Who owns your block
3800 block of N Smedley St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 77% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 10 open code violations and 12 homes behind $55,753 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 122% since 2016, now about $115K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $115K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19140 median of $108K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19140 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19140 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $115K | $108K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 58% | 31% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 133 reported crimes (56 violent) and 327 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
- $115K typical home, up +122% since 2016
- Tax bill $454 to $279 a year, -4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.4M assessed, $46,205/yr to the city, about $889 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +122% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▼ -39% since 2016 · ~-4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
3823 N Smedley St is assessed at $250K but pays $1,455 a year — about 42% of the $3,500 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 +7.5% 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 $222 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 45 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 25 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 52 parcels
- Owner-occupied 40
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 10
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Property Golden Inc, carries 21 open violations across 6 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property Golden Inc | 1 | 6 | $589K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Us Bank Trust National As | 1 | 1 | $115K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 3851 N Smedley Llc | 1 | 1 | $115K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3810 N SMEDLEY ST HistoryAppeal withdrawn (2017). | Absentee individual | $118K | 4/1 | 1,608 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 3811 N SMEDLEY ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $35K in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $118K | 4/1 | 1,605 | 1940 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 3812 N SMEDLEY ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $60K in 2006 → $248K in 2025 (+313%). | Owner-occupied | $207K | 4/2 | 1,556 | 1940 | 3 | tax lien |
| 3813 N SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,553 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3814 N SMEDLEY ST | Investor / LLC | $115K | 4/1 | 1,556 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3815 N SMEDLEY ST | Absentee individual | $83K | 4/1 | 1,553 | 1940 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 3816 N SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $123K | 4/1 | 1,772 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3817 N SMEDLEY ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $62K in 2006. | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,553 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 3818 N SMEDLEY ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $3K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,556 | 1940 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 3819 N SMEDLEY ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $44K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,553 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 3820 N SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,556 | 1940 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3821 N SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,553 | 1940 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3822 N SMEDLEY ST | Absentee individual | $115K | 4/1 | 1,556 | 1940 | 1 | rented |
| 3823 N SMEDLEY ST New constructionBought for $45K in 2001, built new (tax-abated), sold for $254K in 2023. | Absentee individual | $250K | 4/3 | 1,553 | 1940 | 3 | rentedabated |
| 3824 N SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,556 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 3825 N SMEDLEY ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2003 → $80K in 2023 (+60%). | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,553 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 3826 N SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,556 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3827 N SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,553 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3828 N SMEDLEY ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $190K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $115K | 3/1 | 1,556 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 3829 N SMEDLEY ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $60K in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,553 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 3830 N SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,556 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 3831 N SMEDLEY ST TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2015 → $170K in 2021 (+467%). | Owner-occupied | $151K | 4/1 | 1,553 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 3832 N SMEDLEY ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $59K in 2006 → $15K in 2018 (-74%). | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,556 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 3833 N SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,553 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3834 N SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,556 | 1940 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3835 N SMEDLEY ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2007 → $23K in 2012 (-54%). | Absentee individual | $115K | 4/1 | 1,553 | 1940 | 2 | rented |
| 3836 N SMEDLEY ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $25K in 2003. | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,556 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 3837 N SMEDLEY ST TradedTraded 2×: $33K in 2014 → $105K in 2021 (+218%). | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,553 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 3838 N SMEDLEY ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $55K in 2005. | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,556 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 3839 N SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,553 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3840 N SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,556 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3841 N SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,553 | 1940 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3842 N SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,556 | 1940 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3843 N SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,553 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3844 N SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,556 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3845 N SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,553 | 1940 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3846 N SMEDLEY ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $85K in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,556 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 3847 N SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,553 | 1940 | 1 | rented |
| 3848 N SMEDLEY ST | Absentee individual | $115K | 4/1 | 1,556 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3849 N SMEDLEY ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $55K in 2021 → $275K in 2025 (+400%). | Owner-occupied | $195K | 3/2 | 1,553 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 3850 N SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,556 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 3851 N SMEDLEY ST TradedTraded 2×: $29K in 2003 → $48K in 2023 (+66%). | Investor / LLC | $115K | 4/1 | 1,553 | 1940 | 2 | 3 viol |
| 3852 N SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,556 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3853 N SMEDLEY ST | Absentee individual | $118K | 4/1 | 1,625 | 1940 | 0 | rented |
| 3854 N SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,556 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3855 N SMEDLEY ST New constructionBought for $36K in 2000, built new (tax-abated), sold for $4K in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,553 | 1940 | 2 | abated |
| 3856 N SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 4/1 | 1,556 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3857 N SMEDLEY ST TradedTraded 2×: $53K in 2010 → $95K in 2014 (+79%). | Owner-occupied | $151K | 4/1 | 1,553 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 3858 N SMEDLEY ST | Absentee individual | $115K | 4/1 | 1,556 | 1940 | 1 | 7 violtax lien |
| 3859 N SMEDLEY ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $29K in 2005 → $75K in 2019 (+163%). | Absentee individual | $195K | 3/2 | 1,553 | 1940 | 4 | |
| 3860 N SMEDLEY ST | Absentee individual | $122K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1940 | 0 | rented |
| 3861 N SMEDLEY ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $46K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $122K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)