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Who owns your block

1900 block of N 20th St

A mixed-ownership block: 8% owner-occupied, 33% investor-held, with 6 open code violations and 2 homes behind $3,217 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 421% since 2016, now about $50K.

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
$50K
$40K–$6.1M
ZIP median $167K
Price / sq ft
$185
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.2×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$38K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $50K
Tax / yr
$693
typical · up to $1K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 24
$103K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
8%
1 of 24
city 41%
Rentals
0%
0 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
6
L&I code
▲ block 13% · city 5%
Back taxes
$3K
2 of 24 behind
▼ block 8% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-30%
value · tax +$0
5 years
+31%
value · tax +$0
10 years
+31%
value · tax +$0

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 $50K — about 0.2× 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$50K$167K$223K
Owner-occupied0%20%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 178 reported crimes (74 violent) and 220 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
178
74 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
220
51 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults48
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief24
Theft from Vehicle20
Thefts19
Fraud15
Motor Vehicle Theft13

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint58
Illegal Dumping50
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection20
Abandoned Vehicle15
Salting13
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
Mastery Charter School At Frederick Douglass
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$50K$100K$50K2016: $10K2017: $38K2018: $38K2019: $37K2020: $38K2021: $38K2022: $38K2023: $54K2024: $54K2025: $71K2026: $71K2027: $50K2016202020232027

▲ +421% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

Not enough history yet.

2
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 $102,705 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%
$0pays now $85,811at the full rate

1900-26 N 20th St is assessed at $6.1M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $85,811 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 +16.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

95100100020162019202220252027This block 521 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $521 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+16.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+421%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+16.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+13.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+9.7 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 12 arm's-length sales since 2013. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K2016201920222025
12arm's-length sales since 2013
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
16homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 24 parcels

Owner-occupied: 1Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 2Vacant: 20 24parcels
  • Owner-occupied 1
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 2
  • Vacant 20

Value distribution today

14 parcels5 parcels0 parcels2 parcels0 parcels0 parcels3 parcels
$40K$185K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
City Of Phila (individual)93871$6561Mphila.gov ↗
Redevelopment Authority (individual)41303$240Mphila.gov ↗
V18 Street Llc16$329Kphila.gov ↗
1827 N 22 Llc34$200Kphila.gov ↗
Nicer Housing Llc14$411Kphila.gov ↗
V And B Properties Llc11$50Kphila.gov ↗
1935 N 20th St Llc11$46Kphila.gov ↗
Blue Corner Properties Llc11$46Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 24 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$5.0M$10M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1900-26 N 20TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $6.1M —/— 28,539 1985 0 abated1 viol
1911 N 20TH ST sold $13K (2017); 2 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2020); 2 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023). Vacant $50K —/— 1 tax lien
1913 N 20TH ST L&I violation (2018); 2 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2021). Vacant $50K —/— 0
1915 N 20TH ST 6 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2023); sold $35K (2026). Vacant $50K —/— 1 tax lien
1917 N 20TH ST 2 L&I violations (2019); 4 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2023); sold $35K (2025). Vacant $50K —/— 1 tax lien
1919 N 20TH ST 4 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023); sold $35K (2025). Vacant $50K —/— 1 tax lien
1921 N 20TH ST 4 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023). Vacant $50K —/— 0
1923 N 20TH ST built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated), sold for $110K in 2024. Absentee individual $426K 6/2 2,300 1915 1 abated3 viol
1925 N 20TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $102K —/— 1,800 1915 0
1927 N 20TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $102K —/— 1,800 1915 0
1929-31 N 20TH ST 2 L&I violations (2025). Vacant $185K —/— 0 2 viol
1933 N 20TH ST 2 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2012); 3 L&I violations (2025); sold $40K (2025). Vacant $40K —/— 1 tax lien
1935 N 20TH ST Bought for $6K in 2017, built new under a 2024 permit, sold for $130K in 2026. Vacant $46K —/— 3 tax lien
1937 N 20TH ST 2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2012). Vacant $46K —/— 0
1939 N 20TH ST Traded 3×: $500 in 2013 → $73K in 2021 (+14400%). Vacant $46K —/— 3
1941 N 20TH ST Vacant $65K —/— 0
1943 N 20TH ST Vacant $62K —/— 0
1945 N 20TH ST Vacant $62K —/— 0
1947 N 20TH ST Vacant $62K —/— 0
1949 N 20TH ST Vacant $62K —/— 0
1951 N 20TH ST Vacant $40K —/— 0
1953 N 20TH ST Vacant $44K —/— 0
1955 N 20TH ST Vacant $44K —/— 0
1957 N 20TH ST Vacant $56K —/— 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)

Where this comes from

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