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Who owns your block

400 block of Van Kirk St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 94% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 1 home behind $14,183 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 101% since 2016, now about $220K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$220K
$94K–$298K
ZIP median $171K
Price / sq ft
$160
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.0×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$238K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $220K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
94%
77 of 82
city 41%
Rentals
9%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▼ block 1% · city 5%
Back taxes
$14K
1 of 82 behind
▼ block 1% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
4
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+3%
value · tax +$106
5 years
+88%
value · tax +$482
10 years
+101%
value · tax +$528

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 $220K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19120 median of $171K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19120 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19120Philadelphia
Median home value$220K$171K$223K
Owner-occupied63%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 55 reported crimes (15 violent) and 147 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
55
15 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
147
38 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle9
Other Assaults8
Thefts8
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief7
All Other Offenses6
Weapon Violations5

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint41
Abandoned Vehicle19
Other (Streets)11
Illegal Dumping10
Sanitation Violation9
Information Request7

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
Benjamin ES Franklin
8025 Thouron Ave · 376 students
High · 9-12
Samuel Fels
5500 Langdon St · 1228 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$125K$250K$220K2016: $109K2017: $109K2018: $109K2019: $113K2020: $117K2021: $117K2022: $117K2023: $170K2024: $170K2025: $213K2026: $213K2027: $220K2016202020232027

▲ +101% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,7312016: $1,1392017: $1,2032018: $1,1582019: $1,1742020: $1,1532021: $1,1532022: $1,2492023: $1,6322024: $1,4992025: $1,7252026: $1,6252027: $1,7312016202020232027

▲ +52% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 201 Philadelphia 201

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

Annualized return
+6.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+101%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.1 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 112 arm's-length sales since 1998. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M19982004201020162022
112arm's-length sales since 1998
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
10homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 82 parcels

Owner-occupied: 77Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 4 82parcels
  • Owner-occupied 77
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 4

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels1 parcels2 parcels67 parcels11 parcels
$94K$257K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Phl Rental Properties Llc17$1.2Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 82 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

Frequently traded
469 Van Kirk St
$259K · Traded 3×: $115K in 2005 → $248K in 2024 (+116%).
Frequently traded
417 Van Kirk St
$257K · Traded 3×: $48K in 2003 → $241K in 2021 (+402%).
Frequently traded
402 Van Kirk St
$247K · Traded 3×: $62K in 2000 → $173K in 2019 (+179%).
Frequently traded
424 Van Kirk St
$223K · Traded 3×: $60K in 2002 → $125K in 2009 (+108%).
Frequently traded
454 Van Kirk St
$220K · Traded 3×: $50K in 2018 → $230K in 2024 (+360%).
Frequently traded
460 Van Kirk St
$220K · Traded 3×: $133K in 2005 → $188K in 2019 (+41%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
400 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $26K in 2007 → $119K in 2012 (+356%). Owner-occupied $237K 3/1 1,440 1925 2
401 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $274K 3/1 1,408 1925 1
402 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $62K in 2000 → $173K in 2019 (+179%). Owner-occupied $247K 3/1 1,208 1925 3
403 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $32K in 2009 → $135K in 2010 (+322%). Owner-occupied $257K 3/1 1,362 1925 2 rented
404 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,440 1925 1
405 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,362 1925 1
406 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,440 1925 1
407 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,362 1925 1
408 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,440 1925 1
409 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $69K in 2005 → $150K in 2016 (+118%). Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,362 1925 2
410 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2000 → $175K in 2024 (+150%). Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,440 1925 2
411 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,362 1925 1
412 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,440 1925 1
413 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2000 → $140K in 2007 (+100%). Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,362 1925 2
414 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,440 1925 0
415 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,362 1925 1
416 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,440 1925 1
417 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $48K in 2003 → $241K in 2021 (+402%). Owner-occupied $257K 3/2 1,362 1925 3
418 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $90K in 2003 → $200K in 2021 (+122%). Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,440 1925 2
419 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $54K in 2002 → $235K in 2025 (+336%). Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,362 1925 3
420 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $81K in 2002 → $184K in 2019 (+127%). Owner-occupied $298K 3/1 1,440 1925 2
421 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $127K in 2010 → $149K in 2016 (+17%). Owner-occupied $257K 3/2 1,362 1920 2
422 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,440 1925 1 tax lien
423 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,362 1925 1
424 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $60K in 2002 → $125K in 2009 (+108%). Owner-occupied $223K 3/1 1,440 1925 3
425 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,362 1925 1
426 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,440 1925 1
427 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $82K in 2003 → $80K in 2016 (-3%). Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,362 1925 2
428 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $97K in 2004 → $173K in 2019 (+79%). Owner-occupied $262K 3/1 1,440 1925 2
429 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $118K in 2008 → $105K in 2016 (-11%). Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,362 1925 2
430 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,440 1925 0
431 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,362 1925 1
432 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $223K 3/1 1,440 1925 1
433 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,362 1925 0
434 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2002 → $165K in 2020 (+107%). Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,440 1925 2
435 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $229K 3/1 1,408 1925 1
436 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $185K in 2020 → $215K in 2022 (+16%). Owner-occupied $223K 3/1 1,440 1925 2
437 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $108K in 2004 → $120K in 2016 (+11%). Owner-occupied $229K 3/1 1,408 1925 2
438 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $233K 3/1 1,462 1925 0 rented
439 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,362 1925 0
440 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $130K in 2005 → $145K in 2007 (+12%). Owner-occupied $233K 3/1 1,462 1925 2 2 viol
441 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,362 1925 1
442 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2011 → $100K in 2015 (+33%). Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,376 1925 2
443 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,362 1925 1
444 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $68K in 1998 → $90K in 2003 (+33%). Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,376 1925 2
445 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $217K 3/1 1,362 1925 1
446 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 3/1 1,376 1925 0
447 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,362 1925 0
448 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,376 1925 1 rented
449 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $217K 3/1 1,362 1925 1
450 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,376 1925 0
451 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $217K 3/1 1,362 1925 1 rented
452 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,376 1925 1
453 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $217K 3/1 1,362 1925 1
454 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $50K in 2018 → $230K in 2024 (+360%). Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,376 1925 3
455 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $217K 3/1 1,362 1925 0
456 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,376 1925 1
457 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $230K 2/2 1,362 1920 1
458 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $90K in 2005 → $150K in 2018 (+67%). Owner-occupied $218K 3/1 1,376 1925 2
459 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,362 1925 1
460 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $133K in 2005 → $188K in 2019 (+41%). Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,376 1925 3
461 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,362 1925 1
462 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $218K 3/1 1,376 1925 1
463 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $74K in 2002 → $240K in 2025 (+225%). Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,362 1925 2
464 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,376 1925 1
465 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $219K 3/2 1,362 1925 1
466 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,376 1925 1
467 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,362 1925 1
468 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,376 1925 1
469 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $115K in 2005 → $248K in 2024 (+116%). Owner-occupied $259K 3/1 1,362 1925 3
470 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,376 1925 1
471 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,362 1925 1
472 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $66K in 2001 → $150K in 2019 (+128%). Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,376 1925 2
473 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,362 1925 1
474 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $247K 3/1 1,462 1925 1
475 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2018 → $135K in 2018 (+69%). Absentee individual $221K 3/1 1,362 1925 2
477 VAN KIRK ST Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,362 1925 1 rented
479 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $135K in 2005 → $132K in 2015 (-2%). Owner-occupied $245K 3/1 1,408 1925 2
480 VAN KIRK ST Absentee individual $94K —/— — — 0
481 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $65K in 2001 → $230K in 2025 (+254%). Investor / LLC $201K 3/2 1,216 1925 4
483 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2012 → $85K in 2016 (+0%). Absentee individual $195K —/— 1,178 1925 2 rented
485 VAN KIRK ST Historysold $79K (2016); Appeal city affirmed (2019); Appeal denied (2019). Absentee individual $185K —/— 1,000 1925 1 rented

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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