Who owns your block
3500 block of Vista St
A mixed-ownership block: 54% owner-occupied, 7% investor-held, with 9 open code violations and 1 home behind $683 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 82% since 2016, now about $267K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% a year.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
By the Numbers
How fast it's moving
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.
- 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 $267K — 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 block | ZIP 19136 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $267K | $251K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 32% | 49% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 95 reported crimes (29 violent) and 163 resident 311 requests to the city.
Most reported crimes
Top 311 complaints
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.
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
- $267K typical home, up +82% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,642 to $3,730 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $16M assessed, $203,431/yr to the city, about $3,448 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +82% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +127% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
3535 Vista St is assessed at $307K but pays $3,789 a year — about 88% of the $4,297 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.
Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market
Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $182 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.
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 87 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 59 parcels
- Owner-occupied 32
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 23
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhangs Management Llc | 1 | 9 | $2.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hh Property Llc | 1 | 4 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ly Summer Property Llc | 1 | 1 | $253K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 3541 Vista Llc | 1 | 1 | $294K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 59 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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3500 VISTA ST HistoryAppeal complete (2025). | Owner-occupied | $293K | —/— | 1,781 | 1970 | 0 | 5 viol |
| 3501 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $84K in 1999 → $285K in 2021 (+239%). | Absentee individual | $301K | 4/2 | 1,600 | 1960 | 3 | rented |
| 3502 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $99K in 2003 → $207K in 2019 (+109%). | Owner-occupied | $293K | 3/1 | 1,568 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 3503 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $170K in 2008 → $189K in 2018 (+11%). | Absentee individual | $330K | —/— | 1,568 | 1970 | 2 | |
| 3504 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $129K in 2010 → $265K in 2025 (+106%). | Absentee individual | $272K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 2 | rented |
| 3505 VISTA ST | Absentee individual | $267K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 1 | rented |
| 3506 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $84K in 2002 → $235K in 2023 (+180%). | Absentee individual | $267K | 3/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 3 | |
| 3507 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $50K in 2003 → $128K in 2008 (+155%). | Owner-occupied | $267K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 3 | |
| 3508 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2001 → $87K in 2002 (+117%). | Owner-occupied | $267K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 2 | |
| 3509 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $253K | —/— | 1,568 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 3510 VISTA ST | Absentee individual | $267K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 1 | rented |
| 3511 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $90K in 2002 → $185K in 2018 (+106%). | Absentee individual | $255K | 3/1 | 1,568 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 3512 VISTA ST | Absentee individual | $256K | 3/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 1 | rented |
| 3513 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $61K in 2000 → $95K in 2014 (+56%). | Owner-occupied | $298K | —/— | 1,568 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 3514 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $330K | —/— | 1,568 | 1970 | 0 | |
| 3515 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $86K in 2003 → $243K in 2025 (+183%). | Absentee individual | $261K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1925 | 4 | rented1 viol |
| 3516 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 1 | |
| 3517 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $272K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 0 | |
| 3518 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $120K in 2014 → $275K in 2023 (+129%). | Absentee individual | $294K | 3/2 | 1,568 | 1970 | 3 | |
| 3519 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $82K in 2013 → $245K in 2023 (+197%). | Absentee individual | $253K | 3/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 2 | rented |
| 3520 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 1 | |
| 3521 VISTA ST | Absentee individual | $272K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 1 | rented |
| 3522 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $81K in 2001 → $84K in 2002 (+4%). | Owner-occupied | $256K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 3 | |
| 3523 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $272K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 1 | |
| 3524 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $74K in 2001 → $170K in 2005 (+130%). | Owner-occupied | $267K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 3 | |
| 3525 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $272K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 1 | |
| 3526 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 0 | |
| 3527 VISTA ST | Investor / LLC | $307K | —/— | 1,568 | 1970 | 1 | rented |
| 3528 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 1 | |
| 3529 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 1 | |
| 3530 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 0 | |
| 3531 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2002 → $150K in 2017 (+77%). | Absentee individual | $267K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 2 | rented |
| 3532 VISTA ST | Investor / LLC | $253K | 3/2 | 1,568 | 1970 | 1 | rented |
| 3533 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $125K in 2008 → $133K in 2017 (+6%). | Owner-occupied | $307K | —/— | 1,568 | 1970 | 2 | |
| 3534 VISTA ST | Absentee individual | $272K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 1 | rented |
| 3535 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $307K | —/— | 1,568 | 1970 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3536 VISTA ST | Absentee individual | $254K | 4/1 | 1,350 | 1970 | 1 | rented |
| 3537 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $307K | —/— | 1,568 | 1970 | 1 | |
| 3538 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2011 → $140K in 2016 (+75%). | Owner-occupied | $267K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 2 | 3 viol |
| 3539 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $307K | —/— | 1,568 | 1970 | 1 | |
| 3540 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 1 | |
| 3541 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $144K in 2005 → $285K in 2025 (+98%). | Investor / LLC | $294K | 3/2 | 1,568 | 1970 | 3 | rented |
| 3542 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $298K | —/— | 1,568 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 3543 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 1 | |
| 3544 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 0 | |
| 3545 VISTA ST | Absentee individual | $267K | 3/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 1 | rented |
| 3546 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $104K in 2011 → $170K in 2020 (+63%). | Absentee individual | $283K | 2/1 | 1,568 | 1920 | 4 | rented |
| 3547 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 1 | |
| 3548 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $140K in 2020 → $178K in 2020 (+27%). | Absentee individual | $272K | 3/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 2 | rented |
| 3549 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $90K in 2002 → $213K in 2022 (+137%). | Investor / LLC | $267K | 3/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 2 | rented |
| 3550 VISTA ST | Absentee individual | $307K | —/— | 1,568 | 1970 | 1 | |
| 3551 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $272K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 1 | |
| 3552 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $150K in 2010 → $202K in 2020 (+35%). | Owner-occupied | $295K | 3/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 2 | |
| 3553 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 0 | |
| 3554 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $88K in 2002 → $190K in 2024 (+115%). | Absentee individual | $256K | 3/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 4 | |
| 3555 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | 4/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 0 | |
| 3556 VISTA ST | Absentee individual | $331K | —/— | 1,568 | 1970 | 1 | rented |
| 3557 VISTA ST | Absentee individual | $256K | 3/1 | 1,568 | 1970 | 1 | rented |
| 3559 VISTA ST | Absentee individual | $298K | —/— | 1,568 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)