Who owns your block
4200 block of Vista St
A mixed-ownership block: 54% owner-occupied, 13% investor-held, with 5 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 79% since 2016, now about $202K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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 $202K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19136 median of $251K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19136 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19136 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $202K | $251K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 31% | 49% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 108 reported crimes (34 violent) and 210 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
- $202K typical home, up +79% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,573 to $2,819 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $9.9M assessed, $117,503/yr to the city, about $2,448 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +79% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +79% since 2016 · ~+5%/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 +5.4% 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 $179 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 89 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 48 parcels
- Owner-occupied 26
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 16
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Tjd Group Llc, carries 1 open violation across 10 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tjd Group Llc | 1 | 10 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ez Investment Group Llc | 1 | 10 | $2.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ztc Group Llc | 1 | 3 | $710K | phila.gov ↗ |
| B J W Pa Llc | 1 | 2 | $482K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Argoplex Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $201K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Wilder Property Acqusitions Llc | 1 | 1 | $201K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4200 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2001 → $60K in 2015 (+9%). | Owner-occupied | $205K | 3/1 | 1,224 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 4201 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $204K | 3/1 | 1,208 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4202 VISTA ST | Absentee individual | $202K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 1 | rented |
| 4203 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $63K in 2015 → $142K in 2021 (+125%). | Investor / LLC | $232K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 2 | rented5 viol |
| 4204 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4205 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 4206 VISTA ST | Absentee individual | $202K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4207 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $85K in 2007 → $112K in 2016 (+32%). | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 4208 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $55K in 2003 → $234K in 2022 (+325%). | Absentee individual | $227K | 4/2 | 1,184 | 1950 | 3 | rented |
| 4209 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $57K in 2001 → $175K in 2023 (+207%). | Owner-occupied | $201K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 4210 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $105K in 2005 → $190K in 2023 (+81%). | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 4211 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $58K in 2010 → $100K in 2011 (+71%). | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 2 | tax lien |
| 4212 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $144K in 2007 → $160K in 2020 (+11%). | Owner-occupied | $223K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 4213 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $109K in 2005 → $410K in 2018 (+276%). | Absentee individual | $201K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 4 | rented |
| 4214 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $95K in 2005 → $170K in 2022 (+79%). | Owner-occupied | $213K | 3/2 | 1,184 | 1950 | 5 | rented |
| 4215 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $223K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4216 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $46K in 2000 → $175K in 2025 (+281%). | Investor / LLC | $201K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 4 | rented |
| 4217 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 4218 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $121K in 2007 → $410K in 2018 (+239%). | Absentee individual | $202K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 3 | rented |
| 4219 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $201K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 4220 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4221 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 4222 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $93K in 2014 → $122K in 2020 (+31%). | Owner-occupied | $201K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 4223 VISTA ST | Investor / LLC | $201K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4224 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $26K in 2000 → $126K in 2018 (+389%). | Absentee individual | $202K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 5 | rented |
| 4225 VISTA ST | Absentee individual | $201K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 4226 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4227 VISTA ST | Absentee individual | $201K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4228 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $125K in 2005 → $115K in 2018 (-8%). | Absentee individual | $190K | 3/1 | 1,032 | 1950 | 3 | rented |
| 4229 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2014 → $147K in 2018 (+96%). | Owner-occupied | $223K | 3/2 | 1,184 | 1950 | 2 | tax lien |
| 4230 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $201K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 4231 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $91K in 2016 → $116K in 2018 (+27%). | Owner-occupied | $201K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 4232 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $117K in 2005 → $285K in 2024 (+144%). | Owner-occupied | $244K | 3/2 | 1,184 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 4233 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $142K in 2020 → $180K in 2022 (+27%). | Owner-occupied | $199K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 4234 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $152K in 2019 → $220K in 2022 (+45%). | Absentee individual | $202K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 4235 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $201K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 4236 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $58K in 2002 → $125K in 2015 (+116%). | Absentee individual | $232K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 4237 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4238 VISTA ST | Investor / LLC | $202K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 1 | rented |
| 4239 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $62K in 2004 → $185K in 2021 (+199%). | Absentee individual | $201K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 4240 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2008 → $134K in 2020 (+235%). | Absentee individual | $201K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 4241 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $130K in 2006 → $114K in 2008 (-12%). | Absentee individual | $201K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 4242 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $115K in 2005 → $138K in 2022 (+20%). | Investor / LLC | $202K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 4243 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2015 → $410K in 2018 (+382%). | Absentee individual | $201K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 4244 VISTA ST | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 4245 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $119K in 2009 → $104K in 2016 (-13%). | Owner-occupied | $201K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 4246 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2014 → $410K in 2018 (+447%). | Absentee individual | $202K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1950 | 2 | rented |
| 4247 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $106K in 2004 → $225K in 2023 (+112%). | Investor / LLC | $231K | 3/1 | 1,208 | 1950 | 4 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)