Who owns your block
6400 block of N 21st St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 76% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 7 open code violations and 5 homes behind $51,123 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 88% since 2016, now about $177K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% 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 $177K — 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 | $177K | $187K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 48% | 53% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 100 reported crimes (41 violent) and 241 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
- $177K typical home, up +88% since 2016
- Tax bill $904 to $1,083 a year, +2%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.8M assessed, $47,968/yr to the city, about $1,654 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +88% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +20% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.9% 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 $188 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 28 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 29 parcels
- Owner-occupied 22
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 2
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Overbrook Park Properties Llc, carries 12 open violations across 12 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overbrook Park Properties Llc | 1 | 12 | $2.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Brown Family Trust | 1 | 1 | $3K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 6433n21st Llc | 1 | 1 | $177K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6408 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 1 | |
| 6409 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 0 | tax lien |
| 6410 N 21ST ST HistoryL&I violation (2022). | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 6410R N 21ST ST | Vacant | $3K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 6411 N 21ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $54K in 2016 → $90K in 2023 (+68%). | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 2 | |
| 6412 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $263K | 4/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 6413 N 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $24K in 2003, electrical permit in 2010, sold for $112K in 2013 (+367%). | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 3 | |
| 6414R N 21ST ST History2 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2012). | Vacant | $3K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 6414 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 1 | |
| 6415 N 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $3K in 2012, major alteration permit in 2012, sold for $175K in 2019 (+5733%). | Owner-occupied | $237K | 4/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 4 | |
| 6416 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 6417 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2002. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 3 | |
| 6418 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 6419 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $120K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 1 | |
| 6420 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 0 | rented |
| 6421 N 21ST ST HistoryL&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2025); sold $125K (2025). | Investor / LLC | $177K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 1 | rented |
| 6422 N 21ST ST HistoryL&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2025). | Absentee individual | $177K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 6422R N 21ST ST History2 L&I violations (2010); 4 L&I violations (2025). | Vacant | $3K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 4 violtax lien |
| 6423 N 21ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $45K in 2010 → $64K in 2026 (+41%). | Absentee individual | $218K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 3 | 3 viol |
| 6424 N 21ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2011 → $35K in 2011 (+0%). | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 2 | |
| 6425 N 21ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $47K in 2004 → $80K in 2007 (+70%). | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 3 | |
| 6426 N 21ST ST HistoryL&I violation (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2020). | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 0 | tax lien |
| 6427 N 21ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2006 → $85K in 2007 (+183%). | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 2 | |
| 6428 N 21ST ST History2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 0 | tax lien |
| 6429 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 6430 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 6431 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 1 | |
| 6432 N 21ST ST History2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 0 | |
| 6433 N 21ST ST | Investor / LLC | $177K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1905 | 1 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)