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Who owns your block

6500 block of N 18th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 85% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 7 open code violations and 5 homes behind $21,191 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 110% since 2016, now about $232K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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
$232K
$151K–$352K
ZIP median $219K
Price / sq ft
$144
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.0×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$22K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $232K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
85%
53 of 62
city 41%
Rentals
6%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
7
L&I code
▲ block 6% · city 5%
Back taxes
$21K
5 of 62 behind
▼ block 8% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+6%
value · tax +$182
5 years
+93%
value · tax +$879
10 years
+110%
value · tax +$588

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 $232K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19126 median of $219K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19126 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19126Philadelphia
Median home value$232K$219K$223K
Owner-occupied63%60%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 102 reported crimes (34 violent) and 162 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
102
34 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
162
34 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults26
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief23
Motor Vehicle Theft12
Thefts11
Fraud8
Theft from Vehicle5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection58
Abandoned Vehicle22
Maintenance Complaint18
Illegal Dumping15
Smoke Detector8
Other (Streets)6

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 · K-5
Prince Hall
6101 N Gratz St · 317 students
Middle · 6-8
General Louis Wagner
1701 Chelten Ave · 294 students
High · 9-12
Martin Luther King
6100 Stenton Ave · 604 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$125K$250K$232K2016: $110K2017: $110K2018: $110K2019: $123K2020: $120K2021: $120K2022: $120K2023: $172K2024: $172K2025: $218K2026: $218K2027: $232K2016202020232027

▲ +110% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,9512016: $1,3632017: $1,3632018: $1,3632019: $1,2182020: $1,0722021: $1,0722022: $1,0722023: $1,3022024: $1,3442025: $1,7692026: $1,7692027: $1,9512016202020232027

▲ +43% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 210 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $210 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+110%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.5 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 76 arm's-length sales since 1970. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 23 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K19801991200220132024
76arm's-length sales since 1970
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
23homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 62 parcels

Owner-occupied: 53Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 6 62parcels
  • Owner-occupied 53
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 6

Value distribution today

3 parcels22 parcels3 parcels0 parcels24 parcels1 parcels9 parcels
$151K$284K+

The block's largest owner, Corestates Group Llc, carries 7 open violations across 105 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Corestates Group Llc1105$25Mphila.gov ↗
Venture Remodeling Llc18$1.3Mphila.gov ↗
800 Bethlehem Gpg Llc11$151Kphila.gov ↗
5k Assets Llc11$238Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 62 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

Renovated & sold on
6514 N 18th St
$304K · Bought for $93K in 2019, major alteration permit in 2019, sold for $245K in 2020 (+165%).
Renovated & sold on
6515 N 18th St
$280K · Bought for $115K in 2006, alteration permit in 2013, sold for $217K in 2023 (+89%).
Renovated & sold on
6529 N 18th St
$280K · Bought for $91K in 2019, major alteration permit in 2019, sold for $225K in 2020 (+146%).
Renovated & sold on
6501 N 18th St
$261K · Bought for $63K in 2015, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $210K in 2020 (+233%).
Renovated & sold on
6526 N 18th St
$238K · Bought for $125K in 2007, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $290K in 2024 (+132%).
Renovated & sold on
6521 N 18th St
$232K · Bought for $65K in 2001, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $183K in 2018 (+182%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
6500 N 18TH ST History8 L&I violations (2016); sold $35K (2019). Investor / LLC $151K 3/2 1,856 1925 1
6501 N 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $63K in 2015, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $210K in 2020 (+233%). Owner-occupied $261K 3/2 1,408 1925 3
6502 N 18TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $30K in 2004 → $150K in 2016 (+400%). Owner-occupied $292K 4/2 2,015 1925 4
6503 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $189K 3/2 1,312 1925 0 tax lien
6504 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $238K 3/2 2,015 1925 0
6505 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $189K 3/2 1,312 1925 0
6506 N 18TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2022). Owner-occupied $238K 3/2 2,015 1925 0
6507 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $232K 3/2 1,312 1925 1
6508 N 18TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $141K in 2022 → $273K in 2023 (+93%). Owner-occupied $332K 4/3 2,015 1925 2
6509 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $189K 3/2 1,312 1925 0 tax lien
6510 N 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $65K in 2018. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $155K 3/2 2,015 1925 1 rentedtax lien
6511 N 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2021. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Absentee individual $189K 3/2 1,312 1925 1
6512 N 18TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2018); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $238K 3/2 2,015 1925 0 tax lien
6513 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $189K 3/2 1,312 1925 0 tax lien
6514 N 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $93K in 2019, major alteration permit in 2019, sold for $245K in 2020 (+165%). Owner-occupied $304K 4/3 1,650 1925 2
6515 N 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $115K in 2006, alteration permit in 2013, sold for $217K in 2023 (+89%). Owner-occupied $280K 3/2 1,312 1925 4
6516 N 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $155K in 2025. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $238K 3/2 2,015 1925 1
6517 N 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $189K 3/2 1,312 1925 0
6518 N 18TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $125K in 2010 → $156K in 2014 (+25%). Owner-occupied $284K 3/2 1,551 1925 3
6519 N 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $50K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $185K in 2020 (+274%). Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,312 1925 3
6520 N 18TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $56K in 2008 → $131K in 2008 (+131%). Owner-occupied $238K 3/2 2,015 1925 2 1 viol
6521 N 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $65K in 2001, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $183K in 2018 (+182%). Owner-occupied $232K 3/2 1,312 1925 3
6522 N 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $125K in 2009. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $238K 4/2 2,015 1925 2
6523 N 18TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $28K in 2005 → $115K in 2006 (+311%). Owner-occupied $189K 3/2 1,312 1925 2
6524 N 18TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $87K in 2010 → $170K in 2018 (+97%). Owner-occupied $352K 4/2 2,015 1925 2
6525 N 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $62K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $189K 3/2 1,312 1925 1
6526 N 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $125K in 2007, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $290K in 2024 (+132%). Owner-occupied $238K 4/2 2,015 1925 2
6527 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $189K 3/2 1,312 1925 0
6528 N 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $33K in 2002. Owner pulled a family daycare permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $241K 3/2 2,015 1925 3
6529 N 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $91K in 2019, major alteration permit in 2019, sold for $225K in 2020 (+146%). Owner-occupied $280K 3/2 1,312 1925 2
6530 N 18TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2020); sold $170K (2020). Owner-occupied $232K 4/2 2,015 1925 1
6531 N 18TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $38K in 2004 → $87K in 2004 (+128%). Owner-occupied $189K 3/2 1,312 1925 2
6532 N 18TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $54K in 2016 → $272K in 2024 (+401%). Owner-occupied $232K 3/2 1,551 1925 3
6533 N 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $121K in 2023, change of use permit in 2023, sold for $310K in 2024 (+156%). Owner-occupied $189K 3/2 1,312 1925 2 tax lien
6534 N 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2013. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $155K 3/2 2,015 1925 1
6535 N 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. Absentee individual $185K 3/2 1,248 1925 0 1 viol
6536 N 18TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2008 → $141K in 2009 (+156%). Owner-occupied $238K 4/2 2,015 1925 2
6537 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $189K 3/2 1,312 1925 0
6538 N 18TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2001 → $71K in 2002 (+136%). Owner-occupied $238K 3/2 2,015 1925 2
6539 N 18TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $65K in 2012 → $123K in 2013 (+89%). Owner-occupied $232K 3/1 1,312 1925 2
6540 N 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $180K in 2022. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Absentee individual $238K 4/2 2,015 1925 1
6541 N 18TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $28K in 2003 → $84K in 2004 (+205%). Absentee individual $192K 3/2 1,312 1925 2
6542 N 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $241K 3/2 2,015 1925 0
6543 N 18TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $131K in 2024 → $295K in 2025 (+126%). Owner-occupied $189K 3/2 1,312 1925 2 tax lien
6544 N 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $47K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $281K 3/2 2,015 1925 1
6545 N 18TH ST Historysold $79K (2004); 3 L&I violations (2017); L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2023). Owner-occupied $189K 3/2 1,312 1925 1
6546 N 18TH ST Owner-occupied $238K 3/2 2,015 1925 0
6547 N 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $192K 3/2 1,312 1925 0 rentedtax lien
6548 N 18TH ST Investor / LLC $238K 3/2 2,015 1925 0 rented
6549 N 18TH ST History2 L&I violations (2017). Owner-occupied $189K 3/2 1,312 1925 0
6550 N 18TH ST History2 L&I violations (2017). Owner-occupied $238K 3/2 2,015 1925 0
6551 N 18TH ST History2 L&I violations (2017). Owner-occupied $189K 3/2 1,312 1925 0
6552 N 18TH ST History3 L&I violations (2017). Owner-occupied $238K 3/2 2,015 1925 0
6553 N 18TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $70K in 2004 → $160K in 2018 (+129%). Owner-occupied $284K 3/2 1,312 1925 3 rented
6554 N 18TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $241K 3/2 2,015 1925 0
6555 N 18TH ST Historysold $75K (2015); 3 L&I violations (2018). Absentee individual $189K 3/2 1,312 1925 1
6556 N 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $79K in 2006. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $241K 3/2 2,015 1925 1
6557 N 18TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $170K in 1970 → $102K in 2022 (-40%). Owner-occupied $189K 3/2 1,312 1925 2
6558 N 18TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2017); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2023); L&I violation (2024); 6 L&I violations (2025). Absentee individual $237K 3/2 2,015 1925 0 3 viol
6559 N 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $186K 3/2 1,312 1925 0
6560 N 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2000. Owner pulled a use permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $176K —/— 2,601 1925 2
6561 N 18TH ST History3 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2019); 3 L&I violations (2021). Owner-occupied $198K 3/2 1,496 1925 0 2 viol

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