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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 9, 2026

Who owns your block

3400 block of A St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 76% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 19 open code violations and 6 homes behind $11,891 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 149% since 2016, now about $116K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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
$116K
$20K–$193K
ZIP median $113K
Price / sq ft
$76
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$8K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $116K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $2K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
21 of 50
$31K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
76%
37 of 50
city 41%
Rentals
2%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
19
L&I code
▲ block 8% · city 5%
Back taxes
$12K
6 of 50 behind
▲ block 12% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 6% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+13%
value · tax +$873
5 years
+175%
value · tax +$963
10 years
+149%
value · tax +$773

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 $116K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19134 median of $113K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19134 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19134Philadelphia
Median home value$116K$113K$223K
Owner-occupied44%29%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 232 reported crimes (58 violent) and 257 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
232
58 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
257
90 still open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses95
Other Assaults37
Thefts19
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief14
Fraud11
Burglary Residential9

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint43
Abandoned Vehicle33
Street Defect31
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection28
Illegal Dumping18
Construction Complaints16

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 · K-5
William Cramp
3449 N Mascher St · 317 students
Middle · 5-8
Stetson
3200 B St · 511 students
High · 9-12
Thomas A Edison
151 W Luzerne St · 1022 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$100K$200K$116K2016: $47K2017: $47K2018: $47K2019: $52K2020: $42K2021: $42K2022: $42K2023: $86K2024: $86K2025: $103K2026: $103K2027: $116K2016202020232027

▲ +149% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,4282016: $6552017: $6552018: $6552019: $5642020: $2652021: $2652022: $4652023: $8992024: $6252025: $5552026: $5552027: $1,4282016202020232027

▲ +118% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr

21
21 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 $31,070 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%
$230pays now $1,629at the full rate

3420 A St is assessed at $116K but pays $230 a year — about 14% of the $1,629 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 +8.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9010025020162019202220252027This block 249 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $249 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+149%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+2.1 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 58 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 20 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K2004201020162022
58arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
20homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 50 parcels

Owner-occupied: 37Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 10Vacant: 2 50parcels
  • Owner-occupied 37
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 10
  • Vacant 2

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels0 parcels1 parcels8 parcels35 parcels4 parcels
$20K$150K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Melissa Melendez (individual)23$307Kphila.gov ↗
Luz M Aviles (individual)23$308Kphila.gov ↗
Colon Vazquez Edwin R (individual)22$136Kphila.gov ↗
Kcwkmh Inc11$150Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 50 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$100K$200K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
3402 A ST Traded 4×: $5K in 2006 → $140K in 2022 (+2700%). Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,524 1935 4
3404 A ST Absentee individual $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 0
3406 A ST 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2023). Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 0 tax lien
3408 A ST Traded 2×: $21K in 2001 → $60K in 2015 (+185%). Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 2
3409 A ST Vacant $20K —/— 0
3410 A ST L&I violation (2010). Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 0
3411 A ST Traded 2×: $6K in 2000 → $5K in 2003 (-17%). Owner-occupied $111K 3/1 1,524 1920 2
3412 A ST Bought for $17K in 2004. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2019. Absentee individual $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 1 tax lien
3413 A ST sold $11K (2004); 10 L&I violations (2025); Appeal withdrawn (2026). Owner-occupied $111K 3/1 1,524 1920 1 9 viol
3414 A ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Absentee individual $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 0
3415 A ST Owner-occupied $111K 3/1 1,524 1920 0 abated
3416 A ST Bought for $17K in 2003. Owner pulled a use permit in 2011. Absentee individual $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 3
3417 A ST Owner-occupied $111K 3/1 1,524 1920 0 tax lien
3418 A ST Traded 4×: $31K in 2000 → $165K in 2024 (+441%). Owner-occupied $193K 3/2 1,524 1935 4 6 viol
3419 A ST Owner-occupied $111K 3/1 1,524 1920 0 abated
3420 A ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 0 abated
3421 A ST Owner-occupied $111K 3/1 1,524 1920 0 abated
3422 A ST 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2023). Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 0
3423 A ST Owner-occupied $111K 3/1 1,524 1920 0 abated
3424 A ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $29K in 2005. Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 1 abated
3425 A ST Bought for $13K in 2002, built new (tax-abated), sold for $80K in 2023. Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1920 5 abated
3426 A ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 0 abated1 viol
3427 A ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $23K in 2007. Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 1 abated
3428 A ST Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 0 abated
3429 A ST Bought for $17K in 2012, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $71K in 2021. Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 2 abated
3430 A ST Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 0 abated
3431 A ST Absentee individual $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 1
3432 A ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $19K in 2009. Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 1 abated
3433 A ST Bought for $30K in 2006, built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated), sold for $68K in 2008. Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 2 abated
3434 A ST Bought for $30K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Absentee individual $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 1
3435 A ST Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 0 abated
3436 A ST Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 1
3437 A ST Bought for $8K in 2000, built new (tax-abated), sold for $13K in 2000. Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 2 abatedtax lien
3438 A ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 0
3439 A ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $50K in 2018. Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 1 abated
3440 A ST Bought for $80K in 2013, built new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated), sold for $80K in 2013. Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 2 abated
3441 A ST Traded 3×: $18K in 2009 → $48K in 2016 (+171%). Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 3
3442 A ST Vacant $20K —/— 0
3443 A ST Bought for $25K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 3 tax lien
3444 A ST sold $30K (2016); 8 L&I violations (2025). Absentee individual $78K 3/1 1,524 1935 1
3445 A ST built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 0 abated
3446 A ST built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $45K in 2020. Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 1 rented
3447 A ST Bought for $40K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 2
3448 A ST Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 0 abatedtax lien
3449 A ST Traded 2×: $10K in 2016 → $7K in 2019 (-30%). Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 2
3450 A ST Bought for $48K in 2017, built new (tax-abated), sold for $55K in 2019. Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 2 abated
3451 A ST Bought for $31K in 2007, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $68K in 2023 (+119%). Absentee individual $174K 3/2 1,524 1935 3 3 viol
3452 A ST Bought for $7K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Absentee individual $116K 3/1 1,524 1935 1
3453 A ST Absentee individual $111K 3/1 1,524 1935 1
3454 A ST Bought for $25K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $150K —/— 2,106 1935 2

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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