Who owns your block
400 block of N Simpson St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 63% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 3 homes behind $18,742 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 53% since 2016, now about $168K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% 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 $168K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19151 median of $189K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19151 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19151 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $168K | $189K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 40% | 54% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 115 reported crimes (56 violent) and 271 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
- $168K typical home, up +53% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,404 to $1,767 a year, +2%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.4M assessed, $67,123/yr to the city, about $1,766 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +53% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +26% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
403 N Simpson St is assessed at $1.0M but pays $3,453 a year — about 24% of the $14,242 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 +3.9% 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 $153 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 41 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 38 parcels
- Owner-occupied 24
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 9
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Philly 1 Llc | 1 | 8 | $1.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Skypoint Llc | 1 | 6 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Femope Properties Llc | 1 | 3 | $513K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Modern West Lofts Llc | 2 | 2 | $2.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 N SIMPSON ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $106K in 2002. | Absentee individual | $334K | —/— | 3,883 | 1925 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 403 N SIMPSON ST New constructionBought for $19K in 2011, built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $1.0M | —/— | 6,075 | 2024 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 405 N SIMPSON ST New constructionBought for $19K in 2011, built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $1.0M | —/— | 6,075 | 2024 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 407 N SIMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $22K in 2003 → $95K in 2008 (+332%). | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 409 N SIMPSON ST | Absentee individual | $124K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 410 N SIMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $137K | 3/1 | 1,137 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 411 N SIMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,384 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 412 N SIMPSON ST | Absentee individual | $135K | 3/1 | 1,092 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 413 N SIMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $228K | —/— | 2,384 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 414 N SIMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,081 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 415 N SIMPSON ST | Absentee individual | $228K | —/— | 2,384 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 416 N SIMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $40K in 2007 → $190K in 2024 (+375%). | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,081 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 417 N SIMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $218K | —/— | 1,744 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 418 N SIMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 419-21 N SIMPSON ST | Investor / LLC | $247K | —/— | 2,524 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 420 N SIMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $147K | 3/1 | 1,322 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 422-24 N SIMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/1 | 1,438 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 423 N SIMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $190K | 4/1 | 1,830 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 425 N SIMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $65K in 2002 → $126K in 2006 (+94%). | Investor / LLC | $249K | —/— | 2,385 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 426 N SIMPSON ST Historysold $30K (2010); Appeal granted (2011). | Absentee individual | $170K | —/— | 1,438 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 427 N SIMPSON ST Historysold $105K (2007); Appeal moot (2013). | Owner-occupied | $208K | —/— | 1,536 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 428 N SIMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $126K | —/— | 944 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 429 N SIMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $90K in 2003 → $210K in 2021 (+133%). | Investor / LLC | $207K | 3/2 | 1,909 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 430 N SIMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2003 → $107K in 2007 (+34%). | Owner-occupied | $172K | 4/1 | 1,504 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 431 N SIMPSON ST | Absentee individual | $301K | —/— | 3,001 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 432 N SIMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $41K in 2003 → $20K in 2016 (-51%). | Absentee individual | $145K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1925 | 5 | rented |
| 433 N SIMPSON ST New constructionBought for $35K in 2015, built new (tax-abated), sold for $255K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $223K | 3/2 | 1,483 | 1925 | 3 | abated |
| 434 N SIMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $130K | 3/1 | 1,034 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 435 N SIMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,306 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 436 N SIMPSON ST | Absentee individual | $130K | 3/1 | 1,034 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 437 N SIMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,306 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 438 N SIMPSON ST Historysold $116K (2006); Appeal granted (2016). | Owner-occupied | $167K | 4/1 | 1,572 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 439 N SIMPSON ST | Absentee individual | $183K | 4/1 | 2,060 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 440 N SIMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $199K | —/— | 1,592 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 441 N SIMPSON ST Historysold $66K (1999); Appeal denied (2011). | Owner-occupied | $193K | —/— | 1,630 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 442 N SIMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 444 N SIMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2003 → $115K in 2007 (+281%). | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 446 N SIMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 0 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)