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Who owns your block

600 block of N 18th St

A mixed-ownership block: 48% owner-occupied, 3% investor-held.

The typical home here is up 63% since 2016, now about $290K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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
$290K
$25K–$2.3M
ZIP median $457K
Price / sq ft
$317
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.3×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$288K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $290K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $32K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
7 of 58
$32K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
48%
28 of 58
city 41%
Rentals
16%
9 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
4
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 5% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+12%
value · tax +$371
5 years
+34%
value · tax +$954
10 years
+35%
value · tax +$1K

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 $290K — about 1.3× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19130 median of $457K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19130 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19130Philadelphia
Median home value$290K$457K$223K
Owner-occupied21%37%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 117 reported crimes (22 violent) and 276 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
117
22 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
276
41 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft33
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief17
Thefts15
Other Assaults14
Theft from Vehicle13
All Other Offenses6

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection48
Salting37
Street Defect35
Information Request30
Sanitation Violation29
Graffiti Removal17

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
Laura W Waring
1801 Green St · 170 students
High · 9-12
Benjamin HS Franklin
616 N 15th St · 975 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$290K2016: $179K2017: $214K2018: $214K2019: $217K2020: $217K2021: $217K2022: $217K2023: $217K2024: $217K2025: $259K2026: $259K2027: $290K2016202020232027

▲ +63% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,8802016: $2,0632017: $2,5602018: $2,5602019: $2,7532020: $2,9342021: $2,9282022: $2,9262023: $2,9232024: $2,9802025: $3,5172026: $3,5092027: $3,8802016202020232027

▲ +88% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

7
7 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 $31,908 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%
$8,957pays now $10,459at the full rate

632 N 18th St is assessed at $747K but pays $8,957 a year — about 86% of the $10,459 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 +4.5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 163 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $163 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+63%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2 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 4 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 55 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M20002005201020152020
4arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
2most sales for a single property
55homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 58 parcels

Owner-occupied: 28Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 26Vacant: 2 58parcels
  • Owner-occupied 28
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 26
  • Vacant 2

Value distribution today

8 parcels1 parcels39 parcels2 parcels1 parcels0 parcels7 parcels
$25K$769K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual)64773$1418Mphila.gov ↗
Albert P Wachlin (individual)314$13Mphila.gov ↗
Spring Garden Housing Lim (individual)35$271Kphila.gov ↗
18th Street Partners Llc11$679Kphila.gov ↗
Janet Espenshade Revocable Living Trust11$777Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 58 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
601 N 18TH ST Bought for $925K in 2023. Owner pulled a exterior window and door replacement permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $918K 4/4 3,590 1920 1
603 N 18TH ST built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $712K —/— 2,460 1920 0 abated
605 N 18TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $433K 3/— 1,671 2010 0
605 N 18TH ST Owner pulled a exterior window and door replacement permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $322K 2/— 828 2010 0 tax lien
605 N 18TH ST Owner pulled a exterior window and door replacement permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $332K 2/— 862 2010 0 tax lien
607 N 18TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. Investor / LLC $679K —/— 3,000 1860 2 rented
609 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $309K 2/1 857 2009 0 tax lien
609 N 18TH ST Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $502K 4/2 1,686 2010 0 tax lien
609 N 18TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $293K 2/1 829 2009 0 rentedtax lien
611 N 18TH ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $44K —/— 3,053 1920 0 abated
613 N 18TH ST Absentee individual $267K —/1 783 1920 0
613 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $402K 2/1 1,303 1920 0
613 N 18TH ST Absentee individual $254K —/1 732 1920 0
615 N 18TH ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $44K —/— 3,000 1920 0 abated
617 N 18TH ST Absentee individual $769K 7/— 2,721 1900 0 rented
619 N 18TH ST Absentee individual $49K —/— 3,200 1920 0 abated
621 N 18TH ST Absentee individual $74K —/— 3,400 1920 0 abated
623 N 18TH ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. Investor / LLC $777K —/— 2,925 1920 0
626 N 18TH ST Owner pulled a exterior window and door replacement permit in 2025. Absentee individual $49K —/— 2,200 1920 0
627-37 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $332K 2/1 1,072 1900 0
627-37 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $293K —/1 925 1900 0
627-37 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $288K —/— 903 1900 0
627-37 N 18TH ST 2 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $332K 2/1 1,124 1900 0
627-37 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $290K 2/1 912 1900 0
627-37 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $332K 2/1 1,109 1900 0
627-37 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $281K —/1 874 1900 0
627-37 N 18TH ST Absentee individual $260K —/1 785 1900 0
627-37 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $291K —/1 919 1900 0
627-37 N 18TH ST Absentee individual $266K —/1 631 1900 0 rented
627-37 N 18TH ST Absentee individual $265K —/1 628 1900 0 rented
627-37 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $259K —/1 780 1900 0
627-37 N 18TH ST Absentee individual $287K 2/1 901 1900 0
627-37 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $281K —/1 875 1900 0
627-37 N 18TH ST Absentee individual $282K —/1 878 1900 0
627-37 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $324K 2/1 1,065 1900 0
627-37 N 18TH ST Absentee individual $322K 2/1 1,106 1900 0 tax lien
627-37 N 18TH ST Absentee individual $332K 2/1 1,136 1900 0 rented
627-37 N 18TH ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $317K —/— 892 1900 0
627-37 N 18TH ST Absentee individual $321K 2/1 1,103 1900 0
627-37 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $280K —/1 871 1900 0
627-37 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $245K —/1 724 1900 0
627-37 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $265K —/— 628 1900 0
627-37 N 18TH ST Absentee individual $302K 2/1 897 1900 0 rented
627-37 N 18TH ST Absentee individual $318K —/— 896 1900 0
627-37 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $334K —/— 1,111 1900 0
627-37 N 18TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. Absentee individual $332K 2/1 1,134 1900 0
627-37 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $332K 2/1 1,127 1900 0
627-37 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $274K —/1 657 1900 0 rented
627-37 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $287K —/— 682 1900 0
627-37 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $264K —/1 625 1900 0
627-37 N 18TH ST Absentee individual $281K —/— 679 1900 0
628 N 18TH ST L&I violation (2026). Absentee individual $49K —/— 2,200 1920 0
630 N 18TH ST Absentee individual $49K —/— 2,475 1920 0 abated
632 N 18TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $747K —/— 2,475 1920 0 abated
634 N 18TH ST 6 L&I violations (2011). Absentee individual $25K —/— 2,199 1920 0 rented
636 N 18TH ST Bought for $16K in 2000. Owner pulled a use permit in 2019. Vacant $227K —/— 1
638 N 18TH ST Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2019. Vacant $239K —/— 0
640-42 N 18TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Absentee individual $2.3M —/— 5,522 1920 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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