Who owns your block
4200 block of N 17th St
A mixed-ownership block: 38% owner-occupied, 38% investor-held, with 1 open code violation.
The typical home here is up 206% since 2016, now about $73K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $73K — about 0.3× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19140 median of $108K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19140 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19140 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $73K | $108K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 25% | 31% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 144 reported crimes (66 violent) and 292 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
- $73K typical home, up +206% since 2016
- Tax bill $333 to $995 a year, +10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $627K assessed, $6,643/yr to the city, about $830 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +206% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +199% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
4251 N 17th St is assessed at $79K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $1,111 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +10.7% 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 $306 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 5 arm's-length sales since 2012. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 8 parcels
- Owner-occupied 3
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 2
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, S 3 Enterprises Llc, carries 1 open violation across 20 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S 3 Enterprises Llc | 1 | 20 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Iss Investments Llc | 2 | 8 | $852K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 8 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 | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4251 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $79K | 3/1 | 756 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 4252-54 N 17TH ST Improved | Vacant | $66K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 4253 N 17TH ST Historysold $25K (2019); 8 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2026). | Investor / LLC | $69K | 3/1 | 756 | 1930 | 1 | rented1 violtax lien |
| 4255 N 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $5K in 2012 → $25K in 2019 (+400%). | Investor / LLC | $75K | 3/1 | 792 | 1930 | 2 | rented |
| 4256 N 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $119K | 4/1 | 1,590 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 4257 N 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $73K | 3/1 | 756 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 4259 N 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $286K in 2023 → $45K in 2025 (-84%). | Absentee individual | $73K | 3/1 | 756 | 1930 | 2 | rented |
| 4261 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $73K | 3/1 | 756 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)