Who owns your block
1400 block of S 2nd St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 65% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 17 open code violations and 1 home behind $750 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 72% since 2016, now about $371K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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 $371K — about 1.7× the citywide median, and below 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 | $371K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 28% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 82 reported crimes (16 violent) and 313 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
- $371K typical home, up +72% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,020 to $3,976 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $14M assessed, $151,041/yr to the city, about $3,776 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +72% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +97% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1427 S 2nd St is assessed at $612K but pays $1,713 a year — about 20% of the $8,564 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 +5.1% 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 $172 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 45 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 40 parcels
- Owner-occupied 26
- Absentee individual 9
- Vacant 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Phila (individual) | 4 | 3871 | $6561M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Deng Wu Mei (individual) | 2 | 5 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Patricia E Mcginley (individual) | 2 | 2 | $560K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1400 S 2nd Llc | 1 | 1 | $428K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1400 S 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $155K in 2003 → $475K in 2019 (+206%). | Owner-occupied | $428K | —/— | 3,060 | 1925 | 2 | 7 viol |
| 1402 S 2ND ST Historysold $270K (2005); L&I violation (2010); L&I violation (2013). | Absentee individual | $395K | 3/3 | 2,235 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1404 S 2ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2013); sold $325K (2020). | Owner-occupied | $402K | 4/2 | 2,240 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1406 S 2ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2008). | Vacant | $145K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1408 S 2ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2007). | Vacant | $152K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1410 S 2ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2007). | Vacant | $152K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1411 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit, sold for $375K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $363K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1412 S 2ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2007). | Vacant | $132K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1413 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $420K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1414 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $65K in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $415K | 4/2 | 1,884 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 1415 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $299K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $400K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1416 S 2ND ST | Vacant | $145K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1417 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $330K | 5/2 | 1,464 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1418 S 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $415K in 2007 → $496K in 2019 (+19%). | Owner-occupied | $492K | 3/2 | 1,884 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1419 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $193K in 2008. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $541K | 5/2 | 3,204 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1420 S 2ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 6×: $120K in 2004 → $375K in 2025 (+213%). | Owner-occupied | $371K | 2/1 | 1,200 | 1918 | 6 | |
| 1421 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $157K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $474K | 2/2 | 1,810 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1422 S 2ND ST New constructionBought for $128K in 2012, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $440K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $421K | 3/2 | 1,540 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1423 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $391K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1424 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $183K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $584K | —/— | 1,806 | 1988 | 2 | |
| 1425 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $373K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1426 S 2ND ST New constructionBought for $183K in 2003, built new under a 2013 permit. | Owner-occupied | $370K | 2/1 | 1,344 | 2012 | 2 | |
| 1427 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $612K | 3/2 | 1,665 | 2021 | 0 | abated |
| 1428 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit, sold for $125K in 2022. | Absentee individual | $334K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1988 | 1 | rented |
| 1429-33 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit. | Owner-occupied | $409K | —/— | 4,140 | 2007 | 0 | |
| 1430 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $366K | 4/3 | 1,968 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1432 S 2ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $165K in 2005 → $350K in 2025 (+112%). | Owner-occupied | $383K | 2/1 | 1,260 | 1915 | 5 | |
| 1434 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $305K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1435 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $295K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $337K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1436 S 2ND ST New constructionBought for $10K in 2001, built new (tax-abated), sold for $43K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $417K | 4/2 | 2,160 | 1915 | 2 | abated |
| 1437 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $269K | 3/1 | 1,209 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1438 S 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $238K in 2007 → $220K in 2018 (-8%). | Absentee individual | $286K | —/— | 914 | 1925 | 2 | 4 viol |
| 1439 S 2ND ST New constructionBought for $585K in 2021, built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated), sold for $592K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $400K | 3/2 | 1,599 | 1920 | 2 | abated |
| 1440 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $238K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $388K | 4/1 | 1,980 | 1915 | 2 | 6 viol |
| 1441-43 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $236K | 1/1 | 662 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 1441-43 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $316K | 2/2 | 1,002 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1441-43 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $266K | 2/1 | 776 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1442 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $342K | 4/1 | 1,488 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1444 S 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $278K | —/— | 2,820 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1445 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $314K | 4/2 | 1,480 | 1915 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)