Who owns your block
800 block of N 38th St
A mixed-ownership block: 22% owner-occupied, 4% investor-held.
The typical home here is up 538% since 2016, now about $47K.
- 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 $47K — about 0.2× the citywide median, and below 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 | $47K | $211K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 11% | 18% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 80 reported crimes (34 violent) and 126 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
- $47K typical home, up +538% since 2016
- Whole block: $2.7M assessed, $10,142/yr to the city, about $376 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +538% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
Not enough history yet.
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
826 N 38th St is assessed at $185K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $2,585 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 +18.3% 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 $638 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 19 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 27 parcels
- Owner-occupied 6
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 17
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 5 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Redevelopment Authority (individual) | 15 | 1303 | $240M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ctds Property Llc | 1 | 24 | $2.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 N 38TH ST History2 L&I violations (2013). | Vacant | $40K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 801 N 38TH ST | Vacant | $46K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 802-04 N 38TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2021. | Vacant | $75K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 803 N 38TH ST Historysold $105K (2005); L&I violation (2021). | Vacant | $47K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 805 N 38TH ST Historysold $105K (2005); L&I violation (2021). | Vacant | $47K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 806 N 38TH ST Improved | Vacant | $40K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 807 N 38TH ST | Vacant | $47K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 808 N 38TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $40K in 2017 → $155K in 2021 (+288%). | Owner-occupied | $231K | 5/1 | 1,563 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 809 N 38TH ST | Vacant | $47K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 810 N 38TH ST ImprovedBought for $24K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $181K | —/— | 1,563 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 811 N 38TH ST | Vacant | $47K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 812 N 38TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $3K in 2012 → $500 in 2019 (-83%). | Owner-occupied | $125K | —/— | 1,563 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 813 N 38TH ST | Vacant | $47K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 814 N 38TH ST History2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016); 4 L&I violations (2021). | Vacant | $39K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 815 N 38TH ST | Vacant | $47K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 816 N 38TH ST History2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2017); 4 L&I violations (2021). | Vacant | $39K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 817 N 38TH ST | Vacant | $47K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 818 N 38TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $95K in 2021, alterations permit in 2022, sold for $140K in 2025 (+47%). | Owner-occupied | $194K | —/— | 2,040 | 1915 | 3 | tax lien |
| 819 N 38TH ST | Vacant | $134K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 820 N 38TH ST | Vacant | $40K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 822 N 38TH ST | Vacant | $40K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 824 N 38TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $179K | —/— | 1,698 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 826 N 38TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $185K | —/— | 1,698 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 828 N 38TH ST | Owner-occupied | $185K | —/— | 1,698 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 830 N 38TH ST | Owner-occupied | $185K | —/— | 1,698 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 832 N 38TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $185K | —/— | 1,698 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 834 N 38TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $172K | —/— | 1,698 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)