Who owns your block
200 block of S 20th St
A mixed-ownership block: 42% owner-occupied, 35% investor-held, with 3 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 51% since 2016, now about $914K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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 $914K — about 4.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19103 median of $608K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19103 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19103 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $914K | $608K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 16% | 28% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 112 reported crimes (24 violent) and 536 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
- $914K typical home, up +51% since 2016
- Tax bill $8,281 to $12,244 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $50M assessed, $398,367/yr to the city, about $12,851 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +51% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +48% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
250 S 20th St is assessed at $14M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $193,718 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 +3.8% 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 $151 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 20 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 19 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 31 parcels
- Owner-occupied 13
- Investor / LLC 8
- Absentee individual 10
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rev Dennis J Dougherty (individual) | 2 | 23 | $39M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ltmm Associates L P | 1 | 2 | $3.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 302 Hurffville Realty Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tkfop Partners Lp | 1 | 1 | $1.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Vca Real Property Acquisi | 1 | 1 | $873K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 238 S 20th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tm Realty Partners L P | 1 | 1 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 132 Realty Llc | 1 | 1 | $875K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cao & Son Llc | 1 | 1 | $743K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Evergreen Investment Prop | 1 | 1 | $764K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Country Elegance Inc | 1 | 1 | $465K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bosssk Property Llc | 1 | 1 | $509K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 218 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $805K in 2010, alteration permit in 2011, sold for $1.7M in 2018 (+115%). | Investor / LLC | $1.3M | —/— | 4,689 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 220 S 20TH ST History2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2022). | Absentee individual | $982K | —/— | 3,220 | 1800 | 0 | |
| 224 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $538K in 2002. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $1.7M | —/— | 3,366 | 1800 | 2 | |
| 226 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $873K | —/— | 2,862 | 1800 | 0 | |
| 227 S 20TH ST History2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE - UNFIT RELOCATE (2012); 8 L&I violations (2024). | Absentee individual | $836K | —/— | 3,448 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 228 S 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated), sold for $1.2M in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $1.4M | —/— | 3,060 | 1800 | 1 | abated |
| 230 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $914K | —/— | 2,604 | 1800 | 0 | rented |
| 232 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | 8/4 | 2,688 | 1800 | 0 | |
| 234 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $577K in 2002. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | —/— | 4,071 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 236 S 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $1.2M | 3/3 | 3,766 | 1800 | 0 | |
| 238 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $1.4M | —/— | 4,590 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 240 S 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $6.9M | —/— | 17,018 | — | 0 | abated |
| 242 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $1.4M | —/— | 6,437 | 1800 | 0 | |
| 250 S 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $14M | —/— | 50,400 | — | 0 | abated |
| 253 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $622K | —/— | 2,040 | 1800 | 0 | rented |
| 255 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $350K in 2002, built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $260K in 2003. | Owner-occupied | $836K | —/— | 2,742 | 1800 | 3 | rentedabated |
| 256-58 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a sign permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $1.5M | —/— | 5,264 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 257 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $866K | —/— | 2,838 | 1800 | 0 | rented |
| 259-61 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $1.9M | —/— | 6,552 | 1890 | 0 | rented |
| 260 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $1.2M in 2015. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $888K | —/— | 2,910 | 1800 | 1 | rented |
| 262 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $1.1M in 2014, plumbing permit in 2017, sold for $1.6M in 2018 (+158%). | Investor / LLC | $875K | —/— | 2,868 | 1800 | 3 | rented |
| 264 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $950K in 2014. Owner pulled a sign permit in 2015. | Investor / LLC | $743K | —/— | 2,436 | 1800 | 3 | |
| 265 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $315K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | —/— | 1,414 | 1800 | 1 | |
| 266 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $676K | —/— | 2,217 | 1800 | 0 | |
| 267 S 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $384K | —/— | 1,260 | 1800 | 0 | abated |
| 268 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $447K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $764K | —/— | 2,070 | 1800 | 1 | |
| 269 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $465K | —/— | 1,260 | 1800 | 0 | |
| 270 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $679K | —/— | 2,226 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 272 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $915K in 2019. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $509K | —/— | 1,668 | 1800 | 1 | 3 viol |
| 274 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $840K | —/— | 2,800 | 1800 | 0 | |
| 276 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $1.1M | —/— | 3,584 | 1890 | 0 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)