Who owns your block
200 block of S 4th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 62% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 homes behind $136,418 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 21% since 2016, now about $725K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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 $725K — about 3.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19106 median of $419K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19106 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19106 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $725K | $419K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 39% | 33% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 17 reported crimes (3 violent) and 166 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
- $725K typical home, up +21% since 2016
- Tax bill $8,274 to $9,647 a year, +1%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $69M assessed, $825,453/yr to the city, about $11,626 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +21% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +17% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
242-52 S 4th St is assessed at $5.0M but pays $4,203 a year — about 6% of the $69,436 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 +1.7% 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 $121 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 29 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 58 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 71 parcels
- Owner-occupied 44
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 23
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willings At Independence (individual) | 6 | 6 | $3.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Susan M Vitale (individual) | 2 | 3 | $970K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hutchinson Edward P Tr (individual) | 2 | 2 | $962K | phila.gov ↗ |
| John Quigley (individual) | 2 | 2 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dana Edelman (individual) | 2 | 2 | $754K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sara Canuso (individual) | 2 | 2 | $742K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Margaret E Haering (individual) | 2 | 2 | $767K | phila.gov ↗ |
| David E Halter (individual) | 2 | 2 | $912K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Eliot M Wallack (individual) | 2 | 2 | $897K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ingrid Danilewitz (individual) | 2 | 2 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Michael J Hansbury (individual) | 2 | 2 | $774K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Michael Delorey (individual) | 2 | 2 | $742K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 71 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 206 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $3.6M in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $1.9M | 6/3 | 3,846 | 1860 | 4 | |
| 208-24 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $4.7M | —/— | 33,722 | 1810 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $32K | —/— | 203 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $930K | 3/2 | 2,503 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $1.2M | 4/3 | 3,268 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $32K | —/— | 203 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $520K | 1/1 | 1,102 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Vacant | $32K | —/— | 203 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $710K | 2/2 | 1,651 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $32K | —/— | 203 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $735K | 2/2 | 1,732 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $32K | —/— | 203 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $650K | 2/2 | 1,506 | 1900 | 0 | tax lien |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $880K | 2/2 | 2,285 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $950K | 3/2 | 2,470 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $722K | 2/2 | 1,692 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $32K | —/— | 203 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $750K | 2/2 | 1,752 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $725K | 2/2 | 1,694 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $32K | —/— | 203 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $925K | 3/2 | 2,491 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $32K | —/— | 203 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $32K | —/— | 203 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $790K | 2/2 | 1,934 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $32K | —/— | 203 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $865K | 3/3 | 2,235 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | 3/3 | 3,073 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $32K | —/— | 203 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $695K | 2/2 | 1,607 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $520K | 1/1 | 1,102 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $742K | 2/2 | 1,743 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $32K | —/— | 203 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $32K | —/— | 203 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $32K | —/— | 203 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $720K | 2/2 | 1,677 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $710K | 2/2 | 1,634 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $710K | 2/2 | 1,649 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $610K | 1/2 | 1,356 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $32K | —/— | 203 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $800K | 3/3 | 2,012 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 211-25 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $32K | —/— | 203 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 226-28 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $4.4M | 6/4 | 9,730 | 1860 | 0 | |
| 237 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $1.2M | 4/1 | 1,986 | 1968 | 0 | |
| 239 S 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $1.1M in 2005 → $1.1M in 2005 (+0%). | Owner-occupied | $1.2M | 4/1 | 2,000 | 1968 | 2 | |
| 240 S 4TH ST New constructionBought for $4.0M in 2013, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $1.6M in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $2.2M | 7/7 | 9,474 | 1829 | 2 | |
| 241 S 4TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $1.3M in 2005 → $1.1M in 2013 (-12%). | Owner-occupied | $1.2M | 4/1 | 1,986 | 1968 | 4 | |
| 242-52 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $5.0M | —/— | 28,905 | 1763 | 0 | abated |
| 243 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $979K in 2017. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $1.3M | 4/2 | 1,986 | 1968 | 1 | |
| 245 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $900K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $1.2M | 4/2 | 1,986 | 1968 | 3 | |
| 254-56 S 4TH ST | Vacant | $689K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 257 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit, sold for $1.4M in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | —/— | 5,154 | 1860 | 1 | |
| 258 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit, sold for $1.4M in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $1.2M | 4/3 | 3,961 | 1860 | 1 | |
| 259 S 4TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $2.6M in 2007 → $2.1M in 2025 (-17%). | Owner-occupied | $2.4M | 4/— | 5,537 | 1860 | 3 | |
| 260 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $901K | —/— | 6,648 | 1800 | 0 | rented |
| 261 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $2.0M in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $2.6M | 4/3 | 5,817 | 1860 | 3 | |
| 262 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $1.1M | —/— | 6,048 | 1800 | 0 | rented |
| 263 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $2.5M | —/— | 6,867 | 1860 | 0 | abated |
| 264-66 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $1.2M | —/— | 8,113 | 1980 | 0 | rented |
| 265 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $612K | 2/2 | 1,287 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 265 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $355K | 1/1 | 720 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 265 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $612K | 2/2 | 1,287 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 265 S 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $355K | 1/1 | 720 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 267 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $650K | 2/2 | 1,287 | 1970 | 0 | |
| 267 S 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $612K | 2/2 | 1,287 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 269 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $612K | 2/2 | 1,287 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 269 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $612K | 2/2 | 1,287 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 271 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit, sold for $1.9M in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $2.2M | 5/3 | 4,150 | 1860 | 1 | |
| 273 S 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $1.4M in 2012. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $1.9M | 6/3 | 3,851 | 1860 | 3 | |
| 275 S 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $1.1M | —/— | 4,272 | 1800 | 0 | rented |
| 277 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $1.2M | —/— | 4,047 | 1860 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 279 S 4TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit, sold for $1.7M in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $1.8M | 5/3 | 3,445 | 1860 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)