Who owns your block
200 block of S 43rd St
A mixed-ownership block: 36% owner-occupied, 7% investor-held, with 12 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 113% since 2016, now about $680K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year.
- 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 $680K — about 3.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19104 median of $211K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19104 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19104 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $680K | $211K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 14% | 18% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 77 reported crimes (17 violent) and 234 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
- $680K typical home, up +113% since 2016
- Tax bill $4,478 to $8,858 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $10M assessed, $134,805/yr to the city, about $9,629 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +113% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +98% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
204 S 43rd St is assessed at $627K but pays $2,935 a year — about 33% of the $8,777 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 +7.1% 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 $213 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 12 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 14 parcels
- Owner-occupied 5
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 7
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sisko Inc | 1 | 5 | $3.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| James J Walsh (individual) | 2 | 2 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 14 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 S 43RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2007); sold $500K (2023). | Absentee individual | $711K | —/— | 2,499 | 1930 | 1 | rented |
| 202 S 43RD ST History2 L&I violations (2015); L&I violation (2020); sold $500K (2023). | Absentee individual | $711K | —/— | 2,499 | 1930 | 1 | rented |
| 204 S 43RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $627K | —/— | 2,499 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 205-09 S 43RD ST | Vacant | $1.7M | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 206 S 43RD ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $326K in 2004 → $535K in 2015 (+64%). | Owner-occupied | $712K | 5/2 | 2,625 | 1930 | 3 | rented |
| 208 S 43RD ST ImprovedBought for $540K in 2023. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $719K | 5/4 | 2,625 | 1930 | 1 | rented |
| 210 S 43RD ST ImprovedBought for $400K in 2012. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $585K | —/— | 2,525 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 212 S 43RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2011); L&I violation (2023). | Absentee individual | $640K | —/— | 2,625 | 1930 | 0 | rented |
| 214 S 43RD ST ImprovedBought for $439K in 2023. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $653K | —/— | 2,760 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 216 S 43RD ST ImprovedBought for $360K in 2007. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $719K | —/— | 2,625 | 1930 | 2 | rented |
| 218 S 43RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2018); 2 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023); L&I violation (2026). | Absentee individual | $565K | —/— | 2,525 | 1890 | 0 | 5 viol |
| 220 S 43RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2020); 2 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023); L&I violation (2026). | Absentee individual | $708K | —/— | 2,525 | 1890 | 0 | 4 viol |
| 222 S 43RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $530K in 2015, major alteration permit in 2008, sold for $530K in 2015 (+405%). | Absentee individual | $626K | —/— | 2,625 | 1905 | 2 | rented3 viol |
| 224 S 43RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $585K | —/— | 2,525 | 1890 | 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)