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Who owns your block

4900 block of W Thompson St

A mixed-ownership block: 40% owner-occupied, 30% investor-held, with 41 open code violations and 24 homes behind $159,506 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 159% since 2016, now about $113K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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
$113K
$14K–$463K
ZIP median $156K
Price / sq ft
$97
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$99K
7 sold in 2yr
assessed $113K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
14 of 91
$40K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
40%
30 of 91
city 41%
Rentals
16%
15 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
41
L&I code
▲ block 16% · city 5%
Back taxes
$160K
24 of 91 behind
▲ block 26% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
5
5 homes · ZBA & boards
block 5% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+12%
value · tax +$147
5 years
+128%
value · tax +$762
10 years
+159%
value · tax +$593

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 $113K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19131 median of $156K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19131 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19131Philadelphia
Median home value$113K$156K$223K
Owner-occupied20%42%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 66 reported crimes (21 violent) and 309 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
66
21 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
309
87 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults14
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief14
All Other Offenses10
Fraud7
Motor Vehicle Theft4
Burglary Non-Residential3

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection69
Maintenance Complaint65
Abandoned Vehicle34
Illegal Dumping30
Sanitation Violation20
Construction Complaints13

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
Rudolph Blankenburg
4600 W Girard Ave · 228 students
High · 9-12
Overbrook High
5898 Lancaster Ave · 466 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$100K$200K$113K2016: $44K2017: $44K2018: $44K2019: $48K2020: $49K2021: $49K2022: $49K2023: $72K2024: $72K2025: $101K2026: $101K2027: $113K2016202020232027

▲ +159% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,0552016: $4622017: $4622018: $4382019: $3002020: $3112021: $3112022: $2932023: $5632024: $6302025: $8292026: $9082027: $1,0552016202020232027

▲ +128% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr

14
14 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 $39,781 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%
$1,296pays now $6,481at the full rate

4936 W Thompson St is assessed at $463K but pays $1,296 a year — about 20% of the $6,481 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 259 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $259 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+159%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+2.5 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 83 arm's-length sales since 1969. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 46 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M1980199220042016
83arm's-length sales since 1969
0times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
46homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 91 parcels

Owner-occupied: 30Investor / LLC: 19Absentee individual: 20Vacant: 22 91parcels
  • Owner-occupied 30
  • Investor / LLC 19
  • Absentee individual 20
  • Vacant 22

Value distribution today

14 parcels3 parcels17 parcels17 parcels14 parcels12 parcels14 parcels
$14K$194K+

The block's largest owner, Rad Diversified Reit Inc, carries 101 open violations across 181 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Rad Diversified Reit Inc1181$28Mphila.gov ↗
Bid Properties Llc176$2.1Mphila.gov ↗
Ira Development Llc153$14Mphila.gov ↗
Hhs Realty Llc122$2.2Mphila.gov ↗
K Weaver Properties Llc116$2.4Mphila.gov ↗
Blake & Mitchell Co214$1.9Mphila.gov ↗
Bsd Way Llc110$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
Dreamchasers Llc110$1.9Mphila.gov ↗
Ordering Base Inc18$272Kphila.gov ↗
Jcre Homes Llc18$2.7Mphila.gov ↗
A To Z Real Estate Transaction Llc17$301Kphila.gov ↗
Gold Roof Properties Llc17$822Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 91 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

Torn down & rebuilt
4970 W Thompson St
$173K · demolished in 2019.
New construction
4936 W Thompson St
$463K · built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated).
New construction
4953 W Thompson St
$164K · built new (tax-abated), sold for $60K in 2023.
New construction
4978 W Thompson St
$81K · built new (tax-abated), sold for $500 in 2003.
New construction
4925 W Thompson St
$61K · built new (tax-abated), sold for $30K in 2022.
Renovated & sold on
4926 W Thompson St
$142K · Bought for $17K in 2022, addition and/or alteration permit in 2023, sold for $345K in 2026 (+1950%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
4900 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $23K —/— — — 0 1 violtax lien
4902 W THOMPSON ST ImprovedBought for $6K in 2015. Vacant $22K —/— — — 2 tax lien
4904 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $22K —/— — — 0
4906 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $22K —/— — — 0
4908 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $117K in 2011 → $159K in 2020 (+36%). Owner-occupied $197K 5/2 1,401 1925 2
4910 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $22K —/— — — 1 tax lien
4911 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $35K 2/1 612 1925 0 tax lien
4912 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $22K —/— — — 0 tax lien
4913 W THOMPSON ST Investor / LLC $129K 4/1 1,680 1925 1
4914 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $22K —/— — — 1 tax lien
4915 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $69K 3/1 1,050 1925 1
4916 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $22K —/— — — 0 tax lien
4917 W THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $50K in 2007 → $38K in 2024 (-24%). Investor / LLC $97K 3/1 900 1925 3 rented3 viol
4918 W THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $18K in 2004 → $108K in 2010 (+517%). Owner-occupied $137K —/— 1,305 1925 4
4919 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $7K in 2004 → $19K in 2005 (+162%). Absentee individual $99K 3/1 900 1925 2
4920 W THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $7K in 2000 → $175K in 2024 (+2400%). Investor / LLC $191K 3/2 1,305 1925 5 rented
4921 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $74K 3/1 1,350 1925 0 abated
4922 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $137K —/— 1,305 1925 0 tax lien
4923 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $58K 2/1 750 1925 0 abatedtax lien
4924 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $147K —/— 1,573 1925 0
4925 W THOMPSON ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $30K in 2022. Owner-occupied $61K 2/1 750 1925 1 abated
4926 W THOMPSON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $17K in 2022, addition and/or alteration permit in 2023, sold for $345K in 2026 (+1950%). Owner-occupied $142K —/— 1,425 1925 2 rented
4927 W THOMPSON ST Historysold $8K (2018); Appeal withdrawn (2022). Vacant $72K —/— — — 1 2 viol
4928 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $152K —/— 1,777 1925 0 rentedabated
4929 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $146K 4/1 1,650 1925 1 tax lien
4930 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $159K —/— 1,986 1925 1
4931 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $122K 3/1 1,096 1925 0 tax lien
4932 W THOMPSON ST Investor / LLC $137K 4/1 1,305 1925 1 rented
4933 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $74K 3/1 1,096 1925 0 abatedtax lien
4934 W THOMPSON ST Investor / LLC $137K —/— 1,305 1925 1 rentedtax lien
4935 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $175K —/— 1,974 1925 1
4936 W THOMPSON ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $463K 7/— 2,520 2023 0 rentedabatedtax lien
4937 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $167K —/— 1,568 1925 0 rented
4938 W THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $6K in 2009 → $113K in 2009 (+1960%). Owner-occupied $188K 5/2 1,641 1925 3
4939 W THOMPSON ST Improved Vacant $80K —/— — — 0 tax lien
4940 W THOMPSON ST Investor / LLC $104K —/— 1,734 1925 0 tax lien
4941 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $72K —/— — — 1 tax lien
4942 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $148K —/— 1,638 1925 1 rented
4943 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $73K —/— — — 0 tax lien
4944 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $22K —/— — — 0
4945-49 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $108K 2/1 640 1925 0
4946 W THOMPSON ST ImprovedBought for $47K in 2020. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $95K —/— 1,305 1925 1 rentedtax lien
4948 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $151K —/— 1,725 1925 0
4950 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $141K —/— 1,405 1925 0 abated2 violtax lien
4951 W THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $24K in 2012 → $575K in 2024 (+2296%). Investor / LLC $185K —/— 3,025 1925 4 1 violtax lien
4952 W THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $65K in 2022 → $105K in 2024 (+62%). Owner-occupied $106K 4/1 1,785 1925 4
4953 W THOMPSON ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $60K in 2023. Owner-occupied $164K 4/1 1,830 1925 1 abated
4954 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $22K —/— — — 0 2 violtax lien
4955-57 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $201K —/— 1,800 1925 0
4956 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $22K —/— — — 0
4958 W THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $17K in 2003 → $56K in 2023 (+239%). Investor / LLC $125K 3/1 1,280 1925 4
4959-61 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $193K —/— 1,880 1925 0
4960 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $125K 3/1 1,280 1925 0 abated
4962 W THOMPSON ST Investor / LLC $129K 3/1 1,364 1925 1
4963 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $14K —/— 480 1925 1
4964 W THOMPSON ST Investor / LLC $168K 4/1 1,926 1925 0
4965 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $146K —/— 1,455 1925 0
4966 W THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $18K in 2003 → $105K in 2025 (+483%). Owner-occupied $117K 3/1 1,176 1925 5 8 viol
4967 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $175K —/— 1,500 1925 0 tax lien
4968 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $15K in 2011 → $357K in 2022 (+2214%). Absentee individual $117K 3/1 1,154 1925 2
4969 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $73K —/— — — 0
4970 W THOMPSON ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2019. Investor / LLC $173K 3/1 1,154 1925 0 rentedabated1 violtax lien
4971 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $74K —/— — — 0
4972 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $117K 3/1 1,154 1925 1 tax lien
4973 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $75K —/— — — 0 tax lien
4974 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $117K 3/1 1,154 1925 1
4975 W THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $40K in 2018 → $160K in 2025 (+300%). Owner-occupied $194K 4/2 2,004 1925 3 9 viol
4976 W THOMPSON ST Investor / LLC $81K 3/1 1,154 1925 1 rented
4977 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $196K 3/1 1,254 1925 0 rented
4978 W THOMPSON ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $500 in 2003. Owner-occupied $81K 3/1 1,154 1925 1 abated
4979 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $71K —/— — — 0 tax lien
4980 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $113K 3/1 1,154 1925 0 rented
4981 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $72K —/— — — 0 tax lien
4982 1/2 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $136K —/— 2,000 1925 1 tax lien
4982 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $5K in 2001 → $15K in 2008 (+200%). Absentee individual $113K 3/1 1,154 1925 2
4983 W THOMPSON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $140K —/— 2,550 1925 0 tax lien
4984 W THOMPSON ST Investor / LLC $159K —/— 2,176 1925 1 3 viol
4985 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $65K —/— 2,240 1925 0 tax lien
4986 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $112K 3/1 1,242 1925 0 abatedtax lien
4987R W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $79K 2/1 890 1925 0
4987 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $153K —/— 1,620 1925 0 abated
4988 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,158 1925 0 abated1 violtax lien
4989 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $4K in 2002 → $3K in 2002 (-23%). Owner-occupied $201K —/— 1,720 1925 2 rented
4990 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $113K 3/1 1,158 1925 1
4991 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $75K —/— — — 0 2 viol
4992 W THOMPSON ST Investor / LLC $113K 3/1 1,158 1925 1 tax lien
4993 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $182K —/— 1,760 1925 1
4994 W THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $9K in 2002 → $114K in 2022 (+1243%). Investor / LLC $113K 3/1 1,158 1925 5 1 viol
4995 W THOMPSON ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2020. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $100K 4/1 2,390 1925 2 4 viol
4996 W THOMPSON ST Investor / LLC $69K —/— 1,158 1925 1 1 violtax lien
4998 W THOMPSON ST Improved Vacant $23K —/— — — 0

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