Who owns your block
2100 block of S Bancroft St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 95% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $105 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 61% since 2016, now about $229K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $229K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and below 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 | $229K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 59% | 46% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 120 reported crimes (26 violent) and 393 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
- $229K typical home, up +61% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,569 to $2,501 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.5M assessed, $55,610/yr to the city, about $2,528 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +61% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +59% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2129 S Bancroft St is assessed at $229K but pays $1,340 a year — about 42% of the $3,200 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 +4.4% 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 $161 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 43 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 22 parcels
- Owner-occupied 21
- Absentee individual 1
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2118 S BANCROFT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $50K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $305K in 2024 (+510%). | Owner-occupied | $331K | 3/— | 1,216 | 1920 | 5 | |
| 2119 S BANCROFT ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $337K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 2120 S BANCROFT ST New constructionBought for $58K in 2003, built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $202K in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,042 | 1920 | 5 | |
| 2121 S BANCROFT ST TradedTraded 2×: $49K in 2001 → $81K in 2004 (+65%). | Absentee individual | $229K | 3/1 | 1,042 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2122 S BANCROFT ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,042 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2123 S BANCROFT ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,042 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2124 S BANCROFT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $57K in 2004 → $304K in 2022 (+433%). | Owner-occupied | $248K | 2/1 | 1,042 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 2125 S BANCROFT ST | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,042 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2126 S BANCROFT ST ImprovedBought for $43K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,042 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2127 S BANCROFT ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2012. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $229K | 2/1 | 1,042 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 2128 S BANCROFT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $190K in 2017, alterations permit in 2020, sold for $251K in 2021 (+32%). | Owner-occupied | $229K | 2/1 | 1,042 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2129 S BANCROFT ST | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,042 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2130 S BANCROFT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $86K in 2016, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $243K in 2019 (+182%). | Owner-occupied | $310K | 2/1 | 1,042 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2131 S BANCROFT ST | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,042 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2132 S BANCROFT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $88K in 2016, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $310K in 2020 (+252%). | Owner-occupied | $310K | 2/1 | 1,042 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 2133 S BANCROFT ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,042 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2134 S BANCROFT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $178K in 2010, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $325K in 2022 (+83%). | Owner-occupied | $248K | 3/1 | 1,042 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2135 S BANCROFT ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,042 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2136 S BANCROFT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $90K in 2017, electrical permit in 2017, sold for $380K in 2025 (+322%). | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,042 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 2137 S BANCROFT ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,042 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2138 S BANCROFT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $75K in 2006, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $215K in 2007 (+187%). | Owner-occupied | $236K | 3/1 | 1,128 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2139 S BANCROFT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $80K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $249K in 2017 (+211%). | Owner-occupied | $320K | 3/1 | 1,128 | 1920 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)