Who owns your block
1500 block of N 30th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 84% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 open code violations and 3 homes behind $7,070 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 193% since 2016, now about $142K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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 $142K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19121 median of $167K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19121 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19121 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $142K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 68% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 122 reported crimes (33 violent) and 218 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
- $142K typical home, up +193% since 2016
- Tax bill $360 to $592 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.7M assessed, $32,081/yr to the city, about $1,283 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +193% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +64% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1501 N 30th St is assessed at $574K but pays $1,606 a year — about 20% of the $8,028 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 +10.3% 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 $293 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 19 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 25 parcels
- Owner-occupied 21
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Legacy Llc | 1 | 4 | $661K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Good News Only Llc | 1 | 1 | $142K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1501 N 30TH ST New constructionBought for $29K in 2015, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $585K in 2025. | Absentee individual | $574K | 4/3 | 2,276 | 2018 | 3 | abated |
| 1503 N 30TH ST | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1505 N 30TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1507 N 30TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $51K in 2017, demolition permit in 2017, sold for $288K in 2018 (+461%). | Owner-occupied | $253K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1925 | 3 | rentedtax lien |
| 1509 N 30TH ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1511 N 30TH ST | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1513 N 30TH ST | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1515 N 30TH ST | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1517 N 30TH ST | Absentee individual | $142K | 4/1 | 1,130 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1519 N 30TH ST ImprovedBought for $47K in 2014. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1521 N 30TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $31K in 2013, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $145K in 2015 (+371%). | Owner-occupied | $252K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1523 N 30TH ST | Investor / LLC | $142K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1525 N 30TH ST | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1527 N 30TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1529 N 30TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $100K in 2022, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2022, sold for $375K in 2024 (+275%). | Owner-occupied | $321K | 3/2 | 1,332 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1531 N 30TH ST | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1533 N 30TH ST | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1535 N 30TH ST | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1537 N 30TH ST ImprovedBought for $135K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $295K | 3/2 | 1,130 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1539 N 30TH ST | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1541 N 30TH ST New constructionBought for $90K in 2016, built new under a 2016 permit, sold for $298K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $295K | 3/2 | 1,130 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1543 N 30TH ST History7 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1925 | 0 | 4 violtax lien |
| 1545 N 30TH ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2022. Owner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1547 N 30TH ST | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1549 N 30TH ST | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1925 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)