Who owns your block
7500 block of N 21st St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 87% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 8 open code violations and 1 home behind $1,383 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 77% since 2016, now about $219K. 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 $219K — 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 | $219K | $187K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 65% | 53% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 44 reported crimes (14 violent) and 222 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
- $219K typical home, up +77% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,348 to $1,684 a year, +2%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.1M assessed, $65,676/yr to the city, about $2,119 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +77% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +25% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
7510 N 21st St is assessed at $220K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $3,084 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 29 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 31 parcels
- Owner-occupied 27
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 3
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Hds Llc, carries 5 open violations across 57 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hds Llc | 1 | 57 | $13M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Askco Construction Llc | 1 | 1 | $216K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7500 N 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $2K in 2017, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $290K in 2022 (+14400%). | Owner-occupied | $334K | 3/1 | 1,642 | 1935 | 2 | tax lien |
| 7501 N 21ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $82K in 2002 → $97K in 2007 (+19%). | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,634 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 7502 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a family daycare permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $219K | 3/1 | 1,488 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 7503 N 21ST ST Historysold $62K (2002); L&I violation (2022). | Owner-occupied | $219K | 3/1 | 1,502 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7504 N 21ST ST New constructionBought for $156K in 2024, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $325K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $227K | 4/1 | 1,552 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 7505 N 21ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $72K in 2004 → $270K in 2022 (+275%). | Owner-occupied | $290K | 3/2 | 1,488 | 1925 | 3 | tax lien |
| 7506 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $226K | 3/1 | 1,552 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 7507 N 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $73K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $167K in 2018 (+130%). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,488 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 7508 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,488 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7509 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $215K | 3/1 | 1,488 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7510 N 21ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $220K | 3/1 | 1,552 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 7511 N 21ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $110K in 2013 → $200K in 2023 (+82%). | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/3 | 1,488 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 7512 N 21ST ST HistoryL&I violation (2022). | Owner-occupied | $220K | 3/1 | 1,552 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7513 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $72K in 2015. Owner pulled a deck (exist. one-family dwellings) permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $287K | 3/2 | 1,488 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 7514 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $220K | 3/1 | 1,552 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7515 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $219K | 3/1 | 1,504 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7516 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $182K in 2021. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $220K | 3/1 | 1,552 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7517 N 21ST ST | Absentee individual | $216K | 3/1 | 1,502 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 7518 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $220K | 3/1 | 1,552 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7519 N 21ST ST History6 L&I violations (2026). | Absentee individual | $216K | 3/1 | 1,502 | 1925 | 0 | 6 violtax lien |
| 7520 N 21ST ST Historysold $45K (2002); L&I violation (2010); 2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Investor / LLC | $220K | 3/1 | 1,552 | 1925 | 1 | rented2 viol |
| 7521 N 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $24K in 2010. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,502 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7522 N 21ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $68K in 2000 → $170K in 2022 (+150%). | Absentee individual | $235K | 3/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 7523 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $217K | 3/1 | 1,502 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7524 N 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $237K | 3/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7525 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $212K | 3/1 | 1,430 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7526 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $217K | 3/1 | 1,488 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7527 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $208K | 3/1 | 1,430 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7528 N 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,488 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7530 N 21ST ST Historysold $130K (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016); 3 L&I violations (2018). | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,488 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7532 N 21ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2016 → $185K in 2017 (+131%). | Owner-occupied | $290K | 3/3 | 1,488 | 1925 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)