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Who owns your block

1800 block of S 21st St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 73% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 10 open code violations and 8 homes behind $15,717 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 177% since 2016, now about $203K. Property taxes are climbing about 13% 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
$203K
$94K–$380K
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$150
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$215K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $203K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 33
$21K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
73%
24 of 33
city 41%
Rentals
3%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
10
L&I code
▲ block 9% · city 5%
Back taxes
$16K
8 of 33 behind
▲ block 24% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
4
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 9% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+10%
value · tax +$172
5 years
+100%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+177%
value · tax +$2K

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 $203K — about 0.9× 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$203K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied42%46%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 109 reported crimes (31 violent) and 332 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
109
31 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
332
62 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults25
Thefts17
Motor Vehicle Theft15
All Other Offenses12
Theft from Vehicle12
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief10

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection64
Maintenance Complaint53
Illegal Dumping42
Abandoned Vehicle24
Inlet Cleaning17
Salting15

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$125K$250K$203K2016: $73K2017: $73K2018: $73K2019: $95K2020: $101K2021: $101K2022: $101K2023: $155K2024: $155K2025: $185K2026: $185K2027: $203K2016202020232027

▲ +177% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,6162016: $6602017: $6602018: $8242019: $1,1312020: $1,0912021: $9812022: $9812023: $2,0692024: $2,0692025: $2,3702026: $2,4442027: $2,6162016202020232027

▲ +296% since 2016 · ~+13%/yr

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2 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 $20,724 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%
$1,409pays now $2,623at the full rate

1834 S 21st St is assessed at $187K but pays $1,409 a year — about 54% of the $2,623 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 +9.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 277 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $277 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+9.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+177%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+3.2 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 41 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
41arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
14homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 33 parcels

Owner-occupied: 24Investor / LLC: 6Absentee individual: 3 33parcels
  • Owner-occupied 24
  • Investor / LLC 6
  • Absentee individual 3

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels4 parcels17 parcels3 parcels3 parcels5 parcels
$94K$314K+

The block's largest owner, Kat Property Investments Llc, carries 8 open violations across 6 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Kat Property Investments Llc16$1.3Mphila.gov ↗
Wilson -Young Development12$498Kphila.gov ↗
Isb Partners Llc11$212Kphila.gov ↗
Eclectic 21 Design Llc11$200Kphila.gov ↗
Js Advisory Llc11$213Kphila.gov ↗
House Of Guz Llc11$215Kphila.gov ↗
L E Fj A Prop Ii Inc11$223Kphila.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

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

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1801 S 21ST ST Bought for $45K in 2006. Owner pulled a use permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $380K 5/4 2,430 1920 1
1803 S 21ST ST Investor / LLC $212K 3/1 1,404 1920 1
1805 S 21ST ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $210K 3/1 1,404 1920 0
1807 S 21ST ST Bought for $145K in 2019, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $328K in 2021. Owner-occupied $314K 3/1 1,291 1920 2
1809 S 21ST ST 3 L&I violations (2010); L&I violation (2016). Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,281 1920 0
1811 S 21ST ST Bought for $10K in 2013. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $194K —/— 1,271 1920 1 tax lien
1813 S 21ST ST 2 L&I violations (2019); 4 L&I violations (2020); 3 L&I violations (2021); 13 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2022). Absentee individual $187K —/— 1,684 1920 0 3 viol
1815 S 21ST ST Bought for $35K in 2010. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. Absentee individual $310K —/— 2,086 1920 2 rented
1816 S 21ST ST Bought for $6K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Investor / LLC $328K 2/1 1,734 1920 6
1817 S 21ST ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $203K —/— 1,328 1920 0
1818 S 21ST ST built new under a 2019 permit. Owner-occupied $238K —/— 1,296 1920 0
1819 S 21ST ST Traded 3×: $25K in 2002 → $365K in 2025 (+1360%). Owner-occupied $305K 3/2 1,276 1920 3
1820 S 21ST ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,296 1920 0
1821 S 21ST ST L&I violation (2007); 3 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2013). Investor / LLC $193K 3/1 1,172 1920 0
1822 S 21ST ST Bought for $170K in 2026. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $199K 3/1 1,296 1920 1
1823 S 21ST ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $184K 3/1 1,102 1920 0
1824 S 21ST ST built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $170K in 2025. Investor / LLC $213K 4/1 1,540 1920 1
1825 S 21ST ST Bought for $83K in 2006, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $215K in 2025 (+159%). Investor / LLC $215K 4/1 1,484 1920 3 tax lien
1826 S 21ST ST Traded 2×: $10K in 2002 → $235K in 2024 (+2250%). Investor / LLC $223K —/— 2,006 1920 2
1828 S 21ST ST Bought for $18K in 2004, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $145K in 2017 (+706%). Absentee individual $197K 3/1 1,386 1920 4
1829 S 21ST ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $224K 4/1 1,584 1920 0 4 viol
1830 S 21ST ST Bought for $40K in 2000, alterations permit in 2022, sold for $205K in 2023 (+413%). Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,280 1920 3
1831 S 21ST ST Bought for $168K in 2025. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,324 1920 1
1832 S 21ST ST Traded 4×: $30K in 2011 → $195K in 2020 (+550%). Owner-occupied $254K 3/1 1,280 1920 4
1833 S 21ST ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $198K 3/1 1,324 1920 0
1834 S 21ST ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $187K 3/1 1,280 1920 0 abated
1835 S 21ST ST Owner-occupied $206K 3/1 1,465 1920 0
1836 S 21ST ST L&I violation (2013); sold $60K (2013); 5 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2023). Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,280 1920 1 tax lien
1837 S 21ST ST Traded 3×: $51K in 2006 → $250K in 2022 (+394%). Owner-occupied $279K 3/2 1,465 1920 3
1838 S 21ST ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,280 1920 0
1839 S 21ST ST Owner-occupied $199K 3/1 1,340 1920 1
1840 S 21ST ST 3 L&I violations (2010). Owner-occupied $281K —/— 1,872 1920 0
1841 S 21ST ST built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $165K in 2026. Owner-occupied $94K —/— 2,205 1 abated3 viol

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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