Who owns your block
1900 block of S 2nd St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 94% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $28 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 43% since 2016, now about $237K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $237K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19148 median of $261K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19148 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $237K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 60% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 76 reported crimes (25 violent) and 345 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
- $237K typical home, up +43% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,799 to $1,942 a year, +1%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.7M assessed, $79,794/yr to the city, about $2,280 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +43% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +8% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1922 S 2nd St is assessed at $253K but pays $1,713 a year — about 48% of the $3,539 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 +3.3% 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 $143 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 24 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 35 parcels
- Owner-occupied 33
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vtgproperties Corp | 1 | 1 | $225K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $292K | 2/1 | 1,231 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1908 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit, sold for $245K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $271K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1909 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated), sold for $100K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $250K | 3/1 | 1,144 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 1910 S 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $273K in 2006 → $250K in 2013 (-8%). | Owner-occupied | $283K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1911 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $244K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1912 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $247K in 2009. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $323K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1913 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $350K | 3/1 | 2,088 | 1926 | 1 | rented |
| 1914 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $228K | 3/1 | 980 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1915 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $232K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1916 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $228K | 3/1 | 980 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1917 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $225K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1918 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $228K | 3/1 | 980 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1919 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1920 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $228K | 3/1 | 980 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1921 S 2ND ST | Investor / LLC | $225K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1922 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $253K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1923 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $225K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1924 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $239K | 3/1 | 1,070 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1925 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $225K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1926 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $233K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1927 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $225K in 2017. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $286K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1928 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $248K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1929 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $298K | 3/1 | 1,224 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1930 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit, sold for $280K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1931 S 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $237K | 3/1 | 1,092 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1932 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $228K | 2/1 | 980 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1933 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $237K | 3/1 | 1,092 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1934 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $228K | 3/1 | 980 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1935 S 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $280K in 2007 → $280K in 2013 (+0%). | Owner-occupied | $281K | 3/1 | 1,092 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1936 S 2ND ST History2 L&I violations (2018); 6 L&I violations (2022); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2024); Appeal complete (2024). | Owner-occupied | $228K | 3/1 | 980 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1937 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $237K | 3/1 | 1,092 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1938 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $230K in 2009. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $271K | 3/1 | 980 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1939 S 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $187K in 2003 → $370K in 2026 (+98%). | Owner-occupied | $261K | 3/1 | 1,092 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1940 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $228K | 3/1 | 980 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1941 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $176K | 4/1 | 1,476 | 1925 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)