Who owns your block
1900 block of S 20th St
A mixed-ownership block: 47% owner-occupied, 17% investor-held, with 25 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 204% since 2016, now about $232K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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.
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.
- 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 $232K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19145 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19145 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $232K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 20% | 46% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 97 reported crimes (17 violent) and 294 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
- $232K typical home, up +204% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,062 to $3,106 a year, +10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $9.6M assessed, $99,475/yr to the city, about $3,316 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +204% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +192% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1920-26 S 20th St is assessed at $896K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $12,546 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 +10.6% 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 $304 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 36 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 30 parcels
- Owner-occupied 14
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 11
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelley Investment Group L | 1 | 67 | $11M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tri Star 20 Pa Llc | 1 | 3 | $890K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lam Property Assoc Llc | 2 | 2 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| M5 Investments Llc | 1 | 1 | $368K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900-10 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $939K | —/— | 6,708 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1901 S 20TH ST Historysold $62K (2001); 3 L&I violations (2010). | Owner-occupied | $240K | —/— | 1,800 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1903 S 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $226K | 4/1 | 1,550 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1905 S 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $251K | —/— | 1,550 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1907 S 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $226K | 4/1 | 1,550 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1909 S 20TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $36K in 2003 → $40K in 2017 (+13%). | Owner-occupied | $226K | 4/1 | 1,550 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1911 S 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $221K | 4/1 | 1,550 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1912 S 20TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $19K in 2004 → $29K in 2005 (+57%). | Owner-occupied | $239K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1913 S 20TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2005 → $320K in 2023 (+276%). | Investor / LLC | $445K | —/— | 1,856 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1914 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $17K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $368K | 4/2 | 1,520 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1915 S 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $247K | —/— | 1,888 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1916 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $225K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1917 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $221K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1918 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $25K in 2001, built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated), sold for $108K in 2007. | Absentee individual | $225K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1920 | 2 | abated |
| 1919 S 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $580K in 2025. | Absentee individual | $401K | 5/4 | 2,022 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1920-26 S 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $896K | —/— | 7,714 | — | 0 | abated17 viol |
| 1921 S 20TH ST Historysold $10K (2003); L&I violation (2022). | Owner-occupied | $226K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1923 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $118K in 2006, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $245K in 2016 (+108%). | Owner-occupied | $299K | 3/2 | 1,600 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1925 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 2015. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $223K | 2/2 | 880 | 1920 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 1927 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $259K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $210K | —/— | 1,816 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1928-30 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $23K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $217K in 2016 (+864%). | Investor / LLC | $441K | —/— | 3,532 | 1920 | 3 | 7 viol |
| 1929 S 20TH ST | Absentee individual | $218K | 4/1 | 1,534 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 1931 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $223K | 4/1 | 1,534 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1932-34 S 20TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $23K in 2001 → $217K in 2016 (+864%). | Investor / LLC | $603K | —/— | 4,692 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 1933 S 20TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $200K in 2022 → $295K in 2023 (+47%). | Absentee individual | $223K | 4/1 | 1,534 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1935 S 20TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $16K in 2001 → $93K in 2006 (+478%). | Owner-occupied | $223K | 5/1 | 1,534 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1936 S 20TH ST | Absentee individual | $291K | 4/1 | 2,354 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1937 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $105K in 2016, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $328K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $331K | 3/3 | 1,342 | 1920 | 2 | abated |
| 1939 S 20TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2006 → $41K in 2013 (-42%). | Investor / LLC | $223K | 4/1 | 1,534 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1941 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2001. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $244K | —/— | 1,866 | 1920 | 5 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)