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Who owns your block

4700 block of N 4th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 91% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 10 open code violations and 1 home behind $1,067 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 102% since 2016, now about $155K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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
$155K
$91K–$259K
ZIP median $171K
Price / sq ft
$103
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$250K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $155K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1930
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
91%
30 of 33
city 41%
Rentals
9%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
10
L&I code
▲ block 12% · city 5%
Back taxes
$1K
1 of 33 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+8%
value · tax +$331
5 years
+221%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+102%
value · tax +$535

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 $155K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19120 median of $171K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19120 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19120Philadelphia
Median home value$155K$171K$223K
Owner-occupied58%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 130 reported crimes (40 violent) and 192 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
130
40 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
192
45 still open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses48
Other Assaults21
Theft from Vehicle11
Motor Vehicle Theft8
Thefts8
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief8

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection40
Illegal Dumping39
Maintenance Complaint25
Street Light Outage23
Abandoned Vehicle14
Other (Streets)7

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-2
Clara Barton
4600 Rosehill St · 423 students
Middle
Feltonville School Of Arts And Sciences
High · 9-12
Olney High School
100 W Duncannon Ave · 1036 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$100K$200K$155K2016: $77K2017: $77K2018: $77K2019: $57K2020: $48K2021: $48K2022: $48K2023: $113K2024: $113K2025: $144K2026: $144K2027: $155K2016202020232027

▲ +102% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,2142016: $6792017: $6792018: $6592019: $2812020: $492021: $492022: $492023: $4612024: $4612025: $6232026: $8832027: $1,2142016202020232027

▲ +79% since 2016 · ~+5%/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 +6.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

6310025020162019202220252027This block 202 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $202 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+6.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+102%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.1 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 26 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K200020052010201520202025
26arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
14homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 33 parcels

Owner-occupied: 30Absentee individual: 3 33parcels
  • Owner-occupied 30
  • Absentee individual 3

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels0 parcels1 parcels24 parcels2 parcels4 parcels
$91K$197K+

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

House by house

All 33 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

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
4700 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $91K —/— 1,152 1930 1
4701 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,516 1930 1
4702 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,516 1930 1
4703 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,516 1930 1
4704 N 4TH ST sold $85K (2018); 2 L&I violations (2023). Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,516 1930 1
4705 N 4TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,516 1930 0
4706 N 4TH ST Traded 2×: $27K in 2003 → $103K in 2023 (+281%). Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,516 1930 2 1 viol
4707 N 4TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,516 1930 0
4708 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $197K 3/1 1,516 1930 1 rentedtax lien
4709 N 4TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $155K 3/1 1,516 1930 0
4710 N 4TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,516 1930 0
4711 N 4TH ST Bought for $140K in 2022. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,516 1930 1 5 viol
4712 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,516 1930 0
4713 N 4TH ST Bought for $120K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,516 1930 1
4714 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $153K 3/1 1,517 1930 1 rented
4715 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,516 1930 0
4716 N 4TH ST Traded 2×: $50K in 2004 → $62K in 2007 (+24%). Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,517 1930 2
4717 N 4TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $157K —/— 1,516 1930 0
4718 N 4TH ST Bought for $67K in 2004. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $154K 4/1 1,516 1930 1
4719 N 4TH ST Traded 2×: $15K in 2000 → $25K in 2002 (+67%). Absentee individual $156K 3/— 1,516 1930 2 rented
4720 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,516 1930 0
4721 N 4TH ST Bought for $30K in 2005. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $104K 3/1 1,516 1930 3
4722 N 4TH ST 3 L&I violations (2008); L&I violation (2011); 3 L&I violations (2018); sold $5K (2020); L&I violation (2023). Absentee individual $153K 3/1 1,516 1930 1 3 viol
4723 N 4TH ST Traded 2×: $15K in 2010 → $112K in 2017 (+647%). Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,516 1930 2 tax lien
4724 N 4TH ST 3 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2019). Owner-occupied $152K 3/1 1,516 1930 0
4725 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $155K 3/1 1,516 1930 0
4726 N 4TH ST 2 L&I violations (2018). Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,516 1930 0
4727 N 4TH ST Bought for $30K in 2003. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $155K 3/1 1,516 1930 1 1 viol
4728 N 4TH ST Bought for $35K in 2003. Owner pulled a use permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,516 1930 1
4729 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $155K 3/1 1,516 1930 0
4730 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $187K 3/1 1,516 1930 0
4731 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $155K 3/1 1,516 1930 0
4733 N 4TH ST Traded 2×: $68K in 2025 → $250K in 2025 (+270%). Owner-occupied $259K 4/2 1,516 1930 2

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.