Who owns your block
1200 block of S 4th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 71% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 115% since 2016, now about $539K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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 $539K — about 2.4× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $539K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 38% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 59 reported crimes (20 violent) and 145 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
- $539K typical home, up +115% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,029 to $6,145 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $119,396/yr to the city, about $5,686 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +115% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +103% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1227 S 4th St is assessed at $990K but pays $2,770 a year — about 20% of the $13,852 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.2% 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 $215 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 44 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 3 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 21 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 3
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jre Realty Llc | 1 | 1 | $540K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1201 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $431K | —/— | 2,538 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1203 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $392K | —/— | 1,776 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1205 S 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $83K in 2002, alteration permit in 2016, sold for $680K in 2021 (+719%). | Investor / LLC | $540K | 4/4 | 2,016 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 1207 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $65K in 2002, built new (tax-abated), sold for $207K in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $362K | —/— | 1,824 | 1915 | 2 | abated |
| 1209 S 4TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $134 in 2001 → $300K in 2014 (+223781%). | Owner-occupied | $497K | 4/1 | 1,746 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1210-12 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning permit in 2015. | Vacant | $204K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1211 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $175K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $539K | 4/1 | 2,131 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1213 S 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $175K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $269K in 2021 (+54%). | Owner-occupied | $532K | 5/— | 2,032 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1214 S 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $95K in 2007, major alteration permit in 2007, sold for $330K in 2024 (+560%). | Owner-occupied | $312K | 3/3 | 1,174 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1215 S 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $255K in 2006 → $368K in 2006 (+44%). | Owner-occupied | $625K | 3/2 | 1,760 | 2006 | 2 | |
| 1216 S 4TH ST | Vacant | $125K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1218 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $134 in 2001, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $374K in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $415K | 3/2 | 1,760 | 2005 | 3 | |
| 1220 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $580K | 3/2 | 1,592 | 2005 | 1 | |
| 1222 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $134 in 2001, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $445K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $596K | 3/2 | 1,760 | 2005 | 4 | |
| 1225 S 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $240K in 2006 → $305K in 2015 (+27%). | Owner-occupied | $620K | 3/2 | 1,760 | 2005 | 2 | |
| 1227 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $60K in 2010, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $990K | —/— | 3,111 | 2023 | 2 | abated |
| 1228 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $22K in 2002, built new under a 2008 permit, sold for $234K in 2006. | Owner-occupied | $506K | 3/2 | 1,760 | 2006 | 2 | |
| 1229 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $248K in 2018, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $575K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $611K | 4/3 | 2,208 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1230 S 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $245K in 2006 → $375K in 2009 (+53%). | Owner-occupied | $606K | 3/2 | 1,760 | 2006 | 2 | |
| 1231 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $35K in 2004, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $714K | 3/2 | 2,148 | 2019 | 3 | abated |
| 1233 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $340K in 2010, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $525K in 2022. | Absentee individual | $547K | 3/— | 1,840 | 2009 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)