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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19121 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $50K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 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.
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
- $50K typical home, up +421% since 2016
- Whole block: $7.9M assessed, $8,102/yr to the city, about $338 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +421% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
Not enough history yet.
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 24 parcels
- Owner-occupied 1
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 2
- Vacant 20
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Phila (individual) | 9 | 3871 | $6561M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Redevelopment Authority (individual) | 4 | 1303 | $240M | phila.gov ↗ |
| V18 Street Llc | 1 | 6 | $329K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1827 N 22 Llc | 3 | 4 | $200K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Nicer Housing Llc | 1 | 4 | $411K | phila.gov ↗ |
| V And B Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $50K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1935 N 20th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $46K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Blue Corner Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $46K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900-26 N 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $6.1M | —/— | 28,539 | 1985 | 0 | abated1 viol |
| 1911 N 20TH ST Historysold $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 HistoryL&I violation (2018); 2 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2021). | Vacant | $50K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1915 N 20TH ST History6 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 History2 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 History4 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 History4 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 New constructionbuilt 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $102K | —/— | 1,800 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1927 N 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $102K | —/— | 1,800 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1929-31 N 20TH ST History2 L&I violations (2025). | Vacant | $185K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 viol |
| 1933 N 20TH ST History2 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 New constructionBought for $6K in 2017, built new under a 2024 permit, sold for $130K in 2026. | Vacant | $46K | —/— | — | — | 3 | tax lien |
| 1937 N 20TH ST History2 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 Frequently tradedTraded 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)