Who owns your block
2500 block of S 20th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 93% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 93% since 2016, now about $465K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year.
- 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 | 73% | 46% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 123 reported crimes (6 violent) and 141 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 +93% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,949 to $5,109 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $14M assessed, $163,217/yr to the city, about $5,441 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +93% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +73% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.2% 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 $193 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 26 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 30 parcels
- Owner-occupied 28
- 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 30 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 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | —/— | 2,048 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2501 S 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | —/— | 2,151 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2502 S 20TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2010); L&I violation (2014); L&I violation (2016). | Owner-occupied | $465K | —/— | 2,146 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2503 S 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | —/— | 2,151 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2504 S 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | —/— | 2,146 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2505 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $115K in 2014, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $570K in 2024 (+396%). | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/3 | 2,146 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 2506 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $95K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $465K | —/— | 2,146 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2507 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $140K in 2002. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $465K | —/— | 2,266 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2508 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $340K in 2015. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/2 | 2,146 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2509 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $465K | —/— | 2,146 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2510 S 20TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $195K in 2000 → $300K in 2014 (+54%). | Absentee individual | $375K | 4/3 | 2,195 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2511 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $308K in 2016. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/2 | 2,146 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2512 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $250K in 2016. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $465K | —/— | 2,218 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2513 S 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | —/— | 2,048 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2514 S 20TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $243K in 2015 → $670K in 2025 (+176%). | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/3 | 2,048 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2515 S 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | —/— | 2,048 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2516 S 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | —/— | 2,048 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2517 S 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | —/— | 2,048 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2518 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $465K | —/— | 2,314 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2519 S 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | —/— | 2,096 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2520 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $310K in 2010. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $465K | —/— | 2,048 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2521 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $465K | —/— | 2,048 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2522 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $465K | —/— | 2,048 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2523 S 20TH ST Historysold $380K (2006); 2 L&I violations (2007); Appeal admin/review (2009); L&I violation (2016). | Owner-occupied | $465K | —/— | 2,048 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2524 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $250K in 2011. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $465K | —/— | 2,146 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2526 S 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | —/— | 2,146 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2528 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $170K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $465K | 5/— | 2,260 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2530 S 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | —/— | 2,258 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2532 S 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $465K | —/— | 2,048 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2534 S 20TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $279K in 2001 → $475K in 2017 (+70%). | Owner-occupied | $465K | 4/2 | 2,048 | 1920 | 3 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)