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Philadelphia6400 block of Buist AveJuly 9, 2026

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6430 Buist Ave

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,056 sqft · RM1 · built 1925

Owner-occupied · assessed $91K · sold 1×. On the 6400 block of Buist Ave.

Street view of 6430 Buist Ave
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Reading this house's deeds, permits and assessments…

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

The tax bill is temporary

Today's $0/yr reflects a 10-year abatement. It steps up every year and reaches about $1,272/yr in 2033 — $1,272/yr more. Price the full bill, not the current one.

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.

If you own it

When the abatement ends, file for Homestead

An abated home cannot also take the Homestead Exemption. From 2033 it can — knocking about $1,400/yr off the full bill.

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 analyst below to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$91K
built 1925
Price / sq ft
$86
block $126 · below block
Appreciation
+31%
+2%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$91K
+2%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
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Gross yield
—
Times sold
1

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

$0$100K$200KBefore this chart — 2004: Sold $53K 2011: 2 L&I violations$91K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangePermit
The paper trailNew construction

built new (tax-abated), sold for $53K in 2004.

  1. 2004 $53KSold
  2. 2011 2 L&I violationsL&I

Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The abatement clock

This house pays about $0/yr under a 10-year tax abatement that steps down every year. In 2033 the bill reaches its full ~$1,272/yr — a step up of $1,272/yr, 6 assessment years out. Drag the slider.

2016: ~$552/yr2017: ~$552/yr2018: ~$552/yr2019: ~$52/yr2020: ~$32/yr2021: ~$32/yr2022: ~$32/yr2023: ~$0/yr2024: ~$0/yr2025: ~$0/yr2026: ~$0/yr2027: ~$0/yr2028: ~$212/yr (projected)2029: ~$424/yr (projected)2030: ~$636/yr (projected)2031: ~$848/yr (projected)2032: ~$1,060/yr (projected)2033: ~$1,272/yr (projected)2034: ~$1,272/yr (projected)201620332034
2027~$0/yrfrom the record

now: ($90,900 assessed − $90,900 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $0/yr 2033: $90,900 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $1,272/yr The abated slice shrinks ~10% a year (post-2022 program, started 2023) — reassessments move both lines. After expiry an owner-occupant can claim the Homestead Exemption (~$1,400/yr off); an abated home can't hold both.

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
1,056 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,120 sqft
Basement
Partial, semi-finished
city code F
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
No
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Below average
city code 5
Interior condition
Below average
city code 5
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 6430 Buist Ave takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes are this house's actual bill from the city record; rent starts at the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.

$91K
20%
6.875%
$700/mo

When this house last sold (2004) a 30-year mortgage ran about 5.84% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

Mortgage
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P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
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+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
—
down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
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rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
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NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
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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 (with the abatement toggle above).

Next door: 6428 Buist Ave  ·  6432 Buist Ave

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. 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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