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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19145 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $263K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 70% | 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.
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
- $263K typical home, up +130% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,180 to $2,283 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $12M assessed, $76,468/yr to the city, about $2,832 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +130% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +93% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 27 parcels
- Owner-occupied 23
- Absentee individual 4
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Archdiocese Of Phila, carries 11 open violations across 39 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archdiocese Of Phila (individual) | 2 | 39 | $134M | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2100 S 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $4.4M | —/— | 72,186 | 1912 | 0 | abated1 viol |
| 2101 S 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $539K | —/— | 2,556 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2103 S 21ST ST HistoryL&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 TradedTraded 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 History2 L&I violations (2010); sold $118K (2012). | Owner-occupied | $263K | 4/1 | 1,710 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2113 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $375K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $263K | 4/1 | 1,710 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2115 S 21ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $86K in 2003 → $145K in 2010 (+69%). | Absentee individual | $263K | 3/1 | 1,713 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2116 S 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $307K | —/— | 12,900 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2117 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $185K in 2015. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $263K | 4/1 | 1,710 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2119 S 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $263K | 4/1 | 1,710 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2121 S 21ST ST ImprovedOwner 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 TradedTraded 2×: $78K in 2005 → $70K in 2005 (-10%). | Owner-occupied | $263K | 4/1 | 1,710 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2127 S 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 TradedTraded 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $263K | 4/1 | 1,710 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2137 S 21ST ST New constructionBought 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 HistoryL&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 ImprovedBought for $100K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $272K | 4/1 | 1,854 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2149 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2008. Owner pulled a use permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $387K | —/— | 1,760 | 1920 | 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)