Who owns your block
1900 block of S 3rd St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 68% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 18 open code violations and 2 homes behind $334 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 111% since 2016, now about $324K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year.
- 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 $324K — about 1.5× the citywide median, and above 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 | $324K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 36% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 85 reported crimes (31 violent) and 317 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
- $324K typical home, up +111% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,716 to $3,207 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $19M assessed, $90,532/yr to the city, about $4,115 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +111% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +87% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1900 S 3rd St is assessed at $11M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $152,343 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +7% 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 $211 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 18 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 22 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 6
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mgl Ventures Llc | 1 | 3 | $921K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Fralinger String Band Inc | 1 | 1 | $298K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 22 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 S 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $11M | —/— | 182,382 | 1928 | 0 | abated7 viol |
| 1901-03 S 3RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2010). | Owner-occupied | $298K | —/— | 3,592 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 1905 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $263K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 1907 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $295K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1905 | 1 | |
| 1909 S 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $225K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $651K | 4/2 | 2,698 | 1905 | 1 | abated2 viol |
| 1911 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $316K | 3/2 | 1,232 | 1905 | 1 | |
| 1913 S 3RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $115K in 2003 → $340K in 2018 (+196%). | Owner-occupied | $428K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1905 | 2 | |
| 1915 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $296K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1905 | 1 | |
| 1917 S 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit, sold for $230K in 2023. | Absentee individual | $313K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1905 | 1 | |
| 1919 S 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $90K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $295K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1905 | 1 | abated |
| 1921 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $200K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $328K | 3/1 | 1,408 | 1905 | 1 | |
| 1923 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $90K in 2015. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $330K | 3/1 | 1,408 | 1905 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1925 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $321K | 3/1 | 1,408 | 1905 | 0 | abated |
| 1927 S 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $176K | —/— | 1,784 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 1929 S 3RD ST New constructionBought for $40K in 2001, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $100K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $327K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1905 | 2 | |
| 1931 S 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $808K | —/— | 9,144 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1935 S 3RD ST New constructionBought for $55K in 2000, built new under a 2009 permit. | Absentee individual | $332K | —/— | 3,456 | 2006 | 1 | 7 viol |
| 1937 S 3RD ST Historysold $70K (2001); 2 L&I violations (2013). | Absentee individual | $864K | —/— | 8,748 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1939 S 3RD ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $274K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1905 | 0 | abated2 viol |
| 1941 S 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $274K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1905 | 1 | |
| 1943-45 S 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $476K | —/— | 4,830 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1947 S 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2013. Owner pulled a use permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $447K | 4/2 | 2,970 | 1915 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)