Who owns your block
4500 block of N 8th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 62% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $78 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 121% since 2016, now about $120K. Property taxes are climbing about 12% a year.
- 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 $120K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and above 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 | $120K | $108K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 46% | 31% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 93 reported crimes (27 violent) and 212 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
- $120K typical home, up +121% since 2016
- Tax bill $403 to $1,411 a year, +12%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $1.6M assessed, $14,551/yr to the city, about $1,119 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +121% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +250% since 2016 · ~+12%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
4511 N 8th St is assessed at $120K but pays $279 a year — about 17% of the $1,678 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 +7.5% 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 $221 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 16 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 13 parcels
- Owner-occupied 8
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 3
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Philly Sfr V Llc, carries 7 open violations across 36 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philly Sfr V Llc | 1 | 36 | $3.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Liberty Investments Llc | 1 | 7 | $975K | 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 | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4501 N 8TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $1.1M in 2006 → $1.8M in 2024 (+65%). | Investor / LLC | $121K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1930 | 4 | |
| 4503 N 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $117K | 3/1 | 1,128 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 4505 N 8TH ST Historysold $24K (2006); L&I violation (2015). | Investor / LLC | $117K | 3/1 | 1,128 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 4507 N 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $62K in 2005, major alteration permit in 2009, sold for $88K in 2019 (+279%). | Owner-occupied | $172K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1930 | 7 | |
| 4509 N 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 4510 N 8TH ST History4 L&I violations (2012). | Absentee individual | $101K | —/— | 1,028 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 4511 N 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $120K | 3/1 | 1,124 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 4513 N 8TH ST History2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2016). | Absentee individual | $120K | 3/1 | 1,124 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 4515 N 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2022 → $168K in 2023 (+273%). | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,124 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 4517 N 8TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2012); Appeal withdrawn (2012); L&I violation (2024). | Absentee individual | $120K | 3/1 | 1,124 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 4519 N 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2022. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $120K | 3/1 | 1,124 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 4521 N 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $120K | 3/1 | 1,124 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 4523 N 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $129K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1930 | 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)