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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.

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
$465K
$361K–$565K
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$268
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$415K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $465K
Tax / yr
$5K
typical · up to $8K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1920
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
94%
34 of 36
city 41%
Rentals
0%
0 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$67K
1 of 36 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 6% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+23%
value · tax +$1K
5 years
+37%
value · tax +$987
10 years
+77%
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 $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 blockZIP 19145Philadelphia
Median home value$465K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied81%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.

Crimes · 12mo
64
4 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
379
30 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle16
Thefts15
Motor Vehicle Theft14
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
Other Assaults3
All Other Offenses2

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle123
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection69
Street Defect46
Salting23
Dangerous Sidewalk12
Information Request12

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 & Middle · K-8
F Amedee Bregy
1700 Bigler St · 244 students
High · 9-12
South Philadelphia HS
2101 S Broad St · 647 students

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$465K2016: $262K2017: $262K2018: $262K2019: $315K2020: $339K2021: $339K2022: $339K2023: $362K2024: $362K2025: $378K2026: $378K2027: $465K2016202020232027

▲ +77% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$5,1092016: $3,2542017: $3,2552018: $3,2552019: $3,8562020: $4,1202021: $4,1202022: $4,1222023: $3,9472024: $3,9472025: $3,9002026: $3,9002027: $5,1092016202020232027

▲ +57% since 2016 · ~+4%/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 +5.3% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 177 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+5.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+77%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.2 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 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

$0$500K$1.0M200020052010201520202025
23arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
2most sales for a single property
17homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 36 parcels

Owner-occupied: 34Absentee individual: 2 36parcels
  • Owner-occupied 34
  • Absentee individual 2

Value distribution today

2 parcels2 parcels0 parcels0 parcels3 parcels0 parcels29 parcels
$361K$465K+

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

$0$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2500 S 18TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $431K 4/1 1,736 1920 0
2501 S 18TH ST Bought for $225K in 2013. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. Absentee individual $383K —/— 1,736 1920 1
2502 S 18TH ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $465K 4/1 1,736 1920 0
2512 S 18TH ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought for $289K in 2008. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Absentee individual $565K 3/1 1,736 1920 2
2515 S 18TH ST Bought 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 Bought for $288K in 2015. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $465K 4/1 1,736 1920 1
2517 S 18TH ST Bought for $110K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $465K 4/1 1,736 1920 1
2518 S 18TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $465K 4/1 1,736 1920 0 tax lien
2519 S 18TH ST built 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 Traded 2×: $168K in 2002 → $355K in 2007 (+112%). Owner-occupied $465K 4/1 1,736 1920 2
2524 S 18TH ST Owner 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 Bought 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 Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $465K 4/1 1,736 1920 0
2534 S 18TH ST Bought for $165K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $383K —/— 1,736 1920 1
2535 S 18TH ST Bought 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)

Where this comes from

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