2026 taxable assessment $50,300 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $225,500; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
House report
1944 N 31st St
3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,420 sqft · RSA5 · built 2011
Owner-occupied · assessed $150K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $226K · sold 2×. On the 1900 block of N 31st St.
Property summary
Assessment$150,3002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $225,500
Last sale$135KRecorded 2012
Est. tax bill$704/year2026 OPA · Homestead-adjusted
Tax delinquency—Snapshot unavailable
Permits6Dated events in report
Violations0 openNo historical match in fetched records
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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OPA 3232928022026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.
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What stands out
From the public recordNew construction
Why it mattersBought for $441K in 2010, built new under a 2009 permit.
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If you’re buying
Zoned RSA5: one household by right
Single-family rowhouse (the classic Philly row). Converting to a duplex or apartments needs a use variance the zoning board rarely grants — Pennsylvania courts require a physical hardship of the lot itself, and economics alone do not qualify.
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.
The investment read
How this house has moved and where it's pointed: the city's assessed value (not a listing price) over 12 years, charted against its block; appreciation is that history's pace, and the 5-year figure simply extends it. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the record to dig into any number.
Assessed value
$150,300
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $225,500 · built 2011
Price / sq ft
$159
block $107 · above block
Appreciation
+87%
+6%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$226K
+6%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$704
0.31% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
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Gross yield
7.8%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
2
Assessment vs. the block · every dated City record marked on the line
- Appeal · 2009-10-20Zoning board appealA challenge or request reviewed through a City appeals process. Filing an appeal does not show who prevailed; read the decision, conditions, and related permit or violation.How Philadelphia L&I appeals work ↗
- Land buy · 2010Land record $441KA land-record event associated with this parcel. Review the recorded instrument to determine whether it reflects a conveyance, parcel change, or another filing.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Land buy · 2012Land record $135KA land-record event associated with this parcel. Review the recorded instrument to determine whether it reflects a conveyance, parcel change, or another filing.How to read the recorded document ↗
- OPA assessment · 2016$121K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2017$121K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2018$121K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2019$135K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2020$140K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2021$140K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2022$140K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2023$225K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2024$225K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2025$150K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2026$150K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2027$226K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
Assessment lineBlock median & rangeAssessmentLand buyAppeal
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Every dated record3 events · scroll to browse
- Land buyLand record $135K
- Land buyLand record $441K
- AppealZoning board appeal
The paper trail
New constructionBought for $441K in 2010, built new under a 2009 permit.
- 2009 Appeal grantedZoningZoningPermit
- 2010 Zoning/usePermitNew constructionPermit$441KLand buyPlumbingPermitElectricalPermit
- 2011 MechanicalPermit
- 2012 $135KLand buy
Records behind the chart
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Browse 3 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
- Land recordLand record
2012
- Land recordLand record
2010
- AppealZoning board appeal
Appeal 9680 · CLOSED · Granted
PERMIT FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE THREE (3) LOTS (1,2+3) FROM ELEVEN (11) LOTS TO BE AS FOLLOWS; LOT #1, FOR THE ERECTION OF A TWO (2) STORY DETACHED STRUCTURE (NTE 35' HIGH) WITH ONE (1) OPEN-AIR OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE, A
What this record suggests
The timeline preserves the dated City rows that matched this parcel. It is a sequence to verify, not a conclusion about present condition.
Flags: 1 zoning/board appeal on record. 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
1,420 sqft
livable area
Lot
3,533 sqft
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
CLOSED · Granted · 2009
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 1944 N 31st St takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes start with an annual estimate from the City’s taxable assessment, not a current bill or balance; rent starts at the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.
When this house last sold (2012) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.66% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
Mortgage
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P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
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+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
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down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
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rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
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NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
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year-1 return on cash in
Estimates for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance; taxes use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance.
Block context
1944 N 31st St sits on the 1900 block of N 31st St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1942 N 31st St · 1950 N 31st St
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner — OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history — Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections — L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022 — Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016 — Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance — Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals — L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Neighborhood income & rents — US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates — Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery — Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 9, 2026, 12:10 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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