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Who owns your block

2100 block of S 21st St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 85% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations.

The typical home here is up 130% since 2016, now about $263K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$263K
$263K–$4.4M
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$154
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.2×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$266K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $263K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $8K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 27
$91K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
85%
23 of 27
city 41%
Rentals
4%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▲ block 7% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+7%
value · tax +$236
5 years
+110%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+130%
value · tax +$1K

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.

2027
  • 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 $263K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19145 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19145Philadelphia
Median home value$263K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied70%46%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 102 reported crimes (23 violent) and 356 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
102
23 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
356
59 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts21
Other Assaults18
Motor Vehicle Theft16
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief14
All Other Offenses12
Fraud7

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection85
Illegal Dumping37
Abandoned Vehicle31
Maintenance Complaint27
Salting25
Sanitation Violation20

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.

Elementary · K-5
Stephen Girard
1800 Snyder Ave · 304 students
Middle
Eh Universal Institute Charter School At Vare
High
Universal Institute Charter School At Audenried

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$250K$500K$263K2016: $114K2017: $114K2018: $114K2019: $117K2020: $126K2021: $126K2022: $126K2023: $216K2024: $216K2025: $246K2026: $246K2027: $263K2016202020232027

▲ +130% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,2832016: $1,1802017: $1,1802018: $1,1802019: $1,0742020: $1,1272021: $1,1272022: $1,1272023: $1,9012024: $1,9012025: $2,0472026: $2,0472027: $2,2832016202020232027

▲ +93% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

2
2 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $91,405 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$0pays now $61,237at the full rate

2100 S 21st St is assessed at $4.4M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $61,237 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 +7.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 230 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $230 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+130%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.4 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 25 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K20052010201520202025
25arm's-length sales since 2001
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
9homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 27 parcels

Owner-occupied: 23Absentee individual: 4 27parcels
  • Owner-occupied 23
  • Absentee individual 4

Value distribution today

20 parcels1 parcels1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels1 parcels4 parcels
$263K$412K+

The block's largest owner, Archdiocese Of Phila, carries 11 open violations across 39 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Archdiocese Of Phila (individual)239$134Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 27 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

$0$2.5M$5.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2100 S 21ST ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $4.4M —/— 72,186 1912 0 abated1 viol
2101 S 21ST ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $539K —/— 2,556 1920 0
2103 S 21ST ST L&I violation (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2021); sold $266K (2024). Owner-occupied $290K 4/1 1,710 1920 1
2105 S 21ST ST Owner-occupied $263K 4/1 1,710 1920 1
2107 S 21ST ST Traded 2×: $50K in 2015 → $65K in 2015 (+30%). Owner-occupied $263K 4/1 1,710 1920 2
2109 S 21ST ST Owner-occupied $263K 4/1 1,710 1920 1
2111 S 21ST ST 2 L&I violations (2010); sold $118K (2012). Owner-occupied $263K 4/1 1,710 1920 1
2113 S 21ST ST Bought for $375K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $263K 4/1 1,710 1920 1
2115 S 21ST ST Traded 2×: $86K in 2003 → $145K in 2010 (+69%). Absentee individual $263K 3/1 1,713 1920 2
2116 S 21ST ST built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $307K —/— 12,900 1920 0 abated
2117 S 21ST ST Bought for $185K in 2015. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $263K 4/1 1,710 1920 1
2119 S 21ST ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $263K 4/1 1,710 1920 0
2121 S 21ST ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $263K 4/1 1,710 1920 0 2 viol
2123 S 21ST ST Owner-occupied $263K 4/1 1,710 1920 1
2125 S 21ST ST Traded 2×: $78K in 2005 → $70K in 2005 (-10%). Owner-occupied $263K 4/1 1,710 1920 2
2127 S 21ST ST Bought for $140K in 2004, electrical permit in 2010, sold for $415K in 2025 (+197%). Owner-occupied $412K 3/1 1,710 1920 3
2129 S 21ST ST Owner-occupied $263K 4/1 1,710 1920 0
2131 S 21ST ST Traded 2×: $80K in 2002 → $165K in 2005 (+107%). Owner-occupied $263K 4/1 1,710 1920 2
2133 S 21ST ST Owner-occupied $263K 4/1 1,710 1920 0
2135 S 21ST ST Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $263K 4/1 1,710 1920 0
2137 S 21ST ST Bought for $145K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $450K in 2020. Owner-occupied $412K 3/2 1,710 1920 2
2139 S 21ST ST L&I violation (2015); sold $157K (2016). Owner-occupied $263K 4/1 1,710 1920 1
2141 S 21ST ST Owner-occupied $263K 4/1 1,710 1920 1
2143 S 21ST ST Owner-occupied $263K 4/1 1,710 1920 0
2145 S 21ST ST Owner-occupied $263K 4/1 1,710 1920 1
2147 S 21ST ST Bought for $100K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $272K 4/1 1,854 1920 1
2149 S 21ST ST Bought for $15K in 2008. Owner pulled a use permit in 2017. Absentee individual $387K —/— 1,760 1920 1 rented

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

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