Who owns your block
1500 block of N 61st St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 64% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 10 open code violations and 5 homes behind $38,107 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 73% since 2016, now about $151K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% 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 $151K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19151 median of $189K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19151 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19151 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $151K | $189K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 41% | 54% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 99 reported crimes (48 violent) and 304 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
- $151K typical home, up +73% since 2016
- Tax bill $882 to $1,134 a year, +2%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $19M assessed, $65,107/yr to the city, about $1,480 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +73% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +29% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1541-59 N 61st St is assessed at $12M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $170,896 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 +5.1% 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 $173 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 44 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 44 parcels
- Owner-occupied 28
- Investor / LLC 7
- Absentee individual 7
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Rad Diversified Reit Inc, carries 101 open violations across 181 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rad Diversified Reit Inc | 1 | 181 | $28M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kml Properties Llc | 1 | 16 | $2.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Btv Phil 2 Llc | 1 | 11 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sfr3 060 Llc | 1 | 8 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Olalere Llc | 2 | 6 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ariama Remodeling Llc | 1 | 4 | $549K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mastan Group Llc | 1 | 1 | $64K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 44 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 N 61ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $31K in 2010 → $180K in 2023 (+486%). | Owner-occupied | $154K | 4/2 | 1,426 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1501-07 N 61ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $530K | —/— | 9,628 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1502 N 61ST ST History2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2021); sold $12K (2022). | Vacant | $18K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1504 N 61ST ST Historysold $23K (2003); 2 L&I violations (2014). | Absentee individual | $151K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1506 N 61ST ST ImprovedBought for $140K in 2016. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $214K | 4/1 | 1,630 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1508 N 61ST ST ImprovedBought for $14K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $164K | —/— | 1,470 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1509 N 61ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $63K in 2021 → $155K in 2025 (+146%). | Owner-occupied | $171K | 3/1 | 1,156 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1510 N 61ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $191K | —/— | 1,380 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1511 N 61ST ST ImprovedBought for $8K in 2012. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $64K | 3/1 | 1,156 | 1925 | 2 | 4 violtax lien |
| 1512 N 61ST ST | Owner-occupied | $151K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1513 N 61ST ST | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,156 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1514 N 61ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $28K in 2012 → $120K in 2022 (+329%). | Investor / LLC | $151K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1515 N 61ST ST | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,156 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1516 N 61ST ST | Owner-occupied | $151K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1517 N 61ST ST New constructionBought for $18K in 2001, built new (tax-abated), sold for $57K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,156 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 1518 N 61ST ST | Investor / LLC | $116K | 4/1 | 1,605 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1519 N 61ST ST | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,156 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1520 N 61ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $169K | 4/1 | 1,598 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1521 N 61ST ST | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,036 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1522 N 61ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $15K in 2014, addition and/or alteration permit in 2020, sold for $245K in 2022 (+4800%). | Owner-occupied | $193K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1523 N 61ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $50K in 2020 → $100K in 2022 (+100%). | Investor / LLC | $177K | 3/1 | 1,036 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 1524 N 61ST ST | Absentee individual | $151K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1525 N 61ST ST History3 L&I violations (2013). | Absentee individual | $126K | 3/1 | 1,036 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1526 N 61ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $89K in 2024 → $255K in 2025 (+187%). | Owner-occupied | $247K | 3/2 | 1,380 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1527 N 61ST ST HistoryL&I violation (2012). | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,036 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1528 N 61ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $151K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1529 N 61ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,036 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1530 N 61ST ST ImprovedBought for $28K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $168K | 4/1 | 1,560 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1531 N 61ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,036 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1532 N 61ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $47K in 2003 → $80K in 2023 (+70%). | Owner-occupied | $164K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1533 N 61ST ST ImprovedBought for $53K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $161K | 3/1 | 1,036 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1534 N 61ST ST | Investor / LLC | $151K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1535 N 61ST ST | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,036 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1536 N 61ST ST HistoryL&I violation (2011). | Owner-occupied | $146K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1537 N 61ST ST | Owner-occupied | $152K | —/— | 1,312 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1538 N 61ST ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $151K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1539 N 61ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $9K in 2003, alterations permit in 2022, sold for $260K in 2026 (+2711%). | Owner-occupied | $153K | —/— | 1,312 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1540 N 61ST ST ImprovedBought for $120K in 2026. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $151K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1541-59 N 61ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated), sold for $350K in 2010. | Absentee individual | $12M | —/— | 13,800 | 1950 | 1 | abated6 violtax lien |
| 1542 N 61ST ST | Owner-occupied | $164K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1544 N 61ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $38K in 2000 → $43K in 2008 (+14%). | Investor / LLC | $179K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1546 N 61ST ST | Investor / LLC | $151K | 3/1 | 1,380 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1548 N 61ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $50K in 2018, major alteration permit in 2018, sold for $174K in 2019 (+248%). | Owner-occupied | $247K | 3/2 | 1,380 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1550 N 61ST ST History5 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022); 4 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $18K | —/— | — | — | 0 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)