Who owns your block
2000 block of S 13th St
A mixed-ownership block: 52% owner-occupied, 10% investor-held, with 2 open code violations and 5 homes behind $34,569 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 75% since 2016, now about $398K. 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 $398K — about 1.8× 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 | $398K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 32% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 145 reported crimes (36 violent) and 354 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
- $398K typical home, up +75% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,906 to $4,579 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $13M assessed, $139,550/yr to the city, about $4,502 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +75% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +58% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2009 S 13th St is assessed at $678K but pays $4,397 a year — about 46% of the $9,489 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 +5.2% 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 $175 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 41 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 31 parcels
- Owner-occupied 16
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 12
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-10 South 13th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $494K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 2012 South 13th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $266K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jjw Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $440K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 S 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $295K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $377K | 4/2 | 1,938 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 2003 S 13TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $205K in 2022, addition and/or alteration permit in 2022, sold for $465K in 2024 (+127%). | Owner-occupied | $415K | 3/1 | 1,300 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2005 S 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $207K in 2013. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $376K | 3/1 | 1,580 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 2006 S 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $400K | 4/1 | 2,031 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 2007 S 13TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated), sold for $250K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $482K | 3/2 | 1,748 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 2008-10 S 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $494K | —/— | 16,432 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2009 S 13TH ST New constructionBought for $270K in 2017, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $325K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $678K | 4/2 | 1,950 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 2011 S 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $24K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $322K | —/— | 1,740 | 1915 | 2 | 1 viol |
| 2012 S 13TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2011); sold $120K (2017). | Investor / LLC | $266K | —/— | 3,600 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2013 S 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $461K | 4/5 | 3,084 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2014 S 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $317K | 3/1 | 1,342 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2015 S 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $180K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $337K | 4/1 | 1,584 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2016 S 13TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $160K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $575K in 2025 (+259%). | Absentee individual | $528K | 4/4 | 1,950 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 2017 S 13TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $205K in 2007 → $265K in 2008 (+29%). | Owner-occupied | $275K | 3/2 | 1,256 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 2018 S 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $366K | 4/1 | 1,788 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2019 S 13TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $65K in 2004, use permit in 2014, sold for $515K in 2022 (+692%). | Absentee individual | $380K | 4/2 | 1,592 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 2020 S 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a operations permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $367K | —/— | 1,554 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2021 S 13TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $140K in 2004 → $186K in 2005 (+33%). | Owner-occupied | $275K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2022-24 S 13TH ST New constructionBought for $420K in 2007, built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated), sold for $200K in 2010. | Absentee individual | $642K | —/— | 2,604 | 1963 | 2 | abated |
| 2023 S 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $266K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 2025 S 13TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $75K in 2001 → $290K in 2014 (+287%). | Absentee individual | $549K | —/— | 2,881 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 2026 S 13TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $100K in 2000. | Absentee individual | $221K | —/— | 3,752 | 1920 | 1 | abated1 violtax lien |
| 2027 S 13TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $48K in 2000 → $250K in 2003 (+421%). | Absentee individual | $549K | —/— | 2,064 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2028 S 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 2008. Owner pulled a use permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $435K | 5/2 | 2,266 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 2029 S 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $403K | —/— | 2,064 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2030-32 S 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $501K | 4/1 | 2,230 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2031 S 13TH ST History9 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2017). | Absentee individual | $398K | —/— | 2,016 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 2034 S 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $331K | —/— | 1,648 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2036 S 13TH ST New constructionBought for $275K in 2011, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $500K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $427K | 4/2 | 1,648 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2038 S 13TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $115K in 2008, demolition permit in 2008, sold for $500K in 2020 (+335%). | Owner-occupied | $319K | 4/2 | 1,837 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 2040 S 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $360K in 2008. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $440K | —/— | 2,934 | 1925 | 1 | 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)