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Who owns your block

2400 block of S 4th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 80% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $171,520 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 114% since 2016, now about $235K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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
$235K
$213K–$532K
ZIP median $261K
Price / sq ft
$179
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$269K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $235K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $6K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
8 of 41
$41K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
80%
33 of 41
city 41%
Rentals
7%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$172K
2 of 41 behind
▼ block 5% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 5% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+2%
value · tax +$62
5 years
+47%
value · tax +$364
10 years
+114%
value · tax +$539

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 $235K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19148 median of $261K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19148Philadelphia
Median home value$235K$261K$223K
Owner-occupied46%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 121 reported crimes (34 violent) and 375 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
121
34 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
375
64 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults28
Motor Vehicle Theft22
Theft from Vehicle21
Thefts12
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief10
All Other Offenses9

Top 311 complaints

Salting72
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection70
Abandoned Vehicle36
Maintenance Complaint35
Information Request31
Street Defect23

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
John H Taggart
400 W Porter St · 485 students
High · 9-12
Horace Furness
1900 S 3rd St · 836 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$235K2016: $110K2017: $110K2018: $110K2019: $147K2020: $160K2021: $160K2022: $160K2023: $200K2024: $200K2025: $232K2026: $232K2027: $235K2016202020232027

▲ +114% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,9672016: $1,2982017: $1,4282018: $1,4242019: $1,5012020: $1,6072021: $1,6032022: $1,6032023: $1,6912024: $1,6912025: $1,9052026: $1,9052027: $1,9672016202020232027

▲ +52% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

8
8 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 $41,353 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%
$1,466pays now $3,367at the full rate

2412 S 4th St is assessed at $241K but pays $1,466 a year — about 44% of the $3,367 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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 214 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $214 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+114%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.6 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 27 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 25 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
27arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
25homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 41 parcels

Owner-occupied: 33Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 7 41parcels
  • Owner-occupied 33
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 7

Value distribution today

7 parcels22 parcels4 parcels0 parcels3 parcels0 parcels5 parcels
$213K$325K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Edward J Barkowitz (individual)24$890Kphila.gov ↗
Simons 4th Street Llc11$251Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 41 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2400 S 4TH ST Bought for $180K in 2005. Owner pulled a use permit in 2010. Absentee individual $325K 6/3 2,400 1915 1 rented
2402 S 4TH ST Traded 2×: $150K in 2015 → $237K in 2021 (+58%). Absentee individual $243K 4/1 1,362 1915 2
2404 S 4TH ST Bought for $140K in 2019. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2021. Investor / LLC $251K 4/1 1,474 1915 2 tax lien
2406 S 4TH ST Owner-occupied $242K 3/— 1,374 1915 1 tax lien
2408 S 4TH ST Owner-occupied $241K 4/1 1,374 1915 0
2409 S 4TH ST Owner-occupied $226K 3/1 1,200 1915 0
2410 S 4TH ST Owner-occupied $241K 4/1 1,374 1915 0
2411 S 4TH ST Owner-occupied $229K 3/1 1,240 1915 0
2412 S 4TH ST Bought for $61K in 2001, built new (tax-abated), sold for $70K in 2001. Owner-occupied $241K 4/1 1,374 1915 2 abated
2413 S 4TH ST Absentee individual $240K 4/2 1,400 1915 0 rented
2414 S 4TH ST Owner-occupied $241K 4/1 1,374 1915 0 abated
2415 S 4TH ST Bought for $50K in 2016. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $317K 4/2 1,400 1915 2
2416 S 4TH ST Traded 2×: $110K in 2010 → $265K in 2022 (+141%). Owner-occupied $285K 4/1 1,374 1915 2
2417 S 4TH ST Traded 2×: $125K in 2004 → $132K in 2008 (+6%). Owner-occupied $250K 3/2 1,226 1915 2
2418 S 4TH ST built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $235K 4/1 1,314 1915 0 abated
2419 S 4TH ST Owner-occupied $233K 3/1 1,250 1915 1
2420 S 4TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $229K 3/1 1,314 1915 0 abated
2421 S 4TH ST Owner-occupied $228K 3/1 1,200 1915 0
2422 S 4TH ST Owner-occupied $235K 4/1 1,314 1915 0
2423 S 4TH ST Owner-occupied $231K 3/1 1,240 1915 0 abated
2424 S 4TH ST Traded 3×: $60K in 2000 → $100K in 2006 (+67%). Absentee individual $235K 4/1 1,314 1915 3
2425 S 4TH ST Bought for $130K in 2017. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. Absentee individual $246K 3/1 1,400 1915 1
2426 S 4TH ST Owner-occupied $235K 4/1 1,314 1915 0 abated
2427 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 1,344 1915 0
2428 S 4TH ST Bought for $110K in 2013, electrical permit in 2013, sold for $225K in 2019 (+105%). Owner-occupied $279K 4/1 1,314 1915 2
2429 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $217K 3/1 1,140 1915 0
2430 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $313K 4/1 1,314 1915 0
2431 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $217K 3/1 1,140 1915 0
2432 S 4TH ST Owner-occupied $235K 3/1 1,314 1915 0
2433 S 4TH ST Owner-occupied $213K 3/1 1,140 1915 0 tax lien
2434 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $235K 4/1 1,314 1915 0 tax lien
2435 S 4TH ST Absentee individual $213K 3/1 1,142 1915 0 tax lien
2436 S 4TH ST Bought for $58K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $235K 4/1 1,314 1915 3
2437-39 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $532K 4/1 2,500 1960 0 tax lien
2438 S 4TH ST Owner-occupied $235K 4/1 1,314 1915 0 abated
2440 S 4TH ST Owner-occupied $235K 3/1 1,314 1915 1 tax lien
2442 S 4TH ST Owner-occupied $235K 4/1 1,314 1915 0
2444 S 4TH ST built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $235K 4/1 1,314 1915 0 abated
2446 S 4TH ST sold $145K (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016). Absentee individual $279K 4/1 1,314 1920 1 rented
2448 S 4TH ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $244K 3/1 1,314 1915 0
2450 S 4TH ST Owner-occupied $527K 4/2 2,352 1915 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)

Where this comes from

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