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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.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$151K
$18K–$12M
ZIP median $189K
Price / sq ft
$116
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$155K
5 sold in 2yr
assessed $151K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $7K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
4 of 44
$200K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
64%
28 of 44
city 41%
Rentals
16%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
10
L&I code
▼ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$38K
5 of 44 behind
▲ block 11% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+3%
value · tax +$258
5 years
+60%
value · tax +$252
10 years
+73%
value · tax +$252

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.

2027
  • 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 blockZIP 19151Philadelphia
Median home value$151K$189K$223K
Owner-occupied41%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.

Crimes · 12mo
99
48 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
304
89 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults30
Thefts13
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief13
Fraud12
Aggravated Assault No Firearm10
All Other Offenses4

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection111
Maintenance Complaint43
Abandoned Vehicle34
Illegal Dumping24
Street Defect15
Other (Streets)14

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.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
Guion Bluford
5720 Media St · 490 students
High · 9-12
Overbrook High
5898 Lancaster Ave · 466 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$100K$200K$151K2016: $87K2017: $87K2018: $87K2019: $91K2020: $94K2021: $94K2022: $94K2023: $122K2024: $122K2025: $148K2026: $148K2027: $151K2016202020232027

▲ +73% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,1342016: $8822017: $8822018: $8822019: $8372020: $8292021: $8292022: $8822023: $1,0202024: $1,2122025: $1,6552026: $8762027: $1,1342016202020232027

▲ +29% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr

4
4 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $200,474 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$0pays now $170,896at the full rate

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 173 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+5.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+73%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.4 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
44arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
18homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 44 parcels

Owner-occupied: 28Investor / LLC: 7Absentee individual: 7Vacant: 2 44parcels
  • Owner-occupied 28
  • Investor / LLC 7
  • Absentee individual 7
  • Vacant 2

Value distribution today

2 parcels1 parcels1 parcels11 parcels22 parcels2 parcels5 parcels
$18K$247K+

The block's largest owner, Rad Diversified Reit Inc, carries 101 open violations across 181 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Rad Diversified Reit Inc1181$28Mphila.gov ↗
Kml Properties Llc116$2.5Mphila.gov ↗
Btv Phil 2 Llc111$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
Sfr3 060 Llc18$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
Olalere Llc26$1.3Mphila.gov ↗
Ariama Remodeling Llc14$549Kphila.gov ↗
Mastan Group Llc11$64Kphila.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

$0$10M$20M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1500 N 61ST ST Traded 2×: $31K in 2010 → $180K in 2023 (+486%). Owner-occupied $154K 4/2 1,426 1925 2
1501-07 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $530K —/— 9,628 1925 0
1502 N 61ST ST 2 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 sold $23K (2003); 2 L&I violations (2014). Absentee individual $151K 3/1 1,380 1925 1 rentedtax lien
1506 N 61ST ST Bought 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 Bought for $14K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $164K —/— 1,470 1925 1 tax lien
1509 N 61ST ST Traded 2×: $63K in 2021 → $155K in 2025 (+146%). Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,156 1925 2
1510 N 61ST ST built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $191K —/— 1,380 1920 0 abated
1511 N 61ST ST Bought 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 Traded 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 Bought 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 Owner 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 Bought 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 Traded 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 3 L&I violations (2013). Absentee individual $126K 3/1 1,036 1925 0
1526 N 61ST ST Traded 2×: $89K in 2024 → $255K in 2025 (+187%). Owner-occupied $247K 3/2 1,380 1925 2
1527 N 61ST ST L&I violation (2012). Owner-occupied $126K 3/1 1,036 1925 0
1528 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $151K 3/1 1,380 1925 0 tax lien
1529 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $126K 3/1 1,036 1925 0
1530 N 61ST ST Bought 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 Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $126K 3/1 1,036 1925 0
1532 N 61ST ST Traded 2×: $47K in 2003 → $80K in 2023 (+70%). Owner-occupied $164K 3/1 1,470 1925 2
1533 N 61ST ST Bought 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 L&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 Bought for $150K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Absentee individual $151K 3/1 1,380 1925 1
1539 N 61ST ST Bought 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 Bought 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 built 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 Traded 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 Bought 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 5 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022); 4 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024). Vacant $18K —/— 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)

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