Who owns your block
1900 block of N 21st St
A mixed-ownership block: 17% owner-occupied, 0% investor-held, with 1 open code violation and 2 homes behind $11,581 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 519% since 2016, now about $81K.
- 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 $81K — about 0.4× 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 | $81K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 116 reported crimes (51 violent) and 98 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
- $81K typical home, up +519% since 2016
- Whole block: $1.8M assessed, $2,062/yr to the city, about $172 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +519% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
Not enough history yet.
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1930-40 N 21st St is assessed at $579K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $8,098 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 +18% 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 $619 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 3 arm's-length sales since 2004. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 12 parcels
- Absentee individual 6
- Vacant 6
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 3 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ballard Clifford L Jr (individual) | 2 | 2 | $245K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 12 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 N 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $206K | 3,216 | 1915 | 0 | abated1 viol |
| 1902 N 21ST ST | Vacant | $39K | — | — | 0 | |
| 1904 N 21ST ST HistoryL&I violation (2021). | Vacant | $39K | — | — | 0 | |
| 1906 N 21ST ST HistoryL&I violation (2021). | Vacant | $39K | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1908 N 21ST ST New constructionBought for $1K in 2004, built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated), sold for $5K in 2005. | Absentee individual | $180K | 1,998 | 1914 | 2 | abated |
| 1910 N 21ST ST Historysold $2K (2008); 2 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2021). | Vacant | $51K | — | — | 1 | |
| 1912 N 21ST ST HistoryL&I violation (2021). | Vacant | $51K | — | — | 0 | |
| 1913-15 N 21ST ST | Absentee individual | $111K | 2,800 | 1965 | 0 | abated |
| 1914 N 21ST ST History2 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2015); L&I violation (2021). | Vacant | $51K | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1916-22 N 21ST ST | Absentee individual | $178K | 6,560 | — | 0 | rentedabated |
| 1928 N 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $229K | 2,745 | 1915 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 1930-40 N 21ST ST | Absentee individual | $579K | 18,960 | 2008 | 0 | rentedabated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)