Who owns your block
4500 block of Van Kirk St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 79% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 homes behind $9,193 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 81% since 2016, now about $222K. 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 $222K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19135 median of $207K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19135 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19135 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $222K | $207K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 50% | 44% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 53 reported crimes (16 violent) and 83 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
- $222K typical home, up +81% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,391 to $2,452 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.4M assessed, $58,454/yr to the city, about $2,436 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +81% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +76% 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 +5.6% 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 $181 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 34 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 3 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 24 parcels
- Owner-occupied 18
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 3
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Capital Surety & Tr | 1 | 1 | $222K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rfn Holdings Llc | 1 | 1 | $21K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4506 VAN KIRK ST | Vacant | $23K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 4508 VAN KIRK ST | Owner-occupied | $186K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 4510 VAN KIRK ST | Owner-occupied | $186K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 4512 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $190K in 2019 → $220K in 2021 (+16%). | Owner-occupied | $254K | 3/2 | 1,320 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 4513 VAN KIRK ST | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 4514 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $95K in 2022 → $250K in 2024 (+163%). | Owner-occupied | $244K | 3/2 | 1,320 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 4515 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $67K in 2003 → $150K in 2023 (+124%). | Absentee individual | $222K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 4516 VAN KIRK ST | Investor / LLC | $222K | 4/2 | 1,320 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 4518 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $142K in 2007 → $63K in 2015 (-55%). | Absentee individual | $276K | 3/3 | 1,320 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 4519 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $79K in 2001 → $138K in 2007 (+74%). | Owner-occupied | $292K | 5/1 | 1,575 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 4520-22 VAN KIRK ST | Absentee individual | $250K | 4/2 | 1,125 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 4521 VAN KIRK ST | Owner-occupied | $361K | 4/2 | 1,800 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 4523 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $36K in 2000 → $170K in 2008 (+372%). | Owner-occupied | $253K | 4/1 | 1,960 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 4524 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $67K in 2002 → $210K in 2026 (+213%). | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 4525 VAN KIRK ST | Owner-occupied | $240K | 3/1 | 1,856 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 4526 VAN KIRK ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $135K in 2011 → $292K in 2022 (+116%). | Owner-occupied | $298K | 4/3 | 1,440 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 4527 VAN KIRK ST | Owner-occupied | $264K | 3/2 | 1,792 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 4528-30 VAN KIRK ST | Investor / LLC | $21K | —/— | 525 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4529 VAN KIRK ST | Owner-occupied | $217K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 4531 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $100K in 2006 → $128K in 2019 (+28%). | Owner-occupied | $217K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 4532 VAN KIRK ST | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 4534 VAN KIRK ST TradedTraded 2×: $116K in 2006 → $120K in 2018 (+3%). | Owner-occupied | $246K | 3/2 | 1,440 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 4536 VAN KIRK ST | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 4538 VAN KIRK ST | Owner-occupied | $217K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1920 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)