Who owns your block
1500 block of N 13th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 70% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 open code violations and 5 homes behind $47,768 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 116% since 2016, now about $257K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $257K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19122 median of $278K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19122 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19122 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $257K | $278K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 47% | 21% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 218 reported crimes (48 violent) and 79 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
- $257K typical home, up +116% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,247 to $3,596 a year, +10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.1M assessed, $93,603/yr to the city, about $3,120 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +116% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +188% since 2016 · ~+10%/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 +7.2% 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 $216 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 27 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 30 parcels
- Owner-occupied 21
- Absentee individual 9
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diep T Nguyen (individual) | 3 | 6 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Yang Zhong Gui (individual) | 2 | 2 | $614K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1502 N 13TH ST | Absentee individual | $257K | 4/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1504 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $257K | 4/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1506 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $257K | 4/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1508 N 13TH ST | Absentee individual | $257K | 4/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 1510 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $257K | 4/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1512 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $257K | 4/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1514 N 13TH ST Historysold $275K (2017); 5 L&I violations (2018). | Absentee individual | $285K | 4/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1516 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $257K | 4/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1518 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $257K | 4/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1520 N 13TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $250K in 2007 → $340K in 2024 (+36%). | Owner-occupied | $329K | 4/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 1522 N 13TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $75K in 2002 → $180K in 2019 (+140%). | Owner-occupied | $329K | 4/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1523 N 13TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $37K in 2002 → $81K in 2002 (+118%). | Owner-occupied | $172K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1524 N 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $257K | 4/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1525 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $257K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1526 N 13TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $57K in 2013 → $173K in 2013 (+203%). | Owner-occupied | $351K | 4/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1527 N 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $175K in 2018. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $366K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1528 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $257K | 4/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1529 N 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $257K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1530 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $257K | 4/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1531 N 13TH ST | Absentee individual | $263K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1532 N 13TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $155K in 2006 → $205K in 2017 (+32%). | Absentee individual | $285K | 4/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1533 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $257K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1534 N 13TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2009); 3 L&I violations (2012); Appeal moot (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); sold $160K (2022). | Owner-occupied | $285K | 4/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1535 N 13TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $86K in 2006 → $130K in 2011 (+51%). | Owner-occupied | $285K | 4/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 2 | 4 viol |
| 1536 N 13TH ST Historysold $99K (2013); 2 L&I violations (2013). | Absentee individual | $257K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1537 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $257K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1538 N 13TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $70K in 2007 → $138K in 2014 (+97%). | Absentee individual | $257K | 4/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1540 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $257K | 4/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1542 N 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $257K | 4/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1544 N 13TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $30K in 2001, use permit in 2009, sold for $253K in 2016 (+743%). | Absentee individual | $257K | 4/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 3 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)