 1 | abated |
| 1806 N 31ST ST | Absentee individual | $280K | 968 | 2027 | 0 | abated |
| 1808 N 31ST ST New constructionBought for $280K in 2026, built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $280K | 1,310 | 2027 | 1 | abated |
| 1812 N 31ST ST History2 L&I violations (2011); sold $30K (2015); 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Absentee individual | $201K | 2,340 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1814 N 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $280K | — | 2027 | 0 | abated |
| 1816 N 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $280K | — | 2027 | 0 | abated |
| 1818 N 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $280K | — | 2027 | 0 | abated |
| 1819 N 31ST ST History2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2023). | Vacant | $41K | — | — | 0 | |
| 1821 N 31ST ST History2 L&I violations (2016); 3 L&I violations (2023). | Vacant | $41K | — | — | 0 | |
| 1823 N 31ST ST | Owner-occupied | $152K | 1,995 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1825 N 31ST ST History2 L&I violations (2008); 3 L&I violations (2023); 5 L&I violations (2024); 4 L&I violations (2025). | Vacant | $41K | — | — | 0 | 3 viol |
| 1827 N 31ST ST History2 L&I violations (2008); 3 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); 4 L&I violations (2025). | Vacant | $41K | — | — | 0 | |
| 1829-37 N 31ST ST History8 L&I violations (2008); 3 L&I violations (2023). | Vacant | $41K | — | — | 0 | |
| 1839 N 31ST ST History2 L&I violations (2008); 3 L&I violations (2023). | Vacant | $38K | — | — | 0 | |
| 1841-43 N 31ST ST History4 L&I violations (2008); 3 L&I violations (2023). | Vacant | $38K | — | — | 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)