Who owns your block
1500 block of N 55th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 76% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 8 homes behind $30,093 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 130% since 2016, now about $138K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% 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 $138K — about 0.6× 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 | $138K | $156K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 41% | 42% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 144 reported crimes (71 violent) and 396 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
- $138K typical home, up +130% since 2016
- Tax bill $554 to $1,765 a year, +11%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.7M assessed, $65,341/yr to the city, about $1,333 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +130% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +219% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1549 N 55th St is assessed at $115K but pays $209 a year — about 13% of the $1,608 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 +7.9% 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 $230 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 48 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 23 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 49 parcels
- Owner-occupied 37
- Investor / LLC 7
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonsall Properties Llc | 1 | 8 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Saric Llc | 1 | 6 | $890K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gamby Llc | 1 | 4 | $518K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sandra P Austin (individual) | 2 | 2 | $276K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gw3 Llc | 1 | 2 | $269K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Savvy Urban Holdings Llc | 1 | 2 | $343K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Pyramid Rentals Lc | 1 | 1 | $172K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Natiosntar Mortgage Llc | 1 | 1 | $161K | phila.gov ↗ |
| R10 Realty Llc | 1 | 1 | $126K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 49 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 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $136K | 3/1 | 1,462 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1503 N 55TH ST | Investor / LLC | $172K | —/— | 1,624 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 1505 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2010. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1507 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $29K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $138K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1509 N 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $32K in 2003 → $60K in 2003 (+88%). | Owner-occupied | $138K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1511 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $235K in 2024. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $138K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1512 N 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $42K in 2008, plumbing permit in 2009, sold for $100K in 2025 (+138%). | Investor / LLC | $161K | 3/1 | 1,123 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1513 N 55TH ST | Absentee individual | $138K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1514 N 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $161K | 3/1 | 1,123 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1515 N 55TH ST | Absentee individual | $25K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1516 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,123 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1517 N 55TH ST | Absentee individual | $138K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1518 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,123 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1519 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $138K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1520 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/2 | 1,007 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1521 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $138K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1522 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $73K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $126K | 3/1 | 1,123 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1523 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $138K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1524 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,123 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1525 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $138K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1526 N 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2022 → $229K in 2022 (+169%). | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,123 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1527 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $138K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1528 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,123 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1529 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $138K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1530 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,123 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1531 N 55TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $24K in 2000 → $140K in 2025 (+483%). | Investor / LLC | $138K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 1532 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,123 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1533 N 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $138K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1534 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $161K | 3/1 | 1,123 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1535 N 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit. | Owner-occupied | $138K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1536 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2004. Owner pulled a use permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,123 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1537 N 55TH ST History11 L&I violations (2013); sold $43K (2013). | Absentee individual | $172K | —/— | 1,624 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1538 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $65K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $126K | 3/1 | 1,123 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1539 N 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit. | Owner-occupied | $138K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1540 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,123 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1541 N 55TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $37K in 2006 → $110K in 2007 (+197%). | Owner-occupied | $138K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1542 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $126K | 4/1 | 1,123 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1543 N 55TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $15K in 2000 → $170K in 2019 (+1033%). | Owner-occupied | $225K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1544 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2024. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,123 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1545 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $67K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $138K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1546 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,123 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1547 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2002. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $138K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1548 N 55TH ST | Investor / LLC | $126K | 4/1 | 1,123 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1549 N 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $115K | 3/1 | 1,298 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1550 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,123 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1551 N 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $116K | 3/1 | 1,298 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1552 N 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $4K in 2001, use permit in 2018, sold for $250K in 2025 (+7043%). | Investor / LLC | $184K | 3/2 | 1,123 | 1925 | 5 | rented |
| 1553 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $115K | 3/1 | 1,298 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1554 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,123 | 1925 | 0 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)