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Who owns your block

1900 block of S 30th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 81% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 10 open code violations and 2 homes behind $3,776 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 84% since 2016, now about $241K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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.

By the Numbers

Median value
$241K
$216K–$443K
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$212
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$177K
5 sold in 2yr
assessed $241K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $6K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1950
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
81%
30 of 37
city 41%
Rentals
11%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
10
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$4K
2 of 37 behind
▼ block 5% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+1%
value · tax +$106
5 years
+52%
value · tax +$347
10 years
+84%
value · tax +$574

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 $241K — 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$241K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied65%46%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 57 reported crimes (8 violent) and 123 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
57
8 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
123
25 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft13
Thefts11
Fraud9
Other Assaults7
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief7
Theft from Vehicle6

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection62
Abandoned Vehicle17
Maintenance Complaint7
Street Defect7
Salting5
Inlet Cleaning3

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
Universal Institute Charter School At Alcorn
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$125K$250K$241K2016: $131K2017: $131K2018: $131K2019: $148K2020: $159K2021: $159K2022: $159K2023: $193K2024: $193K2025: $240K2026: $240K2027: $241K2016202020232027

▲ +84% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,0662016: $1,5102017: $1,4922018: $1,4572019: $1,6132020: $1,6782021: $1,6782022: $1,7192023: $1,5862024: $1,5862025: $1,9602026: $1,9602027: $2,0662016202020232027

▲ +37% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 184 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $184 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+84%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.8 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 29 arm's-length sales since 2001. 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$500K20052010201520202025
29arm's-length sales since 2001
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
17homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 37 parcels

Owner-occupied: 30Investor / LLC: 4Absentee individual: 3 37parcels
  • Owner-occupied 30
  • Investor / LLC 4
  • Absentee individual 3

Value distribution today

12 parcels18 parcels2 parcels1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels4 parcels
$216K$344K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Kiang Realty Lp111$3.1Mphila.gov ↗
1822 S Dover St Llc29$2.3Mphila.gov ↗
Wiharta Lim (individual)27$2.2Mphila.gov ↗
Lai Jessica Devina (individual)23$593Kphila.gov ↗
Viceroy Holdings Llc12$403Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 37 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
1901 S 30TH ST sold $80K (2004); 3 L&I violations (2017). Owner-occupied $344K 4/1 1,560 1950 1
1902 S 30TH ST Bought for $27K in 2001, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $135K in 2007. Owner-occupied $283K 3/1 1,492 1950 3 4 viol
1903 S 30TH ST L&I violation (2013); sold $237K (2022). Investor / LLC $244K 3/1 1,106 1950 1 tax lien
1904 S 30TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $244K 3/1 1,134 1950 0
1905 S 30TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $248K 3/1 1,122 1950 0
1906 S 30TH ST Owner-occupied $250K 3/1 1,134 1950 1
1907 S 30TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Absentee individual $219K 3/1 1,114 1950 0 tax lien
1908 S 30TH ST Traded 2×: $65K in 2008 → $90K in 2014 (+38%). Owner-occupied $253K 3/1 1,136 1950 2
1909 S 30TH ST Traded 2×: $90K in 2006 → $307K in 2020 (+241%). Owner-occupied $356K 3/2 1,124 1950 2
1910 S 30TH ST Bought for $64K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $244K 3/1 1,136 1950 1
1911 S 30TH ST Investor / LLC $236K 3/1 1,108 1950 0 rentedtax lien
1912 S 30TH ST Owner-occupied $233K 3/1 1,134 1950 1
1913 S 30TH ST Owner-occupied $238K 3/1 1,122 1950 1
1914 S 30TH ST sold $160K (2025); 6 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2026). Investor / LLC $225K 3/1 1,134 1950 1 6 viol
1915 S 30TH ST Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,106 1950 0 rented
1916 S 30TH ST Bought for $43K in 2001, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $130K in 2019. Owner-occupied $244K 3/1 1,134 1950 2
1917 S 30TH ST Owner-occupied $238K 3/1 1,128 1950 0
1918 S 30TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $244K 3/1 1,134 1950 0
1919 S 30TH ST Traded 2×: $99K in 2009 → $290K in 2019 (+193%). Absentee individual $342K 3/1 1,112 1950 2 rentedtax lien
1920 S 30TH ST Owner-occupied $241K 3/1 1,136 1950 0
1921 S 30TH ST Absentee individual $227K 3/1 1,118 1950 1
1923 S 30TH ST Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $237K 3/1 1,118 1950 0
1924 S 30TH ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,208 1950 0
1925 S 30TH ST Owner-occupied $245K 3/1 1,110 1950 0
1926 S 30TH ST L&I violation (2016); sold $115K (2017). Owner-occupied $251K 3/1 1,136 1950 1 tax lien
1927 S 30TH ST Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,118 1950 0
1928 S 30TH ST Owner-occupied $226K 3/1 1,136 1950 0
1929 S 30TH ST Owner-occupied $227K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
1930 S 30TH ST sold $58K (2001); L&I violation (2019). Owner-occupied $253K 3/1 1,136 1950 1 tax lien
1931 S 30TH ST Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,116 1950 1
1932 S 30TH ST Owner-occupied $234K 3/1 1,136 1950 0
1933 S 30TH ST Bought for $164K in 2006. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $237K 3/1 1,118 1950 2
1934 S 30TH ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,136 1950 1
1935 S 30TH ST Bought for $155K in 2007. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $247K 3/1 1,122 1950 3
1937 S 30TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $229K 3/1 1,138 1950 0
1939 S 30TH ST Owner pulled a exterior window and door replacement permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $248K 3/1 1,142 1950 0
1941 S 30TH ST Investor / LLC $443K —/— 1,560 1950 0 rented

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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