Public Records
Edition
PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 8, 2026

Who owns your block

700 block of S 20th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 61% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 homes behind $19,878 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 95% since 2016, now about $793K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$793K
$321K–$1.3M
ZIP median $364K
Price / sq ft
$369
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
3.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$574K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $793K
Tax / yr
$10K
typical · up to $17K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
5 of 46
$66K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
61%
28 of 46
city 41%
Rentals
20%
9 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$20K
3 of 46 behind
▼ block 7% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
13
9 homes · ZBA & boards
block 20% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+5%
value · tax +$620
5 years
+35%
value · tax +$3K
10 years
+95%
value · tax +$6K

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 $793K — about 3.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19146 median of $364K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19146 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19146Philadelphia
Median home value$793K$364K$223K
Owner-occupied28%29%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 97 reported crimes (20 violent) and 532 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
97
20 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
532
37 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts27
Theft from Vehicle14
Other Assaults13
Motor Vehicle Theft12
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief12
All Other Offenses5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection160
Salting88
Sanitation Violation41
Graffiti Removal39
Information Request27
Maintenance Complaint23

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
Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy
2000 Catharine St · 348 students
High
Universal Institute Charter School At Audenried

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$500K$1.0M$793K2016: $408K2017: $408K2018: $458K2019: $566K2020: $589K2021: $589K2022: $589K2023: $680K2024: $680K2025: $754K2026: $754K2027: $793K2016202020232027

▲ +95% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$10,000$20,000$10,0182016: $3,5562017: $4,0772018: $4,1232019: $5,4972020: $5,7812021: $5,8382022: $6,8232023: $7,6852024: $8,2122025: $9,1692026: $9,3982027: $10,0182016202020232027

▲ +182% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr

5
5 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 $66,411 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%
$3,145pays now $15,724at the full rate

719 S 20th St is assessed at $1.1M but pays $3,145 a year — about 20% of the $15,724 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 195 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $195 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+95%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.3 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 96 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M200020052010201520202025
96arm's-length sales since 2000
2times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
16homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 46 parcels

Owner-occupied: 28Investor / LLC: 6Absentee individual: 12 46parcels
  • Owner-occupied 28
  • Investor / LLC 6
  • Absentee individual 12

Value distribution today

7 parcels4 parcels4 parcels5 parcels10 parcels11 parcels5 parcels
$321K$1.1M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual)24773$1418Mphila.gov ↗
Theodoros Sioutis (individual)36$4.2Mphila.gov ↗
Moore Properties Ltd14$2.1Mphila.gov ↗
Bainbridge Property Inves11$388Kphila.gov ↗
702 S 20th Street Lp11$758Kphila.gov ↗
Samantha Shaeffer Trust11$925Kphila.gov ↗
724 S 20th Street Llc11$680Kphila.gov ↗
1711 Carpenter Group Llc11$958Kphila.gov ↗
Nash One Llc11$982Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 46 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$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
700 S 20TH ST built new under a 2017 permit, sold for $475K in 2016. Investor / LLC $388K —/— 1,235 1915 1
701-03 S 20TH ST Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $799K —/— 6,326 1915 0 rented
702 S 20TH ST Old house bought for $270K in 2013, demolished in 2014 and rebuilt (2014). Investor / LLC $758K 6/6 2,184 2014 1 rented
704 S 20TH ST Bought for $113K in 2001, alteration permit in 2009, sold for $865K in 2022 (+665%). Owner-occupied $912K 3/2 1,752 1915 4
705-07 S 20TH ST L&I violation (2014). Owner-occupied $403K 2/2 1,200 1900 0
705-07 S 20TH ST L&I violation (2015). Absentee individual $352K 2/2 1,000 1900 0
705-07 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $403K 2/2 1,200 1900 0
705-07 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $352K 2/2 1,000 1900 0
706 S 20TH ST Bought for $120K in 2008, built new under a 2008 permit, sold for $750K in 2023. Owner-occupied $925K 3/2 2,136 2009 4
708 S 20TH ST Bought for $455K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $755K in 2020. Absentee individual $792K 4/2 2,090 1915 5 abated
709 S 20TH ST Traded 4×: $110K in 2001 → $291K in 2008 (+165%). Absentee individual $764K —/— 1,876 1915 4 rented
711 S 20TH ST demolished in 2013 and rebuilt (2013). Owner-occupied $954K —/— 2,855 2013 1
713 S 20TH ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $831K —/— 1,836 1915 0 abated
715 S 20TH ST Owner-occupied $933K —/— 2,448 1915 0
717 S 20TH ST built new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated), sold for $126K in 2000. Owner-occupied $899K 4/2 2,588 1871 1 abated
719 S 20TH ST Bought for $97K in 2000, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $1.3M in 2023. Owner-occupied $1.1M 4/3 1,927 2017 4 abated
721 S 20TH ST Bought for $97K in 2000, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $710K in 2017 (+632%). Owner-occupied $948K 4/2 2,370 1915 4
723 S 20TH ST Bought for $800K in 2011, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $779K in 2012. Owner-occupied $1.3M 3/3 3,000 2011 3
724 S 20TH ST Bought for $575K in 2016, major alteration permit in 2009, sold for $575K in 2016 (+858%). Investor / LLC $680K —/— 2,430 1915 3 rented
726 S 20TH ST Bought for $80K in 2004, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $750K in 2020. Owner-occupied $1.1M 4/2 2,528 2005 4
728 S 20TH ST Bought for $195K in 2007, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $567K in 2024 (+191%). Owner-occupied $636K 3/2 1,440 1915 4
730 S 20TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $435K 2/1 1,479 1900 0
730 S 20TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Absentee individual $396K 1/1 1,407 1900 0
732 S 20TH ST Bought for $60K in 2004, wall covering replacement permit in 2019, sold for $850K in 2022 (+1317%). Owner-occupied $826K 3/2 2,100 1915 5
734 S 20TH ST 11 L&I violations (2013). Investor / LLC $503K —/— 2,340 1900 0 rented
739 S 20TH ST Absentee individual $838K —/— 3,000 1915 0
741 S 20TH ST Bought for $9K in 2003, built new under a 2023 permit, sold for $550K in 2022. Investor / LLC $958K 3/2 1,930 2012 5
743 S 20TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $737K —/— 1,772 1915 0
745 S 20TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $654K —/— 1,772 1915 0
747 S 20TH ST Bought for $454K in 2008, zoning permit in 2008, sold for $675K in 2023 (+286%). Owner-occupied $848K 3/2 2,223 1915 5
749 S 20TH ST built new under a 2011 permit. Owner-occupied $1.1M 3/2 2,719 2011 1
751 S 20TH ST Bought for $60K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $633K —/— 1,772 1915 2
753 S 20TH ST Old house bought for $19K in 2010, demolished in 2013 and rebuilt (2008), then sold for $745K in 2017. Owner-occupied $795K 4/4 3,180 2010 6 rented
755 S 20TH ST Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $502K 3/3 1,336 2011 0
755 S 20TH ST Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $437K 2/2 1,228 2011 0
757 S 20TH ST Bought for $889K in 2019, major alteration permit in 2008, sold for $889K in 2019 (+122%). Absentee individual $614K —/— 2,136 1910 2 rented
759 S 20TH ST Traded 2×: $515K in 2011 → $650K in 2015 (+26%). Owner-occupied $975K 3/2 2,000 2007 5
761 S 20TH ST Bought for $45K in 2005, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $735K in 2020. Owner-occupied $1.1M 3/2 2,432 2007 4
763 S 20TH ST built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $802K —/— 3,440 1915 0 abated
765 S 20TH ST Bought for $70K in 2003, built new under a 2016 permit, sold for $619K in 2015. Absentee individual $925K 3/3 1,810 2006 4
767 S 20TH ST Bought for $70K in 2003, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $475K in 2015. Investor / LLC $982K 3/3 2,040 2005 3
769 S 20TH ST demolished and rebuilt (2023), then sold for $1.2M in 2025. Owner-occupied $321K —/— 3 tax lien
771 S 20TH ST Absentee individual $617K 3/2 1,876 1915 1 tax lien
773 S 20TH ST Bought for $32K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Absentee individual $772K —/— 2,517 1915 2 rented
775 S 20TH ST Bought for $10K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Absentee individual $706K —/— 2,028 1915 2 rented
777 S 20TH ST Bought for $124K in 2008, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $869K in 2022. Owner-occupied $892K 3/— 2,160 2007 3

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.