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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.

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
$725K
$32K–$5.0M
ZIP median $419K
Price / sq ft
$408
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
3.3×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$954K
12 sold in 2yr
assessed $725K
Tax / yr
$10K
typical · up to $66K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
3 of 71
$138K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
62%
44 of 71
city 41%
Rentals
11%
8 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$136K
5 of 71 behind
▼ block 7% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+0%
value · tax +$369
5 years
-4%
value · tax −$483
10 years
+4%
value · tax +$131

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 $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 blockZIP 19106Philadelphia
Median home value$725K$419K$223K
Owner-occupied39%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.

Crimes · 12mo
17
3 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
166
19 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts4
Motor Vehicle Theft3
Burglary Residential2
Fraud2
Other Assaults2
Theft from Vehicle2

Top 311 complaints

Graffiti Removal30
Shoveling16
Maintenance Complaint14
Street Light Outage14
Other (Streets)12
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection12

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
General George A Mccall
High · 9-12
Benjamin HS Franklin
616 N 15th St · 975 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$1.0M$2.0M$725K2016: $602K2017: $696K2018: $696K2019: $724K2020: $753K2021: $753K2022: $753K2023: $787K2024: $787K2025: $724K2026: $724K2027: $725K2016202020232027

▲ +21% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$10,000$20,000$9,6472016: $8,2742017: $9,5162018: $9,4832019: $9,8622020: $10,1302021: $10,1302022: $10,1302023: $10,5872024: $10,1262025: $9,7382026: $9,2782027: $9,6472016202020232027

▲ +17% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr

3
3 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 $138,434 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%
$4,203pays now $69,436at the full rate

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 121 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+1.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+21%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+1.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
-1.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-4.8 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 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

$0$2.5M$5.0M200020052010201520202025
29arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
58homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 71 parcels

Owner-occupied: 44Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 23Vacant: 2 71parcels
  • Owner-occupied 44
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 23
  • Vacant 2

Value distribution today

18 parcels19 parcels12 parcels11 parcels0 parcels3 parcels8 parcels
$32K$2.5M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Willings At Independence (individual)66$3.0Mphila.gov ↗
Susan M Vitale (individual)23$970Kphila.gov ↗
Hutchinson Edward P Tr (individual)22$962Kphila.gov ↗
John Quigley (individual)22$1.2Mphila.gov ↗
Dana Edelman (individual)22$754Kphila.gov ↗
Sara Canuso (individual)22$742Kphila.gov ↗
Margaret E Haering (individual)22$767Kphila.gov ↗
David E Halter (individual)22$912Kphila.gov ↗
Eliot M Wallack (individual)22$897Kphila.gov ↗
Ingrid Danilewitz (individual)22$1.2Mphila.gov ↗
Michael J Hansbury (individual)22$774Kphila.gov ↗
Michael Delorey (individual)22$742Kphila.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

$0$5.0M$10M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
206 S 4TH ST Bought 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 Owner 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 Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $4.4M 6/4 9,730 1860 0
237 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $1.2M 4/1 1,986 1968 0
239 S 4TH ST Traded 2×: $1.1M in 2005 → $1.1M in 2005 (+0%). Owner-occupied $1.2M 4/1 2,000 1968 2
240 S 4TH ST Bought 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 Traded 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 built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $5.0M —/— 28,905 1763 0 abated
243 S 4TH ST Bought 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 Bought 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 built new under a 2024 permit, sold for $1.4M in 2024. Owner-occupied $1.0M —/— 5,154 1860 1
258 S 4TH ST built 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 Traded 3×: $2.6M in 2007 → $2.1M in 2025 (-17%). Owner-occupied $2.4M 4/— 5,537 1860 3
260 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Investor / LLC $901K —/— 6,648 1800 0 rented
261 S 4TH ST Bought 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 Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2010. Absentee individual $1.2M —/— 8,113 1980 0 rented
265 S 4TH ST Owner 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 Owner 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 Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $612K 2/2 1,287 1900 0
269 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $612K 2/2 1,287 1900 0
271 S 4TH ST built 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 Bought 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 Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2009. Absentee individual $1.1M —/— 4,272 1800 0 rented
277 S 4TH ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $1.2M —/— 4,047 1860 0 rentedabated
279 S 4TH ST built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $1.7M in 2022. Owner-occupied $1.8M 5/3 3,445 1860 1

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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