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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 9, 2026

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.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$371K
$132K–$612K
ZIP median $461K
Price / sq ft
$250
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$350K
5 sold in 2yr
assessed $371K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $8K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
6 of 40
$47K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
65%
26 of 40
city 41%
Rentals
5%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
17
L&I code
▲ block 8% · city 5%
Back taxes
$750
1 of 40 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 8% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+4%
value · tax −$25
5 years
+37%
value · tax +$774
10 years
+72%
value · tax +$2K

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.

2027
  • 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 blockZIP 19147Philadelphia
Median home value$371K$461K$223K
Owner-occupied28%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.

Crimes · 12mo
82
16 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
313
49 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle25
Motor Vehicle Theft16
Other Assaults14
Thefts8
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief8
All Other Offenses3

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection101
Salting24
Illegal Dumping21
Abandoned Vehicle20
Street Defect17
Shoveling13

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.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
Vare-Washington ES
1198 S 5th St · 370 students
High · 9-12
Horace Furness
1900 S 3rd St · 836 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$250K$500K$371K2016: $215K2017: $215K2018: $220K2019: $260K2020: $271K2021: $271K2022: $271K2023: $318K2024: $318K2025: $356K2026: $356K2027: $371K2016202020232027

▲ +72% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,9762016: $2,0202017: $2,3802018: $2,5872019: $3,1362020: $3,2022021: $3,2022022: $3,2022023: $3,5272024: $3,3842025: $3,6652026: $4,0012027: $3,9762016202020232027

▲ +97% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

6
6 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $47,060 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$1,713pays now $8,564at the full rate

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 172 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+5.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+72%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.4 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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

$0$500K$1.0M200020052010201520202025
45arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
16homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 40 parcels

Owner-occupied: 26Absentee individual: 9Vacant: 5 40parcels
  • Owner-occupied 26
  • Absentee individual 9
  • Vacant 5

Value distribution today

5 parcels1 parcels5 parcels7 parcels16 parcels2 parcels4 parcels
$132K$541K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
City Of Phila (individual)43871$6561Mphila.gov ↗
Deng Wu Mei (individual)25$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
Patricia E Mcginley (individual)22$560Kphila.gov ↗
1400 S 2nd Llc11$428Kphila.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

$0$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1400 S 2ND ST Traded 2×: $155K in 2003 → $475K in 2019 (+206%). Owner-occupied $428K —/— 3,060 1925 2 7 viol
1402 S 2ND ST sold $270K (2005); L&I violation (2010); L&I violation (2013). Absentee individual $395K 3/3 2,235 1915 1
1404 S 2ND ST L&I violation (2013); sold $325K (2020). Owner-occupied $402K 4/2 2,240 1915 1
1406 S 2ND ST L&I violation (2008). Vacant $145K —/— 0
1408 S 2ND ST L&I violation (2007). Vacant $152K —/— 0
1410 S 2ND ST L&I violation (2007). Vacant $152K —/— 0
1411 S 2ND ST built 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 L&I violation (2007). Vacant $132K —/— 0
1413 S 2ND ST Owner-occupied $420K 3/1 1,464 1915 1
1414 S 2ND ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $65K in 2000. Owner-occupied $415K 4/2 1,884 1915 1 abated
1415 S 2ND ST Bought 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 Traded 2×: $415K in 2007 → $496K in 2019 (+19%). Owner-occupied $492K 3/2 1,884 1915 2
1419 S 2ND ST Bought for $193K in 2008. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $541K 5/2 3,204 1915 1
1420 S 2ND ST Traded 6×: $120K in 2004 → $375K in 2025 (+213%). Owner-occupied $371K 2/1 1,200 1918 6
1421 S 2ND ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought for $183K in 2003, built new under a 2013 permit. Owner-occupied $370K 2/1 1,344 2012 2
1427 S 2ND ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $612K 3/2 1,665 2021 0 abated
1428 S 2ND ST built 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 built 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 Traded 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 Bought for $295K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $337K 3/1 1,104 1920 1
1436 S 2ND ST Bought 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 Traded 2×: $238K in 2007 → $220K in 2018 (-8%). Absentee individual $286K —/— 914 1925 2 4 viol
1439 S 2ND ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Owner 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)

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