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Who owns your block

900 block of S 23rd St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 65% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $11,998 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 82% since 2016, now about $531K. Property taxes are climbing about 23% 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
$531K
$19K–$703K
ZIP median $364K
Price / sq ft
$391
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.4×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$6K
typical · up to $9K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 17
$20K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
65%
11 of 17
city 41%
Rentals
59%
10 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$12K
1 of 17 behind
▼ block 6% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
4
4 homes · ZBA & boards
block 24% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+9%
value · tax +$597
5 years
+34%
value · tax +$3K
10 years
+82%
value · tax +$3K

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 $531K — about 2.4× 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$531K$364K$223K
Owner-occupied35%29%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 75 reported crimes (18 violent) and 286 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
75
18 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
286
23 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle14
Other Assaults13
Thefts13
Motor Vehicle Theft10
All Other Offenses9
Fraud7

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection98
Salting34
Information Request21
Graffiti Removal19
Illegal Dumping15
Other (Streets)14

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$531K2016: $292K2017: $292K2018: $292K2019: $405K2020: $396K2021: $396K2022: $396K2023: $427K2024: $427K2025: $489K2026: $489K2027: $531K2016202020232027

▲ +82% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$6,0352016: $6462017: $2,5642018: $2,6822019: $3,1762020: $3,4242021: $3,4242022: $3,4242023: $4,6672024: $4,6672025: $5,1462026: $5,4382027: $6,0352016202020232027

▲ +834% since 2016 · ~+23%/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 $20,440 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%
$596pays now $8,903at the full rate

931 S 23rd St is assessed at $636K but pays $596 a year — about 7% of the $8,903 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 +5.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 182 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $182 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+82%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.9 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 45 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 2 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$5.0M$10M20052010201520202025
45arm's-length sales since 2002
2times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
2homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 17 parcels

Owner-occupied: 11Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 3 17parcels
  • Owner-occupied 11
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 3

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels4 parcels3 parcels1 parcels8 parcels
$19K$657K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
919 S 23rd St Lp11$616Kphila.gov ↗
923 S 23rd St Lp11$616Kphila.gov ↗
Jib Partners Lp11$597Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 17 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
917 S 23RD ST Bought for $44K in 2002. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $703K 5/2 2,411 1915 2 rented
919 S 23RD ST Bought for $30K in 2002, built new under a 2008 permit. Investor / LLC $616K —/— 2,400 2009 2 rented
921 S 23RD ST built new under a 2008 permit, sold for $100K in 2008. Absentee individual $616K —/— 2,400 2005 1 rented
923 S 23RD ST Bought for $30K in 2002, built new under a 2008 permit, sold for $100K in 2008. Investor / LLC $616K —/— 2,400 2008 3 rented
924 S 23RD ST Traded 5×: $121K in 2005 → $335K in 2015 (+177%). Owner-occupied $419K 2/1 826 1920 5 rented
925 S 23RD ST Old house bought for $200K in 2013, demolished in 2014 and rebuilt (2013). Investor / LLC $597K —/— 2,202 2014 4 rented
926 S 23RD ST Traded 6×: $107K in 2005 → $210K in 2011 (+96%). Owner-occupied $335K 2/1 770 1920 6 rented
927 S 23RD ST Traded 2×: $212K in 2006 → $460K in 2017 (+117%). Owner-occupied $590K 3/2 1,396 1920 2
928 S 23RD ST Traded 3×: $50K in 2006 → $315K in 2022 (+530%). Owner-occupied $316K 2/1 818 1920 3
929 S 23RD ST Bought for $195K in 2006, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $489K in 2020 (+151%). Owner-occupied $657K —/— 1,668 1920 3
930 S 23RD ST 3 L&I violations (2019); sold $5.8M (2025). Absentee individual $19K —/— 870 1920 1
931 S 23RD ST built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $636K 3/2 2,222 1920 0 abated
932 S 23RD ST Bought for $190K in 2016. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2017. Absentee individual $446K 2/2 952 1920 1 rented
934 S 23RD ST Bought for $120K in 2008. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $306K 3/1 770 1920 2
936 S 23RD ST Bought for $81K in 2009, addition and/or alteration permit in 2020, sold for $348K in 2020 (+329%). Owner-occupied $401K 2/1 770 1920 5 rented
938 S 23RD ST built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $306K 3/1 770 1920 0 abated
940 S 23RD ST Bought for $105K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $430K in 2020 (+310%). Owner-occupied $531K 2/1 1,360 1920 5 rented

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

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