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Who owns your block

3900 block of Mitchell St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 86% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation.

The typical home here is up 92% since 2016, now about $371K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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.
The readAI analysis · from the figures below
  1. 01
    Appreciation

    At 1.7x the city median, this block appreciated 6.1% per year since 2016, lagging the city's 6.5% annual pace.

  2. 02
    Turnover

    Four of seven homes have traded since 2004, yet the block remains 86% owner-occupied with zero investor share.

  3. 03
    Maintenance

    One open violation exists alongside 130 code-enforcement requests within 200 meters over the past 12 months.

By the Numbers

Median value
$371K
$331K–$573K
ZIP median $368K
Price / sq ft
$288
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.7×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $8K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1930
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
86%
6 of 7
city 41%
Rentals
0%
0 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▲ block 14% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+13%
value · tax +$461
5 years
+55%
value · tax +$956
10 years
+92%
value · tax +$1K

Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.

How the block compares

The typical home here is $371K — about 1.7× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19128 median of $368K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19128 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19128Philadelphia
Median home value$371K$368K$223K
Owner-occupied71%58%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 34 reported crimes (1 violent) and 130 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
34
1 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
130
27 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft12
Theft from Vehicle7
Fraud5
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief5
Thefts3
All Other Offenses1

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle27
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection27
Salting13
Other (Streets)9
Information Request7
Maintenance Complaint7

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
Cook-Wissahickon
201 E Salaignac St · 426 students
High · 9-12
Roxborough High School
6498 Ridge Ave · 529 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$371K2016: $193K2017: $193K2018: $193K2019: $201K2020: $240K2021: $240K2022: $240K2023: $286K2024: $286K2025: $330K2026: $330K2027: $371K2016202020232027

▲ +92% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,7982016: $2,6262017: $2,6262018: $2,6262019: $2,3242020: $2,7232021: $2,7232022: $2,8422023: $2,8892024: $2,9022025: $3,3372026: $3,3372027: $3,7982016202020232027

▲ +45% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 192 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $192 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+92%
since 2016
Net rental yield
2.2%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.4 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 14 arm's-length sales since 2004. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 2 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K20052010201520202025
14arm's-length sales since 2004
2times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
2homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 7 parcels

Owner-occupied: 6Absentee individual: 1 7parcels
  • Owner-occupied 6
  • Absentee individual 1

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels1 parcels0 parcels2 parcels0 parcels2 parcels
$331K$388K+

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

House by house

All 7 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
3907 MITCHELL ST Owner-occupied $388K 4/1 1,600 1900 0
3911 MITCHELL ST L&I violation (2009); Inspection failed (2009); sold $242K (2025); L&I violation (2026); Inspection failed (2026). Owner-occupied $573K 4/1 3,022 1940 1 1 viol
3930 MITCHELL ST Owner-occupied $355K 4/1 1,152 1930 0
3932 MITCHELL ST Traded 2×: $185K in 2009 → $245K in 2018 (+32%). Owner-occupied $371K 4/1 1,152 1930 2
3934 MITCHELL ST Bought for $117K in 2004. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. Absentee individual $331K 4/1 1,152 1930 3
3936 MITCHELL ST Traded 4×: $182K in 2005 → $305K in 2022 (+68%). Owner-occupied $371K 3/1 1,152 1930 4
3938 MITCHELL ST Traded 4×: $190K in 2006 → $337K in 2021 (+77%). Owner-occupied $331K 3/1 1,152 1930 4

Neighborhood

Median income
$72K
household
Own vs. rent
53%
owner-occupied
Median age
36.9
residents
Median rent
$996
gross monthly

Generated 2026-07-09 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.