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Who owns your block

1300 block of N 55th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 68% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 9 open code violations and 9 homes behind $53,365 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 111% since 2016, now about $148K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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
$148K
$123K–$241K
ZIP median $156K
Price / sq ft
$100
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$170K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $148K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
68%
26 of 38
city 41%
Rentals
13%
5 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
9
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$53K
9 of 38 behind
▲ block 24% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+11%
value · tax +$190
5 years
+97%
value · tax +$381
10 years
+111%
value · tax +$455

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 $148K — about 0.7× 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$148K$156K$223K
Owner-occupied55%42%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 149 reported crimes (70 violent) and 280 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
149
70 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
280
91 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults47
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief22
All Other Offenses19
Thefts10
Fraud9
Aggravated Assault No Firearm7

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection79
Maintenance Complaint57
Abandoned Vehicle30
Illegal Dumping29
Other (Streets)14
Construction Complaints11

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$148K2016: $70K2017: $70K2018: $70K2019: $72K2020: $75K2021: $75K2022: $75K2023: $97K2024: $97K2025: $133K2026: $133K2027: $148K2016202020232027

▲ +111% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,3832016: $9282017: $9282018: $9182019: $9052020: $1,0512021: $9662022: $1,0022023: $1,2372024: $1,2372025: $1,5502026: $1,1932027: $1,3832016202020232027

▲ +49% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 211 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $211 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+111%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.5 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 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
46arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
18homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 38 parcels

Owner-occupied: 26Investor / LLC: 6Absentee individual: 6 38parcels
  • Owner-occupied 26
  • Investor / LLC 6
  • Absentee individual 6

Value distribution today

17 parcels14 parcels2 parcels0 parcels1 parcels1 parcels3 parcels
$123K$232K+

The block's largest owner, Tcs Anika Homes Acquisitions Iii Llc, carries 14 open violations across 33 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Tcs Anika Homes Acquisitions Iii Llc133$5.4Mphila.gov ↗
Yesh Homes Llc114$1.8Mphila.gov ↗
Klsc Llc13$419Kphila.gov ↗
Anyika Enterprises Llc12$244Kphila.gov ↗
1335 N 55th Llc11$128Kphila.gov ↗
Equity Ventures Advisory11$155Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 38 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$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1301 N 55TH ST Bought for $77K in 2007. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2013. Absentee individual $153K —/— 2,256 1925 1 rented
1303 N 55TH ST Bought for $35K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Absentee individual $134K 3/1 1,386 1925 1
1305 N 55TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $134K 3/1 1,386 1925 0 tax lien
1307 N 55TH ST Traded 3×: $42K in 2006 → $249K in 2021 (+493%). Investor / LLC $123K 3/1 1,158 1925 3 rented
1309 N 55TH ST Traded 4×: $4K in 2003 → $74K in 2005 (+1750%). Owner-occupied $128K 4/1 1,282 1925 4
1311 N 55TH ST Traded 2×: $71K in 2007 → $28K in 2010 (-61%). Investor / LLC $128K 3/1 1,282 1925 2 rented
1312 N 55TH ST Bought for $86K in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Absentee individual $148K 3/1 1,572 1925 1
1313 N 55TH ST Traded 2×: $225K in 2022 → $229K in 2024 (+2%). Owner-occupied $208K 3/1 1,282 1925 2
1314 N 55TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $148K 4/1 1,572 1925 0 tax lien
1315 N 55TH ST Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 1,282 1925 0
1316 N 55TH ST Bought for $39K in 2012, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $198K in 2020. Absentee individual $232K 3/2 1,422 1925 3
1317 N 55TH ST Traded 4×: $17K in 2002 → $185K in 2020 (+986%). Investor / LLC $128K 3/1 1,282 1925 4 rented
1318 N 55TH ST 4 L&I violations (2022). Owner-occupied $148K 4/1 1,572 1925 0 tax lien
1319 N 55TH ST Bought for $37K in 2009. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. Investor / LLC $128K 3/1 1,282 1925 2
1320 N 55TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $148K 4/1 1,572 1925 0 tax lien
1321 N 55TH ST Bought for $56K in 2008, addition and/or alterations permit in 2021, sold for $245K in 2023 (+341%). Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 1,282 1925 3
1322 N 55TH ST Owner-occupied $148K 4/1 1,572 1925 0
1323 N 55TH ST Traded 5×: $15K in 2002 → $130K in 2020 (+767%). Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,282 1925 5
1324 N 55TH ST Owner-occupied $148K 4/1 1,572 1925 1
1325 N 55TH ST 5 L&I violations (2021); 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2023); 6 L&I violations (2024). Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 1,282 1925 0 9 violtax lien
1326 N 55TH ST Owner-occupied $148K 4/1 1,572 1925 0 tax lien
1327 N 55TH ST Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 1,282 1925 0
1328 N 55TH ST Bought for $190K in 2019. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $241K 4/2 1,572 1925 1 tax lien
1329 N 55TH ST Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 1,282 1925 0 tax lien
1330 N 55TH ST Owner-occupied $148K 4/1 1,572 1925 0 tax lien
1331 N 55TH ST Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 1,282 1925 0
1332 N 55TH ST Owner-occupied $148K 4/1 1,572 1925 1
1333 N 55TH ST Traded 3×: $3K in 2006 → $210K in 2025 (+8300%). Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 1,282 1925 3
1334 N 55TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $148K 4/1 1,572 1925 0
1335 N 55TH ST Traded 2×: $164K in 2004 → $75K in 2021 (-54%). Investor / LLC $128K 3/1 1,282 1925 2
1336 N 55TH ST Owner-occupied $148K 4/1 1,572 1925 0
1337 N 55TH ST Traded 3×: $15K in 2013 → $307K in 2024 (+1947%). Investor / LLC $155K —/— 1,282 1920 3 rentedtax lien
1338 N 55TH ST Owner-occupied $144K —/— 1,464 1920 1
1339 N 55TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Absentee individual $128K 3/1 1,282 1925 0
1340 N 55TH ST Traded 3×: $35K in 2021 → $224K in 2021 (+540%). Absentee individual $241K 4/1 1,572 1925 3 tax lien
1341 N 55TH ST built new under a 2018 permit. Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 1,282 1925 0
1342 N 55TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $148K 4/1 1,572 1925 0 tax lien
1343 N 55TH ST Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 1,282 1925 0 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)

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