Who owns your block
2500 block of S 18th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 94% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $66,735 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 77% since 2016, now about $465K. 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 $465K — about 2.1× 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 | $465K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 81% | 46% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 64 reported crimes (4 violent) and 379 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
- $465K typical home, up +77% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,254 to $5,109 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $16M assessed, $188,514/yr to the city, about $5,236 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +77% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +57% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.3% 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 $177 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 23 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 17 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 36 parcels
- Owner-occupied 34
- Absentee individual 2
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2500 S 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $431K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2501 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $225K in 2013. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $383K | —/— | 1,736 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2502 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $415K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $432K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2503 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $156K in 2004. Owner pulled a use permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $465K | —/— | 1,736 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2504 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $431K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2505 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2506 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $365K in 2021. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2507 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2508 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2509 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $395K in 2018. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2510 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2511 S 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2512 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $290K in 2006. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2513 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $318K in 2020. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $361K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2514 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $289K in 2008. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $565K | 3/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2515 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $193K in 2003. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $361K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2516 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $288K in 2015. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2517 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $110K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2518 S 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2519 S 18TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit. | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2520 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2521 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2522 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2523 S 18TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $168K in 2002 → $355K in 2007 (+112%). | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2524 S 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2525 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2526 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2527 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2528 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $485K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2529 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2530 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2531 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2532 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2533 S 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/1 | 1,736 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2534 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $165K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $383K | —/— | 1,736 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2535 S 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $190K in 2010, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $370K in 2020 (+95%). | Owner-occupied | $465K | 3/2 | 1,736 | 1920 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)