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Who owns your block

100 block of N 55th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 72% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 7 open code violations and 2 homes behind $1,565 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 305% since 2016, now about $134K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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
$134K
$14K–$212K
ZIP median $133K
Price / sq ft
$103
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$162K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $134K
Tax / yr
$959
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
9 of 53
$34K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
72%
38 of 53
city 41%
Rentals
13%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
7
L&I code
▼ block 4% · city 5%
Back taxes
$2K
2 of 53 behind
▼ block 4% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+26%
value · tax +$365
5 years
+196%
value · tax +$340
10 years
+305%
value · tax +$505

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 $134K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19139Philadelphia
Median home value$134K$133K$223K
Owner-occupied45%32%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 185 reported crimes (83 violent) and 238 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
185
83 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
238
59 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults65
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief23
Thefts21
All Other Offenses20
Aggravated Assault No Firearm8
Fraud8

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection62
Maintenance Complaint56
Illegal Dumping21
Salting19
Abandoned Vehicle18
Other (Streets)8

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
Guion Bluford
5720 Media St · 490 students
High · 9-12
Overbrook High
5898 Lancaster Ave · 466 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$100K$200K$134K2016: $33K2017: $33K2018: $33K2019: $44K2020: $45K2021: $45K2022: $45K2023: $69K2024: $69K2025: $106K2026: $106K2027: $134K2016202020232027

▲ +305% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$9592016: $4542017: $4542018: $4542019: $5962020: $6192021: $6192022: $6192023: $5072024: $5072025: $6262026: $5942027: $9592016202020232027

▲ +111% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr

9
9 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 $33,595 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%
$335pays now $1,734at the full rate

116 N 55th St is assessed at $124K but pays $335 a year — about 19% of the $1,734 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +13.5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 405 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $405 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+13.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+305%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+13.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+10.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+7 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 59 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 20 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M2004201020162022
59arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
20homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 53 parcels

Owner-occupied: 38Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 11Vacant: 2 53parcels
  • Owner-occupied 38
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 11
  • Vacant 2

Value distribution today

3 parcels1 parcels0 parcels1 parcels21 parcels18 parcels9 parcels
$14K$179K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Ira Development Llc153$14Mphila.gov ↗
Haddington Partners Iii L133$1.0Mphila.gov ↗
Broad Lot Llc126$1.6Mphila.gov ↗
C&L Investments Llc122$3.4Mphila.gov ↗
130 Main Llc14$650Kphila.gov ↗
Rebecca Rummelt (individual)22$246Kphila.gov ↗
C&L Investments12$313Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 53 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$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
100 N 55TH ST Bought for $6K in 2012, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $12K in 2020. Vacant $14K —/— 2 tax lien
101 N 55TH ST Owner-occupied $122K 3/1 1,241 1920 0 abated
102 N 55TH ST 2 L&I violations (2007). Vacant $14K —/— 0 tax lien
103 N 55TH ST built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated), sold for $92K in 2022. Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 1,209 1920 1 abated
104 N 55TH ST sold $55K (2019); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 1,184 1920 1
105 N 55TH ST Traded 2×: $25K in 2004 → $57K in 2006 (+129%). Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 1,209 1920 2
106 N 55TH ST Bought for $68K in 2021, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $175K in 2024 (+159%). Absentee individual $121K 3/1 1,184 1920 2
107 N 55TH ST built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $46K in 2000. Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 1,209 1920 1 abated
108 N 55TH ST Bought for $229K in 2021. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,184 1920 1 rented
109 N 55TH ST 2 L&I violations (2013); sold $85K (2022); L&I violation (2024). Investor / LLC $164K 3/1 1,147 1920 1
110 N 55TH ST built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $123K 3/1 1,184 1920 0 abated
111 N 55TH ST Absentee individual $120K 3/1 1,200 1920 1
112 N 55TH ST L&I: EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8 (2017); L&I violation (2023); sold $60K (2023). Absentee individual $123K 3/1 1,184 1920 1 1 violtax lien
113 N 55TH ST Traded 2×: $70K in 2025 → $225K in 2026 (+221%). Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 1,209 1920 2
114 N 55TH ST Bought for $1K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $81K in 2020 (+8036%). Owner-occupied $123K 3/1 1,184 1920 5
115 N 55TH ST Bought for $11K in 2000. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. Absentee individual $154K 3/1 1,209 1920 2
116 N 55TH ST built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,184 1920 0 abatedtax lien
117 N 55TH ST 3 L&I violations (2013); sold $75K (2014); L&I violation (2017). Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,209 1920 1
118 N 55TH ST Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. Investor / LLC $22K 3/1 1,082 1920 0
119 N 55TH ST Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 1,209 1920 0 abated
120 N 55TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 1,184 1920 0
121 N 55TH ST Traded 5×: $27K in 2005 → $135K in 2020 (+400%). Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 1,209 1920 5 rented
122 N 55TH ST Bought for $50K in 2024. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 1,184 1920 1
123 N 55TH ST Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 1,209 1920 0 abated
124 N 55TH ST Absentee individual $128K 3/1 1,184 1920 1
125 N 55TH ST Owner-occupied $57K 3/1 1,209 1920 0
126-28 N 55TH ST built new under a 2008 permit, sold for $69K in 2008. Absentee individual $212K 3/1 1,184 1960 1
127 N 55TH ST built new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 1,209 1920 0 abatedtax lien
129 N 55TH ST Absentee individual $121K 3/1 1,209 1920 0 tax lien
130 N 55TH ST Owner-occupied $148K 3/1 1,260 1920 1 rented
131 N 55TH ST Bought for $20K in 2002, alteration permit in 2012, sold for $162K in 2024 (+710%). Owner-occupied $148K 3/1 1,209 1920 6
132 N 55TH ST Bought for $37K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $147K 3/1 1,268 1920 2
133 N 55TH ST built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated), sold for $30K in 2000. Owner-occupied $117K 3/1 1,209 1920 1 abated
134 N 55TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,268 1920 0
136 N 55TH ST Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,268 1920 0
137 N 55TH ST Owner-occupied $139K 4/1 1,617 1920 1
138 N 55TH ST Owner-occupied $152K 3/1 1,268 1920 0
139 N 55TH ST Traded 3×: $22K in 2006 → $185K in 2024 (+741%). Owner-occupied $179K 3/1 1,212 1920 3 tax lien
140 N 55TH ST Bought for $53K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $152K 3/1 1,268 1920 1
141 N 55TH ST built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $83K in 2007. Owner-occupied $134K 4/1 1,518 1920 1
142 N 55TH ST L&I violation (2008); sold $52K (2015). Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,268 1920 1
143 N 55TH ST Traded 2×: $115K in 2008 → $40K in 2008 (-65%). Absentee individual $138K 4/1 1,518 1920 2 rentedtax lien
144 N 55TH ST Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,268 1920 0
145 N 55TH ST Traded 4×: $11K in 2004 → $199K in 2021 (+1709%). Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,518 1920 4
146 N 55TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Absentee individual $160K 3/1 1,268 1920 0 rented
147 N 55TH ST sold $56K (2008); L&I violation (2023). Owner-occupied $138K 4/1 1,518 1920 1
148 N 55TH ST Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,268 1920 0
149 N 55TH ST Owner-occupied $145K 4/1 1,584 1920 0
151 N 55TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $145K 4/1 1,584 1920 0
153 N 55TH ST Owner-occupied $143K 4/1 1,536 1920 0
155 N 55TH ST Traded 2×: $5K in 2005 → $44K in 2010 (+770%). Owner-occupied $99K 3/1 804 1920 2 rented
157 N 55TH ST Absentee individual $145K 4/1 1,584 1920 1 rented
159 N 55TH ST Bought for $120K in 2008. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2010. Absentee individual $155K —/— 1,632 1920 1 6 viol

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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