Who owns your block
4900 block of N 20th St
A mixed-ownership block: 33% owner-occupied, 17% investor-held, with 2 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 126% since 2016, now about $67K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $67K — about 0.3× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19144 median of $201K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19144 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19144 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $67K | $201K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 40% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 52 reported crimes (21 violent) and 108 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
- $67K typical home, up +126% since 2016
- Tax bill $280 to $596 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.5M assessed, $38,499/yr to the city, about $3,208 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +126% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +113% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
4901 N 20th St is assessed at $1.6M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $22,274 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 +7.7% 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 $226 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 10 arm's-length sales since 2005. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 12 parcels
- Owner-occupied 3
- Absentee individual 3
- Vacant 6
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esmond Garnett (individual) | 3 | 4 | $699K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Andy Jones (individual) | 3 | 3 | $145K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Indigo Apartments Llc | 1 | 2 | $685K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 4923-35 N 20th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $72K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 12 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4900-20 N 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $2.2M | —/— | 54,042 | 1960 | 0 | 2 viol |
| 4901 N 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $1.6M | —/— | 15,232 | 1991 | 0 | abated |
| 4911 N 20TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2007 → $55K in 2011 (-27%). | Vacant | $23K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 4913 N 20TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2007 → $55K in 2011 (-27%). | Absentee individual | $9K | —/— | 400 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 4915 N 20TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2007 → $55K in 2011 (-27%). | Owner-occupied | $113K | 5/2 | 2,475 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 4919 N 20TH ST History2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Vacant | $23K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 4921 N 20TH ST Historysold $51K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2024). | Vacant | $23K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 4922 N 20TH ST History2 L&I violations (2007); sold $315K (2015); 4 L&I violations (2015). | Vacant | $61K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 4923 N 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit. | Vacant | $72K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 4943-45 N 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $192K | 3/1 | 1,580 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 4947 N 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,580 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 4949 N 20TH ST Historysold $35K (2016); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $52K | —/— | — | — | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)