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Who owns your block

300 block of S 43rd St

A mixed-ownership block: 53% owner-occupied, 5% investor-held, with 3 open code violations.

The typical home here is up 100% since 2016, now about $763K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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
$763K
$528K–$1.2M
ZIP median $211K
Price / sq ft
$243
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
3.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$940K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $763K
Tax / yr
$10K
typical · up to $16K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1930
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
53%
10 of 19
city 41%
Rentals
42%
8 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 5% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+32%
value · tax +$2K
5 years
+59%
value · tax +$3K
10 years
+100%
value · tax +$5K

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 $763K — about 3.4× 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 blockZIP 19104Philadelphia
Median home value$763K$211K$223K
Owner-occupied37%18%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 60 reported crimes (7 violent) and 264 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
60
7 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
264
20 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts21
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief8
All Other Offenses5
Other Assaults4
Fraud3

Top 311 complaints

Graffiti Removal51
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection35
Salting30
Maintenance Complaint29
Traffic Signal Emergency22
Information Request16

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
Penn Alexander
4209 Spruce St · 601 students
High · 9-12
West Philadelphia HS
4901 Chestnut St · 729 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$500K$1.0M$763K2016: $381K2017: $381K2018: $381K2019: $470K2020: $481K2021: $481K2022: $481K2023: $674K2024: $674K2025: $580K2026: $580K2027: $763K2016202020232027

▲ +100% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$10,000$20,000$10,0062016: $4,9122017: $4,9122018: $4,9122019: $6,3212020: $6,5572021: $6,5572022: $6,5572023: $8,9252024: $8,9252025: $8,1132026: $8,1132027: $10,0062016202020232027

▲ +104% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 200 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $200 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+100%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
0 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 24 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M20002005201020152020
24arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
4homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 19 parcels

Owner-occupied: 10Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 8 19parcels
  • Owner-occupied 10
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 8

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels4 parcels12 parcels0 parcels0 parcels2 parcels
$528K$1.0M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Delaware Valley Real Esta (individual)215$11Mphila.gov ↗
Matthew J Myers (individual)24$2.2Mphila.gov ↗
Uc West Lp13$2.1Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 19 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$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
316 S 43RD ST Bought for $1.6M in 2010. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Investor / LLC $694K —/— 3,120 1930 1
317 S 43RD ST Bought for $160K in 2000, electrical permit in 2009, sold for $676K in 2016 (+323%). Owner-occupied $815K 6/3 3,360 1930 4
318 S 43RD ST Bought for $440K in 2014, make safe permit for rp permit in 2024, sold for $940K in 2024 (+114%). Owner-occupied $1.2M 7/3 3,120 1930 2
319 S 43RD ST Bought for $115K in 2000, alteration permit in 2007, sold for $509K in 2010 (+342%). Owner-occupied $815K —/— 3,360 1930 2
320 S 43RD ST sold $410K (2009); 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2024). Absentee individual $759K —/— 3,120 1890 1 rented
321 S 43RD ST Traded 2×: $105K in 2001 → $921K in 2002 (+777%). Absentee individual $705K —/— 3,360 1930 2 rented
322 S 43RD ST 3 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2022); 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2024). Absentee individual $750K —/— 3,120 1930 0 rented
323 S 43RD ST sold $921K (2002); 2 L&I violations (2011); L&I violation (2014). Absentee individual $683K —/— 3,120 1905 1 rented
324 S 43RD ST Bought for $365K in 2008, electrical permit in 2008, sold for $519K in 2011 (+42%). Absentee individual $759K —/— 3,120 1930 2 rented
325 S 43RD ST Bought for $331K in 2003. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $788K —/— 3,120 1930 1
326 S 43RD ST Bought for $422K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $1.0M 5/2 3,120 1905 2
327 S 43RD ST Bought for $90K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $788K —/— 3,120 1930 2
328 S 43RD ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Absentee individual $763K —/— 3,120 1930 0 3 viol
329 S 43RD ST Owner-occupied $815K —/— 3,120 1930 1 rented
330 S 43RD ST Bought for $330K in 2010. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $683K —/— 3,120 1890 1
331 S 43RD ST Owner-occupied $815K 7/2 3,120 1930 1
332 S 43RD ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Absentee individual $528K —/— 3,120 1930 0 rented
333 S 43RD ST Bought for $80K in 2000. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Absentee individual $782K —/— 3,510 1930 1 rented
334 S 43RD ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $756K —/— 2,640 1930 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)

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