House report

4250 N 8th St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,126 sqft · RSA5 · built 1925

Owner-occupancy signal · assessed $111K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $115K. On the 4200 block of N 8th St.

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$153/year

2026 taxable assessment $10,900 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $114,800; 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 433365000
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$115.09 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2018–2019. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$0.00 principal$0.00 interest$0.00 penalty$115.09 other charges
2years recorded 2018–2019tax periods 2021-04-06last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Nosheriff-sale flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $48,200 total assessment, $48,200 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

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What stands out

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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 1925: 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 and shared-name parties. 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

$115 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.

Assessment and tax history

Every fetched annual City assessment for this house, compared with its block and ZIP. The figures show assessment change, the billed-year tax estimate, dated tax records, and recorded transfers. They do not estimate market appreciation or investment return.

Assessed value
$110,900
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $114,800 · built 1925
Price / sq ft
$102
block $102 · in line w/ block
Assessment change
+111%
+7%/yr since 2016 · 2027 +4% vs 2026
Est. tax bill / yr
$153
0.14% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$115
recorded then · verify current
Times sold
0
latest deed has shared-name parties

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

$0$100K$200KZIP 19140 median$115K2015201720192021202320252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19140 medianAssessmentPermit

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Every dated record1 event · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitPlumbing

The paper trail

Plumbing permit recorded in 2015.

  1. 2015 PlumbingPermit

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  1. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 602508 · COMPLETED

    INSTALLATION OF A (40)GALLON GAS-FIRED DOMESTIC STORAGE TANK TYPE HOT WATER HEATER

What this record suggests

The City file documents 1 permit touching plumbing. 1 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

Flags: $115 recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance · latest deed has shared-name parties — relationship unverified. 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
1,126 sqft
livable area
Lot
803 sqft
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C
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 4250 N 8th 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.

$115K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo
Mortgage
P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
+ taxes & insurance
Estimated cash needed
down + 4% planning allowance
Modeled cash flow
rent − shown costs · /mo
Modeled cap rate
modeled NOI ÷ price
Modeled cash-on-cash
modeled year-1 return

Scenario for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance, and buyer cash equal to the down payment plus 4%. Taxes use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance. Cash flow and returns exclude vacancy, management, utilities, HOA or condo fees, leasing costs, income tax, and unplanned capital work.

Block context

4250 N 8th St sits on the 4200 block of N 8th St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 7:27 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. For this property: Permits: queried · Violations: queried · Investigations: queried · Appeals: queried · Licenses: queried · Building certifications: queried. “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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