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Who owns your block

3000 block of N 21st St

A mixed-ownership block: 56% owner-occupied, 24% investor-held, with 19 open code violations and 8 homes behind $53,987 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 147% since 2016, now about $85K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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
$85K
$14K–$1.7M
ZIP median $79K
Price / sq ft
$72
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$15K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $85K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $24K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
18 of 41
$22K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
56%
23 of 41
city 41%
Rentals
17%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
19
L&I code
▲ block 10% · city 5%
Back taxes
$54K
8 of 41 behind
▲ block 20% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
7
4 homes · ZBA & boards
block 10% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+4%
value · tax −$84
5 years
+74%
value · tax +$74
10 years
+147%
value · tax +$75

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 $85K — about 0.4× 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$85K$79K$223K
Owner-occupied39%26%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 110 reported crimes (43 violent) and 256 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
110
43 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
256
66 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults24
All Other Offenses15
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief15
Fraud9
Thefts8
Weapon Violations7

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint58
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection35
Abandoned Vehicle27
Illegal Dumping27
Salting17
Graffiti Removal15

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$50K$100K$85K2016: $34K2017: $34K2018: $34K2019: $46K2020: $49K2021: $49K2022: $49K2023: $59K2024: $59K2025: $81K2026: $81K2027: $85K2016202020232027

▲ +147% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$250$500$1932016: $1472017: $1182018: $1082019: $1652020: $1202021: $1202022: $1192023: $2302024: $2302025: $2772026: $2772027: $1932016202020232027

▲ +31% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr

18
18 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $21,796 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$0pays now $1,296at the full rate

3029 N 21st St is assessed at $93K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $1,296 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 247 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $247 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+147%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+2.1 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 32 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 22 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K20052010201520202025
32arm's-length sales since 2003
0times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
22homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 41 parcels

Owner-occupied: 23Investor / LLC: 7Absentee individual: 7Vacant: 4 41parcels
  • Owner-occupied 23
  • Investor / LLC 7
  • Absentee individual 7
  • Vacant 4

Value distribution today

3 parcels1 parcels0 parcels29 parcels4 parcels0 parcels4 parcels
$14K$151K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual)24773$1418Mphila.gov ↗
Philadelphia Home Rentals Llc1199$24Mphila.gov ↗
Vibhaa Llc142$822Kphila.gov ↗
Mayaart Llc19$1.0Mphila.gov ↗
Rainforest Property Ii Llc13$346Kphila.gov ↗
R And B Contractors Llc11$76Kphila.gov ↗
T&T Housing Development Inc11$14Kphila.gov ↗
T&T Housing Development11$93Kphila.gov ↗
Surmount Investment Llc11$164Kphila.gov ↗
All Purpose Janitorial And Cleaning Llc11$135Kphila.gov ↗
Zaras Investment Llc11$95Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 41 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$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
3000 N 21ST ST Traded 2×: $13K in 2021 → $15K in 2025 (+16%). Vacant $76K —/— 2 1 viol
3002 N 21ST ST 2 L&I violations (2008); 4 L&I violations (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). Vacant $14K —/— 0 tax lien
3004 N 21ST ST Bought for $12K in 2012, built new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated), sold for $3K in 2012. Owner-occupied $80K 3/1 1,120 1940 2 abatedtax lien
3006 N 21ST ST Bought for $500 in 2018. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $49K 3/1 1,120 1940 1 tax lien
3008 N 21ST ST 2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2018). Vacant $14K —/— 0 tax lien
3009 N 21ST ST built new (tax-abated). Absentee individual $85K 3/1 1,152 1940 0 abated
3010 N 21ST ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. Investor / LLC $93K 3/1 1,120 1940 0 rented
3011 N 21ST ST built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,148 1940 0 abated
3012 N 21ST ST Owner-occupied $80K 3/1 1,120 1940 0 abated
3013 N 21ST ST 2 L&I violations (2014); L&I violation (2015); L&I violation (2018); 4 L&I violations (2025). Absentee individual $84K 3/1 1,148 1940 0 4 violtax lien
3014 N 21ST ST built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $80K 3/1 1,120 1940 0 abated
3015 N 21ST ST Traded 5×: $6K in 2017 → $160K in 2023 (+2567%). Owner-occupied $151K 3/2 1,144 1940 5 tax lien
3016 N 21ST ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $80K 3/1 1,120 1940 0
3017 N 21ST ST built new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $85K 3/1 1,152 1940 0 abated
3018 N 21ST ST Bought for $2K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Absentee individual $80K 3/1 1,120 1940 1
3019 N 21ST ST 5 L&I violations (2007); sold $47K (2021); 3 L&I violations (2025). Investor / LLC $85K 3/1 1,152 1940 1 rented3 viol
3020 N 21ST ST Bought for $4K in 2009. Owner pulled a use permit in 2016. Investor / LLC $164K 3/1 1,306 1940 2 rented
3021 N 21ST ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $25K in 2015. Owner-occupied $85K 3/1 1,152 1940 1 abated
3022 N 21ST ST Bought for $63K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Absentee individual $80K 3/1 1,120 1940 2 rented
3023 N 21ST ST Traded 2×: $16K in 2011 → $12K in 2012 (-25%). Investor / LLC $85K 3/1 1,152 1940 2 rented
3024 N 21ST ST built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $80K 3/1 1,120 1940 0 abated
3025 N 21ST ST Owner-occupied $85K 3/1 1,152 1940 1 rentedtax lien
3026 N 21ST ST Bought for $14K in 2009, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $85K in 2022 (+530%). Investor / LLC $90K —/— 1,392 1940 2
3027 N 21ST ST Bought for $5K in 2009, built new (tax-abated), sold for $85K in 2020. Owner-occupied $83K 3/1 1,100 1940 2 abated
3028 N 21ST ST 5 L&I violations (2008); sold $146K (2023). Investor / LLC $135K 3/1 1,613 1940 1 rented
3029 N 21ST ST built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,386 1940 0 abated
3030 N 21ST ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $90K 3/1 1,266 1940 0 abated
3031-49 N 21ST ST built new under a 2014 permit. Absentee individual $1.7M —/— 86,048 1925 0 11 viol
3032 N 21ST ST Owner-occupied $90K 3/1 1,266 1940 0 abated
3034 N 21ST ST Vacant $14K —/— 0
3036 N 21ST ST Owner-occupied $90K 3/1 1,266 1940 1
3038 N 21ST ST Owner-occupied $90K 3/1 1,266 1940 0 abatedtax lien
3040 N 21ST ST built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $90K 3/1 1,266 1940 0 abated
3042 N 21ST ST Absentee individual $95K 3/1 1,422 1940 0
3044 N 21ST ST Owner-occupied $87K 3/1 1,188 1940 0 abated
3046 N 21ST ST built new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $85K 3/1 1,136 1940 0 abated
3048 N 21ST ST Bought for $5K in 2004, built new (tax-abated), sold for $80K in 2018. Owner-occupied $87K 3/1 1,188 1940 2 abated
3050 N 21ST ST Owner-occupied $87K 3/1 1,188 1940 0 tax lien
3052 N 21ST ST Owner-occupied $90K 3/1 1,266 1940 1
3054 N 21ST ST built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated), sold for $36K in 2006. Owner-occupied $90K 3/1 1,267 1940 1 abated
3056 N 21ST ST Bought for $9K in 2005, use permit in 2010, sold for $43K in 2019 (+378%). Investor / LLC $95K 3/1 1,410 1940 2 tax lien

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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