Who owns your block
2100 block of S 9th St
A mixed-ownership block: 33% owner-occupied, 0% investor-held, with 2 open code violations and 2 homes behind $7,887 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 164% since 2016, now about $350K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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 $350K — about 1.6× 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 | $350K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 19% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 138 reported crimes (38 violent) and 355 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
- $350K typical home, up +164% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,718 to $3,942 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.6M assessed, $87,162/yr to the city, about $4,151 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +164% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +129% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2125 S 9th St is assessed at $546K but pays $2,792 a year — about 37% of the $7,649 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 +9.2% 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 $264 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 33 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 21 parcels
- Owner-occupied 7
- Absentee individual 14
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Chiu (individual) | 2 | 3 | $1.3M | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2100 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $71K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $418K | —/— | 2,784 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 2101 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $125K in 2003. Owner pulled a use permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $531K | 4/4 | 3,078 | 1960 | 1 | 2 viol |
| 2102 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $62K in 2004. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $459K | 3/3 | 2,559 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 2103 S 9TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $55K in 2003. | Owner-occupied | $272K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1925 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 2104 S 9TH ST New constructionBought for $45K in 2001, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $120K in 2015. | Absentee individual | $476K | 5/4 | 2,559 | 1925 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 2105 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $82K in 2004. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $272K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2106 S 9TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $414K | 3/1 | 2,559 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 2107 S 9TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $95K in 2004 → $168K in 2018 (+77%). | Absentee individual | $288K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 2109 S 9TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $70K in 2009 → $249K in 2021 (+255%). | Absentee individual | $350K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 2111 S 9TH ST History3 L&I violations (2016). | Absentee individual | $269K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 2113 S 9TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $282K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2115 S 9TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $9K in 2001, electrical permit in 2016, sold for $200K in 2021 (+2147%). | Absentee individual | $354K | 3/2 | 1,552 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 2117 S 9TH ST New constructionBought for $63K in 2002, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $140K in 2018. | Absentee individual | $388K | 3/3 | 1,856 | 1925 | 3 | abated |
| 2119 S 9TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $68K in 2004 → $140K in 2005 (+106%). | Absentee individual | $271K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2121 S 9TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $66K in 2002 → $85K in 2004 (+30%). | Absentee individual | $311K | 3/2 | 1,494 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 2123 S 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $299K | 3/1 | 1,494 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2125 S 9TH ST New constructionBought for $95K in 2020, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $510K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $546K | 4/2 | 2,150 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 2127 S 9TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $34K in 2000 → $208K in 2005 (+521%). | Owner-occupied | $379K | 3/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 2129 S 9TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $518K | 5/3 | 3,465 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 2131 S 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $240K | 3/1 | 990 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2133 S 9TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $102K in 2009, plumbing permit in 2009, sold for $130K in 2023 (+27%). | Absentee individual | $240K | 3/1 | 990 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)