Who owns your block
900 block of S 18th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 76% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 86% since 2016, now about $657K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $657K — about 2.9× 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 block | ZIP 19146 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $657K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 36% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 100 reported crimes (16 violent) and 355 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
- $657K typical home, up +86% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,791 to $7,795 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $15M assessed, $143,054/yr to the city, about $6,220 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +86% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +106% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
932 S 18th St is assessed at $749K but pays $1,048 a year — about 10% of the $10,480 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 +5.8% 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 $186 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 47 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 25 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mam Developments Llc | 1 | 6 | $5.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ascend Venture Partners Pa Llc | 1 | 3 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Quincy Court Hoa (individual) | 2 | 2 | $0 | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900 S 18TH ST | Vacant | — | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 900 S 18TH ST | Vacant | — | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 900 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $245K in 2012. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $567K | 2/1 | 1,304 | 2005 | 2 | tax lien |
| 909 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2004. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $811K | —/— | 2,622 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 911 S 18TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $130K in 2004 → $650K in 2022 (+400%). | Owner-occupied | $696K | 4/2 | 1,932 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 913 S 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $485K in 2016, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $750K in 2019 (+862%). | Owner-occupied | $771K | —/— | 1,764 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 915 S 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $198K in 2003, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $830K in 2025 (+319%). | Investor / LLC | $798K | 7/— | 2,550 | 1915 | 4 | rented |
| 917 S 18TH ST New constructionBought for $117K in 2010, built new under a 2011 permit. | Investor / LLC | $567K | 3/3 | 1,968 | 2011 | 1 | rented |
| 918 S 18TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $613K | 4/2 | 1,656 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 919 S 18TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $175K in 2005 → $485K in 2019 (+177%). | Owner-occupied | $574K | 3/2 | 1,440 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 920 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $645K | —/— | 1,656 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 921 S 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $38K in 2002, major alteration permit in 2011, sold for $590K in 2022 (+1453%). | Owner-occupied | $574K | 3/2 | 1,440 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 922 S 18TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $730K | —/— | 2,124 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 923 S 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $124K in 2010, major alteration permit in 2010, sold for $647K in 2018 (+422%). | Owner-occupied | $657K | 3/2 | 1,680 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 924 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $739K | —/— | 2,176 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 925 S 18TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $495K in 2024 → $629K in 2026 (+27%). | Owner-occupied | $438K | —/— | 1,440 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 926 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $552K | 5/1 | 1,734 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 927 S 18TH ST LandVacant land, last sold for $325K in 2006. | Owner-occupied | $731K | 2/2 | 1,588 | 2008 | 3 | rented |
| 928 S 18TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $178K in 2008 → $11K in 2018 (-94%). | Absentee individual | $645K | 2/2 | 1,656 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 929 S 18TH ST New constructionBought for $150K in 2004, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $620K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $869K | 3/— | 1,586 | 2005 | 4 | |
| 930 S 18TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $187K in 2007, demolition permit in 2007, sold for $765K in 2023 (+309%). | Owner-occupied | $774K | 4/2 | 1,760 | 1996 | 3 | |
| 931 S 18TH ST New constructionBought for $150K in 2004, built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $736K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $766K | 3/3 | 1,676 | 2007 | 4 | |
| 932 S 18TH ST | Owner-occupied | $749K | 3/3 | 2,364 | 2019 | 0 | abated |
| 932 S 18TH ST | Absentee individual | $511K | 2/2 | 1,445 | 2019 | 0 | abated |
| 932 S 18TH ST | Absentee individual | $350K | 1/1 | 849 | 2019 | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)