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Who owns your block

3400 block of Vista St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 77% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $12,452 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 89% since 2016, now about $265K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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
$265K
$257K–$309K
ZIP median $251K
Price / sq ft
$181
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.2×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$290K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $265K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1954
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
77%
37 of 48
city 41%
Rentals
23%
11 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$12K
2 of 48 behind
▼ block 4% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+6%
value · tax +$159
5 years
+58%
value · tax +$586
10 years
+89%
value · tax +$753

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 $265K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19136 median of $251K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19136 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19136Philadelphia
Median home value$265K$251K$223K
Owner-occupied69%49%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 67 reported crimes (22 violent) and 164 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
67
22 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
164
35 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults16
Motor Vehicle Theft12
Theft from Vehicle9
Thefts6
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief5
Fraud4

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint41
Abandoned Vehicle31
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection22
Illegal Dumping10
Street Trees10
Other (Streets)7

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$265K2016: $140K2017: $140K2018: $140K2019: $162K2020: $168K2021: $168K2022: $168K2023: $203K2024: $203K2025: $251K2026: $251K2027: $265K2016202020232027

▲ +89% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,3052016: $1,5522017: $1,5522018: $1,5522019: $1,7152020: $1,7192021: $1,7192022: $1,7192023: $1,7402024: $1,7412025: $2,1462026: $2,1462027: $2,3052016202020232027

▲ +49% since 2016 · ~+4%/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% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 189 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $189 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+89%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.5 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 50 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
50arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
14homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 48 parcels

Owner-occupied: 37Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 10 48parcels
  • Owner-occupied 37
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 10

Value distribution today

19 parcels0 parcels18 parcels5 parcels1 parcels1 parcels4 parcels
$257K$281K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philly H Llc12$451Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 48 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
3400 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $281K 4/1 1,668 1954 0
3401 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $272K 3/1 1,432 1925 0
3402 VISTA ST Traded 2×: $78K in 2002 → $170K in 2009 (+119%). Owner-occupied $309K —/— 1,668 1954 2
3403 VISTA ST Absentee individual $260K 3/1 1,432 1953 1 rented
3404 VISTA ST Absentee individual $265K 3/1 1,504 1954 1 rented
3405 VISTA ST Absentee individual $260K 3/1 1,432 1953 1 rented
3406 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $265K 4/1 1,504 1925 1
3407 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $264K 3/1 1,432 1953 1
3408 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $265K 4/1 1,504 1954 0
3409 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 1,432 1953 1
3410 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $265K 4/1 1,504 1954 1
3411 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $259K 3/1 1,432 1953 0
3412 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $265K 4/1 1,504 1920 1 tax lien
3413 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $257K 3/1 1,432 1925 1
3414 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $265K 4/1 1,504 1954 1 tax lien
3415 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 1,432 1925 1 rented
3416 VISTA ST Investor / LLC $270K 3/1 1,504 1954 1 rentedtax lien
3417 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 1,432 1953 0
3418 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $270K 4/1 1,504 1954 0
3419 VISTA ST Traded 2×: $160K in 2006 → $146K in 2015 (-9%). Owner-occupied $259K 3/1 1,432 1954 2
3420 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $265K 4/1 1,504 1954 0
3421 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 1,432 1954 0
3422 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $265K 4/1 1,504 1954 0
3423 VISTA ST Traded 2×: $145K in 2008 → $250K in 2021 (+73%). Absentee individual $260K 3/1 1,432 1953 2 rented
3424 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $270K 4/1 1,504 1954 0
3425 VISTA ST Traded 2×: $87K in 2003 → $280K in 2024 (+222%). Owner-occupied $260K 3/2 1,432 1954 2
3426 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $270K 4/1 1,504 1954 1
3427 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 1,432 1954 0
3428 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $265K 4/1 1,504 1954 1
3429 VISTA ST Traded 2×: $65K in 2017 → $150K in 2018 (+131%). Absentee individual $260K 3/1 1,432 1954 2 rentedtax lien
3430 VISTA ST Traded 3×: $80K in 2000 → $175K in 2005 (+119%). Owner-occupied $265K 4/1 1,504 1954 3
3431 VISTA ST Traded 3×: $75K in 2001 → $235K in 2023 (+213%). Absentee individual $260K 3/1 1,432 1954 3
3432 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $265K 3/1 1,504 1954 1
3433 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 1,432 1954 0 tax lien
3434 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $265K 4/1 1,504 1954 1
3435 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $259K 3/1 1,432 1925 0
3436 VISTA ST Traded 3×: $66K in 2000 → $150K in 2011 (+129%). Owner-occupied $265K 3/1 1,504 1954 3
3437 VISTA ST Traded 3×: $105K in 2003 → $250K in 2023 (+138%). Absentee individual $259K 3/2 1,432 1954 3
3438 VISTA ST Traded 2×: $77K in 2001 → $250K in 2023 (+225%). Absentee individual $265K 3/1 1,504 1925 2 rented
3439 VISTA ST Absentee individual $260K 3/1 1,432 1954 1 rented
3440 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $265K 4/1 1,504 1954 1
3441 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 1,432 1954 1
3442 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $270K 4/1 1,504 1954 1
3443 VISTA ST Traded 2×: $125K in 2011 → $309K in 2022 (+147%). Owner-occupied $298K 3/2 1,432 1954 2 rented
3444 VISTA ST Absentee individual $265K 4/1 1,504 1954 1
3445 VISTA ST Traded 2×: $135K in 2004 → $165K in 2010 (+22%). Owner-occupied $264K 3/1 1,432 1954 2
3446 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $294K —/— 1,504 1954 0 rented
3447 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $275K —/— 1,432 1954 1

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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