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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 8, 2026

Who owns your block

3800 block of Violet Dr

A mostly owner-occupied block: 96% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $218 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 73% since 2016, now about $361K. 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
$361K
$352K–$388K
ZIP median $330K
Price / sq ft
$229
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$338K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $361K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1974
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
96%
50 of 52
city 41%
Rentals
2%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$218
1 of 52 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+5%
value · tax +$271
5 years
+52%
value · tax +$973
10 years
+73%
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 $361K — about 1.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19154 median of $330K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19154 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19154Philadelphia
Median home value$361K$330K$223K
Owner-occupied89%73%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 23 reported crimes (5 violent) and 37 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
23
5 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
37
12 still open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses6
Other Assaults4
Fraud3
Motor Vehicle Theft3
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief3
Burglary Residential2

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection9
Abandoned Vehicle7
Street Defect4
Illegal Dumping3
Maintenance Complaint3
Street Light Outage3

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
Aloysius L Fitzpatrick
11061 Knights Rd · 868 students
High · 9-12
George Washington
10175 Bustleton Ave · 1795 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$361K2016: $209K2017: $209K2018: $209K2019: $224K2020: $238K2021: $238K2022: $238K2023: $277K2024: $277K2025: $343K2026: $343K2027: $361K2016202020232027

▲ +73% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,6892016: $2,5242017: $2,5242018: $2,5242019: $2,5902020: $2,7162021: $2,7162022: $2,7162023: $2,7862024: $2,7852025: $3,4252026: $3,4182027: $3,6892016202020232027

▲ +46% 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 173 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $173 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+73%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.4 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 37 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 28 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
37arm's-length sales since 1999
0times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
28homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 52 parcels

Owner-occupied: 50Absentee individual: 2 52parcels
  • Owner-occupied 50
  • Absentee individual 2

Value distribution today

2 parcels14 parcels11 parcels12 parcels4 parcels1 parcels8 parcels
$352K$378K+

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

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

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

Frequently traded
3848 Violet Dr
$375K · Traded 3×: $215K in 2016 → $338K in 2025 (+57%).
Frequently traded
3807 Violet Dr
$364K · Traded 4×: $126K in 2001 → $255K in 2018 (+102%).
Frequently traded
3858 Violet Dr
$363K · Traded 3×: $263K in 2025 → $430K in 2026 (+64%).
Traded
3846 Violet Dr
$381K · Traded 2×: $129K in 2001 → $315K in 2020 (+144%).
Traded
3841 Violet Dr
$364K · Traded 2×: $232K in 2016 → $310K in 2021 (+34%).
Traded
3824 Violet Dr
$360K · Traded 2×: $125K in 1999 → $230K in 2014 (+84%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
3801 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $368K 4/1 1,575 1974 0
3802 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $377K 4/1 1,575 1974 0
3803 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $366K 3/2 1,575 1974 1 rented
3804 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $388K 4/1 1,975 1974 1
3805 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $368K 4/1 1,575 1974 1
3806 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $359K 4/1 1,575 1974 0
3807 VIOLET DR Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $126K in 2001 → $255K in 2018 (+102%). Owner-occupied $364K 4/1 1,575 1974 4
3808 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $368K 4/1 1,575 1974 0
3809 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $364K 4/1 1,575 1974 0
3810 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $368K 4/1 1,575 1974 0
3811 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $364K 4/1 1,575 1974 0
3812 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $360K 4/1 1,575 1974 0
3813 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $364K 4/1 1,575 1974 0
3814 VIOLET DR TradedTraded 2×: $235K in 2005 → $220K in 2016 (-6%). Owner-occupied $359K 4/1 1,575 1974 2
3815 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $364K 3/2 1,575 1974 1
3816 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $359K 4/1 1,575 1974 0
3817 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $356K 4/1 1,575 1974 1
3818 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $364K 3/2 1,575 1974 1
3819 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $359K 4/1 1,575 1974 1
3820 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $360K 4/1 1,575 1974 0
3821 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $359K 4/1 1,575 1974 0
3822 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $360K 4/1 1,575 1974 0
3823 VIOLET DR Absentee individual $359K 3/2 1,575 1974 1
3824 VIOLET DR TradedTraded 2×: $125K in 1999 → $230K in 2014 (+84%). Owner-occupied $360K 4/1 1,575 1974 2
3825 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $364K 4/1 1,575 1974 0
3826 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $360K 4/1 1,575 1974 1
3827 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $363K 3/1 1,575 1974 0
3828 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $360K 4/1 1,575 1974 0
3829 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $359K 4/1 1,575 1974 0 tax lien
3830 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $360K 4/1 1,575 1974 0
3831 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $359K 4/1 1,575 1974 0
3832 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $360K 4/1 1,575 1974 0
3833 VIOLET DR Absentee individual $359K 4/1 1,575 1974 0
3834 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $360K 4/1 1,575 1974 0
3835 VIOLET DR TradedTraded 2×: $235K in 2011 → $235K in 2015 (+0%). Owner-occupied $355K 4/1 1,575 1974 2
3836 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $360K 4/1 1,575 1974 1
3837 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $378K 4/1 1,575 1974 0
3838 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $359K 4/1 1,575 1974 0
3839 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $377K 4/1 1,575 1974 1
3840 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $359K 4/1 1,575 1974 0
3841 VIOLET DR TradedTraded 2×: $232K in 2016 → $310K in 2021 (+34%). Owner-occupied $364K 3/2 1,575 1974 2
3842 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $359K 4/1 1,575 1974 1
3843 VIOLET DR TradedTraded 2×: $280K in 2007 → $237K in 2018 (-15%). Owner-occupied $352K 4/1 1,575 1974 2
3844 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $387K 4/1 1,959 1974 1
3846 VIOLET DR TradedTraded 2×: $129K in 2001 → $315K in 2020 (+144%). Owner-occupied $381K 3/2 1,575 1974 2
3848 VIOLET DR Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $215K in 2016 → $338K in 2025 (+57%). Owner-occupied $375K 3/2 1,575 1974 3
3850 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $375K 4/1 1,575 1974 0
3852 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $371K 3/2 1,575 1974 1
3854 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $364K 4/1 1,575 1974 0
3856 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $361K 4/1 1,575 1974 1
3858 VIOLET DR Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $263K in 2025 → $430K in 2026 (+64%). Owner-occupied $363K 4/1 1,575 1974 3
3860 VIOLET DR Owner-occupied $359K 4/1 1,575 1974 0

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

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.