Who owns your block
600 block of S 42nd St
A mixed-ownership block: 50% owner-occupied, 28% investor-held.
The typical home here is up 62% since 2016, now about $500K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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 $500K — about 2.2× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19104 median of $211K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19104 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19104 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $500K | $211K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 39% | 18% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 50 reported crimes (13 violent) and 114 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
- $500K typical home, up +62% since 2016
- Tax bill $4,335 to $6,480 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $15M assessed, $140,054/yr to the city, about $7,781 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +62% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +49% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
620 S 42nd St is assessed at $2.5M but pays $3,469 a year — about 10% of the $34,690 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 +4.5% 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 $162 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 31 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 18 parcels
- Owner-occupied 9
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecg Campus Housing Llc | 2 | 3 | $5.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Eb4200 Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| G + W Associates | 1 | 1 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rushabh Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $614K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 S 42ND ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2024 and rebuilt (2023). | Vacant | $1.8M | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 607-09 S 42ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2016); L&I violation (2019); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Investor / LLC | $1.3M | —/— | 8,079 | 1900 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 611 S 42ND ST | Absentee individual | $492K | —/— | 1,625 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 613 S 42ND ST | Owner-occupied | $491K | —/— | 1,625 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 615 S 42ND ST | Owner-occupied | $488K | —/— | 1,625 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 617 S 42ND ST | Absentee individual | $469K | —/— | 1,984 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 619 S 42ND ST | Absentee individual | $457K | —/— | 1,625 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 620 S 42ND ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2017 and rebuilt (2017), then sold for $6.1M in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $2.5M | —/— | 9,026 | 2019 | 3 | rentedabated |
| 621 S 42ND ST ImprovedBought for $78K in 1999. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $447K | 4/2 | 1,625 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 622 S 42ND ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $650K in 2017, demolished in 2017 and rebuilt (2017), then sold for $6.1M in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $1.9M | —/— | 9,026 | 2018 | 5 | rentedabated |
| 623 S 42ND ST ImprovedBought for $300K in 2003. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $614K | 8/3 | 1,625 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 624 S 42ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $410K in 2021, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $650K in 2025 (+59%). | Owner-occupied | $894K | 6/4 | 2,700 | 1930 | 3 | rented |
| 625 S 42ND ST | Absentee individual | $413K | —/— | 1,280 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 626 S 42ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $1.0M in 2004 → $600K in 2021 (-40%). | Owner-occupied | $552K | 6/2 | 2,181 | 1930 | 3 | |
| 627 S 42ND ST ImprovedBought for $268K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $509K | 5/2 | 2,400 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 629 S 42ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $268K in 2005, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $520K in 2025 (+94%). | Owner-occupied | $601K | 4/2 | 2,000 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 631 S 42ND ST | Owner-occupied | $438K | —/— | 1,575 | 1870 | 1 | |
| 633 S 42ND ST Historysold $160K (2005); L&I violation (2007). | Owner-occupied | $294K | —/— | 975 | 1920 | 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)