Who owns your block
200 block of S 21st St
A mixed-ownership block: 45% owner-occupied, 25% investor-held, with 1 home behind $14,708 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 47% since 2016, now about $988K. 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 $988K — about 4.4× 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 | $988K | $608K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 15% | 28% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 80 reported crimes (14 violent) and 662 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
- $988K typical home, up +47% since 2016
- Tax bill $9,115 to $13,338 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $41M assessed, $550,570/yr to the city, about $13,764 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +47% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +46% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
236 S 21st St is assessed at $633K but pays $2,401 a year — about 27% of the $8,861 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 +3.6% 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 $147 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 29 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 40 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Investor / LLC 7
- Absentee individual 15
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locust Commons L P (individual) | 5 | 7 | $7.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Nine Roots Lp | 2 | 5 | $5.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Phillup Llc | 1 | 3 | $4.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Urban Homes I Llc | 2 | 3 | $2.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Oliver Mellett (individual) | 2 | 2 | $2.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Revocable Living Trust Fo | 1 | 1 | $633K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 242 S 21 St Mrt Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 244-246 Associates Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 248 South 21 Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Vaki Enterprises | 1 | 1 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 224 S 21ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $1.2M in 2012 → $1.6M in 2021 (+38%). | Vacant | $57K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 226 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $1.2M in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $1.2M | —/— | 5,676 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 228 S 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $2.4M | —/— | 4,812 | 1800 | 0 | |
| 230 S 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit. | Owner-occupied | $1.2M | —/— | 4,430 | 1800 | 0 | rented |
| 232 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $1.2M in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | —/— | 3,772 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 234 S 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit, sold for $1.6M in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $1.9M | —/— | 3,525 | 1800 | 1 | |
| 235 S 21ST ST HistoryL&I violation (2022). | Absentee individual | $1.6M | —/— | 6,800 | 1870 | 0 | rented |
| 236 S 21ST ST | Absentee individual | $608K | 2/2 | 1,204 | 1900 | 0 | abated |
| 236 S 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $655K | —/— | 2,326 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 236 S 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $633K | 2/1 | 2,068 | 1900 | 0 | abated |
| 237 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $4.3M in 2003. Owner pulled a exterior window and door replacement permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $1.3M | —/— | 4,320 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 238 S 21ST ST HistoryL&I violation (2018). | Owner-occupied | $950K | —/— | 2,630 | 1800 | 0 | |
| 239 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $4.3M in 2003. Owner pulled a exterior window and door replacement permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $1.4M | —/— | 3,600 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 240 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $513K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | —/— | 2,604 | 1800 | 1 | |
| 241 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $4.3M in 2003. Owner pulled a exterior window and door replacement permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $1.2M | —/— | 3,600 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 242 S 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $1.0M in 2017, plumbing permit in 2017, sold for $1.0M in 2023 (+189%). | Investor / LLC | $1.1M | 4/4 | 3,630 | 1800 | 6 | |
| 244-46 S 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $1.4M | —/— | 5,268 | 1800 | 0 | rented |
| 248 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $1.0M in 2015. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | —/— | 3,200 | 1800 | 1 | |
| 250 S 21ST ST | Absentee individual | $917K | —/— | 4,482 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 251 S 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $1.5M | —/— | 4,080 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 252 S 21ST ST | Absentee individual | $841K | —/— | 3,306 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 253 S 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $463K | 1/1 | 1,360 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 253 S 21ST ST | Absentee individual | $177K | —/1 | 330 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 253 S 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $254K | 1/1 | 563 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 253 S 21ST ST | Absentee individual | $374K | 2/1 | 971 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 254 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $3.4M in 2022. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $846K | —/— | 3,710 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 255 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $220K in 2000. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | —/— | 1,848 | 1800 | 1 | |
| 256 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $3.4M in 2022. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. | Investor / LLC | $846K | —/— | 4,030 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 257 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $320K in 2002. Owner pulled a exterior window and door replacement permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $956K | —/— | 2,532 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 258 S 21ST ST History3 L&I violations (2015); L&I violation (2017). | Owner-occupied | $1.2M | —/— | 3,900 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 259 S 21ST ST HistoryL&I violation (2014). | Absentee individual | $927K | —/— | 2,640 | 1800 | 0 | |
| 260 S 21ST ST Historysold $4.3M (2003); 3 L&I violations (2015). | Absentee individual | $937K | —/— | 3,945 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 261 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $700K in 2015. Owner pulled a suppression permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $920K | —/— | 3,015 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 262 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $2.0M in 2015. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $1.3M | —/— | 5,600 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 263 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $285K in 2001. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $843K | 2/— | 1,905 | 1800 | 2 | |
| 264 S 21ST ST Historysold $2.0M (2015); 2 L&I violations (2023). | Investor / LLC | $1.4M | —/— | 4,760 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 265 S 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $1.4M | 3/3 | 2,808 | 1800 | 0 | |
| 266 S 21ST ST History3 L&I violations (2009); L&I violation (2017). | Absentee individual | $1.0M | —/— | 5,160 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 267 S 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $843K | —/— | 1,957 | 1800 | 0 | rented |
| 269 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $212K in 1999. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $910K | —/— | 2,292 | 1800 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)