Who owns your block
6200 block of N 21st St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 76% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 8 open code violations and 3 homes behind $19,505 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 82% since 2016, now about $154K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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 $154K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19138 median of $187K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19138 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19138 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $154K | $187K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 48% | 53% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 96 reported crimes (43 violent) and 201 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
- $154K typical home, up +82% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,186 to $1,009 a year, -1%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $24M assessed, $34,844/yr to the city, about $1,394 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +82% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▼ -15% since 2016 · ~-1%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
6201 N 21st St is assessed at $21M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $288,359 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 +5.6% 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 $182 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 26 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 25 parcels
- Owner-occupied 19
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 2
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Chai 18 Inc, carries 5 open violations across 9 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chai 18 Inc | 1 | 9 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Strauss Properties Llc | 1 | 4 | $519K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Agl Capital Investments | 1 | 3 | $451K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Source One Properties Inc | 1 | 2 | $331K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sankofa Network Inc | 1 | 1 | $21M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6201 N 21ST ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2008 and rebuilt (2008). | Investor / LLC | $21M | —/— | 88,400 | 2008 | 1 | abated4 viol |
| 6224 N 21ST ST Improved | Vacant | $20K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 6225 N 21ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2003 → $32K in 2023 (-47%). | Owner-occupied | $155K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 6226 N 21ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2014 → $120K in 2016 (+243%). | Absentee individual | $202K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 6227 N 21ST ST Historysold $55K (2001); L&I violation (2013). | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 6228 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2003. Owner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 6229 N 21ST ST HistoryL&I violation (2008); 3 L&I violations (2013). | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 6230 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 6231 N 21ST ST History2 L&I violations (2023). | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 6232 N 21ST ST Historysold $75K (2008); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2022); L&I violation (2023). | Owner-occupied | $189K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1915 | 1 | 3 viol |
| 6233 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 6234 N 21ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2015 → $135K in 2015 (+237%). | Owner-occupied | $189K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 6235 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 6236 N 21ST ST History3 L&I violations (2008). | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 6237 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 6238 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $52K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 6239 N 21ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2016 → $230K in 2025 (+819%). | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 6240 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $46K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 6241 N 21ST ST | Investor / LLC | $101K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 6242 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $189K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1915 | 6 | |
| 6243 N 21ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $58K in 2024 → $197K in 2024 (+240%). | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1915 | 2 | 1 violtax lien |
| 6244 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 6245 N 21ST ST History3 L&I violations (2012); 3 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2019). | Investor / LLC | $154K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 6246 N 21ST ST History3 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2023). | Absentee individual | $173K | 3/1 | 1,282 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 6247 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $172K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)