Who owns your block
1000 block of S 55th St
A mixed-ownership block: 56% owner-occupied, 13% investor-held, with 3 homes behind $4,730 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 148% since 2016, now about $147K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $147K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $147K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 34% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 85 reported crimes (37 violent) and 282 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
- $147K typical home, up +148% since 2016
- Tax bill $824 to $1,944 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.0M assessed, $54,444/yr to the city, about $1,701 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +148% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +136% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.6% 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 $248 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 38 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 32 parcels
- Owner-occupied 18
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 9
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Ballard (individual) | 2 | 35 | $4.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bradham Properties Llc | 1 | 15 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Relter Pmd Llc | 1 | 3 | $529K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mappse Holdings Llc | 1 | 2 | $353K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Y D A Investments Llc | 1 | 1 | $145K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1010 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2009. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1011 S 55TH ST | Absentee individual | $139K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1012 S 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $33K in 2005 → $33K in 2005 (+0%). | Investor / LLC | $132K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1013 S 55TH ST History2 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2010); 5 L&I violations (2012); sold $15K (2017); 2 L&I violations (2017). | Absentee individual | $133K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1014 S 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2008 → $86K in 2008 (+244%). | Owner-occupied | $132K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1015 S 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $42K in 2017 → $144K in 2018 (+244%). | Absentee individual | $133K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1016 S 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $29K in 2004, zoning/use permit in 2010, sold for $95K in 2010 (+228%). | Absentee individual | $188K | 3/1 | 1,428 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1017 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2009. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $160K | 3/1 | 1,428 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1018 S 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $60K in 2019, addition and/or alteration permit in 2025, sold for $300K in 2025 (+400%). | Owner-occupied | $215K | 4/1 | 1,938 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1019 S 55TH ST New constructionBought for $80K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $278K in 2025. | Absentee individual | $216K | —/— | 1,844 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1020 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2018. | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1021 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $145K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1022 S 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2018 → $180K in 2023 (+414%). | Owner-occupied | $252K | 3/1 | 1,336 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1023 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $145K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1024 S 55TH ST | Absentee individual | $149K | 3/1 | 1,336 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1025 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1026 S 55TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $20K in 2009 → $170K in 2021 (+750%). | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,336 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1027 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1028 S 55TH ST Historysold $75K (2010); 2 L&I violations (2015); 7 L&I violations (2016). | Absentee individual | $147K | 3/1 | 1,336 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1029 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $145K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1030 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $147K | 3/1 | 1,336 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1031 S 55TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $45K in 2000 → $48K in 2016 (+7%). | Investor / LLC | $145K | 3/1 | 1,316 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 1032 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $160K | —/— | 1,428 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1033 S 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $95K in 2020 → $110K in 2024 (+16%). | Investor / LLC | $164K | 4/1 | 1,582 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1034 S 55TH ST Historysold $26K (2013); L&I violation (2022); 7 L&I violations (2023); L&I violation (2024); 5 L&I violations (2025). | Absentee individual | $169K | 2/1 | 1,574 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1035 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $212K | 4/2 | 1,960 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1036 S 55TH ST History4 L&I violations (2019); 6 L&I violations (2023); L&I violation (2024); 4 L&I violations (2025). | Absentee individual | $147K | 3/1 | 1,431 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1037 S 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $17K in 2010 → $110K in 2014 (+547%). | Owner-occupied | $171K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1038 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $147K | 3/1 | 1,431 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1039 S 55TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $40K in 2010 → $200K in 2024 (+400%). | Owner-occupied | $200K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1920 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1040 S 55TH ST | Investor / LLC | $152K | 3/1 | 1,532 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1041 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)