Who owns your block
1500 block of E Walnut Ln
A mostly owner-occupied block: 89% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations and 4 homes behind $96,817 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 80% since 2016, now about $197K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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 $197K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19138 median of $187K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19138 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19138 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $197K | $187K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 71% | 53% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 80 reported crimes (30 violent) and 160 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
- $197K typical home, up +80% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,148 to $1,551 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $12M assessed, $112,533/yr to the city, about $2,010 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +80% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +35% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1555 E Walnut Ln is assessed at $263K but pays $3,230 a year — about 88% of the $3,680 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.5% 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 $180 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 55 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 25 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 56 parcels
- Owner-occupied 50
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O&M Property Solution Llc | 1 | 3 | $614K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1501 E Walnut Ln Llc | 1 | 1 | $263K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gv Property Nc | 1 | 1 | $194K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 E WALNUT LN Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $130K in 2005 → $99K in 2013 (-24%). | Owner-occupied | $263K | —/— | 1,522 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1501 E WALNUT LN Historysold $215K (2023); Appeal complete (2026). | Investor / LLC | $263K | 4/2 | 1,522 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1502 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $191K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1503 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $191K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 1504 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $211K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1505 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1506 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1507 E WALNUT LN Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $62K in 2006 → $120K in 2012 (+94%). | Owner-occupied | $238K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1508 E WALNUT LN | Investor / LLC | $194K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1509 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1510 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $204K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1511 E WALNUT LN TradedTraded 2×: $149K in 2022 → $275K in 2023 (+84%). | Owner-occupied | $280K | 3/2 | 1,188 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1512 E WALNUT LN Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $38K in 2014 → $225K in 2023 (+492%). | Owner-occupied | $250K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1513 E WALNUT LN TradedTraded 2×: $140K in 2022 → $282K in 2022 (+101%). | Owner-occupied | $264K | 3/— | 1,188 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1514 E WALNUT LN HistoryAppeal complete (2024); Appeal complete (2024). | Owner-occupied | $205K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1515 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $197K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1516 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1517 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 1518 E WALNUT LN | Absentee individual | $218K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1519 E WALNUT LN TradedTraded 2×: $140K in 2007 → $125K in 2013 (-11%). | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 2 | 2 viol |
| 1520 E WALNUT LN | Absentee individual | $199K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1521 E WALNUT LN TradedTraded 2×: $163K in 2025 → $311K in 2025 (+91%). | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1522 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1523 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1524 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $196K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1525 E WALNUT LN TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2004 → $95K in 2005 (+217%). | Owner-occupied | $197K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1526 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $196K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1527 E WALNUT LN TradedTraded 2×: $145K in 2024 → $300K in 2024 (+107%). | Owner-occupied | $280K | 3/3 | 1,188 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1528 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $196K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1529 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $197K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1530 E WALNUT LN TradedTraded 2×: $140K in 2010 → $146K in 2016 (+4%). | Owner-occupied | $271K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 1531 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1532 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $196K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1533 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1534 E WALNUT LN Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $50K in 2000 → $140K in 2008 (+180%). | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1535 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $280K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1536 E WALNUT LN TradedTraded 2×: $57K in 2018 → $170K in 2018 (+198%). | Owner-occupied | $287K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1537 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1538 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $197K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1539 E WALNUT LN TradedTraded 2×: $26K in 2004 → $97K in 2005 (+273%). | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1540 E WALNUT LN | Absentee individual | $194K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1541 E WALNUT LN | Investor / LLC | $197K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1542 E WALNUT LN Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $124K in 2008 → $150K in 2015 (+21%). | Owner-occupied | $259K | 3/2 | 1,188 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1543 E WALNUT LN TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2013 → $155K in 2013 (+158%). | Owner-occupied | $259K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1544 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1545 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $197K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1546 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1547 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $197K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1548 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $211K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1549 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1550 E WALNUT LN Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $82K in 2002 → $135K in 2016 (+65%). | Owner-occupied | $214K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1551 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $197K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1552 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1553 E WALNUT LN Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $85K in 2003 → $139K in 2009 (+64%). | Owner-occupied | $197K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1554 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $230K | 4/1 | 1,540 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1555 E WALNUT LN New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $170K in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $263K | —/— | 1,528 | 1920 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)