Who owns your block
1500 block of S 16th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 89% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $297 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 176% since 2016, now about $264K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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 $264K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19146 median of $364K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19146 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19146 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $264K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 52% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 94 reported crimes (23 violent) and 306 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
- $264K typical home, up +176% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,323 to $2,569 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.4M assessed, $85,875/yr to the city, about $3,181 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +176% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +94% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1521 S 16th St is assessed at $374K but pays $1,828 a year — about 35% of the $5,239 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 +9.7% 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 $276 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 30 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 27 parcels
- Owner-occupied 24
- Investor / LLC 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirius Properties Llc | 1 | 10 | $2.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Elephant Investments Llc | 1 | 2 | $587K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tasker Village Lp | 1 | 1 | $713K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1548 South 16th Llc | 1 | 1 | $293K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 27 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 S 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2003 → $170K in 2017 (+143%). | Investor / LLC | $231K | —/— | 1,850 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1502 S 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2004 → $240K in 2022 (+300%). | Owner-occupied | $284K | —/— | 1,608 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1504 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $257K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1506 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $260K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1508 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. | Investor / LLC | $713K | —/— | 27,252 | 1994 | 0 | rented |
| 1511 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $264K | 3/1 | 1,312 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1513 S 16TH ST New constructionBought for $150K in 2019, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $410K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $426K | 3/3 | 1,416 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1515 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $239K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1517 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $239K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1519 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $239K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1521 S 16TH ST New constructionBought for $100K in 2024, built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated), sold for $440K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $374K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 1523 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $25K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $365K in 2025 (+1360%). | Owner-occupied | $354K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1525 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $282K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1527 S 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2001 → $130K in 2009 (+332%). | Owner-occupied | $264K | 3/2 | 1,296 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1529 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $264K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1531 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $264K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1533 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $16K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $275K in 2016 (+1608%). | Owner-occupied | $264K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1535 S 16TH ST | Investor / LLC | $264K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 1537 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $264K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1539 S 16TH ST History2 L&I violations (2014). | Owner-occupied | $264K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1541 S 16TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $44K in 2002 → $259K in 2017 (+486%). | Owner-occupied | $384K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1543 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $53K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $277K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1545 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $337K in 2017. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $381K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1547 S 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $260K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1548 S 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $293K | —/— | 4,228 | 1994 | 0 | |
| 1549 S 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $145K in 2016, addition and/or alteration permit in 2016, sold for $404K in 2021 (+179%). | Owner-occupied | $391K | 3/2 | 1,694 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 1551 S 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2000. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $355K | —/— | 2,533 | 1925 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)