Who owns your block
7400 block of N 21st St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 93% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 7 open code violations and 6 homes behind $95,898 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 76% since 2016, now about $216K. 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 $216K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and above 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 | $216K | $187K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 83% | 53% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 60 reported crimes (17 violent) and 261 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
- $216K typical home, up +76% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,307 to $1,660 a year, +2%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $9.0M assessed, $74,873/yr to the city, about $1,872 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +76% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +27% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
7438 N 21st St is assessed at $216K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $3,018 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 $176 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 30 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 21 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 40 parcels
- Owner-occupied 37
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 2
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Hobiefella Trust, carries 2 open violations across 11 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobiefella Trust | 1 | 11 | $2.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7414 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $62K in 2013. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $211K | 3/2 | 1,590 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 7415 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $219K | 3/1 | 1,590 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 7416 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $250K in 2024. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $208K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7417 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $211K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7418 N 21ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $120K in 2010 → $227K in 2024 (+89%). | Owner-occupied | $283K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 7419 N 21ST ST History2 L&I violations (2012). | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 7420 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $214K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 7421 N 21ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $63K in 2015 → $165K in 2016 (+164%). | Owner-occupied | $284K | 3/2 | 1,470 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 7422 N 21ST ST Historysold $135K (2019); L&I violation (2022); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,536 | 1925 | 1 | 2 viol |
| 7423 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $90K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $213K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7424 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $212K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7425 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $207K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7426 N 21ST ST Historysold $130K (2005); L&I violation (2023). | Owner-occupied | $217K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7427 N 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $213K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 7428 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $145K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $214K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7429 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $213K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 7430 N 21ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $71K in 2000 → $95K in 2005 (+34%). | Owner-occupied | $214K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 7431 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $213K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7432 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2004. Owner pulled a use permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $214K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7433 N 21ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2006 → $162K in 2007 (+170%). | Owner-occupied | $213K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 7434 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $214K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7435 N 21ST ST | Investor / LLC | $219K | 3/1 | 1,560 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7436 N 21ST ST HistoryL&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | 5 violtax lien |
| 7437 N 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $65K in 2016, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $172K in 2017 (+165%). | Owner-occupied | $293K | 3/2 | 1,576 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 7438 N 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 7439 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $219K | 3/1 | 1,560 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7440 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $219K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7441 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/1 | 1,560 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7442 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7443 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $219K | 3/1 | 1,560 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7444 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $186K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7445 N 21ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2020 → $258K in 2020 (+223%). | Owner-occupied | $324K | 3/2 | 1,560 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 7446 N 21ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $113K in 2009 → $120K in 2015 (+6%). | Owner-occupied | $219K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 7447 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2006. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $225K | 3/1 | 1,560 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 7448 N 21ST ST History2 L&I violations (2019); 4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022); L&I violation (2023). | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 7449 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/1 | 1,560 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7450 N 21ST ST History2 L&I violations (2019); 4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2021); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $219K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 7451 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $225K | 3/2 | 1,560 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7452 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $180K in 2019. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $225K | 3/1 | 1,590 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7453 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $228K | 4/1 | 1,650 | 1925 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)