Who owns your block
3900 block of Wallace St
A mixed-ownership block: 43% owner-occupied, 17% investor-held, with 9 open code violations and 11 homes behind $124,115 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 51% since 2016, now about $121K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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 $121K — about 0.5× 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 block | ZIP 19104 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $121K | $211K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 13% | 18% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 223 reported crimes (75 violent) and 241 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
- $121K typical home, up +51% since 2016
- Tax bill $609 to $708 a year, +1%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.7M assessed, $44,329/yr to the city, about $943 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +51% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +16% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
3928 Wallace St is assessed at $306K but pays $871 a year — about 20% of the $4,281 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 +3.8% 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 $151 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 26 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 32 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 47 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 10
- Vacant 16
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Lotus Llc | 1 | 43 | $7.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Leanna Inc | 1 | 30 | $2.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Wpre Vi Lp | 2 | 20 | $738K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Phila Housing Dev Corp | 1 | 4 | $104K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Romell & Janet Realty Llc | 1 | 3 | $551K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 36th Haverford Llc | 1 | 2 | $134K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Trust Resale Llc | 1 | 1 | $51K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3901 WALLACE ST | Vacant | $66K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3903 WALLACE ST | Vacant | $66K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3904 WALLACE ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $5K in 2005. | Owner-occupied | $121K | 2/1 | 750 | 1930 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 3905 WALLACE ST | Vacant | $66K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3906 WALLACE ST | Absentee individual | $121K | 2/1 | 750 | 1930 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3907 WALLACE ST | Vacant | $66K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3908 WALLACE ST | Vacant | $60K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 3909 WALLACE ST | Vacant | $66K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3910 WALLACE ST | Vacant | $49K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3911 WALLACE ST | Vacant | $66K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3912 WALLACE ST | Vacant | $51K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3913 WALLACE ST | Investor / LLC | $252K | 3/1 | 1,224 | 1930 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 3914 WALLACE ST TradedTraded 2×: $2K in 2000 → $80K in 2023 (+3900%). | Absentee individual | $120K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1930 | 2 | 8 violtax lien |
| 3915 WALLACE ST | Vacant | $66K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3916 WALLACE ST TradedTraded 2×: $5K in 2018 → $43K in 2023 (+694%). | Absentee individual | $103K | 2/1 | 878 | 1930 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 3917 WALLACE ST | Owner-occupied | $200K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 3918 WALLACE ST TradedTraded 2×: $5K in 2016 → $30K in 2018 (+500%). | Vacant | $51K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 3919 WALLACE ST | Owner-occupied | $214K | 3/1 | 1,422 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 3920 WALLACE ST | Vacant | $51K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 3921 WALLACE ST | Vacant | $51K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3922 WALLACE ST | Absentee individual | $145K | 3/1 | 822 | 1930 | 0 | rented |
| 3924 WALLACE ST TradedTraded 2×: $10K in 1999 → $81K in 2017 (+705%). | Owner-occupied | $139K | 2/1 | 734 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 3926 WALLACE ST | Owner-occupied | $139K | 2/1 | 734 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 3928 WALLACE ST New constructionBought for $5K in 2003, built new (tax-abated), sold for $246K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $306K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1930 | 3 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 3930 WALLACE ST | Vacant | $51K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3932 WALLACE ST | Absentee individual | $66K | 2/1 | 734 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 3934 WALLACE ST | Absentee individual | $177K | 2/1 | 734 | 1930 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 3936 WALLACE ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $10K in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $25K | —/— | 1,090 | 1930 | 1 | rentedabated1 viol |
| 3938 WALLACE ST | Owner-occupied | $218K | —/— | 1,020 | 1930 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3940 WALLACE ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $7K in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $25K | —/— | 1,402 | 1930 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 3942 WALLACE ST TradedTraded 2×: $65K in 2016 → $193K in 2019 (+197%). | Owner-occupied | $101K | —/— | 1,907 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 3946 WALLACE ST | Absentee individual | $164K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 3948 WALLACE ST | Absentee individual | $164K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 3950 WALLACE ST | Owner-occupied | $164K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 3951 WALLACE ST | Absentee individual | $189K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 3952 WALLACE ST | Vacant | $45K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3953 WALLACE ST | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,066 | 1930 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3954 WALLACE ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $28K in 2006 → $185K in 2025 (+573%). | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1930 | 5 | |
| 3955 WALLACE ST | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,066 | 1930 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3956 WALLACE ST | Absentee individual | $164K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1930 | 1 | rented |
| 3957 WALLACE ST | Investor / LLC | $178K | 3/1 | 1,066 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 3958 WALLACE ST | Owner-occupied | $164K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 3959 WALLACE ST | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,066 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 3960 WALLACE ST | Owner-occupied | $164K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 3961 WALLACE ST | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,066 | 1930 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3962 WALLACE ST | Owner-occupied | $114K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1930 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3964 WALLACE ST | Vacant | $45K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)