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Who owns your block

1900 block of S 18th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 74% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations and 1 home behind $3,832 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 150% since 2016, now about $245K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% a year.

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
$245K
$227K–$422K
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$177
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.1×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $6K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
6 of 35
$30K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
74%
26 of 35
city 41%
Rentals
14%
5 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$4K
1 of 35 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 6% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+4%
value · tax +$183
5 years
+53%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+150%
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 $245K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and in line with 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$245K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied34%46%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 94 reported crimes (17 violent) and 272 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
94
17 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
272
46 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle27
Thefts22
Other Assaults13
Motor Vehicle Theft8
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief8
All Other Offenses5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection75
Salting44
Abandoned Vehicle22
Illegal Dumping21
Maintenance Complaint21
Street Defect20

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 · K-5
Stephen Girard
1800 Snyder Ave · 304 students
Middle
Eh Universal Institute Charter School At Vare
High
Universal Institute Charter School At Audenried

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$250K$500K$245K2016: $98K2017: $98K2018: $98K2019: $149K2020: $160K2021: $160K2022: $160K2023: $209K2024: $209K2025: $235K2026: $235K2027: $245K2016202020232027

▲ +150% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,1762016: $1,0672017: $1,0412018: $1,0412019: $1,6732020: $1,7722021: $1,7722022: $1,7862023: $2,3862024: $2,6022025: $2,9932026: $2,9932027: $3,1762016202020232027

▲ +198% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr

6
6 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 $30,059 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%
$2,301pays now $5,906at the full rate

1939 S 18th St is assessed at $422K but pays $2,301 a year — about 39% of the $5,906 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 +8.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 250 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $250 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+150%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+2.2 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 30 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 17 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K20002005201020152020
30arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
17homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 35 parcels

Owner-occupied: 26Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 8 35parcels
  • Owner-occupied 26
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 8

Value distribution today

19 parcels8 parcels1 parcels1 parcels2 parcels0 parcels4 parcels
$227K$393K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Tkris Llc115$3.9Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 35 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
1900 S 18TH ST Bought for $295K in 2016. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. Absentee individual $377K 3/3 2,329 1920 1
1901 S 18TH ST sold $65K (2003); 3 L&I violations (2007); 3 L&I violations (2010); L&I violation (2016). Owner-occupied $333K —/— 2,662 1920 1
1902 S 18TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $240K 3/1 1,336 1920 0
1903 S 18TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $259K 4/1 1,560 1920 0
1904 S 18TH ST built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $240K 3/1 1,336 1920 0 abated
1905 S 18TH ST Owner-occupied $242K 3/1 1,312 1920 1
1906 S 18TH ST Owner-occupied $245K 3/1 1,408 1920 0 rented
1907 S 18TH ST 4 L&I violations (2010); L&I violation (2012). Owner-occupied $242K 3/1 1,312 1920 0 tax lien
1909 S 18TH ST Owner-occupied $260K 4/1 1,572 1920 0
1911 S 18TH ST sold $28K (2000); 14 L&I violations (2023); Appeal complete (2024). Owner-occupied $245K 3/1 1,352 1920 1 rented
1913 S 18TH ST Owner-occupied $245K 3/1 1,352 1920 0
1915 S 18TH ST Owner-occupied $254K 3/1 1,480 1920 1
1917 S 18TH ST Owner-occupied $231K 3/1 1,248 1920 0
1919 S 18TH ST Traded 2×: $68K in 2004 → $85K in 2013 (+26%). Investor / LLC $231K 3/1 1,248 1920 2 rented
1920 S 18TH ST Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2025. Absentee individual $241K 3/1 1,432 1920 0
1921 S 18TH ST Bought for $90K in 2018. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. Absentee individual $233K 3/1 1,272 1920 2 rented
1922 S 18TH ST Traded 2×: $120K in 2009 → $130K in 2011 (+8%). Owner-occupied $241K 3/1 1,432 1920 2
1923 S 18TH ST Bought for $150K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $400K in 2019. Owner-occupied $396K 2/— 1,474 1920 2 abated
1924 S 18TH ST Traded 3×: $53K in 2000 → $70K in 2011 (+32%). Owner-occupied $293K —/— 1,536 1920 3
1925 S 18TH ST Bought for $45K in 2011. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2019. Absentee individual $264K 4/1 1,740 1920 3 tax lien
1926 S 18TH ST Owner-occupied $309K —/— 1,620 1920 0 abated
1927 S 18TH ST built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $135K in 2004. Owner-occupied $264K 3/1 1,740 1920 1 abated
1928 S 18TH ST built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $97K in 2015. Absentee individual $253K 4/3 1,592 1920 1
1929 S 18TH ST Owner-occupied $264K 4/1 1,740 1920 0
1930 S 18TH ST Owner-occupied $243K 3/1 1,372 1920 0 abated
1931 S 18TH ST Owner-occupied $256K 4/1 1,758 1920 1
1932 S 18TH ST 5 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2010); sold $200K (2015). Owner-occupied $338K 3/2 1,463 1920 1
1933 S 18TH ST Bought for $147K in 2006, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $390K in 2022 (+165%). Owner-occupied $241K 3/1 1,428 1920 3
1934 S 18TH ST 3 L&I violations (2010). Owner-occupied $243K 3/1 1,372 1920 0
1935 S 18TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Absentee individual $227K 3/1 1,272 1920 0
1936 S 18TH ST Owner-occupied $244K 3/1 1,372 1920 0
1937 S 18TH ST Owner-occupied $227K 3/1 1,272 1920 0
1938 S 18TH ST sold $75K (2003); 3 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2015); 3 L&I violations (2026). Absentee individual $393K —/— 2,412 1920 1 3 viol
1939 S 18TH ST Bought for $32K in 2001, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $202K in 2021. Absentee individual $422K 4/2 1,550 1920 3 rentedabated
1941 S 18TH ST Owner-occupied $227K 3/1 1,272 1920 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)

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