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Who owns your block

4800 block of Smick St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 76% of homes are lived in by their owners.

The typical home here is up 73% since 2016, now about $304K. 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
$304K
$156K–$1.2M
ZIP median $346K
Price / sq ft
$282
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$360K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $304K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
3 of 38
$68K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
76%
29 of 38
city 41%
Rentals
11%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+8%
value · tax +$215
5 years
+58%
value · tax +$746
10 years
+73%
value · tax +$772

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 $304K — about 1.4× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19127 median of $346K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19127 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19127Philadelphia
Median home value$304K$346K$223K
Owner-occupied66%28%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 12 reported crimes (1 violent) and 71 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
12
1 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
71
8 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle3
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief3
Thefts2
Fraud1
Motor Vehicle Theft1
Other Assaults1

Top 311 complaints

Salting19
Stop Sign Repair8
Abandoned Vehicle7
Street Light Outage7
Maintenance Complaint6
Other (Streets)5

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
James Dobson
4667 Umbria St · 253 students
High · 9-12
Roxborough High School
6498 Ridge Ave · 529 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$250K$500K$304K2016: $176K2017: $176K2018: $176K2019: $184K2020: $192K2021: $192K2022: $192K2023: $234K2024: $234K2025: $281K2026: $281K2027: $304K2016202020232027

▲ +73% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,9072016: $2,1992017: $2,1352018: $2,1792019: $2,2542020: $2,1802021: $2,1612022: $2,1612023: $2,2402024: $2,2402025: $2,5812026: $2,6922027: $2,9072016202020232027

▲ +32% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr

3
3 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $67,584 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$0pays now $4,589at the full rate

4856 Smick St is assessed at $328K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $4,589 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 173 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $173 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+73%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.4 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 59 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
59arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
7most sales for a single property
12homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 38 parcels

Owner-occupied: 29Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 4Vacant: 3 38parcels
  • Owner-occupied 29
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 4
  • Vacant 3

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels3 parcels4 parcels11 parcels13 parcels6 parcels
$156K$365K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Alden Llc129$8.0Mphila.gov ↗
Sedgwicks General Contracting Llc11$236Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 38 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$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
4812 SMICK ST Absentee individual $270K 3/1 1,080 1900 1 rented
4814 SMICK ST Owner-occupied $275K 3/1 1,080 1900 0
4815 SMICK ST Vacant $156K —/— 1
4816 SMICK ST Traded 2×: $200K in 2006 → $195K in 2010 (-3%). Owner-occupied $295K 3/1 1,240 1900 2
4818 SMICK ST Traded 2×: $60K in 2018 → $365K in 2021 (+508%). Owner-occupied $437K 4/2 1,602 1900 2 tax lien
4820 SMICK ST Traded 5×: $80K in 2002 → $230K in 2021 (+188%). Owner-occupied $334K 4/1 1,080 1900 5
4822 SMICK ST Owner-occupied $278K 3/1 1,080 1900 1 rented
4824 SMICK ST Owner-occupied $278K 3/1 1,080 1900 1
4826 SMICK ST Owner-occupied $279K 3/1 1,080 1900 1
4828 SMICK ST Investor / LLC $264K 2/1 720 1900 1 rented
4830 SMICK ST Owner-occupied $265K 2/1 720 1900 1
4832 SMICK ST Traded 3×: $111K in 2015 → $295K in 2022 (+166%). Owner-occupied $265K 2/1 720 1900 3
4834 SMICK ST Owner-occupied $236K 2/1 720 1900 0 abated
4836 SMICK ST Owner-occupied $235K 2/1 720 1900 0
4838 SMICK ST Investor / LLC $236K 2/1 720 1900 1
4840 SMICK ST Traded 5×: $53K in 2000 → $270K in 2021 (+409%). Owner-occupied $295K 2/1 934 1900 5
4842 SMICK ST Traded 3×: $69K in 2001 → $239K in 2020 (+249%). Owner-occupied $301K 2/1 1,230 1900 3
4844 SMICK ST Traded 3×: $135K in 2004 → $310K in 2025 (+130%). Owner-occupied $294K 2/1 930 1900 3
4846 SMICK ST Owner-occupied $277K 2/1 940 1900 0 abated
4848 SMICK ST Owner-occupied $296K 3/1 940 1900 1
4849 SMICK ST Vacant $1.2M —/— 0
4850 SMICK ST Traded 7×: $102K in 2002 → $330K in 2023 (+224%). Owner-occupied $326K 2/1 904 1900 7 rented
4852 SMICK ST Owner-occupied $275K 2/1 930 1900 0
4854 SMICK ST Owner-occupied $309K 2/1 1,170 1900 1
4855 SMICK ST Vacant $329K —/— 0
4856 SMICK ST Owner-occupied $328K 2/1 1,134 1992 0 abated
4858 SMICK ST Traded 3×: $235K in 2010 → $328K in 2022 (+40%). Absentee individual $307K 2/1 1,088 1994 3
4860 SMICK ST Owner-occupied $307K 2/1 1,088 1990 1
4862 SMICK ST Traded 4×: $238K in 2006 → $315K in 2022 (+32%). Owner-occupied $355K 2/1 1,134 1994 4
4864 SMICK ST Traded 3×: $100K in 2000 → $261K in 2020 (+161%). Owner-occupied $326K 2/1 1,204 1992 3
4866 SMICK ST Owner-occupied $326K 2/1 1,204 1993 0
4868 SMICK ST Owner-occupied $326K 2/1 1,204 1992 0
4870 SMICK ST Absentee individual $326K 2/1 1,204 1991 0
4872 SMICK ST Absentee individual $326K 2/1 1,204 1991 1
4874 SMICK ST Traded 2×: $105K in 2000 → $200K in 2005 (+90%). Owner-occupied $326K 2/1 1,204 1991 2
4876 SMICK ST Appeal approved (2011). Owner-occupied $365K 2/1 1,204 1991 0
4878 SMICK ST Traded 4×: $234K in 2012 → $410K in 2025 (+75%). Owner-occupied $365K 2/1 1,204 1991 4
4880 SMICK ST Owner-occupied $336K 2/1 1,204 1991 1

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

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