House report

3907 Poplar St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,352 sqft · RSA5 · built 1930

Owner-occupied · assessed $112K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $136K. On the 3900 block of Poplar St.

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$1,573/year

2026 taxable assessment $112,400 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $136,200; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

A Tax Center balance is net of bills, payments, credits, interest, and adjustments. A credit—or an amount due—is not automatically “back taxes.”

OPA 243205600
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$343.86 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

What stands out

From the public record

What to do with this

The record, translated into moves — what a buyer, the owner, and a landlord would each want to check next under Philadelphia's actual rules.

If you’re buying

Built 1930: lead rules apply

Federal law requires a lead-paint disclosure at sale for any pre-1978 home. If it will be rented, Philadelphia also requires a lead-safe or lead-free certificate before a rental license can issue.

Zoned RSA5: one household by right

Single-family rowhouse (the classic Philly row). Converting to a duplex or apartments needs a use variance the zoning board rarely grants — Pennsylvania courts require a physical hardship of the lot itself, and economics alone do not qualify.

The last transfer used nominal consideration

The latest deed records $100 or less. That is not a usable market-sale price and can reflect a family, estate, gift, correction, or entity transfer. Inspect the deed and order a title search rather than inferring the relationship or chain.

If you own it

$1,399/yr may be unclaimed

This home reads owner-occupied but shows no Homestead Exemption, which removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment (worth up to $1,399/yr). Applying through the City is free and takes minutes.

$344 in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot

The City recorded this amount in June 2022. It may since have been paid, reduced, or increased; verify the current balance directly with Philadelphia Revenue.

Derived from the fetched property records and linked City guidance as of 2026. Assessment treatment is not a substitute for an exemption approval, live balance, title report, license, occupancy certificate, or inspection. Informational only — not legal, tax, or investment advice.

The investment read

How this house has moved and where it's pointed: every fetched annual City assessment, charted against its block and ZIP; appreciation includes the full-period compound rate and the latest year-over-year change. The 5-year figure simply extends that historical pace. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the record to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$112,400
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $136,200 · built 1930
Price / sq ft
$101
block $101 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+136%
+8%/yr since 2016 · 2027 +21% vs 2026
In 5 years (~2032)
~$201K
+8%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$1,573
1.15% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$344
recorded then · verify current
Gross yield
10.5%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
0

Assessment vs. the block and ZIP · every dated City record marked on the line

$0$125K$250KZIP 19104 median$136K2015201720192021202320252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19104 medianAssessment

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The paper trail

Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013.

  1. 2013 AlterationPermit
  2. 2025 2 L&I violationsL&IInspection failedL&I visit
  3. 2026 Inspection failedL&I visit

Flags: $344 recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The property, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,352 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,280 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Exterior condition
Sealed / compromised
city code 7
Sealed / compromised
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
E-
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Run the numbers

What owning 3907 Poplar St takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes start with an annual estimate from the City’s taxable assessment, not a current bill or balance; rent starts at the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.

$136K
20%
6.875%
$1K/mo
Mortgage
P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
year-1 return on cash in

Estimates for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance; taxes use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance.

Block context

3907 Poplar St sits on the 3900 block of Poplar St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 3905 Poplar St  ·  3909 Poplar St

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 9, 2026, 3:01 PM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.

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