Who owns your block
4000 block of Ashland St
A mixed-ownership block: 23% owner-occupied, 31% investor-held, with 2 open code violations and 1 home behind $2,542 on taxes.
The typical home here is down 70% since 2016, now about $37K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $37K — about 0.2× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19124 median of $170K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19124 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19124 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $37K | $170K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 40% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 6 reported crimes (1 violent) and 1 resident 311 request 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
- $37K typical home, down -70% since 2016
- Tax bill $544 to $200 a year, -9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $1.8M assessed, $16,800/yr to the city, about $1,292 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▼ -70% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▼ -63% since 2016 · ~-9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding -10.5% 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 $30 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 6 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 13 parcels
- Owner-occupied 1
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 1
- Vacant 10
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Commonwealth Of Pennsylva, carries 11 open violations across 99 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Of Pennsylva (individual) | 2 | 99 | $671M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Commonwealth Of Pa Dot (individual) | 3 | 11 | $2.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ashland Street Associates | 4 | 4 | $555K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 13 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4001 ASHLAND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2015. | Vacant | $428K | — | — | 0 | |
| 4039 ASHLAND ST | Vacant | $52K | — | — | 0 | |
| 4041-45 ASHLAND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $512K | 6,406 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 4047 ASHLAND ST Historysold $4K (2003); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2020). | Owner-occupied | $152K | 1,233 | 1925 | 1 | 2 viol |
| 4049 ASHLAND ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2007. Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Vacant | $14K | — | — | 1 | |
| 4051 ASHLAND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Vacant | $14K | — | — | 0 | |
| 4053 ASHLAND ST ImprovedBought for $360K in 2003. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2017. | Vacant | $14K | — | — | 4 | |
| 4055-61 ASHLAND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $442K | 5,520 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 4063 ASHLAND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Vacant | $13K | — | — | 0 | |
| 4065 ASHLAND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Vacant | $13K | — | — | 0 | |
| 4067 ASHLAND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Vacant | $13K | — | — | 0 | |
| 4069 ASHLAND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Vacant | $37K | — | — | 0 | |
| 4073 ASHLAND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2016. | Vacant | $65K | — | — | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)