Who owns your block
1300 block of S 50th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 84% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $11,795 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 440% since 2016, now about $227K. Property taxes are climbing about 19% 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 $227K — about 1.0× 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 block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $227K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 68% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 64 reported crimes (34 violent) and 137 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
- $227K typical home, up +440% since 2016
- Tax bill $290 to $1,897 a year, +19%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.4M assessed, $43,317/yr to the city, about $2,280 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +440% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +554% since 2016 · ~+19%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1300 S 50th St is assessed at $157K but pays $1,096 a year — about 50% of the $2,192 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 +16.6% 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 $540 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 12 arm's-length sales since 2005. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 19 parcels
- Owner-occupied 16
- Absentee individual 2
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1300 S 50TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $61K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $157K | —/— | 2,304 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 1302 S 50TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $75K in 2016 → $271K in 2020 (+261%). | Owner-occupied | $373K | 3/2 | 1,656 | 1940 | 3 | rented |
| 1304 S 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $261K | 4/1 | 2,304 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 1306 S 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $258K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 1308 S 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $161K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 1310 S 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $19K in 2009. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $227K | —/— | 1,640 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 1312 S 50TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $154K | 4/1 | 1,768 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 1314 S 50TH ST | Vacant | $100K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1316 S 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $236K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 1318 S 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $216K | 4/1 | 1,640 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 1320 S 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $222K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1322 S 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $225K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $236K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 1324 S 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $299K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 1326 S 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $29K in 2008. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $216K | 4/1 | 1,640 | 1940 | 1 | rented |
| 1328 S 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $222K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 1330 S 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2015. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $405K | 4/2 | 1,728 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 1332 S 50TH ST History8 L&I violations (2015); L&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $236K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1334 S 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 1336 S 50TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $26K in 2005 → $60K in 2006 (+135%). | Owner-occupied | $248K | 4/1 | 1,860 | 1940 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)