400 block of Wiota St

How the block compares

The typical home here is $478K — about 2.1× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19104 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19104 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 170 reported crimes (about 14 a month, 30% of them violent) and 269 resident 311 requests to the city. A busy commercial corridor logs far more than a quiet residential block, so read this against nearby blocks, not the citywide total.

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

• $478K typical home, up +168% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $321 to $6,295 a year through 2027, +31%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $106,925/yr from taxable assessments, or $6,683 per home — not live account balances

Who really pays

Philadelphia's 1.3998% rate applies to the taxable assessment. The OPA roll shows exemptions that can make an estimate lower than the full assessed-value scenario; this chart does not identify their legal basis.

• 420 Wiota Stlower taxable assessment0.40%$557/yr on $140K
• 416-18 Wiota Stlower taxable assessment0.55%$4,115/yr on $750K
• 441 Wiota Stlower taxable assessment0.56%$3,943/yr on $704K
• 414 Wiota Stlower taxable assessment0.84%$6,302/yr on $750K
• 412 Wiota Stlower taxable assessment1.16%$6,663/yr on $576K

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +9.4% 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 $268 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 18 arm's-length sales since 2008. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 3 have not changed hands at all.

Who owns it

The block's largest owner, Corestates Group LLC, carries 7 open violations across 105 properties it owns around the city.

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

House by house

All 21 homes on the block — value trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail assembled from the fetched public datasets. Sorted up the street; each links to its property report and official sources — or download the roster (CSV).

Every house's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one home

Worth a look

New construction

438 Wiota St

$1.2M · built new under a 2020 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown).

New construction

435 Wiota St

$915K · Bought for $75K in 2011, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $838K in 2015.

New construction

437 Wiota St

$915K · Bought for $490K in 2011, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $700K in 2018.

New construction

439 Wiota St

$811K · built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $5.5M in 2019.

New construction

441 Wiota St

$811K · built new under a 2012 permit.

New construction

443 Wiota St

$811K · built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $5.5M in 2019.

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