Who owns your block
400 block of W Stafford St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 97% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation.
The typical home here is up 86% since 2016, now about $412K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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 $412K — about 1.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19144 median of $201K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19144 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19144 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $412K | $201K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 87% | 40% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 76 reported crimes (24 violent) and 124 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
- $412K typical home, up +86% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,709 to $4,394 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $14M assessed, $155,585/yr to the city, about $5,019 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +86% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +62% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
422 W Stafford St is assessed at $452K but pays $5,399 a year — about 85% of the $6,324 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 +5.8% 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 $186 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 38 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 31 parcels
- Owner-occupied 30
- Absentee individual 1
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 31 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 W STAFFORD ST HistoryAppeal withdrawn (2012); Appeal complete (2024). | Owner-occupied | $282K | 5/2 | 2,534 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 401 W STAFFORD ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $156K in 2003 → $450K in 2022 (+188%). | Owner-occupied | $455K | 5/— | 2,604 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 402 W STAFFORD ST | Owner-occupied | $414K | 5/2 | 2,534 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 403 W STAFFORD ST | Owner-occupied | $412K | 5/2 | 2,604 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 404 W STAFFORD ST | Owner-occupied | $414K | 5/2 | 2,534 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 405 W STAFFORD ST | Absentee individual | $412K | 5/— | 2,604 | 1900 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 406 W STAFFORD ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $119K in 1999 → $375K in 2021 (+215%). | Owner-occupied | $412K | 5/2 | 2,534 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 407 W STAFFORD ST TradedTraded 2×: $201K in 2005 → $295K in 2006 (+47%). | Owner-occupied | $400K | 5/2 | 2,448 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 408 W STAFFORD ST | Owner-occupied | $412K | 5/2 | 2,534 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 409 W STAFFORD ST TradedTraded 2×: $145K in 2001 → $320K in 2016 (+121%). | Owner-occupied | $409K | 5/2 | 2,570 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 410 W STAFFORD ST | Owner-occupied | $448K | 6/2 | 2,534 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 411 W STAFFORD ST | Owner-occupied | $412K | 5/2 | 2,604 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 412 W STAFFORD ST | Owner-occupied | $412K | 5/2 | 2,534 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 413 W STAFFORD ST | Owner-occupied | $411K | 5/2 | 2,600 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 414 W STAFFORD ST | Owner-occupied | $412K | 5/2 | 2,534 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 415 W STAFFORD ST TradedTraded 2×: $200K in 2021 → $685K in 2022 (+242%). | Owner-occupied | $609K | 5/3 | 2,604 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 416 W STAFFORD ST | Owner-occupied | $412K | 5/2 | 2,534 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 417 W STAFFORD ST | Owner-occupied | $412K | 4/2 | 2,604 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 418 W STAFFORD ST | Owner-occupied | $431K | 5/2 | 2,534 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 419 W STAFFORD ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $300K in 2009 → $395K in 2020 (+32%). | Owner-occupied | $511K | 5/2 | 2,672 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 422 W STAFFORD ST | Owner-occupied | $452K | 5/2 | 2,514 | 1900 | 0 | abated |
| 423 W STAFFORD ST TradedTraded 2×: $159K in 2000 → $340K in 2009 (+114%). | Owner-occupied | $400K | 5/2 | 1,689 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 426 W STAFFORD ST | Owner-occupied | $412K | 7/2 | 2,534 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 428 W STAFFORD ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $186K in 2005 → $380K in 2020 (+104%). | Owner-occupied | $550K | 5/2 | 2,534 | 1900 | 4 | |
| 429 W STAFFORD ST | Owner-occupied | $433K | 5/2 | 2,604 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 430 W STAFFORD ST | Owner-occupied | $412K | 5/2 | 2,534 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 431 W STAFFORD ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $75K in 2001 → $458K in 2020 (+510%). | Owner-occupied | $497K | 6/2 | 2,935 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 432 W STAFFORD ST TradedTraded 2×: $95K in 2000 → $277K in 2014 (+192%). | Owner-occupied | $424K | 5/2 | 2,534 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 436 W STAFFORD ST | Owner-occupied | $497K | 5/2 | 4,060 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 441 W STAFFORD ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $325K in 2005. | Owner-occupied | $441K | 5/2 | 1,689 | 1900 | 1 | abated |
| 449 W STAFFORD ST TradedTraded 2×: $270K in 2000 → $750K in 2020 (+178%). | Owner-occupied | $747K | 6/3 | 4,261 | 1900 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)