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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $557K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 63% | 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.
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
- $557K typical home, up +89% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,698 to $6,400 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $9.8M assessed, $115,929/yr to the city, about $6,102 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +89% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +73% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 19 parcels
- Owner-occupied 14
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 904 S 46TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $732K | —/— | 2,970 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 906 S 46TH ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 ImprovedBought for $275K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $587K | —/— | 2,640 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 912 S 46TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $406K | —/— | 2,640 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 914 S 46TH ST Historysold $300K (2016); 7 L&I violations (2017). | Owner-occupied | $587K | 6/2 | 2,640 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 916 S 46TH ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedBought for $135K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $392K | —/— | 1,100 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 920 S 46TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2008); 5 L&I violations (2009); 3 L&I violations (2012). | Absentee individual | $437K | —/— | 2,640 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 921 S 46TH ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 History2 L&I violations (2012). | Absentee individual | $587K | —/— | 2,640 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 923 S 46TH ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2000. Owner pulled a use permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $557K | —/— | 1,692 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 924 S 46TH ST New constructionbuilt 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit, sold for $297K in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $413K | 2/1 | 1,052 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 931 S 46TH ST ImprovedBought 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)