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Who owns your block

2300 block of S 20th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 77% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations.

The typical home here is up 72% since 2016, now about $274K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$274K
$274K–$371K
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$201
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.2×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$225K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $274K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1920
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
77%
20 of 26
city 41%
Rentals
15%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▼ block 4% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 8% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+8%
value · tax +$74
5 years
+31%
value · tax +$702
10 years
+72%
value · tax +$2K

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 $274K — 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$274K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied54%46%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 72 reported crimes (13 violent) and 335 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
72
13 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
335
44 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft14
Thefts14
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief10
Other Assaults9
All Other Offenses8
Theft from Vehicle8

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection114
Salting41
Abandoned Vehicle32
Street Defect24
Other (Streets)18
Maintenance Complaint15

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$274K2016: $159K2017: $159K2018: $159K2019: $194K2020: $209K2021: $209K2022: $209K2023: $241K2024: $241K2025: $254K2026: $254K2027: $274K2016202020232027

▲ +72% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,6282016: $2,0172017: $2,0172018: $2,0172019: $2,7202020: $2,9262021: $2,9262022: $2,9262023: $3,3752024: $3,3752025: $3,5542026: $3,5542027: $3,6282016202020232027

▲ +80% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 172 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $172 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+72%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.1%/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 39 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
39arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
4homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 26 parcels

Owner-occupied: 20Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 5 26parcels
  • Owner-occupied 20
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 5

Value distribution today

17 parcels3 parcels0 parcels1 parcels0 parcels2 parcels3 parcels
$274K$359K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Jmf & Co Llc111$2.6Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 26 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2300 S 20TH ST Bought for $195K in 2015, use permit in 2016, sold for $400K in 2022 (+105%). Absentee individual $346K —/— 1,792 1920 2
2302 S 20TH ST Traded 2×: $55K in 2004 → $140K in 2004 (+155%). Owner-occupied $274K 3/1 1,364 1920 2
2304 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $274K 3/1 1,364 1920 1
2306 S 20TH ST Bought for $144K in 2007, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $279K in 2023 (+93%). Owner-occupied $287K 3/1 1,364 1920 2
2308 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $287K 3/1 1,364 1920 1
2310 S 20TH ST Traded 2×: $94K in 2000 → $208K in 2015 (+122%). Owner-occupied $371K 3/1 1,364 1920 2
2312 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $274K 3/1 1,364 1920 1
2314 S 20TH ST Traded 2×: $180K in 2006 → $225K in 2018 (+25%). Owner-occupied $274K 3/1 1,364 1920 2
2316 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $274K 3/1 1,364 1920 0
2318 S 20TH ST Traded 2×: $95K in 2004 → $230K in 2021 (+142%). Absentee individual $274K 3/1 1,364 1920 2 rented
2320 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $274K 3/1 1,364 1920 1
2322 S 20TH ST Bought for $86K in 2003. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $274K 3/1 1,364 1920 1 rented
2324 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $274K 3/1 1,364 1920 0
2326 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $274K 3/1 1,364 1920 1
2328 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $274K 3/1 1,364 1920 1
2330 S 20TH ST L&I violation (2016); sold $175K (2017). Owner-occupied $274K 3/1 1,364 1920 1
2332 S 20TH ST Bought for $34K in 2000, use permit in 2018, sold for $220K in 2019 (+547%). Investor / LLC $274K 3/1 1,364 1920 4 rented
2334 S 20TH ST Bought for $65K in 2001, electrical permit in 2015, sold for $225K in 2025 (+246%). Owner-occupied $274K 3/1 1,364 1920 2
2336 S 20TH ST Traded 4×: $74K in 2011 → $290K in 2021 (+291%). Owner-occupied $343K 3/1 1,364 1920 4
2338 S 20TH ST Traded 3×: $50K in 2004 → $295K in 2018 (+490%). Owner-occupied $359K 3/1 1,364 1920 3
2340 S 20TH ST sold $33K (2012); 7 L&I violations (2013); 4 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018); 3 L&I violations (2026). Absentee individual $274K 3/1 1,364 1920 1 3 viol
2342 S 20TH ST Absentee individual $274K 3/1 1,364 1920 1
2344 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $274K 3/1 1,364 1920 1
2346 S 20TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $287K 3/1 1,364 1920 0
2348 S 20TH ST Bought for $105K in 2016, alteration permit in 2016, sold for $305K in 2018 (+190%). Owner-occupied $359K 3/1 1,364 1920 3
2350 S 20TH ST Absentee individual $322K —/— 1,670 1920 0 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)

Where this comes from

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