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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.

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
$188K
$38K–$297K
ZIP median $167K
Price / sq ft
$214
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$784
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
7 of 18
$28K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
11%
2 of 18
city 41%
Rentals
0%
0 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
30
L&I code
▲ block 11% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 6% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+251%
value · tax +$42
5 years
+919%
value · tax +$784
10 years
+1939%
value · tax +$784

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 blockZIP 19121Philadelphia
Median home value$188K$167K$223K
Owner-occupied0%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.

Crimes · 12mo
96
43 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
159
51 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults32
Thefts12
All Other Offenses11
Burglary Residential10
Aggravated Assault No Firearm7
Motor Vehicle Theft7

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint53
Abandoned Vehicle19
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection18
Illegal Dumping17
Construction Complaints9
Other (Streets)7

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
James G Blaine
3001 W Berks St · 299 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$250K$500K$188K2016: $5K2017: $9K2018: $18K2019: $18K2020: $18K2021: $18K2022: $18K2023: $77K2024: $77K2025: $52K2026: $54K2027: $188K2016202020232027

▲ +3373% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$7842026: $7422027: $78420262027

▲ +6% since 2026 · ~+6%/yr

7
7 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 $28,307 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%
$784pays now $3,919at the full rate

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

95100500020162019202220252027This block 3473 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+38.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+3373%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+38.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+35.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+31.6 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 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

$0$250K$500K20052010201520202025
5arm's-length sales since 2005
0times the typical home has sold
2most sales for a single property
14homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 18 parcels

Owner-occupied: 2Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 7Vacant: 8 18parcels
  • Owner-occupied 2
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 7
  • Vacant 8

Value distribution today

7 parcels0 parcels0 parcels2 parcels1 parcels0 parcels8 parcels
$38K$280K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Redevelopment Authority (individual)21303$240Mphila.gov ↗
Redevelopmen Philadelphia (individual)374$37Mphila.gov ↗
Redevelopment Auth Phila (individual)835$4.0Mphila.gov ↗
Civetta Property Group12$280Kphila.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

$0$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1800 N 31ST ST Bought 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 built new under a 2008 permit. Vacant $174K 0
1802 N 31ST ST Investor / LLC $280K 968 2027 0 abated
1804 N 31ST ST Bought 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 Bought for $280K in 2026, built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $280K 1,310 2027 1 abated
1812 N 31ST ST 2 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 built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $280K 2027 0 abated
1816 N 31ST ST built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $280K 2027 0 abated
1818 N 31ST ST built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $280K 2027 0 abated
1819 N 31ST ST 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2023). Vacant $41K 0
1821 N 31ST ST 2 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 2 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 2 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 8 L&I violations (2008); 3 L&I violations (2023). Vacant $41K 0
1839 N 31ST ST 2 L&I violations (2008); 3 L&I violations (2023). Vacant $38K 0
1841-43 N 31ST ST 4 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)

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