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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.

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
$302K
$25K–$558K
ZIP median $133K
Price / sq ft
$159
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$380K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $302K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $8K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
3 of 28
$18K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
50%
14 of 28
city 41%
Rentals
29%
8 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
4
L&I code
▲ block 14% · city 5%
Back taxes
$27K
3 of 28 behind
▲ block 11% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
6
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 11% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-8%
value · tax −$358
5 years
+72%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+91%
value · tax +$2K

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 $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 blockZIP 19139Philadelphia
Median home value$302K$133K$223K
Owner-occupied29%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.

Crimes · 12mo
114
34 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
244
53 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults20
Thefts17
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief14
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Fraud10
All Other Offenses8

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection50
Maintenance Complaint35
Street Defect29
Illegal Dumping26
Abandoned Vehicle16
Graffiti Removal16

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-5
Henry C Lea
6501 Chew Ave · 261 students
High · 9-12
West Philadelphia HS
4901 Chestnut St · 729 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$250K$500K$302K2016: $158K2017: $158K2018: $158K2019: $167K2020: $175K2021: $175K2022: $175K2023: $266K2024: $266K2025: $329K2026: $329K2027: $302K2016202020232027

▲ +91% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,6002016: $1,7932017: $1,7922018: $1,7922019: $1,7722020: $1,8622021: $1,9422022: $2,0542023: $3,0742024: $3,1612025: $3,9582026: $3,9582027: $3,6002016202020232027

▲ +101% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr

3
3 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 $18,018 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%
$3,672pays now $6,120at the full rate

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 191 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+6.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+91%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.4 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 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

$0$250K$500K20002005201020152020
43arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
5homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 28 parcels

Owner-occupied: 14Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 11 28parcels
  • Owner-occupied 14
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 11

Value distribution today

3 parcels0 parcels0 parcels3 parcels10 parcels7 parcels5 parcels
$25K$437K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Restorations Neighborhood (individual)3556$20Mphila.gov ↗
Raza Homes Llc144$8.4Mphila.gov ↗
Sdp 2018 Llc111$4.7Mphila.gov ↗
Property Di Lu Llc11$333Kphila.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

$0$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
109 S 50TH ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 sold $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 Bought 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 built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $437K 6/3 2,304 1925 3 abated
124 S 50TH ST Traded 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 Owner pulled a use permit in 2012. Absentee individual $340K —/— 2,700 1930 1 rented
129 S 50TH ST Bought 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 built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $230K —/— 2,125 1925 0 abated
131 S 50TH ST Traded 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 sold $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 Bought for $35K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Absentee individual $49K —/— 1,968 2 rented
135 S 50TH ST Bought 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 Bought for $70K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $328K —/— 1,968 1925 5
137 S 50TH ST Traded 2×: $115K in 2015 → $215K in 2019 (+87%). Absentee individual $343K 4/3 2,112 1925 2 rented
138 S 50TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Absentee individual $25K —/— 1,968 1925 0 rented1 violtax lien
139 S 50TH ST Bought for $135K in 2012. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Absentee individual $346K —/— 2,112 1925 1 1 viol
140 S 50TH ST Bought 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

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

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