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Who owns your block

1000 block of S 51st St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 67% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 12 open code violations and 6 homes behind $34,967 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 277% since 2016, now about $204K. Property taxes are climbing about 13% 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
$204K
$21K–$1.1M
ZIP median $152K
Price / sq ft
$133
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$170K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $204K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $16K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 43
$32K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
67%
29 of 43
city 41%
Rentals
9%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
12
L&I code
▲ block 7% · city 5%
Back taxes
$35K
6 of 43 behind
▲ block 14% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
4
4 homes · ZBA & boards
block 9% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+20%
value · tax +$454
5 years
+179%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+277%
value · tax +$1K

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 $204K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19143Philadelphia
Median home value$204K$152K$223K
Owner-occupied47%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 85 reported crimes (26 violent) and 214 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
85
26 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
214
27 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults19
Motor Vehicle Theft14
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief14
All Other Offenses10
Thefts9
Theft from Vehicle5

Top 311 complaints

Illegal Dumping39
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection33
Maintenance Complaint26
Salting22
Graffiti Removal15
Abandoned Vehicle14

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
Avery Harrington
5300 Baltimore Ave · 259 students
High · 9-12
William Sayre
5800 Walnut St · 439 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$125K$250K$204K2016: $54K2017: $54K2018: $54K2019: $68K2020: $73K2021: $73K2022: $73K2023: $79K2024: $79K2025: $171K2026: $170K2027: $204K2016202020232027

▲ +277% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,2212016: $5782017: $7422018: $5782019: $9462020: $9322021: $8852022: $8852023: $1,1022024: $1,1022025: $2,3732026: $1,7672027: $2,2212016202020232027

▲ +284% since 2016 · ~+13%/yr

1
1 property 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 $32,208 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%
$1,011pays now $4,927at the full rate

1025 S 51st St is assessed at $352K but pays $1,011 a year — about 21% of the $4,927 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 +12.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 377 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $377 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+12.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+277%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+12.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+9.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+6.3 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 46 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 20 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M20052010201520202025
46arm's-length sales since 2002
1times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
20homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 43 parcels

Owner-occupied: 29Investor / LLC: 7Absentee individual: 6Vacant: 1 43parcels
  • Owner-occupied 29
  • Investor / LLC 7
  • Absentee individual 6
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels5 parcels26 parcels0 parcels3 parcels7 parcels
$21K$352K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Do 2 Win Re Group Llc176$16Mphila.gov ↗
Roderick Sterling (individual)211$2.2Mphila.gov ↗
Act Properties Inc14$905Kphila.gov ↗
Island Boys Llc12$330Kphila.gov ↗
Reliable28 Llc11$204Kphila.gov ↗
Ald Investments Llc11$187Kphila.gov ↗
Rittenhouse Capital Llc11$204Kphila.gov ↗
1047-49 S 51st St Llc11$1.1Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 43 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$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1003 S 51ST ST Bought for $12K in 2015, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $30K in 2020. Absentee individual $39K —/— 360 1920 4
1003 1/2 S 51ST ST L&I violation (2023). Vacant $21K —/— 0 1 viol
1005 S 51ST ST Bought for $15K in 2016. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,120 1965 3
1007 S 51ST ST Owner-occupied $190K 4/1 1,520 1965 0 tax lien
1009 S 51ST ST Bought for $14K in 2004. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. Absentee individual $138K 4/1 1,520 1965 2 10 viol
1010 S 51ST ST Bought for $189K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $204K 4/1 1,548 1925 1 1 viol
1011 S 51ST ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $198K 4/1 1,538 1925 0
1012 S 51ST ST Absentee individual $204K 4/1 1,548 1925 1
1013 S 51ST ST Bought for $150K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $204K 4/1 1,538 1925 1 rentedtax lien
1014 S 51ST ST Owner-occupied $204K 4/1 1,548 1925 0
1015 S 51ST ST Bought for $49K in 2006. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. Investor / LLC $187K —/— 1,663 1920 3
1016 S 51ST ST 2 L&I violations (2016); 3 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2021). Owner-occupied $204K 4/1 1,548 1925 0
1017 S 51ST ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $205K 4/1 1,538 1925 0
1018 S 51ST ST Absentee individual $204K 4/1 1,548 1925 1
1019 S 51ST ST Owner-occupied $205K 4/1 1,538 1925 0
1020 S 51ST ST Owner-occupied $259K 4/1 1,548 1925 1
1021 S 51ST ST Owner-occupied $205K 4/1 1,538 1925 1
1022 S 51ST ST Bought for $57K in 2005, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $352K in 2021 (+517%). Owner-occupied $300K 3/1 1,548 1925 3
1023 S 51ST ST Bought for $170K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $205K 4/1 1,538 1925 1
1024 S 51ST ST Owner-occupied $204K 4/1 1,548 1925 0
1025 S 51ST ST Bought for $73K in 2023, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $480K in 2024. Owner-occupied $352K 4/3 1,538 1925 2 abated
1026 S 51ST ST Bought for $50K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Investor / LLC $204K 4/1 1,548 1925 2 tax lien
1027 S 51ST ST Investor / LLC $205K 4/1 1,538 1925 1 rented
1028 S 51ST ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $139K 4/1 1,548 1925 0 tax lien
1029 S 51ST ST Traded 2×: $20K in 2012 → $315K in 2020 (+1475%). Owner-occupied $352K 4/2 1,538 1925 2
1030 S 51ST ST Bought for $44K in 2018, alteration permit in 2018, sold for $307K in 2019 (+598%). Owner-occupied $350K 3/2 1,548 1925 2 tax lien
1031 S 51ST ST built new under a 2017 permit. Owner-occupied $205K 4/1 1,538 1925 0 tax lien
1032 S 51ST ST Owner-occupied $204K 4/1 1,548 1925 0
1033 S 51ST ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $205K 4/1 1,538 1925 0
1034 S 51ST ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $120K 4/1 1,548 1925 0
1035 S 51ST ST built new under a 2020 permit. Owner-occupied $205K 4/1 1,538 1925 0
1036 S 51ST ST Bought for $17K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $139K 4/1 1,548 1925 3
1037 S 51ST ST Owner-occupied $205K 4/1 1,538 1925 0
1038 S 51ST ST Traded 6×: $3K in 2005 → $389K in 2022 (+11473%). Owner-occupied $350K 3/3 1,548 1925 6 tax lien
1039 S 51ST ST Bought for $96K in 2020, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2020, sold for $315K in 2021 (+229%). Owner-occupied $352K 3/2 1,538 1925 2 rented
1040 S 51ST ST Bought for $280K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $350K 4/2 1,548 1925 1 tax lien
1041 S 51ST ST Owner-occupied $205K 4/1 1,538 1925 0 tax lien
1042 S 51ST ST Bought for $15K in 2002. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. Absentee individual $204K 4/1 1,548 1925 1 tax lien
1043 S 51ST ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $205K 4/1 1,538 1925 0 tax lien
1044 S 51ST ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $204K 4/1 1,548 1925 0 tax lien
1045 S 51ST ST Absentee individual $263K —/— 1,538 1920 0 rented
1046 S 51ST ST Owner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $196K 4/1 1,664 1915 0
1047 S 51ST ST Bought for $200K in 2016, built new under a 2019 permit. Investor / LLC $1.1M —/— 9,472 2025 2

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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