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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.

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
$219K
$208K–$334K
ZIP median $187K
Price / sq ft
$145
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.0×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$325K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $219K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 31
$34K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
87%
27 of 31
city 41%
Rentals
3%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
8
L&I code
▲ block 6% · city 5%
Back taxes
$1K
1 of 31 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 6% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-1%
value · tax −$21
5 years
+56%
value · tax +$332
10 years
+77%
value · tax +$336

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 $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 blockZIP 19138Philadelphia
Median home value$219K$187K$223K
Owner-occupied65%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.

Crimes · 12mo
44
14 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
222
30 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults10
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief8
Motor Vehicle Theft6
Fraud5
All Other Offenses3
Theft from Vehicle3

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection54
Abandoned Vehicle31
Smoke Detector31
Salting23
Maintenance Complaint14
Other (Streets)13

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
William Rowen
6841 N 19th St · 272 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$219K2016: $124K2017: $124K2018: $124K2019: $146K2020: $140K2021: $140K2022: $140K2023: $185K2024: $185K2025: $221K2026: $221K2027: $219K2016202020232027

▲ +77% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,6842016: $1,3482017: $1,3482018: $1,3482019: $1,5122020: $1,3522021: $1,3522022: $1,3522023: $1,5082024: $1,4962025: $1,7052026: $1,7052027: $1,6842016202020232027

▲ +25% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr

2
2 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 $34,102 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%
$0pays now $3,084at the full rate

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 177 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+5.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+77%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.2 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 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

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
29arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
13homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 31 parcels

Owner-occupied: 27Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 3 31parcels
  • Owner-occupied 27
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 3

Value distribution today

16 parcels9 parcels2 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels4 parcels
$208K$290K+

The block's largest owner, Hds Llc, carries 5 open violations across 57 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Hds Llc157$13Mphila.gov ↗
Askco Construction Llc11$216Kphila.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

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
7500 N 21ST ST Bought 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 Traded 2×: $82K in 2002 → $97K in 2007 (+19%). Owner-occupied $229K 3/1 1,634 1925 2
7502 N 21ST ST Owner pulled a family daycare permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,488 1925 0 tax lien
7503 N 21ST ST sold $62K (2002); L&I violation (2022). Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,502 1925 1
7504 N 21ST ST Bought 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 Traded 3×: $72K in 2004 → $270K in 2022 (+275%). Owner-occupied $290K 3/2 1,488 1925 3 tax lien
7506 N 21ST ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $226K 3/1 1,552 1925 0 tax lien
7507 N 21ST ST Bought 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 Owner 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 built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,552 1925 0 abated
7511 N 21ST ST Traded 2×: $110K in 2013 → $200K in 2023 (+82%). Owner-occupied $210K 3/3 1,488 1925 2
7512 N 21ST ST L&I violation (2022). Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,552 1925 0
7513 N 21ST ST Bought 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 Bought 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 6 L&I violations (2026). Absentee individual $216K 3/1 1,502 1925 0 6 violtax lien
7520 N 21ST ST sold $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 Bought for $24K in 2010. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,502 1925 1
7522 N 21ST ST Traded 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 Owner 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 sold $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 Traded 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)

Where this comes from

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