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442 Durfor St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,000 sqft · RSA5 · built 1920

Owner-occupied · assessed $202K. On the 400 block of Durfor St.

Property summary

Assessment$202KCity assessed value Last sale$15KRecorded 1979 Est. annual tax$1K/yearAssessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquency$448City snapshot · Jun 2022 Permits—Record unavailable ViolationsNone openNone open when assembled

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Street view of 442 Durfor St
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Verify the current balance before relying on it.

$448 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.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $38. It is shown as historical context only.

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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 1920: 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.

If you own it

$38 in the historical tax ledger through 2016

Historical context only, not a current payoff figure. Verify today's balance and lien status directly with Philadelphia Revenue before relying on it.

Derived from this house's public records and the city's rules as of 2026 (abatement ordinance, Homestead, rental licensing, lead certification, L&I process, excavation protections). Informational only — not legal, tax, or investment advice.

The investment read

How this house has moved and where it's pointed: the city's assessed value (not a listing price) over 12 years, charted against its block; appreciation is that history's pace, and the 5-year figure simply extends it. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the record to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$202K
built 1920
Price / sq ft
$202
block $208 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+114%
+7%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$203K
+7%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$1K
0.71% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$448
delinquency recorded then · verify current
Gross yield
10.3%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
0

Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line

$0$250K$500K$202K201620222027
This houseBlock median & range

Flags: $448 recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $38. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The house, on paper

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

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,000 sqft
livable area
Lot
728 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Undetermined
city code H
Central air
No
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 442 Durfor 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.

$202K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo

When this house last sold (1979) a 30-year mortgage ran about 11.2% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

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 from this parcel's record.

Block context

442 Durfor St sits on the 400 block of Durfor St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com), then reports are cached and refreshed on a rolling schedule. Source dates vary: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. Other dossiers re-pull on view once stale, and citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.

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