Who owns your block
100 block of S 43rd St
A mixed-ownership block: 46% owner-occupied, 23% investor-held, with 4 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 63% since 2016, now about $586K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $586K — about 2.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19104 median of $211K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19104 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19104 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $586K | $211K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 15% | 18% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 302 reported crimes (24 violent) and 251 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
- $586K typical home, up +63% since 2016
- Tax bill $4,696 to $8,096 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $17M assessed, $93,631/yr to the city, about $7,202 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +63% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +72% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
121-33 S 43rd St is assessed at $7.7M but pays $10,815 a year — about 10% of the $108,153 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 +4.5% 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 $163 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 18 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 13 parcels
- Owner-occupied 6
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 4
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, 42nd & Walnut Street Corp, carries 2 open violations across 2 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42nd & Walnut Street Corp | 1 | 2 | $10M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 112 South 43rd Street Housing Llc | 1 | 1 | $2.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mcrg Llc | 1 | 1 | $588K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 13 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 S 43RD ST | Owner-occupied | $578K | 4/2 | 2,580 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 110 S 43RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $586K | —/— | 2,610 | 1930 | 0 | rented |
| 111 S 43RD ST ImprovedBought for $62K in 2001. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $587K | 3/2 | 2,580 | 1930 | 1 | rented |
| 112 S 43RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $2.6M | —/— | 7,800 | 2022 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 113 S 43RD ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $445K | —/— | 2,580 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 115 S 43RD ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $270K in 2004 → $510K in 2025 (+89%). | Owner-occupied | $568K | 4/3 | 2,580 | 1930 | 5 | rented |
| 116 S 43RD ST | Owner-occupied | $584K | —/— | 2,610 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 117 S 43RD ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $165K in 2000 → $528K in 2013 (+220%). | Absentee individual | $675K | 6/6 | 2,580 | 1930 | 3 | rented |
| 118 S 43RD ST Historysold $34K (2000); 9 L&I violations (2007); 4 L&I violations (2023). | Absentee individual | $584K | —/— | 2,610 | 1930 | 1 | 4 viol |
| 120 S 43RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $234K in 2009, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $395K in 2017 (+69%). | Investor / LLC | $588K | —/— | 2,652 | 1930 | 2 | rented |
| 121-33 S 43RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $7.7M | —/— | 33,000 | 2017 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 122 S 43RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $254K in 2009, alteration permit in 2009, sold for $373K in 2020 (+47%). | Absentee individual | $465K | —/— | 3,360 | 1930 | 3 | |
| 124 S 43RD ST | Owner-occupied | $676K | —/— | 3,360 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)