Who owns your block
400 block of S 20th St
A mixed-ownership block: 45% owner-occupied, 18% investor-held, with 6 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 71% since 2016, now about $732K. 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 $732K — about 3.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19146 median of $364K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19146 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19146 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $732K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 18% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 51 reported crimes (11 violent) and 433 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
- $732K typical home, up +71% since 2016
- Tax bill $5,949 to $8,204 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $17M assessed, $183,539/yr to the city, about $8,343 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +71% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +38% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
431 S 20th St is assessed at $2.2M but pays $6,159 a year — about 20% of the $30,796 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5% 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 $171 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 34 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 22 parcels
- Owner-occupied 10
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 8
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Pitt (individual) | 2 | 3 | $2.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Silverstone Llc | 1 | 1 | $415K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tag Holdings At Rittenhou | 1 | 1 | $369K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Shabs Llc | 1 | 1 | $595K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 423 S 20th Llc | 1 | 1 | $733K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 402 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $153K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $473K | —/— | 1,550 | 1800 | 3 | rented |
| 404 S 20TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $220K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $547K in 2018 (+149%). | Absentee individual | $438K | —/— | 1,437 | 1800 | 3 | 2 viol |
| 406 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $384K in 2009. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $415K | —/— | 1,360 | 1900 | 2 | rented |
| 407 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $365K in 2011. Owner pulled a exterior window and door replacement permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $566K | 3/2 | 1,350 | 1800 | 2 | rented |
| 408 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $375K in 2012. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $369K | —/— | 2,325 | 1800 | 1 | |
| 409 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $785K | —/— | 1,606 | 1800 | 0 | |
| 411 S 20TH ST | Absentee individual | $548K | —/— | 1,485 | 1800 | 0 | |
| 413 S 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $446K | —/— | 1,461 | 1800 | 0 | rented |
| 414 S 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit. | Vacant | $782K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 1 viol |
| 415 S 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit, sold for $180K in 2003. | Owner-occupied | $577K | —/— | 1,565 | 1800 | 1 | |
| 417 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $465K in 2006. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $822K | —/— | 2,400 | 1800 | 1 | |
| 419 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $300K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $595K | —/— | 1,950 | 1800 | 2 | |
| 420 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $412K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $735K | —/— | 2,115 | 1800 | 1 | |
| 421 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $499K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $905K | —/— | 2,027 | 1800 | 2 | rented |
| 422 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $310K in 2016, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $980K in 2018. | Absentee individual | $1.2M | 3/2 | 1,735 | 1800 | 4 | abated |
| 423 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $600K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $733K | 4/2 | 2,027 | 1800 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 424 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $156K in 2001. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $732K | —/— | 1,440 | 1800 | 2 | |
| 425 S 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $475K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $742K | —/— | 2,220 | 1800 | 1 | 2 viol |
| 426 S 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $676K | 3/1 | 1,265 | 1800 | 0 | abated |
| 427 S 20TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $403K in 2004 → $815K in 2020 (+102%). | Owner-occupied | $827K | 4/2 | 2,252 | 1800 | 3 | |
| 429 S 20TH ST New constructionBought for $475K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $1.2M in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $1.3M | 4/4 | 2,130 | 1800 | 2 | abated |
| 431 S 20TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2018 and rebuilt (2018), then sold for $2.5M in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $2.2M | 3/3 | 2,456 | 2019 | 3 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)