Who owns your block
400 block of N 42nd St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 60% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 homes behind $33,926 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 99% since 2016, now about $227K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $227K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and above 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 | $227K | $211K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 32% | 18% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 75 reported crimes (6 violent) and 175 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
- $227K typical home, up +99% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,040 to $1,774 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.0M assessed, $52,772/yr to the city, about $2,111 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +99% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +71% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
411 N 42nd St is assessed at $232K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $3,248 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.4% 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 $199 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 28 arm's-length sales since 1996. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 25 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 7
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Imani Homes Limited Partn, carries 6 open violations across 11 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imani Homes Limited Partn | 1 | 11 | $372K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jacqueline T Hinnant (individual) | 2 | 2 | $453K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Judy Holdings Llc | 1 | 2 | $288K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 431 N 42nd St Llc | 1 | 1 | $227K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400 N 42ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $184K in 2013, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $270K in 2021 (+831%). | Owner-occupied | $323K | 3/1 | 1,210 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 402 N 42ND ST ImprovedBought for $27K in 1996. Owner pulled a use permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $223K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 404 N 42ND ST ImprovedBought for $486K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $220K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 406 N 42ND ST | Absentee individual | $216K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 408 N 42ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $111K in 2024 → $310K in 2025 (+179%). | Owner-occupied | $206K | 3/1 | 1,142 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 411 N 42ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $232K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 413 N 42ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $25K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $315K in 2024 (+1160%). | Owner-occupied | $249K | 3/1 | 1,194 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 415 N 42ND ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $227K | 3/1 | 1,194 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 417 N 42ND ST | Owner-occupied | $227K | 3/1 | 1,194 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 419 N 42ND ST | Owner-occupied | $227K | 3/1 | 1,194 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 421 N 42ND ST New constructionBought for $38K in 2011, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $360K in 2018. | Absentee individual | $295K | 2/2 | 1,260 | 2012 | 3 | rented |
| 423 N 42ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $227K | 3/1 | 1,194 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 425 N 42ND ST ImprovedBought for $135K in 2001. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $227K | 3/1 | 1,194 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 427 N 42ND ST History3 L&I violations (2008); sold $127K (2015). | Owner-occupied | $227K | 3/1 | 1,194 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 429 N 42ND ST | Owner-occupied | $227K | 3/1 | 1,194 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 431 N 42ND ST ImprovedBought for $155K in 2024. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $227K | 3/1 | 1,194 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 433 N 42ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $158K in 2010 → $222K in 2023 (+41%). | Absentee individual | $289K | 3/1 | 1,194 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 435 N 42ND ST | Investor / LLC | $227K | 3/1 | 1,194 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 437 N 42ND ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $227K | 3/1 | 1,194 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 439 N 42ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $230K | 3/1 | 1,194 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 441 N 42ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2025). | Absentee individual | $227K | 3/1 | 1,194 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 443 N 42ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $48K in 2006 → $180K in 2025 (+275%). | Absentee individual | $227K | 3/1 | 1,194 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 445 N 42ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $22K | —/— | 1,194 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 447 N 42ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit, sold for $545K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $500K | 6/3 | 1,977 | 2024 | 1 | tax lien |
| 449 N 42ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $232K | 3/1 | 1,232 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)