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Who owns your block

3900 block of Aspen St

A mixed-ownership block: 33% owner-occupied, 31% investor-held, with 10 homes behind $51,423 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 170% since 2016, now about $179K. Property taxes are climbing about 18% 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
$179K
$41K–$1.5M
ZIP median $211K
Price / sq ft
$150
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$88K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $179K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $6K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
4 of 48
$40K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
33%
16 of 48
city 41%
Rentals
19%
9 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$51K
10 of 48 behind
▲ block 21% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
8
7 homes · ZBA & boards
block 15% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+119%
value · tax +$216
5 years
+266%
value · tax +$745
10 years
+170%
value · tax +$813

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 $179K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19104 median of $211K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19104 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19104Philadelphia
Median home value$179K$211K$223K
Owner-occupied19%18%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 172 reported crimes (70 violent) and 187 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
172
70 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
187
30 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults46
All Other Offenses32
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief16
Thefts14
Aggravated Assault No Firearm9
Burglary Residential9

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint55
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection35
Illegal Dumping21
Street Defect15
Sanitation Violation13
Street Light Outage8

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
Belmont Elementary Charter School
High · 9-12
West Philadelphia HS
4901 Chestnut St · 729 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$125K$250K$179K2016: $66K2017: $66K2018: $66K2019: $47K2020: $25K2021: $25K2022: $49K2023: $86K2024: $86K2025: $85K2026: $82K2027: $179K2016202020232027

▲ +170% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,0382016: $1682017: $2252018: $2252019: $2832020: $2932021: $2932022: $2932023: $4792024: $4792025: $6432026: $8222027: $1,0382016202020232027

▲ +518% since 2016 · ~+18%/yr

4
4 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $40,279 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$5,588pays now $20,507at the full rate

3900 Aspen St is assessed at $1.5M but pays $5,588 a year — about 27% of the $20,507 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 +9.5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

3710050020162019202220252027This block 270 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $270 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+9.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+170%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+3 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 30 arm's-length sales since 2006. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 28 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M20082012201620202024
30arm's-length sales since 2006
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
28homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 48 parcels

Owner-occupied: 16Investor / LLC: 5Absentee individual: 6Vacant: 21 48parcels
  • Owner-occupied 16
  • Investor / LLC 5
  • Absentee individual 6
  • Vacant 21

Value distribution today

21 parcels0 parcels0 parcels3 parcels6 parcels10 parcels8 parcels
$41K$281K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual)34773$1418Mphila.gov ↗
City Of Phila (individual)33871$6561Mphila.gov ↗
Ahm Properties Llc627$2.3Mphila.gov ↗
Equity Trust Company Custodian Fbo Ajay122$973Kphila.gov ↗
Union Hill Properties Lp212$2.6Mphila.gov ↗
Developers Homeownership (individual)612$788Kphila.gov ↗
Gyas Llc24$663Kphila.gov ↗
H2r Investment Llc12$257Kphila.gov ↗
Asmf Llc11$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
Ahm Properties11$53Kphila.gov ↗
Hidmona Inc11$236Kphila.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$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
3900 ASPEN ST Bought for $80K in 2022, built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $1.5M —/— 5,600 2025 2 rentedabated
3901 ASPEN ST built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $115K in 2011. Owner-occupied $213K 3/1 1,269 2009 1
3902 ASPEN ST 2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). Vacant $53K —/— 0
3903 ASPEN ST built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $835K in 2016. Investor / LLC $223K 3/1 1,269 2009 1 rented
3904 ASPEN ST Bought for $30K in 2019, demolition permit in 2019, sold for $430K in 2022 (+1333%). Owner-occupied $431K 3/3 1,830 1915 3 rented
3906 ASPEN ST built new (tax-abated). Absentee individual $269K 4/1 1,830 1915 0 abated
3908 ASPEN ST 3 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2026). Vacant $48K —/— 0 tax lien
3909 ASPEN ST built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $115K in 2010. Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,428 2009 1
3910 ASPEN ST Vacant $48K —/— 0
3911 ASPEN ST Vacant $49K —/— 0
3912 ASPEN ST demolished and rebuilt (2024), then sold for $110K in 2024. Vacant $48K —/— 2 tax lien
3913 ASPEN ST Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2017. Absentee individual $194K —/— 2,045 1915 0 rented
3914 ASPEN ST Vacant $48K —/— 0
3916 ASPEN ST Traded 2×: $25K in 2018 → $35K in 2019 (+40%). Vacant $48K —/— 2 tax lien
3918 ASPEN ST 2 L&I violations (2012). Vacant $48K —/— 0
3920 ASPEN ST Vacant $48K —/— 0 tax lien
3921 ASPEN ST built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $125K in 2012. Owner-occupied $238K 4/2 1,542 2009 1
3922 ASPEN ST Vacant $48K —/— 0
3923 ASPEN ST Bought for $125K in 2011, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $238K in 2020. Owner-occupied $230K 4/2 1,542 2009 2
3924 ASPEN ST Vacant $48K —/— 0
3925 ASPEN ST built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $835K in 2016. Investor / LLC $211K 3/1 1,269 2009 1 rentedtax lien
3926 ASPEN ST Vacant $48K —/— 0
3927 ASPEN ST built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $115K in 2011. Owner-occupied $218K 3/1 1,269 2009 1
3928 ASPEN ST Vacant $48K —/— 0 tax lien
3929 ASPEN ST Owner-occupied $184K —/— 1,808 1915 0
3930 ASPEN ST 3 L&I violations (2007). Vacant $48K —/— 0 tax lien
3932 ASPEN ST Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2018. Vacant $48K —/— 0 tax lien
3933 ASPEN ST built new under a 2007 permit. Owner-occupied $235K 4/2 1,542 2009 0
3934 ASPEN ST built new (tax-abated). Absentee individual $263K 2/1 1,744 1915 0 abated
3935 ASPEN ST built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $125K in 2012. Owner-occupied $230K 4/2 1,542 2009 1 rented
3936 ASPEN ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $185K —/— 1,830 1915 0 abated
3937 ASPEN ST built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $115K in 2010. Owner-occupied $214K 3/1 1,428 2009 1
3938 ASPEN ST Bought for $80K in 2020. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $236K 5/2 1,830 1915 3 rented
3940 ASPEN ST built new under a 2026 permit. Vacant $50K —/— 0
3941 ASPEN ST Bought for $75K in 2006, use permit in 2008, sold for $190K in 2018 (+153%). Owner-occupied $275K —/— 1,920 1915 2
3942 ASPEN ST 3 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2016). Vacant $74K —/— 0 tax lien
3943 ASPEN ST Absentee individual $162K —/— 1,680 1915 0
3944 ASPEN ST L&I violation (2009); 4 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2016). Vacant $41K —/— 0 tax lien
3945 ASPEN ST 2 L&I violations (2009); 4 L&I violations (2010); 4 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2016). Vacant $48K —/— 0 tax lien
3946 ASPEN ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $175K —/— 1,728 1915 0 tax lien
3947 ASPEN ST Bought for $5K in 2015. Owner pulled a use permit in 2008. Investor / LLC $192K —/— 1,896 1915 2
3948 ASPEN ST 2 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2018). Vacant $41K —/— 0 tax lien
3949 ASPEN ST Bought for $4K in 2018. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $184K —/— 1,800 1915 1 tax lien
3950 ASPEN ST 2 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2016); 4 L&I violations (2018). Vacant $41K —/— 0 tax lien
3951 ASPEN ST built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $125K in 2010. Owner-occupied $281K 3/2 1,830 2009 1 rented
3952 ASPEN ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Absentee individual $175K —/— 1,728 1915 0 rentedtax lien
3954 ASPEN ST built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $125K in 2009. Owner-occupied $280K 3/2 1,830 2009 1 tax lien
3955 ASPEN ST built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $125K in 2009. Owner-occupied $281K 3/2 1,830 2009 1 tax lien

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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