Who owns your block
100 block of S 50th St
A mixed-ownership block: 50% owner-occupied, 11% investor-held, with 4 open code violations and 3 homes behind $26,990 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 91% since 2016, now about $302K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
By the Numbers
How fast it's moving
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.
- 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 $302K — about 1.4× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19139 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $302K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 29% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 114 reported crimes (34 violent) and 244 resident 311 requests to the city.
Most reported crimes
Top 311 complaints
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.
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
- $302K typical home, up +91% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,793 to $3,600 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.5M assessed, $100,404/yr to the city, about $3,586 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +91% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +101% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
123 S 50th St is assessed at $437K but pays $3,672 a year — about 60% of the $6,120 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.
Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market
Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $191 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.
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 43 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 28 parcels
- Owner-occupied 14
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 11
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restorations Neighborhood (individual) | 3 | 556 | $20M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Raza Homes Llc | 1 | 44 | $8.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sdp 2018 Llc | 1 | 11 | $4.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Property Di Lu Llc | 1 | 1 | $333K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 28 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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 S 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $113K in 2023. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $501K | 5/3 | 2,172 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 111 S 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $410K in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $296K | —/— | 1,968 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 113 S 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $296K | —/— | 1,968 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 114 S 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $33K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $328K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 115 S 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $296K | —/— | 1,968 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 116 S 50TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $50K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $174K in 2016 (+247%). | Absentee individual | $272K | —/— | 1,536 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 117 S 50TH ST Historysold $20K (2001); 3 L&I violations (2011); L&I violation (2016); 4 L&I violations (2022); L&I violation (2024). | Absentee individual | $296K | —/— | 1,968 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 118 S 50TH ST | Absentee individual | $252K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 119 S 50TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $55K in 2010, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $380K in 2024 (+590%). | Owner-occupied | $286K | —/— | 1,968 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 120 S 50TH ST | Absentee individual | $244K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 121 S 50TH ST | Absentee individual | $25K | —/— | 1,968 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 122 S 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $268K | 4/2 | 1,536 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 123 S 50TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $437K | 6/3 | 2,304 | 1925 | 3 | abated |
| 124 S 50TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $109K in 2018 → $375K in 2018 (+244%). | Owner-occupied | $436K | 4/2 | 1,856 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 127 S 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $359K | —/— | 2,400 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 128 S 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $340K | —/— | 2,700 | 1930 | 1 | rented |
| 129 S 50TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $53K in 2002, use permit in 2014, sold for $100K in 2018 (+89%). | Investor / LLC | $558K | —/— | 2,400 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 130 S 50TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $230K | —/— | 2,125 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 131 S 50TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $60K in 2008 → $150K in 2015 (+150%). | Absentee individual | $406K | —/— | 2,400 | 1925 | 3 | 1 viol |
| 132 S 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $299K | —/— | 2,025 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 133 S 50TH ST Historysold $230K (2021); 2 L&I violations (2023); 5 L&I violations (2025); L&I violation (2026). | Investor / LLC | $306K | —/— | 2,112 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 134 S 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 1,968 | — | 2 | rented |
| 135 S 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2001. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $306K | —/— | 2,112 | 1925 | 1 | 1 violtax lien |
| 136 S 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $328K | —/— | 1,968 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 137 S 50TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $115K in 2015 → $215K in 2019 (+87%). | Absentee individual | $343K | 4/3 | 2,112 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 138 S 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $25K | —/— | 1,968 | 1925 | 0 | rented1 violtax lien |
| 139 S 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $135K in 2012. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $346K | —/— | 2,112 | 1925 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 140 S 50TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $68K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $315K in 2021 (+363%). | Investor / LLC | $333K | 5/3 | 1,968 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)