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Who owns your block

3000 block of Vista St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 69% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 1 home behind $104 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 115% since 2016, now about $391K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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
$391K
$371K–$427K
ZIP median $330K
Price / sq ft
$252
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$390K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $391K
Tax / yr
$5K
typical · up to $6K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1955
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
69%
25 of 36
city 41%
Rentals
25%
9 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$104
1 of 36 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-2%
value · tax −$100
5 years
+52%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+115%
value · tax +$2K

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 $391K — about 1.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19152 median of $330K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19152 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19152Philadelphia
Median home value$391K$330K$223K
Owner-occupied53%59%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 42 reported crimes (13 violent) and 76 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
42
13 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
76
23 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults9
Motor Vehicle Theft8
All Other Offenses5
Thefts5
Fraud3
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief3

Top 311 complaints

Illegal Dumping16
Maintenance Complaint11
Parks and Rec Safety and Maintenance11
Abandoned Vehicle8
Street Trees6
License Complaint4

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
Northeast Community Propel Academy
7500 Rowland Ave · 1715 students
High · 9-12
Abraham Lincoln
3201 Ryan Ave · 2332 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$250K$500K$391K2016: $181K2017: $181K2018: $181K2019: $234K2020: $257K2021: $257K2022: $257K2023: $315K2024: $315K2025: $397K2026: $397K2027: $391K2016202020232027

▲ +115% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$4,4382016: $2,1302017: $2,1362018: $2,1742019: $2,7722020: $3,0282021: $3,0282022: $3,0302023: $3,4172024: $3,4172025: $4,3412026: $4,5382027: $4,4382016202020232027

▲ +108% 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 215 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $215 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+115%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.7 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 46 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

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
46arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
6homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 36 parcels

Owner-occupied: 25Absentee individual: 11 36parcels
  • Owner-occupied 25
  • Absentee individual 11

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels15 parcels5 parcels9 parcels2 parcels3 parcels
$371K$414K+

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

House by house

All 36 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
3000 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $398K 4/1 1,552 1955 1
3002 VISTA ST Traded 2×: $24K in 2017 → $351K in 2024 (+1367%). Owner-occupied $397K 4/1 1,552 1955 2
3004 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $391K 4/1 1,552 1955 1
3006 VISTA ST Traded 2×: $317K in 2020 → $317K in 2020 (+0%). Owner-occupied $391K 3/2 1,552 1955 2 rented
3008 VISTA ST Traded 2×: $58K in 2002 → $320K in 2026 (+457%). Owner-occupied $400K 3/2 1,552 1955 2
3010 VISTA ST Traded 3×: $80K in 2001 → $400K in 2024 (+401%). Absentee individual $394K 3/2 1,552 1955 3 rented
3011 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $408K 4/1 1,552 1955 1
3012 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $391K 4/1 1,552 1955 0
3013 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $386K 4/1 1,552 1955 1
3014 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $386K 4/1 1,552 1955 0
3015 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $389K 4/1 1,552 1955 0
3016 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $386K 4/1 1,552 1955 1
3017 VISTA ST Absentee individual $399K 4/1 1,552 1955 1
3018 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $386K 4/1 1,552 1955 0
3019 VISTA ST Traded 2×: $260K in 2024 → $390K in 2024 (+50%). Absentee individual $399K 4/1 1,552 1955 2
3020 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $386K 4/1 1,552 1955 1
3021 VISTA ST Traded 3×: $236K in 2005 → $323K in 2020 (+37%). Owner-occupied $399K 3/2 1,552 1955 3
3022 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $386K 4/1 1,552 1955 1
3023 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $399K 4/1 1,552 1955 1
3024 VISTA ST Traded 3×: $115K in 2000 → $140K in 2014 (+22%). Owner-occupied $386K 4/1 1,552 1955 3
3025 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $399K 4/1 1,552 1955 0
3026 VISTA ST Absentee individual $386K 4/1 1,552 1955 1 rented
3027 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $399K 4/1 1,552 1955 1
3028 VISTA ST Traded 2×: $116K in 2000 → $237K in 2017 (+104%). Owner-occupied $371K 4/1 1,552 1955 2
3029 VISTA ST Absentee individual $407K 4/1 1,552 1955 1 rented2 viol
3030 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $386K 4/1 1,552 1955 1
3031 VISTA ST Traded 2×: $239K in 2017 → $370K in 2024 (+55%). Absentee individual $386K 3/2 1,552 1955 2 rented
3032 VISTA ST Traded 2×: $218K in 2009 → $247K in 2017 (+14%). Absentee individual $386K 4/1 1,552 1955 2 rented
3033 VISTA ST Absentee individual $414K 4/1 1,552 1955 1 rented
3034 VISTA ST Absentee individual $386K 4/1 1,552 1955 1
3036 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $386K 4/1 1,552 1955 1 tax lien
3038 VISTA ST Traded 3×: $130K in 2010 → $330K in 2020 (+154%). Owner-occupied $427K 3/2 1,552 1955 3
3040 VISTA ST Traded 2×: $215K in 2005 → $315K in 2018 (+47%). Absentee individual $371K 4/1 1,552 1972 2 rented
3042 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $385K 4/1 1,552 1972 0
3044 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $395K 4/1 1,552 1972 1
3046 VISTA ST Absentee individual $424K 4/1 1,552 1972 1 rented

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

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