Who owns your block
1600 block of S 4th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 60% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 1 home behind $1,453 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 102% since 2016, now about $438K. 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 $438K — about 2.0× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19148 median of $261K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19148 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $438K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 32% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 75 reported crimes (23 violent) and 339 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
- $438K typical home, up +102% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,975 to $5,837 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $144,564/yr to the city, about $5,783 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +102% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +96% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1646 S 4th St is assessed at $433K but pays $1,218 a year — about 20% of the $6,058 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 +6.6% 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 $202 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 40 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 25 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 9
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vmb Property Llc | 1 | 4 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $412K | 3/3 | 2,304 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 1602 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $160K in 2014. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $438K | 6/2 | 2,220 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 1604 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $344K | 4/2 | 1,800 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 1606 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $333K in 2005, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $585K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $568K | 4/2 | 1,800 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 1608 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $74K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $426K | 4/2 | 1,800 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 1610 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $427K | 5/2 | 2,140 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1612 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $369K | 4/2 | 2,140 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 1614 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $175K in 2010, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $608K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $601K | 4/2 | 2,040 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 1616 S 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $22K in 2001, mechanical permit in 2018, sold for $480K in 2021 (+2082%). | Owner-occupied | $493K | 5/1 | 2,040 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 1618 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $374K | 4/2 | 2,220 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1620 S 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $43K in 2000, alteration permit in 2007, sold for $499K in 2020 (+1060%). | Owner-occupied | $445K | 4/2 | 2,535 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1622 S 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $105K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $586K in 2018 (+458%). | Owner-occupied | $574K | 4/2 | 2,535 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1624 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $473K | 4/1 | 2,631 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1626 S 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $260K in 2014 → $350K in 2015 (+35%). | Owner-occupied | $485K | 4/3 | 2,535 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1628 S 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $32K in 2000, demolition permit in 2007, sold for $360K in 2012 (+1025%). | Owner-occupied | $517K | 3/2 | 2,559 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 1630 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $468K | 4/4 | 2,220 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 1632 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $433K | 3/3 | 2,535 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 1634 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $404K | 3/3 | 2,212 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1636 S 4TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $116K in 2004 → $575K in 2018 (+396%). | Owner-occupied | $506K | 3/2 | 2,535 | 1906 | 4 | |
| 1638 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $473K | 3/3 | 2,415 | 1906 | 1 | |
| 1640 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit, sold for $250K in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $434K | 4/2 | 2,415 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1642 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $295K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $395K | 4/2 | 2,535 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1644 S 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $373K in 2016, zoning permit in 2016, sold for $600K in 2024 (+155%). | Owner-occupied | $560K | 4/3 | 2,415 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1646 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $433K | 6/3 | 2,535 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1648 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $422K | 6/3 | 2,415 | 1915 | 0 | rented1 viol |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)