Who owns your block
4900 block of N 2nd St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 75% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 19 open code violations and 7 homes behind $24,508 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 104% since 2016, now about $134K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $134K — about 0.6× 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 | $134K | $171K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 44% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 71 reported crimes (20 violent) and 145 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
- $134K typical home, up +104% since 2016
- Tax bill $917 to $1,055 a year, +1%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.6M assessed, $41,924/yr to the city, about $1,165 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +104% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +15% since 2016 · ~+1%/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 +6.7% 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 $204 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 57 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 36 parcels
- Owner-occupied 26
- Absentee individual 9
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agueda Perez (individual) | 2 | 2 | $156K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4921 N 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 4923 N 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 4925 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2014. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 3 | |
| 4927 N 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 4929 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $43K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 4931 N 2ND ST History5 L&I violations (2015). | Absentee individual | $134K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 4933 N 2ND ST Historysold $48K (2003); L&I violation (2011); 3 L&I violations (2015); L&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 4935 N 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 4937 N 2ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $23K in 2001 → $75K in 2009 (+233%). | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 5 | |
| 4939 N 2ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $20K in 2006 → $30K in 2013 (+50%). | Absentee individual | $134K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 3 | 2 viol |
| 4941 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2001. | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 4945 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $9K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 4947 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $56K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,121 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 4949 N 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4951 N 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 4953 N 2ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $33K in 2009 → $90K in 2019 (+177%). | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 3 | |
| 4955 N 2ND ST History4 L&I violations (2021); 6 L&I violations (2022); sold $71K (2024); 2 L&I violations (2024); 6 L&I violations (2025). | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 1 | 1 violtax lien |
| 4957 N 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4959 N 2ND ST Historysold $61K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 4961 N 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2005 → $52K in 2014 (+74%). | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 4963 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2018. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $134K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 1 | 4 violtax lien |
| 4965 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $3K in 2008. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $48K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 3 | 10 violtax lien |
| 4967 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $32K in 2008. Owner pulled a deck (exist. one-family dwellings) permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $88K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 8 | |
| 4969 N 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2017. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 3 | rented |
| 4971 N 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $78K in 2021 → $100K in 2023 (+29%). | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 2 | 1 viol |
| 4975 N 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,160 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 4977 N 2ND ST History3 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,160 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4979 N 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $100K in 2021 → $165K in 2024 (+65%). | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,160 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 4981 N 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2018 → $115K in 2018 (+188%). | Owner-occupied | $183K | 3/1 | 1,160 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 4983 N 2ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $22K in 2009, alteration permit in 2009, sold for $155K in 2026 (+602%). | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,160 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 4985 N 2ND ST Historysold $22K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2015). | Absentee individual | $133K | 3/1 | 1,160 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 4987 N 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $52K in 2025 → $210K in 2026 (+304%). | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,160 | 1935 | 2 | tax lien |
| 4989 N 2ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $45K in 2004 → $34K in 2016 (-24%). | Absentee individual | $88K | 3/1 | 1,160 | 1935 | 3 | rented |
| 4991 N 2ND ST History2 L&I violations (2024). | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,160 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4993 N 2ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $4K in 2002 → $75K in 2020 (+1900%). | Absentee individual | $131K | 3/1 | 1,160 | 1935 | 3 | 1 viol |
| 4995 N 2ND ST Historysold $21K (2009); 3 L&I violations (2015); 5 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I violation (2025). | Absentee individual | $133K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1935 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)