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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19132 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $85K | $79K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 39% | 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.
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
- $85K typical home, up +147% since 2016
- Tax bill $147 to $193 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.1M assessed, $49,608/yr to the city, about $1,210 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +147% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +31% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 41 parcels
- Owner-occupied 23
- Investor / LLC 7
- Absentee individual 7
- Vacant 4
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 2 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philadelphia Home Rentals Llc | 1 | 199 | $24M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Vibhaa Llc | 1 | 42 | $822K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mayaart Llc | 1 | 9 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rainforest Property Ii Llc | 1 | 3 | $346K | phila.gov ↗ |
| R And B Contractors Llc | 1 | 1 | $76K | phila.gov ↗ |
| T&T Housing Development Inc | 1 | 1 | $14K | phila.gov ↗ |
| T&T Housing Development | 1 | 1 | $93K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Surmount Investment Llc | 1 | 1 | $164K | phila.gov ↗ |
| All Purpose Janitorial And Cleaning Llc | 1 | 1 | $135K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Zaras Investment Llc | 1 | 1 | $95K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3000 N 21ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $13K in 2021 → $15K in 2025 (+16%). | Vacant | $76K | —/— | — | — | 2 | 1 viol |
| 3002 N 21ST ST History2 L&I violations (2008); 4 L&I violations (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3004 N 21ST ST New constructionBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 History2 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 New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $85K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3010 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $93K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1940 | 0 | rented |
| 3011 N 21ST ST New constructionbuilt 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 History2 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $80K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3015 N 21ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $6K in 2017 → $160K in 2023 (+2567%). | Owner-occupied | $151K | 3/2 | 1,144 | 1940 | 5 | tax lien |
| 3016 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $80K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 3017 N 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $85K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3018 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $2K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $80K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3019 N 21ST ST History5 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 ImprovedBought 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 New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $25K in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $85K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 3022 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought 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 TradedTraded 2×: $16K in 2011 → $12K in 2012 (-25%). | Investor / LLC | $85K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1940 | 2 | rented |
| 3024 N 21ST ST New constructionbuilt 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 New constructionBought 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 History5 L&I violations (2008); sold $146K (2023). | Investor / LLC | $135K | 3/1 | 1,613 | 1940 | 1 | rented |
| 3029 N 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $93K | 3/1 | 1,386 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3030 N 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $90K | 3/1 | 1,266 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3031-49 N 21ST ST New constructionbuilt 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 New constructionbuilt 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $85K | 3/1 | 1,136 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3048 N 21ST ST New constructionBought 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 New constructionbuilt 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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)