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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19120 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $155K | $171K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 58% | 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.
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
- $155K typical home, up +102% since 2016
- Tax bill $679 to $1,214 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.2M assessed, $46,769/yr to the city, about $1,417 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +102% 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.6% 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 $202 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 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
Who owns it
Ownership of 33 parcels
- Owner-occupied 30
- Absentee individual 3
Value distribution today
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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Historysold $85K (2018); 2 L&I violations (2023). | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,516 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 4705 N 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $156K | 3/1 | 1,516 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 4706 N 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $27K in 2003 → $103K in 2023 (+281%). | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,516 | 1930 | 2 | 1 viol |
| 4707 N 4TH ST ImprovedOwner 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $155K | 3/1 | 1,516 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 4710 N 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,516 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 4711 N 4TH ST ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2004 → $62K in 2007 (+24%). | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,517 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 4717 N 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $157K | —/— | 1,516 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 4718 N 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $67K in 2004. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $154K | 4/1 | 1,516 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 4719 N 4TH ST TradedTraded 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 ImprovedBought for $30K in 2005. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $104K | 3/1 | 1,516 | 1930 | 3 | |
| 4722 N 4TH ST History3 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 TradedTraded 2×: $15K in 2010 → $112K in 2017 (+647%). | Owner-occupied | $200K | 3/1 | 1,516 | 1930 | 2 | tax lien |
| 4724 N 4TH ST History3 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 History2 L&I violations (2018). | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,516 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 4727 N 4TH ST ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 TradedTraded 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)