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Who owns your block

8400 block of Thouron Ave

A mostly owner-occupied block: 84% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 2 homes behind $8,283 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 71% since 2016, now about $240K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% 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
$240K
$216K–$327K
ZIP median $234K
Price / sq ft
$209
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$290K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $240K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1950
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
84%
21 of 25
city 41%
Rentals
8%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 4% · city 5%
Back taxes
$8K
2 of 25 behind
▼ block 8% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+1%
value · tax +$26
5 years
+82%
value · tax +$742
10 years
+71%
value · tax +$419

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 $240K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19150 median of $234K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19150 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19150Philadelphia
Median home value$240K$234K$223K
Owner-occupied64%67%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 28 reported crimes (9 violent) and 62 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
28
9 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
62
20 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults6
Theft from Vehicle6
Fraud5
Motor Vehicle Theft5
Aggravated Assault No Firearm2
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief2

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle13
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection10
Maintenance Complaint9
Other (Streets)6
Salting5
Street Defect4

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
John F Mccloskey
8500 Pickering St · 217 students
High · 9-12
Martin Luther King
6100 Stenton Ave · 604 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$125K$250K$240K2016: $140K2017: $140K2018: $140K2019: $137K2020: $132K2021: $132K2022: $132K2023: $189K2024: $189K2025: $238K2026: $238K2027: $240K2016202020232027

▲ +71% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,9702016: $1,5512017: $1,5512018: $1,5512019: $1,3762020: $1,2252021: $1,2252022: $1,2282023: $1,5372024: $1,6152025: $1,9442026: $1,9442027: $1,9702016202020232027

▲ +27% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9410025020162019202220252027This block 171 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $171 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+71%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.5 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 25 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
25arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
7homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 25 parcels

Owner-occupied: 21Absentee individual: 4 25parcels
  • Owner-occupied 21
  • Absentee individual 4

Value distribution today

8 parcels2 parcels9 parcels1 parcels2 parcels0 parcels3 parcels
$216K$280K+

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

House by house

All 25 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

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
8401 THOURON AVE Owner-occupied $232K 3/1 1,152 1950 0
8403 THOURON AVE Owner-occupied $217K 3/1 1,152 1950 0
8405 THOURON AVE Owner-occupied $244K 3/1 1,152 1950 1
8407 THOURON AVE Traded 2×: $149K in 2007 → $150K in 2023 (+1%). Owner-occupied $241K 3/1 1,152 1950 2
8409 THOURON AVE Traded 2×: $35K in 2003 → $112K in 2005 (+220%). Owner-occupied $217K 3/1 1,152 1925 2
8411 THOURON AVE Owner-occupied $239K 3/1 1,140 1950 0
8413 THOURON AVE Owner-occupied $222K 3/1 1,158 1950 1
8415 THOURON AVE Traded 2×: $125K in 2022 → $309K in 2022 (+147%). Owner-occupied $326K 3/— 1,146 1950 2
8417 THOURON AVE Owner-occupied $241K 3/1 1,152 1950 1
8419 THOURON AVE Owner-occupied $280K 3/1 1,146 1950 1
8421 THOURON AVE Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,152 1950 1
8423 THOURON AVE Absentee individual $255K 3/1 1,152 1950 1
8425 THOURON AVE Owner-occupied $231K 3/1 1,152 1950 1
8427 THOURON AVE Traded 2×: $90K in 2018 → $290K in 2026 (+222%). Owner-occupied $241K 3/1 1,152 1950 2
8429 THOURON AVE Owner-occupied $240K 3/1 1,146 1950 0 tax lien
8431 THOURON AVE Absentee individual $241K 3/— 1,152 1950 1 rented
8433 THOURON AVE Owner-occupied $240K 3/1 1,146 1950 1
8435 THOURON AVE Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,152 1950 0 1 viol
8437 THOURON AVE Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,152 1950 1
8439 THOURON AVE Owner-occupied $241K 3/1 1,152 1950 1
8441 THOURON AVE Absentee individual $221K 3/1 1,152 1950 1 rented
8443 THOURON AVE Traded 4×: $123K in 2007 → $235K in 2020 (+92%). Absentee individual $327K 3/1 1,152 1950 4
8445 THOURON AVE Owner-occupied $241K 3/1 1,152 1950 0
8447 THOURON AVE Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,152 1950 0
8449 THOURON AVE Owner-occupied $254K 3/1 1,152 1950 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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