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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 8, 2026

Who owns your block

1400 block of Van Kirk St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 89% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $58 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 92% since 2016, now about $218K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% a year.

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
$218K
$215K–$281K
ZIP median $234K
Price / sq ft
$145
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.0×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$245K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $218K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 56
$48K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
89%
50 of 56
city 41%
Rentals
16%
9 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$58
1 of 56 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+6%
value · tax +$171
5 years
+91%
value · tax +$391
10 years
+92%
value · tax +$65

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 $218K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19149 median of $234K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19149 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19149Philadelphia
Median home value$218K$234K$223K
Owner-occupied63%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 59 reported crimes (19 violent) and 100 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
59
19 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
100
17 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults13
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief8
Thefts7
Fraud5
Theft from Vehicle5

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle21
Maintenance Complaint19
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection14
Traffic Signal Emergency7
Sanitation Violation6
Illegal Dumping5

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
William H Ziegler
5935 Saul St · 507 students
High · 9-12
Frankford HS
5000 Oxford Ave · 908 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$125K$250K$218K2016: $113K2017: $113K2018: $113K2019: $110K2020: $114K2021: $114K2022: $114K2023: $161K2024: $161K2025: $206K2026: $206K2027: $218K2016202020232027

▲ +92% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,6522016: $1,4822017: $1,5872018: $1,5872019: $1,3942020: $1,4592021: $1,2612022: $1,2612023: $1,5912024: $1,5912025: $1,4812026: $1,4812027: $1,6522016202020232027

▲ +11% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr

1
1 property 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 $48,128 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%
$2,517pays now $3,052at the full rate

1419 Van Kirk St is assessed at $218K but pays $2,517 a year — about 82% of the $3,052 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 192 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $192 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+92%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.4 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 69 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K2004201020162022
69arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
15homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 56 parcels

Owner-occupied: 50Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 5 56parcels
  • Owner-occupied 50
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 5

Value distribution today

50 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels1 parcels1 parcels4 parcels
$215K$238K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Romval Llc12$439Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 56 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

New construction
1419 Van Kirk St
$218K · built new (tax-abated), sold for $60K in 2001.
Improved
1443 Van Kirk St
$218K ·
Frequently traded
1427 Van Kirk St
$281K · Traded 3×: $75K in 2004 → $155K in 2017 (+107%).
Frequently traded
1466 Van Kirk St
$235K · Traded 3×: $115K in 2004 → $115K in 2019 (+0%).
Frequently traded
1414 Van Kirk St
$218K · Traded 3×: $110K in 2004 → $100K in 2005 (-9%).
Frequently traded
1417 Van Kirk St
$218K · Traded 3×: $101K in 2004 → $155K in 2006 (+53%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1400 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $217K 4/1 1,688 1940 1 rented
1402 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 0
1404 VAN KIRK ST HistoryAppeal city affirmed (2019). Owner-occupied $218K 3/1 1,504 1940 0
1406 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 1
1407 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $150K in 2022 → $150K in 2022 (+0%). Owner-occupied $258K 4/1 1,640 1940 2
1408 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $130K in 2005 → $148K in 2021 (+14%). Absentee individual $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 2 rented
1410 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $61K in 2007 → $95K in 2016 (+54%). Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 2
1412 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 1 tax lien
1414 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $110K in 2004 → $100K in 2005 (-9%). Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 3 rented
1415 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 0
1416 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 0
1417 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $101K in 2004 → $155K in 2006 (+53%). Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 3
1418 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2011 → $117K in 2016 (+47%). Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 2
1419 VAN KIRK ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $60K in 2001. Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 1 abated
1420 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 0
1421 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 1
1422 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 1
1423 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $63K in 2000 → $85K in 2017 (+36%). Absentee individual $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 3 rented
1424 VAN KIRK ST Absentee individual $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 1 rented
1425 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $150K in 2006 → $148K in 2018 (-1%). Owner-occupied $215K 4/1 1,504 1940 2
1426 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $83K in 2016 → $155K in 2017 (+87%). Owner-occupied $256K 4/1 1,504 1940 2
1427 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $75K in 2004 → $155K in 2017 (+107%). Owner-occupied $281K 3/1 1,700 1940 3
1428 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $86K in 2015 → $232K in 2022 (+171%). Owner-occupied $218K 3/1 1,504 1940 2 rented
1429 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $229K 4/1 1,552 1940 0
1430 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $47K in 1999 → $135K in 2010 (+187%). Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 2
1431 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $215K 4/1 1,504 1940 1
1432 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $35K in 2006 → $235K in 2022 (+571%). Investor / LLC $218K 3/1 1,504 1940 3 rented
1433 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $103K in 2021 → $215K in 2023 (+110%). Owner-occupied $215K 4/1 1,504 1940 2
1434 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 0
1435 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $62K in 2001 → $119K in 2013 (+93%). Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 3
1436 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 1
1437 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 0
1438 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 1 rented
1439 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2008 → $140K in 2009 (+76%). Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 2
1440 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2001 → $130K in 2009 (+117%). Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 2
1441 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,504 1940 1
1442 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 1
1443 VAN KIRK ST Improved Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 0
1444 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 0
1445 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 1
1446 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 1
1447 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 1
1448 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 0
1449 VAN KIRK ST Absentee individual $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 0
1450 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 1
1451 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $83K in 2008 → $118K in 2008 (+42%). Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 2
1452 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 1
1453 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 3/1 1,504 1940 1
1454 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 1
1455 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $238K 4/1 1,740 1940 0
1456 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 0
1458 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 0
1460 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 1
1462 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $125K in 2004 → $125K in 2019 (+0%). Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 3
1464 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,504 1940 1
1466 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $115K in 2004 → $115K in 2019 (+0%). Absentee individual $235K 3/1 2,080 1940 3 rented

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