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Who owns your block

900 block of S 46th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 74% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 open code violations and 1 home behind $18,489 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 89% since 2016, now about $557K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year.

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
$557K
$143K–$789K
ZIP median $152K
Price / sq ft
$240
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.5×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$7K
typical · up to $10K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 19
$22K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
74%
14 of 19
city 41%
Rentals
16%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
5
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$18K
1 of 19 behind
▼ block 5% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 11% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+5%
value · tax +$101
5 years
+45%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+89%
value · tax +$3K

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 $557K — about 2.5× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19143Philadelphia
Median home value$557K$152K$223K
Owner-occupied63%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 66 reported crimes (13 violent) and 237 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
66
13 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
237
27 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts21
Other Assaults8
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief8
Theft from Vehicle7
Motor Vehicle Theft6
Fraud4

Top 311 complaints

Graffiti Removal83
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection25
Abandoned Vehicle15
Maintenance Complaint13
Shoveling12
Street Trees8

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
Penn Alexander
4209 Spruce St · 601 students
High · 9-12
West Philadelphia HS
4901 Chestnut St · 729 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$500K$1.0M$557K2016: $294K2017: $294K2018: $294K2019: $349K2020: $385K2021: $385K2022: $385K2023: $403K2024: $403K2025: $531K2026: $531K2027: $557K2016202020232027

▲ +89% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$6,4002016: $3,6982017: $3,6982018: $3,6982019: $4,4432020: $4,9922021: $4,7542022: $4,7542023: $5,2072024: $5,2072025: $6,2992026: $6,2992027: $6,4002016202020232027

▲ +73% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

2
2 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 $21,729 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%
$8,235pays now $8,882at the full rate

924 S 46th St is assessed at $635K but pays $8,235 a year — about 93% of the $8,882 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 189 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $189 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+89%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.5 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 5 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M20002005201020152020
25arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
5homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 19 parcels

Owner-occupied: 14Absentee individual: 5 19parcels
  • Owner-occupied 14
  • Absentee individual 5

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels3 parcels4 parcels2 parcels7 parcels2 parcels
$143K$732K+

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

House by house

All 19 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
904 S 46TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $732K —/— 2,970 1925 0
906 S 46TH ST Bought for $250K in 2016, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $650K in 2018 (+160%). Owner-occupied $789K —/— 2,970 1925 2
908 S 46TH ST Absentee individual $587K —/— 2,640 1925 1
910 S 46TH ST Bought for $275K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $587K —/— 2,640 1925 1
912 S 46TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $406K —/— 2,640 1925 0 abatedtax lien
914 S 46TH ST sold $300K (2016); 7 L&I violations (2017). Owner-occupied $587K 6/2 2,640 1925 1
916 S 46TH ST Bought for $67K in 1999, electrical permit in 2009, sold for $251K in 2012 (+277%). Owner-occupied $635K —/— 2,640 1925 3 rented
917 S 46TH ST Owner-occupied $334K —/— 944 1925 0
918 S 46TH ST Bought for $64K in 2001. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. Absentee individual $635K —/— 2,640 1925 2 5 viol
919 S 46TH ST Bought for $135K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $392K —/— 1,100 1925 3
920 S 46TH ST L&I violation (2008); 5 L&I violations (2009); 3 L&I violations (2012). Absentee individual $437K —/— 2,640 1925 0
921 S 46TH ST Bought for $197K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2019, sold for $535K in 2021 (+172%). Owner-occupied $477K —/— 1,662 1925 4
922 S 46TH ST 2 L&I violations (2012). Absentee individual $587K —/— 2,640 1925 0 rented
923 S 46TH ST Bought for $75K in 2000. Owner pulled a use permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $557K —/— 1,692 1925 2 rented
924 S 46TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $224K in 2004. Owner-occupied $635K —/— 2,640 1925 1 abated
925 S 46TH ST Absentee individual $389K —/— 1,599 1925 1
927 S 46TH ST Bought for $66K in 2001, alteration permit in 2012, sold for $350K in 2012 (+434%). Owner-occupied $516K —/— 1,659 1925 2
929 S 46TH ST built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $297K in 2012. Owner-occupied $413K 2/1 1,052 1925 1
931 S 46TH ST Bought for $97K in 2000. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $143K —/— 1,500 1925 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)

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