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Who owns your block

900 block of S St Bernard St

A mixed-ownership block: 35% owner-occupied, 21% investor-held, with 1 open code violation and 1 home behind $24,466 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 55% since 2016, now about $432K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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
$432K
$132K–$714K
ZIP median $152K
Price / sq ft
$191
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$615K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $432K
Tax / yr
$6K
typical · up to $10K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
3 of 34
$27K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
35%
12 of 34
city 41%
Rentals
26%
9 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$24K
1 of 34 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
11
10 homes · ZBA & boards
block 29% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-22%
value · tax −$1K
5 years
+40%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+55%
value · tax +$2K

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 $432K — about 1.9× 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$432K$152K$223K
Owner-occupied35%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 55 reported crimes (20 violent) and 147 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
55
20 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
147
24 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft11
Other Assaults9
Thefts7
Aggravated Assault No Firearm6
Theft from Vehicle6
All Other Offenses3

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection26
Maintenance Complaint23
Graffiti Removal19
Abandoned Vehicle17
Illegal Dumping15
Salting7

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
Avery Harrington
5300 Baltimore Ave · 259 students
High · 9-12
William Sayre
5800 Walnut St · 439 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$432K2016: $280K2017: $280K2018: $280K2019: $296K2020: $308K2021: $308K2022: $308K2023: $407K2024: $407K2025: $551K2026: $551K2027: $432K2016202020232027

▲ +55% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$5,5362016: $3,4932017: $3,4942018: $3,4942019: $4,1112020: $4,2892021: $4,2892022: $4,2892023: $4,4792024: $4,4792025: $7,0362026: $6,8462027: $5,5362016202020232027

▲ +58% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

3
3 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 $26,652 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%
$1,695pays now $8,476at the full rate

930 S Saint Bernard St is assessed at $606K but pays $1,695 a year — about 20% of the $8,476 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% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 155 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $155 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+55%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2.5 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 16 arm's-length sales since 2017. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 20 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.3M$2.5M2018202020222024
16arm's-length sales since 2017
0times the typical home has sold
2most sales for a single property
20homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 34 parcels

Owner-occupied: 12Investor / LLC: 6Absentee individual: 11Vacant: 5 34parcels
  • Owner-occupied 12
  • Investor / LLC 6
  • Absentee individual 11
  • Vacant 5

Value distribution today

5 parcels1 parcels1 parcels1 parcels18 parcels4 parcels4 parcels
$132K$614K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Cash Cow Realty Llc19$3.7Mphila.gov ↗
Formosa Homes Llc26$2.3Mphila.gov ↗
Uc Cedar Lp25$2.8Mphila.gov ↗
Walnut Hill Investments L12$744Kphila.gov ↗
Ls Revocable Trust11$432Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 34 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
908 S SAINT BERNARD ST Owner-occupied $467K —/— 2,448 1920 0
909 S SAINT BERNARD ST Vacant $132K —/— 0
910 S SAINT BERNARD ST Absentee individual $432K —/— 2,448 1920 0
911 S SAINT BERNARD ST Vacant $132K —/— 0
912 S SAINT BERNARD ST Owner-occupied $323K —/— 2,448 1920 0
913 S SAINT BERNARD ST Appeal granted (2011). Owner-occupied $467K —/— 2,448 1920 0
914 S SAINT BERNARD ST Absentee individual $432K —/— 2,448 1920 1
915 S SAINT BERNARD ST Owner-occupied $467K —/— 2,448 1920 0 tax lien
916 S SAINT BERNARD ST Vacant $132K —/— 0
917 S SAINT BERNARD ST Appeal granted with conditions (2024). Investor / LLC $432K —/— 2,448 1920 0
918 S SAINT BERNARD ST Appeal complete (2026). Vacant $132K —/— 0
919 S SAINT BERNARD ST Owner-occupied $514K 6/2 2,448 1920 1
920 S SAINT BERNARD ST Absentee individual $432K —/— 2,448 1920 0 rented
921 S SAINT BERNARD ST Absentee individual $467K —/— 2,448 1920 0 abated
922 S SAINT BERNARD ST Investor / LLC $533K —/— 2,448 1920 0 rentedtax lien
923 S SAINT BERNARD ST Traded 2×: $425K in 2017 → $440K in 2018 (+4%). Absentee individual $467K —/— 2,448 1920 2
924 S SAINT BERNARD ST Bought for $510K in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $452K 3/3 2,448 1920 1 rentedtax lien
925 S SAINT BERNARD ST Absentee individual $432K —/— 2,448 1920 0
926 S SAINT BERNARD ST Appeal city affirmed (2014). Absentee individual $432K —/— 2,448 1920 0 rented
927 S SAINT BERNARD ST sold $425K (2018); Appeal complete (2026). Owner-occupied $467K —/— 2,448 1920 1
928 S SAINT BERNARD ST Traded 2×: $25K in 2017 → $136K in 2020 (+442%). Vacant $132K —/— 2
929 S SAINT BERNARD ST Owner-occupied $432K —/— 2,448 1920 1 rented
930 S SAINT BERNARD ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $520K in 2018. Absentee individual $606K 4/2 2,544 2017 1 abatedtax lien
931 S SAINT BERNARD ST Owner-occupied $467K —/— 2,448 1920 0
932 S SAINT BERNARD ST Investor / LLC $533K —/— 2,448 1920 1 rented
933 S SAINT BERNARD ST Investor / LLC $432K —/— 2,448 1920 1 rented
934 S SAINT BERNARD ST Absentee individual $661K —/— 2,496 1920 1
935 S SAINT BERNARD ST Absentee individual $432K 6/3 2,448 1920 1 rented
936 S SAINT BERNARD ST Investor / LLC $432K —/— 2,448 1920 0 rented
937 S SAINT BERNARD ST Investor / LLC $533K —/— 2,448 1920 0
938 S SAINT BERNARD ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $404K —/— 2,548 1920 0 abated
939 S SAINT BERNARD ST sold $685K (2021); Appeal granted (2024). Absentee individual $714K 4/3 2,618 1920 1
940 S SAINT BERNARD ST Owner-occupied $258K —/— 2,548 1920 0 1 viol
941 S SAINT BERNARD ST Owner-occupied $614K —/— 2,448 1920 1

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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