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Who owns your block

4500 block of Vista St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 61% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 7 open code violations and 4 homes behind $16,153 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 93% since 2016, now about $206K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year and the increases are speeding up.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$206K
$153K–$307K
ZIP median $251K
Price / sq ft
$189
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$205K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $206K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1950
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
61%
38 of 62
city 41%
Rentals
35%
22 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
7
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$16K
4 of 62 behind
▼ block 6% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+9%
value · tax +$225
5 years
+92%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+93%
value · tax +$1K

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.

2027
  • 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 $206K — 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 blockZIP 19136Philadelphia
Median home value$206K$251K$223K
Owner-occupied34%49%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 98 reported crimes (30 violent) and 184 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
98
30 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
184
40 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults24
Motor Vehicle Theft18
Thefts13
Theft from Vehicle11
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
All Other Offenses8

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection29
Illegal Dumping27
Maintenance Complaint27
Abandoned Vehicle26
Shoveling15
Sanitation Violation9

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.

Elementary · K-5
Edwin Forrest
7300 Cottage St · 798 students
Middle · K-8
Northeast Community Propel Academy
7500 Rowland Ave · 1715 students
High · 9-12
Abraham Lincoln
3201 Ryan Ave · 2332 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$125K$250K$206K2016: $107K2017: $107K2018: $107K2019: $103K2020: $107K2021: $107K2022: $107K2023: $143K2024: $143K2025: $190K2026: $190K2027: $206K2016202020232027

▲ +93% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,8472016: $1,4702017: $1,4702018: $1,4702019: $1,4192020: $1,4802021: $1,4802022: $1,4802023: $1,9702024: $1,9702025: $2,6232026: $2,6222027: $2,8472016202020232027

▲ +94% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 193 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $193 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+93%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.3 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 115 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M2004201020162022
115arm's-length sales since 1999
2times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
9homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 62 parcels

Owner-occupied: 38Investor / LLC: 5Absentee individual: 19 62parcels
  • Owner-occupied 38
  • Investor / LLC 5
  • Absentee individual 19

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels22 parcels25 parcels6 parcels2 parcels6 parcels
$153K$273K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Vista One Properties Llc211$2.2Mphila.gov ↗
Pa Holding Group Llc12$457Kphila.gov ↗
Cl Prime Inc12$412Kphila.gov ↗
Hariom Jayshree Llc11$153Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 62 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

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

Frequently traded
4501 Vista St
$307K · Traded 3×: $60K in 2000 → $237K in 2020 (+295%).
Frequently traded
4527 Vista St
$275K · Traded 3×: $103K in 2007 → $190K in 2022 (+84%).
Frequently traded
4515 Vista St
$252K · Traded 4×: $59K in 2000 → $172K in 2019 (+192%).
Frequently traded
4504 Vista St
$240K · Traded 3×: $58K in 2003 → $180K in 2020 (+210%).
Frequently traded
4519 Vista St
$237K · Traded 4×: $65K in 2010 → $230K in 2023 (+254%).
Frequently traded
4520 Vista St
$225K · Traded 3×: $30K in 2005 → $250K in 2023 (+732%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
4500 VISTA ST Absentee individual $273K 2/2 1,436 1950 1
4501 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $60K in 2000 → $237K in 2020 (+295%). Owner-occupied $307K 2/2 1,436 1950 3
4502 VISTA ST Investor / LLC $153K 3/1 1,072 1950 1 rented
4503 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $64K in 2012 → $128K in 2013 (+101%). Owner-occupied $227K 3/1 1,088 1950 2 1 viol
4504 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $58K in 2003 → $180K in 2020 (+210%). Owner-occupied $240K 3/1 1,078 1950 3
4505 VISTA ST Absentee individual $206K 3/1 1,094 1950 1 rented
4506 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $106K in 2016 → $180K in 2025 (+70%). Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,078 1950 2
4507 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $90K in 2004 → $61K in 2014 (-32%). Investor / LLC $206K 3/1 1,094 1950 3 rented
4508 VISTA ST Absentee individual $212K 3/1 1,078 1950 1
4509 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $206K 3/1 1,094 1950 1
4510 VISTA ST Absentee individual $203K 3/1 1,078 1950 1 rented
4511 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $65K in 2001 → $185K in 2021 (+184%). Absentee individual $212K 3/1 1,094 1950 3 rented
4512 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $65K in 2004 → $170K in 2023 (+162%). Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,072 1950 2
4513 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $120K in 2005 → $123K in 2017 (+3%). Owner-occupied $206K 3/1 1,088 1950 2
4514 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 6×: $58K in 2002 → $900K in 2017 (+1452%). Investor / LLC $203K 3/1 1,078 1950 6 rented
4515 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $59K in 2000 → $172K in 2019 (+192%). Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,088 1950 4
4516 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $90K in 2004 → $65K in 2015 (-28%). Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,078 1950 4 rented
4517 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $206K 3/1 1,094 1950 0 1 viol
4518 VISTA ST Absentee individual $203K 3/1 1,078 1950 1 rented
4519 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $65K in 2010 → $230K in 2023 (+254%). Owner-occupied $237K 3/2 1,094 1950 4
4520 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $30K in 2005 → $250K in 2023 (+732%). Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,078 1950 3
4521 VISTA ST Absentee individual $206K 3/1 1,094 1950 1 rented
4522 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $99K in 2006 → $85K in 2017 (-14%). Absentee individual $203K 3/1 1,078 1950 3 rented
4523 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $206K 3/1 1,094 1950 1
4524 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $127K in 2005 → $245K in 2024 (+93%). Absentee individual $203K 3/1 1,072 1950 4
4525 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $116K in 2005 → $230K in 2024 (+98%). Owner-occupied $212K 3/2 1,088 1950 2
4526 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $78K in 2004 → $129K in 2009 (+66%). Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,078 1950 3
4527 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $103K in 2007 → $190K in 2022 (+84%). Absentee individual $275K 3/1 2,178 1950 3 rented
4528 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,078 1950 0
4529 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $206K 3/1 1,094 1950 1
4530 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2014 → $120K in 2015 (+389%). Owner-occupied $234K 3/1 1,078 1950 2 tax lien
4531 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2003 → $93K in 2017 (+69%). Owner-occupied $214K 3/1 1,094 1950 2
4532 VISTA ST Absentee individual $203K 3/1 1,078 1950 0
4533 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $44K in 1999 → $44K in 2005 (+0%). Owner-occupied $206K 3/1 1,094 1950 2
4534 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,078 1950 0 rented
4535 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $130K in 2005 → $110K in 2010 (-15%). Owner-occupied $206K 3/1 1,094 1950 2
4536 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $35K in 2001 → $110K in 2018 (+211%). Absentee individual $203K 3/1 1,072 1950 3 rented
4537 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $66K in 2013 → $115K in 2015 (+74%). Owner-occupied $206K 3/1 1,088 1950 2
4538 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2000 → $116K in 2009 (+479%). Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,072 1950 2
4539 VISTA ST Absentee individual $206K 3/1 1,094 1950 1 rented
4540 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $69K in 2004 → $108K in 2013 (+57%). Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,072 1950 5
4541 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $97K in 2017 → $97K in 2017 (+0%). Absentee individual $206K 3/1 1,094 1950 2 rented
4542 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $56K in 2009 → $900K in 2017 (+1507%). Investor / LLC $260K 4/1 2,144 1950 2 rented
4543 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $206K 3/1 1,094 1950 0 5 viol
4544 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,078 1950 0
4545 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $206K 3/1 1,094 1950 1 tax lien
4546 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,078 1950 0
4547 VISTA ST Absentee individual $206K 3/1 1,094 1950 1 rented
4548 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,072 1950 1
4549 VISTA ST Absentee individual $227K 3/1 1,088 1950 1 rentedtax lien
4550 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,078 1950 1
4551 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $206K 3/1 1,094 1950 1
4552 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $58K in 2001 → $119K in 2005 (+107%). Absentee individual $203K 3/1 1,078 1950 3 rented
4553 VISTA ST Absentee individual $206K 3/1 1,094 1950 0 rented
4554 VISTA ST Investor / LLC $203K 3/1 1,078 1950 1 rented
4555 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $206K 3/1 1,094 1950 0
4556 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $85K in 2004 → $100K in 2016 (+18%). Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,078 1950 3
4557 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $95K in 2012 → $139K in 2020 (+46%). Owner-occupied $206K 3/1 1,094 1950 2
4558 VISTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $50K in 2000 → $117K in 2017 (+134%). Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,072 1950 4
4559 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $120K in 2005 → $200K in 2022 (+67%). Absentee individual $206K 3/1 1,094 1950 2 rented
4560 VISTA ST TradedTraded 2×: $49K in 2002 → $120K in 2016 (+147%). Owner-occupied $283K 2/2 1,436 1950 2
4561 VISTA ST Owner-occupied $294K 2/2 1,436 1950 1

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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