Who owns your block
1200 block of N 42nd St
A mixed-ownership block: 29% owner-occupied, 18% investor-held, with 25 open code violations and 5 homes behind $30,795 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 416% since 2016, now about $179K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% a year.
- 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 $179K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and below 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 | $179K | $211K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 29% | 18% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 139 reported crimes (59 violent) and 170 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
- $179K typical home, up +416% since 2016
- Tax bill $463 to $1,450 a year, +11%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.0M assessed, $31,185/yr to the city, about $1,834 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +416% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +213% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +16.1% 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 $516 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 14 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 17 parcels
- Owner-occupied 5
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 6
- Vacant 5
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Stable Genius Llc, carries 11 open violations across 51 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stable Genius Llc | 1 | 51 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lina Holdings Llc | 1 | 7 | $4.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Julius Thigpen (individual) | 2 | 3 | $577K | phila.gov ↗ |
| S & J Thigpen (individual) | 2 | 2 | $555K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1220 N 42nd Llc | 1 | 1 | $260K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1208 N 42ND ST History2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2018); 3 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2023). | Vacant | $99K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1210 N 42ND ST History2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2018); 4 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2023). | Vacant | $66K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1212 N 42ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2015); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2020); 6 L&I violations (2023); 4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2025). | Absentee individual | $128K | —/— | 1,800 | 1915 | 0 | 4 violtax lien |
| 1214 N 42ND ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2018. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $201K | —/— | 2,142 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1216 N 42ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $128K | —/— | 1,800 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1218 N 42ND ST | Owner-occupied | $132K | —/— | 1,936 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1220 N 42ND ST LandVacant land, last sold for $65K in 2004. | Investor / LLC | $260K | —/— | 1,700 | 2005 | 2 | rented |
| 1221 N 42ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit. | Vacant | $55K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1222 N 42ND ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | —/— | 1,700 | 2005 | 1 | |
| 1223 N 42ND ST History3 L&I violations (2021). | Vacant | $78K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1225 N 42ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $204K | —/— | 2,020 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1227 N 42ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $59K in 2018 → $165K in 2021 (+180%). | Owner-occupied | $179K | 3/2 | 1,644 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1230 N 42ND ST ImprovedBought for $9K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $278K | —/— | 1,892 | 1915 | 1 | 9 viol |
| 1232 N 42ND ST History2 L&I violations (2010); L&I violation (2011); 2 L&I violations (2013). | Absentee individual | $278K | —/— | 1,892 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1234 N 42ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $9K in 2003 → $10K in 2006 (+10%). | Absentee individual | $269K | —/— | 1,736 | 1915 | 2 | 12 violtax lien |
| 1236 N 42ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $9K in 2003 → $5K in 2007 (-45%). | Absentee individual | $287K | —/— | 2,036 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1238 N 42ND ST History2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2018); 3 L&I violations (2021); L&I violation (2023). | Vacant | $65K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)