Who owns your block
6400 block of N 20th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 67% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 41 open code violations and 3 homes behind $21,186 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 77% since 2016, now about $168K. 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.
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 $168K — about 0.8× 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 | $168K | $187K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 39% | 53% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 63 reported crimes (18 violent) and 151 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
- $168K typical home, up +77% since 2016
- Tax bill $910 to $1,975 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $2.8M assessed, $30,766/yr to the city, about $1,709 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +77% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +117% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
6431 N 20th St is assessed at $165K but pays $1,870 a year — about 81% of the $2,314 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 +5.3% 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 $177 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 21 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 18 parcels
- Owner-occupied 12
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 1
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Plotz Llc, carries 3 open violations across 23 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plotz Llc | 1 | 23 | $397K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kelley Investment Group Lp | 1 | 22 | $3.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mba Investment Llc | 1 | 3 | $668K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Apex Rentals Llc | 1 | 2 | $280K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 6432 N 20 Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $168K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6413 N 20TH ST Historysold $109K (2016); L&I violation (2021). | Owner-occupied | $193K | 4/1 | 1,620 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 6415 N 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2013. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $316K | 4/1 | 1,560 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 6422 N 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $33K | —/— | 143 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 6424 N 20TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2013 → $115K in 2019 (+229%). | Owner-occupied | $168K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 6426 N 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $19K in 2013. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $168K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 6428 N 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $1K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $168K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 6429 N 20TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Vacant | $20K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 6430 N 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $79K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 6431 N 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $165K | 2/2 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 6432 N 20TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $40K in 2001 → $99K in 2022 (+148%). | Investor / LLC | $168K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 4 | rentedtax lien |
| 6433 N 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $165K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 6434 N 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $168K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 6435 N 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $33K in 2013. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $168K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 6436 N 20TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $70K in 2022 → $275K in 2025 (+293%). | Owner-occupied | $249K | 3/2 | 1,188 | 1920 | 3 | tax lien |
| 6437 N 20TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $168K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 6438 N 20TH ST Improved | Vacant | $16K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 6439 N 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $168K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 6441 N 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $120K in 2005. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $267K | —/— | 3,424 | 1920 | 1 | 41 viol |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)