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Who owns your block

4700 block of Unruh Ave

A mostly owner-occupied block: 67% of homes are lived in by their owners.

The typical home here is up 71% since 2016, now about $198K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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
$198K
$39K–$232K
ZIP median $207K
Price / sq ft
$151
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$100K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $198K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1930
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
67%
4 of 9
city 41%
Rentals
11%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+3%
value · tax +$227
5 years
+66%
value · tax +$690
10 years
+71%
value · tax +$548

Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.

How the block compares

The typical home here is $198K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19135 median of $207K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19135 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19135Philadelphia
Median home value$198K$207K$223K
Owner-occupied33%44%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 88 reported crimes (33 violent) and 129 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
88
33 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
129
41 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults27
Motor Vehicle Theft13
All Other Offenses10
Fraud10
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief8
Thefts7

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint37
Abandoned Vehicle18
Street Defect14
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection8
Illegal Dumping6
License Complaint5

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 & Middle · K-8
Hamilton Disston
6801 Cottage St · 686 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$198K2016: $116K2017: $116K2018: $116K2019: $115K2020: $120K2021: $120K2022: $120K2023: $147K2024: $147K2025: $192K2026: $192K2027: $198K2016202020232027

▲ +71% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,8482016: $1,3002017: $1,3002018: $1,2462019: $1,1552020: $1,1582021: $1,1582022: $1,1582023: $1,2302024: $1,3032025: $1,7262026: $1,6212027: $1,8482016202020232027

▲ +42% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

6 homes pay the full 1.40%3 pay less

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 171 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $171 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+71%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.5 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 15 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 1 has not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K20052010201520202025
15arm's-length sales since 2003
2times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
1homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 9 parcels

Owner-occupied: 4Absentee individual: 3Vacant: 2 9parcels
  • Owner-occupied 4
  • Absentee individual 3
  • Vacant 2

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels2 parcels0 parcels5 parcels
$39K$224K+

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

House by house

All 9 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$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
4713 UNRUH AVE Traded 2×: $40K in 2017 → $95K in 2018 (+138%). Absentee individual $148K —/— 651 1930 2 tax lien
4715 UNRUH AVE Traded 2×: $40K in 2017 → $95K in 2018 (+138%). Absentee individual $152K —/— 1,620 1930 2 tax lien
4717 UNRUH AVE Traded 3×: $50K in 2003 → $100K in 2025 (+100%). Absentee individual $198K 3/1 1,189 1930 3
4719 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,536 1930 1
4720 UNRUH AVE Traded 2×: $4K in 2007 → $285K in 2018 (+7025%). Vacant $63K —/— 2
4721 UNRUH AVE Traded 2×: $136K in 2007 → $149K in 2019 (+9%). Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,240 1930 2
4722 UNRUH AVE Traded 2×: $4K in 2007 → $285K in 2018 (+7025%). Vacant $39K —/— 2
4723 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,536 1930 1 rented
4725 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $232K 3/1 1,536 1930 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)

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.