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Who owns your block

3100 block of S 20th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 81% of homes are lived in by their owners.

The typical home here is up 38% since 2016, now about $380K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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
$380K
$1K–$2.2M
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$330
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$360K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $380K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $30K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1960
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
81%
35 of 43
city 41%
Rentals
0%
0 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+7%
value · tax +$347
5 years
+29%
value · tax +$392
10 years
+38%
value · tax +$490

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 $380K — about 1.7× 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$380K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied70%46%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 26 reported crimes (3 violent) and 61 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
26
3 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
61
12 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft8
Theft from Vehicle4
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief4
Fraud3
Other Assaults3
Thefts3

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection13
Street Light Outage12
Abandoned Vehicle7
Information Request5
Other (Streets)5
Salting5

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$380K2016: $275K2017: $275K2018: $275K2019: $275K2020: $295K2021: $295K2022: $295K2023: $336K2024: $336K2025: $355K2026: $355K2027: $380K2016202020232027

▲ +38% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,9142016: $3,4242017: $3,4242018: $3,4242019: $3,2992020: $3,5222021: $3,5222022: $3,5222023: $3,5882024: $3,5882025: $3,5672026: $3,5672027: $3,9142016202020232027

▲ +14% since 2016 · ~+1%/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 +3% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 138 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $138 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+38%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
0%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-3.5 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 25 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 24 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M200020052010201520202025
25arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
2most sales for a single property
24homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 43 parcels

Owner-occupied: 35Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 1Vacant: 6 43parcels
  • Owner-occupied 35
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 1
  • Vacant 6

Value distribution today

2 parcels1 parcels2 parcels0 parcels1 parcels22 parcels15 parcels
$1K$444K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
The Delaware River (individual)430$17Mphila.gov ↗
Delaware River Port (individual)228$6.6Mphila.gov ↗
Popi'S Enterprises Limite11$2.2Mphila.gov ↗
Mink 1143 Llc11$685Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 43 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$1.3M$2.5M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
3100 S 20TH ST Vacant $111K —/— 0
3100 S 20TH ST Vacant $144K —/— 0
3100 S 20TH ST Vacant $63K —/— 0
3100 S 20TH ST Vacant $310K —/— 0
3100 S 20TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Absentee individual $1.5M —/— 6,886 1900 0
3101 S 20TH ST Vacant $171K —/— 0
3120-32 S 20TH ST Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $2.2M —/— 13,700 1900 0
3127 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $390K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
3129 S 20TH ST Bought for $225K in 2008. Owner pulled a deck (exist. one-family dwellings) permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $380K 3/1 1,152 1960 2
3131 S 20TH ST Bought for $295K in 2023. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $380K 3/1 1,152 1960 1
3133 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $393K 3/1 1,152 1960 1
3134 S 20TH ST Vacant $1K —/— 0
3135 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $380K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
3137 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $380K 3/1 1,152 1960 1
3139 S 20TH ST Bought for $235K in 2009, electrical permit in 2017, sold for $465K in 2024 (+98%). Owner-occupied $393K 3/1 1,152 1960 2
3141 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $393K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
3142 S 20TH ST Traded 2×: $525K in 2013 → $525K in 2013 (+0%). Investor / LLC $685K —/— 2
3143 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $380K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
3145 S 20TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $380K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
3147 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $393K 3/1 1,152 1960 1
3149 S 20TH ST Bought for $255K in 2009. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $393K 3/1 1,152 1960 1
3151 S 20TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $393K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
3153 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $393K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
3155 S 20TH ST built new under a 2008 permit, sold for $245K in 2008. Owner-occupied $444K 3/2 1,728 1960 1
3161 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $380K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
3163 S 20TH ST built new under a 2023 permit. Owner-occupied $393K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
3165 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $380K 3/1 1,152 1960 1
3167 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $380K 3/1 1,152 1960 1
3169 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $393K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
3171 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $380K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
3173 S 20TH ST Traded 2×: $340K in 2006 → $330K in 2010 (-3%). Owner-occupied $380K 3/1 1,152 1960 2
3175 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $380K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
3177 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $363K 3/1 1,152 1960 1
3179 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $380K 3/1 1,152 1960 1
3181 S 20TH ST Traded 2×: $130K in 2000 → $120K in 2002 (-8%). Owner-occupied $380K 3/1 1,152 1960 2
3183 S 20TH ST Traded 2×: $225K in 2025 → $360K in 2025 (+60%). Owner-occupied $380K 3/1 1,152 1960 2
3185 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $380K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
3187 S 20TH ST Bought for $280K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $380K 3/1 1,152 1960 1
3189 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $380K 3/1 1,152 1960 1
3191 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $380K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
3193 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $380K 3/1 1,152 1960 1
3195 S 20TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $413K 3/1 1,344 1960 0
3197 S 20TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $380K 3/1 1,152 1960 0

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

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