4700 block of Worth St

How the block compares

The typical home here is $138K — about 0.6× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19124 median of $171K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19124 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 55 reported crimes (about 5 a month, 27% of them violent) and 109 resident 311 requests to the city. A busy commercial corridor logs far more than a quiet residential block, so read this against nearby blocks, not the citywide total.

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

• $138K typical home, up +91% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $883 to $1,845 a year through 2027, +7%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $56,965/yr from taxable assessments, or $1,582 per home — not live account balances

Who really pays

Philadelphia's 1.3998% rate applies to the taxable assessment. The OPA roll shows exemptions that can make an estimate lower than the full assessed-value scenario; this chart does not identify their legal basis.

• 4717 Worth Stmajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $105K
• 4719 Worth Stlower taxable assessment0.24%$286/yr on $120K
• 4733 Worth Stlower taxable assessment0.24%$291/yr on $121K
• 4769 Worth Stlower taxable assessment0.33%$426/yr on $130K
• 4742 Worth Stlower taxable assessment0.36%$493/yr on $135K
• …and 7 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart

One large gap: 4703 Worth St has a $2,112/year assessment-based estimate on $226K assessed value — about 67% of the $3,168 full-assessment scenario. Verify the exemption basis and live account before relying on either number.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +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 $191 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 57 arm's-length sales since 1993. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.

Who owns it

The block's largest owner, Jdj Fund, carries 1 open violation across 47 properties it owns around the city.

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

House by house

All 41 homes on the block — value trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail assembled from the fetched public datasets. Sorted up the street; each links to its property report and official sources — or download the roster (CSV).

Every house's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one home

Worth a look

New construction

4703 Worth St

$213K · Bought for $53K in 1999, built new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $114K in 2019.

New construction

4717 Worth St

$121K · Bought for $20K in 2005, built new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $48K in 2017.

Renovated & sold on

4710 Worth St

$188K · Bought for $60K in 2000, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $135K in 2018 (+125%).

Renovated & sold on

4761 Worth St

$178K · Bought for $25K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $140K in 2018 (+460%).

Renovated & sold on

4744 Worth St

$157K · Bought for $47K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $95K in 2015 (+103%).

Renovated & sold on

4729 Worth St

$131K · Bought for $20K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $37K in 2019 (+85%).

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