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Who owns your block

1900 block of Rittenhouse Sq

A mostly owner-occupied block: 68% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $0 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 62% since 2016, now about $1.4M. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year and the increases are speeding up.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.
The readAI analysis · from the figures below
  1. 01
    Appreciation

    Despite a $1.4M median value that is 6.4x the city median, the block appreciated only 4.5% per year versus 6.5% citywide since 2016.

  2. 02
    Taxes

    $80K in annual tax abatements covers 2 homes while the 1 delinquent taxpayer owes $0, creating a concentrated revenue gap with perfect compliance.

By the Numbers

Median value
$1.4M
$232K–$6.1M
ZIP median $608K
Price / sq ft
$626
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
6.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$1.0M
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $1.4M
Tax / yr
$19K
typical · up to $51K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 57
$80K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
68%
39 of 57
city 41%
Rentals
0%
0 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
1 of 57 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-2%
value · tax −$420
5 years
+39%
value · tax +$5K
10 years
+48%
value · tax +$5K

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 $1.4M — about 6.4× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19103 median of $608K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19103 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19103Philadelphia
Median home value$1.4M$608K$223K
Owner-occupied47%28%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 105 reported crimes (26 violent) and 373 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
105
26 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
373
34 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts28
Other Assaults21
All Other Offenses11
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief10
Fraud7
Disorderly Conduct4

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection52
Street Defect50
Graffiti Removal46
Street Light Outage33
Sanitation Violation30
Information Request26

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
Albert M Greenfield
2200 Chestnut St · 757 students
High · 9-12
Benjamin HS Franklin
616 N 15th St · 975 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$1.0M$2.0M$1.4M2016: $875K2017: $955K2018: $955K2019: $955K2020: $1.0M2021: $1.0M2022: $1.0M2023: $1.1M2024: $1.1M2025: $1.4M2026: $1.4M2027: $1.4M2016202020232027

▲ +62% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$10,000$20,000$18,6482016: $11,8862017: $13,1652018: $13,1652019: $13,0952020: $13,7522021: $13,7522022: $13,8622023: $14,6992024: $14,6992025: $19,0682026: $19,0682027: $18,6482016202020232027

▲ +57% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

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 $80,277 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%
$51,484pays now $85,806at the full rate

1914-16 Rittenhouse Sq is assessed at $6.1M but pays $51,484 a year — about 60% of the $85,806 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 162 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $162 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+62%
since 2016
Net rental yield
0.2%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-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 17 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 48 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$2.5M$5.0M20002005201020152020
17arm's-length sales since 1999
0times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
48homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 57 parcels

Owner-occupied: 39Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 15 57parcels
  • Owner-occupied 39
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 15

Value distribution today

8 parcels10 parcels4 parcels9 parcels9 parcels9 parcels8 parcels
$232K$2.4M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Davidow Revocable Family Trust23$1.8Mphila.gov ↗
Wilmington Trust Ltd11$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
Pt Revocable Trust11$538Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 57 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

Torn down & rebuilt
1914-16 Rittenhouse Sq
$6.1M · demolished in 2016.
Improved
1910 Rittenhouse Sq
$2.9M · Bought for $5.0M in 2015. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021.
Improved
1900 Rittenhouse Sq
$2.3M · Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020.
Improved
1900 Rittenhouse Sq
$1.8M · Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2018.
Improved
1900 Rittenhouse Sq
$1.8M · Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022.
Improved
1900 Rittenhouse Sq
$1.6M · Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026.
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $293K —/— 743 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Absentee individual $1.6M 2/2 2,197 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Absentee individual $2.0M 2/2 2,811 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Investor / LLC $578K 2/1 1,157 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $1.2M 2/2 1,709 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $2.2M 2/2 2,983 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Investor / LLC $1.4M 2/2 2,016 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $1.4M 2/2 2,025 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $1.8M 3/3 2,549 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Absentee individual $232K —/— 708 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $416K —/— 1,352 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $546K 1/1 1,058 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $1.8M 3/3 2,495 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $2.1M 3/2 3,019 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $1.4M 2/2 2,034 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $1.8M 3/3 2,513 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $538K 2/1 1,085 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Investor / LLC $704K 2/2 1,383 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $2.4M 3/3 3,390 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Absentee individual $1.8M 3/2 2,531 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $237K —/— 551 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Absentee individual $588K 2/1 1,175 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $1.5M 3/2 2,251 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $689K 2/2 1,356 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Absentee individual $1.6M 3/2 2,206 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $591K 2/1 1,136 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $1.6M 2/2 2,197 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $538K 2/1 1,085 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $1.4M 2/2 2,025 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $1.3M 2/2 1,980 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $2.3M 3/3 3,616 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $1.6M 2/2 2,197 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2018. Absentee individual $1.8M 2/2 2,540 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Absentee individual $533K 2/1 1,076 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Absentee individual $2.0M 2/2 2,811 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $2.3M 3/2 3,200 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Absentee individual $578K 2/1 1,157 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $1.5M 2/2 2,197 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $2.0M 2/2 2,811 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $1.8M 3/3 2,495 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $614K 2/1 1,175 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $255K 1/1 524 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Absentee individual $1.8M 2/2 2,495 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $1.8M 3/3 2,513 1900 0
1900 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $1.8M 3/3 2,540 1900 0
1906-08 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $583K —/— 15,176 1890 0 abated
1910 RITTENHOUSE SQ ImprovedBought for $5.0M in 2015. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Absentee individual $2.9M 4/2 5,475 1750 1
1912 RITTENHOUSE SQ Absentee individual $3.6M —/— 8,389 1750 1
1914-16 RITTENHOUSE SQ Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2016. Owner-occupied $6.1M 10/8 10,558 1750 0 abated
1918 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $1.2M —/— 2,208 1750 1
1920 RITTENHOUSE SQ Absentee individual $947K 4/2 1,815 1750 1
1922 RITTENHOUSE SQ TradedTraded 2×: $925K in 2013 → $1.4M in 2016 (+51%). Absentee individual $1.0M 3/2 1,599 1750 2
1924 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $1.3M 3/2 2,313 1750 1
1926 RITTENHOUSE SQ Owner-occupied $747K 4/3 2,313 1750 0
1928 RITTENHOUSE SQ TradedTraded 2×: $877K in 2004 → $1.2M in 2018 (+33%). Owner-occupied $1.0M 3/2 2,113 1750 2
1930 RITTENHOUSE SQ Frequently tradedTraded 6×: $505K in 1999 → $1.1M in 2007 (+116%). Owner-occupied $1.2M 3/2 1,950 1750 6
1932 RITTENHOUSE SQ TradedTraded 2×: $650K in 2000 → $660K in 2004 (+2%). Owner-occupied $1.1M 3/2 1,790 1750 2

Neighborhood

Median income
$155K
household
Own vs. rent
64%
owner-occupied
Median age
29.8
residents
Median rent
$2K
gross monthly

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

Where this comes from

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