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Who owns your block

400 block of S 44th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 74% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 open code violations and 3 homes behind $13,293 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 106% since 2016, now about $724K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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
$724K
$249K–$1.0M
ZIP median $211K
Price / sq ft
$277
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
3.3×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$838K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $724K
Tax / yr
$9K
typical · up to $13K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 23
$25K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
74%
17 of 23
city 41%
Rentals
9%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
5
L&I code
▲ block 9% · city 5%
Back taxes
$13K
3 of 23 behind
▲ block 13% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+1%
value · tax −$366
5 years
+82%
value · tax +$4K
10 years
+106%
value · tax +$4K

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 $724K — about 3.3× 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 blockZIP 19104Philadelphia
Median home value$724K$211K$223K
Owner-occupied48%18%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 79 reported crimes (8 violent) and 233 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
79
8 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
233
21 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts20
Motor Vehicle Theft18
Fraud12
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief11
Theft from Vehicle6
Other Assaults4

Top 311 complaints

Graffiti Removal80
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection44
Maintenance Complaint21
Information Request11
Street Trees10
Illegal Dumping7

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
Penn Alexander
4209 Spruce St · 601 students
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$500K$1.0M$724K2016: $352K2017: $352K2018: $356K2019: $383K2020: $397K2021: $397K2022: $397K2023: $529K2024: $529K2025: $719K2026: $719K2027: $724K2016202020232027

▲ +106% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$8,7332016: $4,5662017: $4,5662018: $4,2232019: $4,9642020: $5,1572021: $5,1572022: $5,1572023: $6,6412024: $6,6412025: $9,0992026: $9,0992027: $8,7332016202020232027

▲ +91% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

2
2 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 $25,483 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%
$3,779pays now $10,431at the full rate

436 S 44th St is assessed at $745K but pays $3,779 a year — about 36% of the $10,431 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 +6.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 206 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $206 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+6.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+106%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.3 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 27 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M200020052010201520202025
27arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
9homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 23 parcels

Owner-occupied: 17Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 5 23parcels
  • Owner-occupied 17
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 5

Value distribution today

1 parcels2 parcels1 parcels1 parcels4 parcels7 parcels7 parcels
$249K$818K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Caroles Associates11$569Kphila.gov ↗
Dalal Properties 4 Llc11$647Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 23 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
411 S 44TH ST Bought for $119K in 2001. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. Absentee individual $731K —/— 2,640 1935 3 rented
413 S 44TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Investor / LLC $569K —/— 2,783 1900 0 1 violtax lien
415 S 44TH ST Bought for $105K in 2003. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $647K 4/2 2,025 1935 2
417 S 44TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $131K in 2001. Owner-occupied $448K 2/3 2,025 1935 1 abated
419 S 44TH ST Absentee individual $724K —/— 2,025 1935 0 tax lien
420 S 44TH ST Traded 2×: $135K in 2000 → $345K in 2005 (+156%). Owner-occupied $740K —/— 2,640 1935 2
421 S 44TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Absentee individual $755K —/— 2,920 1935 0 tax lien
422 S 44TH ST Bought for $121K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $1.0M 5/2 2,640 1935 3
424 S 44TH ST Bought for $159K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $800K in 2025 (+403%). Owner-occupied $606K 5/2 2,640 1935 3
426 S 44TH ST Owner-occupied $249K 1/1 938 1935 0
426 S 44TH ST Owner-occupied $386K 3/2 2,043 1935 0
426 S 44TH ST Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $366K 2/2 1,610 1935 0
428 S 44TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $606K —/— 2,640 1935 0
430 S 44TH ST Bought for $285K in 2002. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $820K 5/2 2,640 1935 3
432 S 44TH ST Bought for $325K in 2014. Owner pulled a suppression permit in 2015. Absentee individual $818K 5/3 2,640 1935 1 rented4 viol
434 S 44TH ST Bought for $355K in 2012. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $663K 4/2 2,640 1935 1
436 S 44TH ST built new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $745K —/— 2,640 1935 0 abated
437 S 44TH ST Bought for $347K in 2007, electrical permit in 2009, sold for $735K in 2024 (+112%). Owner-occupied $579K —/— 2,808 1935 2
438 S 44TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $745K —/— 2,640 1935 0
439 S 44TH ST Bought for $475K in 2006, electrical permit in 2007, sold for $875K in 2021 (+84%). Owner-occupied $724K —/— 2,475 1900 2
441 S 44TH ST Owner-occupied $724K 3/2 2,475 1935 1
443 S 44TH ST Traded 2×: $177K in 2001 → $399K in 2007 (+125%). Owner-occupied $724K —/— 2,475 1935 2
445 S 44TH ST Bought for $108K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. Absentee individual $731K —/— 2,784 1935 1

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

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