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Who owns your block

3400 block of E Thompson St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 76% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 3 homes behind $16,497 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 100% since 2016, now about $225K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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
$225K
$83K–$644K
ZIP median $113K
Price / sq ft
$187
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.0×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$155K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $225K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $9K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1920
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
76%
35 of 46
city 41%
Rentals
17%
8 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▼ block 4% · city 5%
Back taxes
$16K
3 of 46 behind
▼ block 7% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+1%
value · tax +$385
5 years
+51%
value · tax +$727
10 years
+100%
value · tax +$1K

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 $225K — about 1.0× 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$225K$113K$223K
Owner-occupied48%29%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 74 reported crimes (25 violent) and 158 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
74
25 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
158
42 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults20
Thefts14
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Theft from Vehicle8
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief6
Aggravated Assault No Firearm4

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection34
Abandoned Vehicle28
Salting20
Street Defect16
Maintenance Complaint11
Information Request6

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
Bridesburg
2824 Jenks St · 522 students
High · 9-12
Frankford HS
5000 Oxford Ave · 908 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$225K2016: $112K2017: $112K2018: $112K2019: $133K2020: $149K2021: $149K2022: $149K2023: $209K2024: $209K2025: $223K2026: $223K2027: $225K2016202020232027

▲ +100% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,6862016: $1,3692017: $1,3692018: $1,3972019: $1,8422020: $1,9882021: $1,9852022: $1,9592023: $2,6552024: $2,6552025: $2,3012026: $2,3012027: $2,6862016202020232027

▲ +96% since 2016 · ~+6%/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 47 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
47arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
16homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 46 parcels

Owner-occupied: 35Absentee individual: 10Vacant: 1 46parcels
  • Owner-occupied 35
  • Absentee individual 10
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels1 parcels4 parcels19 parcels11 parcels10 parcels
$83K$289K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
M-I Casbah Inc13$881Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 46 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
3409 E THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $240K 3/1 1,262 1920 1 rented
3410 E THOMPSON ST Traded 2×: $73K in 2008 → $142K in 2017 (+96%). Owner-occupied $246K 2/1 1,084 1920 2
3411 E THOMPSON ST Traded 2×: $83K in 2000 → $220K in 2008 (+167%). Owner-occupied $284K 3/1 1,194 1920 2
3412 E THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $211K 3/1 1,230 1920 0
3413 E THOMPSON ST Traded 3×: $34K in 2007 → $150K in 2015 (+346%). Owner-occupied $288K 3/1 1,238 1920 3
3414 E THOMPSON ST Traded 2×: $80K in 2012 → $190K in 2019 (+137%). Owner-occupied $207K 3/1 980 1920 2
3415 E THOMPSON ST Traded 3×: $55K in 2000 → $165K in 2024 (+200%). Owner-occupied $226K 3/1 1,079 1920 3 1 viol
3416 E THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,009 1920 0
3417 E THOMPSON ST Traded 3×: $72K in 2010 → $210K in 2022 (+192%). Owner-occupied $244K 2/1 1,040 1920 3
3418 E THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $211K 3/1 1,229 1920 1
3419 E THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $215K 3/1 1,194 1920 0
3420 E THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $211K 3/1 1,222 1920 1
3421 E THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,067 1920 1
3422 E THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $164K 3/1 840 1920 1
3423 E THOMPSON ST Traded 2×: $140K in 2005 → $125K in 2014 (-11%). Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,260 1920 2
3424 E THOMPSON ST Traded 2×: $20K in 2001 → $35K in 2003 (+75%). Owner-occupied $208K 3/1 1,170 1920 2
3425 E THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,260 1920 1
3426 E THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $208K 3/1 1,170 1920 1
3427 E THOMPSON ST Traded 2×: $112K in 2005 → $240K in 2022 (+114%). Owner-occupied $218K 3/1 1,029 1920 2
3428 E THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $208K 3/1 1,170 1920 1
3429 E THOMPSON ST Traded 2×: $20K in 1999 → $155K in 2025 (+675%). Absentee individual $200K 3/1 1,023 1920 2
3430 E THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $208K 3/1 1,170 1920 0
3431 E THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $237K 3/1 1,238 1920 0
3432 E THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $209K 3/1 1,190 1920 1
3433 E THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $212K 3/1 1,154 1920 1
3434 E THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $210K 3/1 1,206 1920 1
3435 E THOMPSON ST Traded 2×: $148K in 2006 → $215K in 2021 (+45%). Owner-occupied $230K 3/1 1,140 1920 2
3436 E THOMPSON ST Traded 2×: $96K in 2016 → $190K in 2022 (+98%). Owner-occupied $209K 3/1 1,186 1920 2
3437 E THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $232K 3/1 1,158 1920 0
3438 E THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $254K 3/1 1,186 1920 1
3439 E THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $231K 3/1 1,150 1920 1
3440 E THOMPSON ST Traded 3×: $75K in 2008 → $275K in 2021 (+267%). Absentee individual $317K 3/1 1,242 1920 3
3441 E THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $231K 3/1 1,150 1920 0
3442 E THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $192K 3/1 980 1920 1
3443 E THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $244K 3/1 1,340 1920 0 rented
3444 E THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $195K 3/1 1,020 1920 1 rented
3445 E THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $298K —/— 1,950 1920 0
3446 E THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $241K 4/1 1,613 1920 0 rented
3465 E THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $644K —/— 8,418 1925 0
3471 E THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $289K 4/1 1,550 1920 0
3473 E THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $242K —/— 1,003 1920 0 rented
3475 E THOMPSON ST Vacant $83K —/— 0
3477 E THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $277K 4/1 1,830 1920 1 rented
3479 E THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $277K 4/1 1,830 1920 0 1 violtax lien
3481 E THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $277K 4/1 1,830 1920 1 rented
3483 E THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $268K 4/1 1,830 1920 0 rented

Neighborhood

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

Where this comes from

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