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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 9, 2026

Who owns your block

1200 block of N 50th St

A mixed-ownership block: 34% owner-occupied, 34% investor-held, with 13 open code violations and 8 homes behind $58,126 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 162% since 2016, now about $108K. Property taxes are climbing about 14% a year.

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
$108K
$19K–$362K
ZIP median $156K
Price / sq ft
$92
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$95K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $108K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
6 of 29
$13K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
34%
9 of 29
city 41%
Rentals
24%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
13
L&I code
▲ block 14% · city 5%
Back taxes
$58K
8 of 29 behind
▲ block 28% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
4
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 7% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+15%
value · tax +$285
5 years
+120%
value · tax +$862
10 years
+162%
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 $108K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19131 median of $156K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19131 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19131Philadelphia
Median home value$108K$156K$223K
Owner-occupied21%42%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 79 reported crimes (33 violent) and 287 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
79
33 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
287
80 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults25
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief15
All Other Offenses8
Aggravated Assault No Firearm6
Fraud6
Motor Vehicle Theft5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection79
Maintenance Complaint56
Abandoned Vehicle38
Illegal Dumping25
Sanitation Violation19
Construction Complaints13

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
Edward Heston
1621 N 54th St · 219 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$108K2016: $41K2017: $41K2018: $41K2019: $39K2020: $49K2021: $49K2022: $49K2023: $70K2024: $70K2025: $94K2026: $94K2027: $108K2016202020232027

▲ +162% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,4332016: $3302017: $3302018: $3302019: $3682020: $5712021: $5712022: $5712023: $8312024: $8312025: $1,1022026: $1,1482027: $1,4332016202020232027

▲ +334% since 2016 · ~+14%/yr

6
6 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 $12,525 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

20 homes pay the full 1.40%9 pay less
$2,530pays now $5,060at the full rate

The starkest example: 1230 N 50th St is assessed at $362K but pays $2,530 a year — about 50% of the $5,060 it would owe at the full rate, because its new-construction value is abated for 10 years.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +9.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 262 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $262 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+9.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+162%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+2.7 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 37 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M20052010201520202025
37arm's-length sales since 2001
1times the typical home has sold
7most sales for a single property
10homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 29 parcels

Owner-occupied: 9Investor / LLC: 8Absentee individual: 8Vacant: 4 29parcels
  • Owner-occupied 9
  • Investor / LLC 8
  • Absentee individual 8
  • Vacant 4

Value distribution today

4 parcels0 parcels0 parcels2 parcels13 parcels3 parcels7 parcels
$19K$161K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Lotus 01a LLC117$3.2Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Na Holdings LLC116$1.6Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Blake & Mitchell Co114$1.9Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
New Edge Investments LLC19$1.1Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Lydia Homes Rusk LLC18$214Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
C5 Holdings LLC12$236Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Narp Properties LLC12$246Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Sweet Treat Hut LLC12$310Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
P&T Rehab LLC11$102Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
H2o Partners LLC11$161Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

House by house

All 29 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1207 N 50TH ST Owner-occupied $107K 3/1 1,152 1925 0 abated
1209 N 50TH ST Bought for $27K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Absentee individual $108K 3/1 1,182 1925 3 rented4 viol
1211 N 50TH ST built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $1.9M in 2018. Investor / LLC $161K 3/1 1,182 1925 1 rentedabated
1212 N 50TH ST built new under a 2024 permit. Vacant $20K —/— 0 tax lien
1213 N 50TH ST sold $35K (2001); 3 L&I violations (2017); 8 L&I violations (2020). Absentee individual $117K 3/1 1,398 1925 1 tax lien
1214 N 50TH ST Traded 2×: $49K in 2010 → $95K in 2022 (+94%). Investor / LLC $148K —/— 1,830 1925 2 rented
1215 N 50TH ST Vacant $19K —/— 0
1216 N 50TH ST Traded 7×: $16K in 2003 → $55K in 2022 (+244%). Investor / LLC $102K —/— 1,830 1925 7
1217 N 50TH ST Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,182 1925 0 abated
1218 N 50TH ST 4 L&I violations (2016); 8 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2020); 2 L&I violations (2023). Vacant $21K —/— 0 2 violtax lien
1219 N 50TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,182 1925 0 abated1 viol
1220 N 50TH ST 7 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2017); 4 L&I violations (2018). Vacant $22K —/— 0 tax lien
1221 N 50TH ST 2 L&I violations (2014); 4 L&I violations (2015); 9 L&I violations (2023); Appeal complete (2024); Appeal complete (2024); 2 L&I violations (2024); sold $95K (2024). Investor / LLC $161K 3/1 1,182 1925 1 rentedtax lien
1222 N 50TH ST Bought for $60K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $261K —/— 1,376 1925 1 6 viol
1223 N 50TH ST Bought for $15K in 2016. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. Absentee individual $108K 3/1 1,182 1925 1
1224 N 50TH ST Owner-occupied $122K 3/1 1,398 1925 0
1225 N 50TH ST Bought for $86K in 2023. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $108K 3/1 1,182 1925 1
1226 N 50TH ST Bought for $18K in 2017, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $120K in 2021. Investor / LLC $122K 3/1 1,398 1925 3 rented
1227 N 50TH ST built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $40K in 2018. Investor / LLC $108K 3/1 1,182 1925 1 rented
1228 N 50TH ST built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $82K in 2008. Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,398 1925 1
1229 N 50TH ST Absentee individual $108K 3/1 1,182 1925 0
1230 N 50TH ST Bought for $42K in 2006, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $130K in 2019. Absentee individual $362K —/— 2,475 1925 2 rentedabated
1231 N 50TH ST Bought for $35K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $138K 3/1 1,182 1925 3
1232 N 50TH ST Traded 2×: $18K in 2010 → $28K in 2010 (+57%). Absentee individual $102K 3/1 1,068 1925 2 tax lien
1233 N 50TH ST Bought for $60K in 2025. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,182 1925 1 tax lien
1234 N 50TH ST Absentee individual $93K 3/1 936 1925 0 tax lien
1236 N 50TH ST 4 L&I violations (2007); sold $22K (2009). Absentee individual $97K 3/1 1,008 1925 1
1238 N 50TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $74K in 2017. Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,176 1925 1 abated
1240 N 50TH ST Bought for $42K in 2003, alteration permit in 2007, sold for $80K in 2018 (+93%). Owner-occupied $150K —/— 2,205 1925 4 tax lien

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.