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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19146 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $531K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 35% | 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.
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
- $531K typical home, up +82% since 2016
- Tax bill $646 to $6,035 a year, +23%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.1M assessed, $93,056/yr to the city, about $5,474 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +82% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +834% since 2016 · ~+23%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 17 parcels
- Owner-occupied 11
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 919 S 23rd St Lp | 1 | 1 | $616K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 923 S 23rd St Lp | 1 | 1 | $616K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jib Partners Lp | 1 | 1 | $597K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 917 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought 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 New constructionBought for $30K in 2002, built new under a 2008 permit. | Investor / LLC | $616K | —/— | 2,400 | 2009 | 2 | rented |
| 921 S 23RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit, sold for $100K in 2008. | Absentee individual | $616K | —/— | 2,400 | 2005 | 1 | rented |
| 923 S 23RD ST New constructionBought 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 Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $121K in 2005 → $335K in 2015 (+177%). | Owner-occupied | $419K | 2/1 | 826 | 1920 | 5 | rented |
| 925 S 23RD ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $200K in 2013, demolished in 2014 and rebuilt (2013). | Investor / LLC | $597K | —/— | 2,202 | 2014 | 4 | rented |
| 926 S 23RD ST Frequently tradedTraded 6×: $107K in 2005 → $210K in 2011 (+96%). | Owner-occupied | $335K | 2/1 | 770 | 1920 | 6 | rented |
| 927 S 23RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $212K in 2006 → $460K in 2017 (+117%). | Owner-occupied | $590K | 3/2 | 1,396 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 928 S 23RD ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $50K in 2006 → $315K in 2022 (+530%). | Owner-occupied | $316K | 2/1 | 818 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 929 S 23RD ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 History3 L&I violations (2019); sold $5.8M (2025). | Absentee individual | $19K | —/— | 870 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 931 S 23RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $636K | 3/2 | 2,222 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 932 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $190K in 2016. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $446K | 2/2 | 952 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 934 S 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $120K in 2008. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $306K | 3/1 | 770 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 936 S 23RD ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $306K | 3/1 | 770 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 940 S 23RD ST Renovated & sold onBought 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)