Who owns your block
1900 block of S 9th St
A mixed-ownership block: 57% owner-occupied, 24% investor-held, with 9 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 96% since 2016, now about $284K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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 $284K — about 1.3× 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 | $284K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 35% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 125 reported crimes (27 violent) and 359 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
- $284K typical home, up +96% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,614 to $3,361 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $19M assessed, $191,849/yr to the city, about $5,185 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +96% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +108% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1901 S 9th St is assessed at $6.7M but pays $58,803 a year — about 62% of the $94,125 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 +6.3% 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 $196 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 50 arm's-length sales since 2000. 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 37 parcels
- Owner-occupied 21
- Investor / LLC 7
- Absentee individual 9
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building Bok Lp | 6 | 6 | $9.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Building 6 & 7 Lp | 2 | 2 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Reds Remixed Llc | 1 | 1 | $218K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 S 9TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $360K in 2023 → $300K in 2025 (-17%). | Investor / LLC | $218K | —/— | 1,380 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1901 S 9TH ST | Investor / LLC | $481K | —/— | 7,010 | 1936 | 0 | |
| 1901 S 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $481K | —/— | 14,300 | 1936 | 0 | abated |
| 1901 S 9TH ST | Investor / LLC | $481K | —/— | 8,734 | 1936 | 0 | |
| 1901 S 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $962K | —/— | 35,300 | 1936 | 0 | abated |
| 1901 S 9TH ST | Investor / LLC | $1.0M | —/— | 17,254 | 1936 | 0 | |
| 1901 S 9TH ST | Investor / LLC | $382K | —/— | 14,404 | 1936 | 0 | |
| 1901 S 9TH ST | Investor / LLC | $82K | —/— | 1,219 | 1936 | 0 | |
| 1901 S 9TH ST | Investor / LLC | $6.7M | —/— | 159,800 | 1936 | 0 | abated |
| 1902 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $58K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $243K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 1904 S 9TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $105K in 2009, plumbing permit in 2017, sold for $365K in 2025 (+248%). | Owner-occupied | $356K | 2/1 | 1,176 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1906 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $98K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $282K | 3/1 | 1,092 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1908 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $153K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $225K | 3/1 | 980 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1910 S 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $228K | 3/1 | 1,004 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1912 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $235K in 2024. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $235K | 3/1 | 1,084 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1914 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $120K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $247K | 3/1 | 1,204 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1916 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $90K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $231K | —/— | 1,464 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1918 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $285K in 2024. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $264K | 2/1 | 936 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1920 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $247K in 2019. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $249K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1922 S 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $249K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1924 S 9TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $249K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1926 S 9TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $57K in 2002 → $80K in 2003 (+40%). | Absentee individual | $268K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1928 S 9TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $67K in 2002 → $210K in 2016 (+213%). | Owner-occupied | $197K | —/— | 1,249 | 1925 | 4 | 4 viol |
| 1930 S 9TH ST History2 L&I violations (2010); L&I violation (2012); sold $80K (2013); 4 L&I violations (2014); L&I violation (2026). | Absentee individual | $268K | 3/1 | 1,216 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1932 S 9TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $68K in 2001 → $375K in 2022 (+451%). | Owner-occupied | $382K | 3/1 | 1,482 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1933 S 9TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $52K in 2001 → $130K in 2004 (+150%). | Absentee individual | $326K | 3/1 | 1,808 | 1925 | 4 | 5 viol |
| 1934 S 9TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $160K in 2012 → $280K in 2022 (+75%). | Owner-occupied | $329K | 3/1 | 1,482 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1935 S 9TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $67K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $300K in 2021 (+348%). | Absentee individual | $284K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1936 S 9TH ST New constructionBought for $75K in 2002, built new (tax-abated), sold for $150K in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $390K | 3/1 | 1,482 | 1925 | 3 | abated |
| 1937 S 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $287K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1938 S 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $312K | 3/1 | 1,598 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1939 S 9TH ST Historysold $79K (2003); 2 L&I violations (2009). | Owner-occupied | $299K | 3/1 | 1,520 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1940 S 9TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2003 → $100K in 2008 (+100%). | Owner-occupied | $312K | 3/1 | 1,598 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1941 S 9TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $287K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1942 S 9TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2001 → $40K in 2002 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $240K | —/— | 1,792 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1943 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2010. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $299K | 3/1 | 1,520 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1945 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $38K in 2001. Owner pulled a use permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $253K | —/— | 1,600 | 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)