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Who owns your block

2900 block of N 22nd St

A mixed-ownership block: 25% owner-occupied, 31% investor-held, with 52 open code violations and 12 homes behind $64,580 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 68% since 2016, now about $142K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year.

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
$142K
$59K–$3.5M
ZIP median $79K
Price / sq ft
$65
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$25K
5 sold in 2yr
assessed $142K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $49K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1940
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
25%
13 of 51
city 41%
Rentals
12%
6 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
52
L&I code
▲ block 12% · city 5%
Back taxes
$65K
12 of 51 behind
▲ block 24% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
12
9 homes · ZBA & boards
block 18% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+8%
value · tax +$143
5 years
+51%
value · tax +$672
10 years
+54%
value · tax +$699

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 $142K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19132 median of $79K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19132 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19132Philadelphia
Median home value$142K$79K$223K
Owner-occupied0%26%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 155 reported crimes (60 violent) and 256 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
155
60 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
256
60 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults39
All Other Offenses31
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief23
Motor Vehicle Theft13
Weapon Violations10
Thefts9

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint67
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection38
Illegal Dumping27
Abandoned Vehicle22
Salting18
Traffic Signal Emergency14

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
Thomas M Peirce
2300 W Cambria St · 292 students
Middle · K-8
E Washington Rhodes
2900 W Clearfield St · 350 students
High · 9-12
Strawberry Mansion HS
3133 Ridge Ave · 275 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$100K$200K$142K2016: $85K2017: $92K2018: $86K2019: $93K2020: $94K2021: $94K2022: $94K2023: $120K2024: $119K2025: $132K2026: $132K2027: $142K2016202020232027

▲ +68% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,9922016: $1,1862017: $1,2932018: $1,2002019: $1,3072020: $1,3202021: $1,3202022: $1,3202023: $1,6802024: $1,6712025: $1,8492026: $1,8492027: $1,9922016202020232027

▲ +68% 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 +4.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 168 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $168 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+68%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.7 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 55 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M2004201020162022
55arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
18homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 51 parcels

Owner-occupied: 13Investor / LLC: 13Absentee individual: 25 51parcels
  • Owner-occupied 13
  • Investor / LLC 13
  • Absentee individual 25

Value distribution today

3 parcels15 parcels15 parcels14 parcels0 parcels0 parcels4 parcels
$59K$300K+

The block's largest owner, Murphy Ray, carries 7 open violations across 18 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Ray Murphy (individual)618$3.2Mphila.gov ↗
Gary Creagh (individual)25$1.0Mphila.gov ↗
William Creagh (individual)25$821Kphila.gov ↗
Rm Estates Lp15$1.2Mphila.gov ↗
Vantium Llc14$646Kphila.gov ↗
Eight Thirty Seven Llc13$470Kphila.gov ↗
Swart Associates Inc13$893Kphila.gov ↗
Abinej Llc12$296Kphila.gov ↗
2k Mobile Llc11$61Kphila.gov ↗
Rm Associates11$133Kphila.gov ↗
2931 N 22nd Llc11$142Kphila.gov ↗
Fm Connections Llc11$177Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 51 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$2.5M$5.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2901-03 N 22ND ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2012. Absentee individual $170K 1,507 1940 0
2905 N 22ND ST Bought for $40K in 2015. Owner pulled a use permit in 2018. Absentee individual $95K 1,638 1940 1
2907 N 22ND ST Bought for $120K in 2020. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $61K 936 1940 1
2909 N 22ND ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Absentee individual $59K 910 1940 0
2910 N 22ND ST sold $55K (2006); 10 L&I violations (2024). Absentee individual $114K 1,760 1940 1
2911 N 22ND ST Absentee individual $98K 1,508 1940 0 tax lien
2912 N 22ND ST Bought for $37K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Absentee individual $189K 2,388 1940 1
2913 N 22ND ST Absentee individual $170K 2,621 1940 0
2914 N 22ND ST Bought for $43K in 2010. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2024. Absentee individual $127K 2,194 1940 1 rented
2915 N 22ND ST Absentee individual $170K 2,621 1940 0
2916 N 22ND ST Bought for $585K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Investor / LLC $136K 2,086 1940 1
2917 N 22ND ST L&I violation (2008); Appeal withdrawn (2026). Owner-occupied $158K 2,428 1940 0
2918-20 N 22ND ST 3 L&I violations (2024). Owner-occupied $300K 4,047 1940 0
2919 N 22ND ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $142K 2,182 1940 0
2921 N 22ND ST Bought for $10K in 2007, zoning/use permit in 2008, sold for $25K in 2024 (+150%). Owner-occupied $93K 1,610 1940 4 tax lien
2922 N 22ND ST Absentee individual $156K 2,399 1940 1
2923 N 22ND ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Investor / LLC $444K 7,155 1940 0
2924 N 22ND ST Bought for $55K in 2011. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Absentee individual $146K 2,648 1940 1
2926 N 22ND ST Owner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2025. Absentee individual $101K 445 1940 0 tax lien
2927 N 22ND ST Bought for $95K in 2012. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. Investor / LLC $183K 2,810 1940 1 rented
2928 N 22ND ST Bought for $40K in 2010. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2010. Absentee individual $191K 1,472 1940 1
2929 N 22ND ST Bought for $270K in 2022, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $270K in 2022 (+980%). Owner-occupied $142K 2,451 1940 2 rentedtax lien
2930 N 22ND ST Bought for $15K in 2012. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2018. Investor / LLC $133K 2,042 1940 1
2931 N 22ND ST L&I violation (2011); sold $55K (2017). Investor / LLC $142K 2,455 1940 1 tax lien
2932 N 22ND ST Bought for $46K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Absentee individual $141K 2,164 1940 1
2933 N 22ND ST L&I violation (2008); 2 L&I violations (2011); 5 L&I violations (2024); 6 L&I violations (2025). Owner-occupied $173K 2,669 1940 0 6 viol
2934 N 22ND ST Bought for $15K in 2012. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. Investor / LLC $194K 2,990 1940 1
2935 N 22ND ST Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. Absentee individual $151K 2,751 1940 0 tax lien
2936 N 22ND ST Bought for $153K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Absentee individual $153K 2,352 1940 1
2937 N 22ND ST Bought for $170K in 2019. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $177K 2,717 1940 1 rented
2938 N 22ND ST Bought for $65K in 2011. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. Absentee individual $186K 2,868 1915 1 rented
2939 N 22ND ST Bought for $30K in 2017. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $149K 2,709 1940 3
2940 N 22ND ST Bought for $8K in 2001. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. Absentee individual $179K 3,252 1915 1
2941 N 22ND ST Bought for $20K in 2009, use permit in 2009, sold for $135K in 2020 (+569%). Investor / LLC $178K 2,746 1940 4
2942-50 N 22ND ST Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2013. Investor / LLC $3.5M 7,440 1950 0
2943 N 22ND ST Bought for $20K in 2009, plumbing permit in 2009, sold for $145K in 2019 (+618%). Investor / LLC $155K 2,387 1940 4
2945 N 22ND ST L&I violation (2008). Absentee individual $121K 2,086 1940 0
2947 N 22ND ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $133K 2,044 1940 0
2949 N 22ND ST Bought for $40K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $179K 2,751 1940 1
2951 N 22ND ST Bought for $4K in 2010. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $120K 1,840 1940 3 tax lien
2952-54 N 22ND ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Absentee individual $346K 5,588 1940 0
2953 N 22ND ST Bought for $20K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Absentee individual $137K 2,364 1940 2 6 viol
2955 N 22ND ST Bought for $60K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $100K in 2026 (+67%). Absentee individual $113K 1,734 1940 4 4 viol
2956 N 22ND ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $100K 1,542 1940 1 1 viol
2957 N 22ND ST Bought for $55K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Absentee individual $102K 1,760 1940 1 17 violtax lien
2958 N 22ND ST Bought for $124K in 2023. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Investor / LLC $98K 1,508 1940 1
2959 N 22ND ST Bought for $140K in 2000. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $107K 1,848 1940 3
2960 N 22ND ST Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. Absentee individual $115K 1,766 1940 0 rented
2961 N 22ND ST Traded 2×: $140K in 2000 → $110K in 2021 (-21%). Owner-occupied $102K 1,760 1940 2
2962 N 22ND ST 5 L&I violations (2019); 4 L&I violations (2022); 19 L&I violations (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025); Appeal complete (2025); Appeal complete (2025). Absentee individual $181K 2,788 1915 0 18 viol
2963 N 22ND ST Bought for $140K in 2000. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $126K 1,936 1940 2

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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