Who owns your block
2000 block of N 31st St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 62% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 homes behind $11,870 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 126% since 2016, now about $194K. Property taxes are climbing about 21% 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 $194K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19121 median of $167K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19121 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19121 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $194K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 29% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 154 reported crimes (70 violent) and 253 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
- $194K typical home, up +126% since 2016
- Tax bill $185 to $1,440 a year, +21%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.6M assessed, $30,469/yr to the city, about $1,451 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +126% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +678% since 2016 · ~+21%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2009 N 31st St is assessed at $462K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $6,461 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.7% 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 $226 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 34 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 21 parcels
- Owner-occupied 12
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 4
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 2 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mason Edward Llc | 1 | 14 | $4.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Liu Ai Ping (individual) | 2 | 2 | $317K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rashida Howe (individual) | 2 | 2 | $342K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 2003 Esn Inc | 1 | 1 | $35K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 N 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit, sold for $140K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $244K | 4/2 | 1,690 | 2011 | 1 | |
| 2001 N 31ST ST History2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022). | Vacant | $35K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2003 N 31ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $10K in 2001 → $200K in 2024 (+1900%). | Owner-occupied | $158K | —/— | 1,005 | 1915 | 5 | |
| 2004 N 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit, sold for $130K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $200K | 3/1 | 1,420 | 2011 | 1 | |
| 2005 N 31ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $10K in 2001 → $200K in 2024 (+1900%). | Owner-occupied | $158K | —/— | 1,005 | 1915 | 5 | |
| 2006 N 31ST ST New constructionBought for $130K in 2013, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $130K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 1,420 | 2011 | 2 | |
| 2007 N 31ST ST Historysold $7K (2006); 2 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2023); 4 L&I violations (2025). | Vacant | $35K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 2009 N 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $462K | 4/4 | 2,798 | 2011 | 0 | abated |
| 2013 N 31ST ST History4 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 4 (2018). | Owner-occupied | $171K | —/— | 1,788 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2015-17 N 31ST ST Improved | Vacant | $66K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2018 N 31ST ST New constructionBought for $130K in 2012, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $190K in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $194K | 3/1 | 1,420 | 2011 | 3 | rented |
| 2019 N 31ST ST History2 L&I violations (2012); Appeal withdrawn (2019). | Owner-occupied | $171K | —/— | 2,253 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2020 N 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit, sold for $130K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $203K | 3/1 | 1,420 | 2011 | 1 | |
| 2021 N 31ST ST ImprovedBought for $500 in 2007. Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2019. | Vacant | $34K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 2023 N 31ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $10K in 2002 → $12K in 2014 (+20%). | Absentee individual | $116K | —/— | 1,788 | 1915 | 3 | tax lien |
| 2027 N 31ST ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2010 and rebuilt (2009), then sold for $263K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $203K | 3/1 | 1,420 | 2011 | 3 | tax lien |
| 2028 N 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $111K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2029 N 31ST ST New constructionBought for $125K in 2012, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $160K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $197K | 3/1 | 1,450 | 2011 | 2 | |
| 2030 N 31ST ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2010 and rebuilt (2009), then sold for $130K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $221K | 3/1 | 1,420 | 2011 | 3 | |
| 2036 N 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated), sold for $117K in 2017. | Absentee individual | $197K | 3/1 | 1,420 | 2011 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 2038 N 31ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit, sold for $130K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $207K | 3/1 | 1,420 | 2011 | 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)