Who owns your block
1400 block of N 55th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 75% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 11 open code violations and 6 homes behind $21,287 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 138% since 2016, now about $145K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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 $145K — 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 block | ZIP 19131 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $145K | $156K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 53% | 42% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 146 reported crimes (68 violent) and 307 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
- $145K typical home, up +138% since 2016
- Tax bill $455 to $1,008 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.4M assessed, $49,344/yr to the city, about $1,371 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +138% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +122% since 2016 · ~+7%/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 +8.2% 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 $238 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 43 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 36 parcels
- Owner-occupied 27
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Center Rentals Llc, carries 3 open violations across 27 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Rentals Llc | 1 | 27 | $4.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1260 Housing Development Corporation | 1 | 23 | $504K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1326 Associates Llc | 1 | 5 | $800K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Flipping Phila Llc | 1 | 3 | $491K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Monopoly Realty Brothers | 1 | 2 | $220K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1408 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $53K in 2005. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $149K | 4/1 | 1,850 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1409 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $152K | 4/1 | 1,888 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1411 N 55TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $25K in 2004 → $83K in 2005 (+230%). | Owner-occupied | $144K | 4/1 | 1,678 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1412 N 55TH ST New constructionBought for $77K in 2024, built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $302K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $151K | 4/1 | 1,934 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1413 N 55TH ST | Absentee individual | $144K | 4/1 | 1,678 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1415 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $142K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1416 N 55TH ST | Absentee individual | $151K | 4/1 | 1,934 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1417 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $143K | 4/1 | 1,678 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1419 N 55TH ST History2 L&I violations (2020). | Owner-occupied | $143K | 4/1 | 1,678 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1420 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 1999. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $151K | 4/1 | 1,934 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1421 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $144K | 4/1 | 1,678 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1423 N 55TH ST | Investor / LLC | $145K | 4/1 | 1,678 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1424 N 55TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2007). | Owner-occupied | $150K | 4/1 | 1,934 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1425 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $145K | 4/1 | 1,678 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1427 N 55TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $18K in 2005 → $93K in 2007 (+417%). | Owner-occupied | $145K | 4/1 | 1,678 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1428 N 55TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $26K in 2016 → $95K in 2024 (+265%). | Absentee individual | $105K | 4/1 | 1,934 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 1429 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $32K in 2019. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $237K | 4/2 | 1,678 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1431 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $170K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $145K | 4/2 | 1,678 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1432 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2006. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $193K | 4/1 | 1,934 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1433 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $22K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $236K | 4/1 | 1,678 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1435 N 55TH ST Historysold $40K (2015); 5 L&I violations (2019); 3 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2021); 6 L&I violations (2022). | Owner-occupied | $145K | 4/1 | 1,678 | 1925 | 1 | 6 violtax lien |
| 1436 N 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $187K | —/— | 1,934 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1437 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $2.0M in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $101K | 4/1 | 1,678 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1439 N 55TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2023); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Owner-occupied | $145K | 4/1 | 1,678 | 1925 | 0 | 2 violtax lien |
| 1440 N 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $151K | 4/1 | 1,934 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1441 N 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $145K | 4/1 | 1,678 | 1925 | 0 | 3 viol |
| 1443 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $95K in 2013. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $145K | 4/2 | 1,678 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1444 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2006. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $151K | 4/1 | 1,934 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1445 N 55TH ST Historysold $56K (2002); L&I violation (2008). | Owner-occupied | $145K | 4/1 | 1,678 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1447 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $105K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $145K | 4/1 | 1,678 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1448 N 55TH ST History5 L&I violations (2013). | Owner-occupied | $151K | 4/1 | 1,934 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1449 N 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2000 → $32K in 2009 (-37%). | Absentee individual | $145K | 4/1 | 1,678 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1451 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $145K | 4/1 | 1,678 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1452 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $151K | 4/1 | 1,934 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1453 N 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $34K in 2004, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2019, sold for $150K in 2019 (+341%). | Owner-occupied | $237K | 4/1 | 1,678 | 1925 | 4 | tax lien |
| 1455 N 55TH ST | Investor / LLC | $22K | 4/1 | 1,678 | 1925 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)