House report

1020 W Dakota St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,188 sqft · RM1 · built 1915

Individual, other or unknown mailing address · assessed $173K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $186K · sold 2×. On the 1000 block of W Dakota St.

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$2,423/year

2026 taxable assessment $173,100 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $186,300; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

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OPA 371341001
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$2,088.31 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

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What stands out

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Finding

Permit between transfers

Record summary

$32K transfer in 2019; addition and/or alteration permit in 2019; $150K transfer in 2020 (+369% between recorded amounts).

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What to do with this

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If you’re buying

Built 1915: lead rules apply

Federal law requires a lead-paint disclosure at sale for any pre-1978 home. If it will be rented, Philadelphia also requires a lead-safe or lead-free certificate before a rental license can issue.

If you own it

$2,088 in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot

The City recorded this amount in June 2022. It may since have been paid, reduced, or increased; verify the current balance directly with Philadelphia Revenue.

If you’re the landlord

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Derived from the fetched property records and linked City guidance as of 2026. Assessment treatment is not a substitute for an exemption approval, live balance, title report, license, occupancy certificate, or inspection. Informational only — not legal, tax, or investment advice.

Assessment and tax history

Every fetched annual City assessment for this house, compared with its block and ZIP. The figures show assessment change, the billed-year tax estimate, dated tax records, and recorded transfers. They do not estimate market appreciation or investment return.

Assessed value
$173,100
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $186,300 · built 1915
Price / sq ft
$157
block $99 · above block
Assessment change
+216%
+11%/yr since 2016 · 2027 +8% vs 2026
Est. tax bill / yr
$2,423
1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$2K
recorded then · verify current
Times sold
2

Assessment vs. the block and ZIP · every dated City record marked on the line

$0$100K$200KZIP 19133 median$186K2015201720192021202320252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19133 medianAssessmentDeed / sale

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Every dated record2 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $150K
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $32K

The paper trail

$32K transfer in 2019; addition and/or alteration permit in 2019; $150K transfer in 2020 (+369% between recorded amounts).

  1. 2013 L&I violationL&I
  2. 2017 Inspection failedL&I visit
  3. 2018 2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7L&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
  4. 2019 Inspection failed ×3L&I visit$32KTransferAddition and/or AlterationPermit
  5. 2020 $150KTransferInspection passedL&I visit
  6. 2025 AlterationsPermit

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  1. Recorded transfer$150K transfer

    2020

  2. Recorded transfer$32K transfer

    2019

What this record suggests

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Flags: $2K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The property, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,188 sqft
livable area
Lot
912 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished
city code C
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Block context

1020 W Dakota St sits on the 1000 block of W Dakota St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 1022 W Dakota St  ·  1024 W Dakota St

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 9, 2026, 5:35 PM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.

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