Who owns your block
1500 block of S 9th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 69% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 7 open code violations and 1 home behind $5,177 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 108% since 2016, now about $404K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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 $404K — about 1.8× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $404K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 25% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 78 reported crimes (13 violent) and 299 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
- $404K typical home, up +108% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,007 to $4,527 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $16M assessed, $150,268/yr to the city, about $4,174 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +108% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +126% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1535 S 9th St is assessed at $658K but pays $3,756 a year — about 41% of the $9,213 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.9% 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 $208 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 23 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 20 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 36 parcels
- Owner-occupied 25
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 9
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1514-20 S 9th St Lp | 1 | 1 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cross Real Estate Llc | 1 | 1 | $390K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1539 Cs Realty Llc | 1 | 1 | $395K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 36 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 9TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated), sold for $320K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $445K | 4/1 | 1,170 | 1900 | 1 | abated |
| 1501 S 9TH ST History13 L&I violations (2024); Appeal complete (2025). | Owner-occupied | $310K | 7/4 | 1,320 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 1502 S 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $365K | 3/1 | 1,174 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1503 S 9TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $342K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1504 S 9TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $361K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1900 | 0 | abated |
| 1505 S 9TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $368K | 4/1 | 1,528 | 1900 | 0 | abated |
| 1506 S 9TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $358K | 3/1 | 1,150 | 1900 | 0 | abated |
| 1507 S 9TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $339K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 1508 S 9TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $374K | 3/1 | 1,282 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1509 S 9TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $365K | 4/1 | 1,528 | 1900 | 0 | abated |
| 1510 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $170K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $371K | 3/1 | 1,258 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 1511 S 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $335K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1900 | 0 | abated |
| 1512 S 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $376K | 3/2 | 1,280 | 1900 | 0 | abated |
| 1513 S 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $372K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1900 | 0 | abated |
| 1514-20 S 9TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $1.1M | —/— | 7,680 | 1900 | 2 | rented |
| 1515 S 9TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $385K in 2023, addition and/or alteration permit in 2022, sold for $385K in 2023 (+166%). | Absentee individual | $452K | 6/3 | 2,640 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1517 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $240K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $444K | 4/2 | 2,547 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1519 S 9TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2013). | Absentee individual | $412K | 5/3 | 2,547 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 1521 S 9TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated), sold for $60K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $462K | 5/3 | 2,547 | 1900 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 1522 S 9TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $295K in 2022. | Absentee individual | $430K | —/— | 2,250 | 1900 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 1523 S 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $438K | 5/3 | 2,547 | 1900 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1524 S 9TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $514K | 4/2 | 1,632 | 1900 | 0 | abated |
| 1525 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $200K in 2002. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $390K | —/— | 2,784 | 1900 | 1 | 6 viol |
| 1527 S 9TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2010); L&I violation (2015). | Absentee individual | $337K | 4/4 | 1,624 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 1528 S 9TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2024). | Absentee individual | $380K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1900 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 1529 S 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $307K | —/— | 2,088 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1530 S 9TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $174K in 2003. | Owner-occupied | $483K | 5/2 | 1,946 | 1900 | 1 | abated |
| 1531 S 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $494K | 5/2 | 2,412 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 1532 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $194K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $458K | 5/2 | 1,686 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 1533 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $383K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $448K | 5/2 | 1,948 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 1534 S 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $458K | 3/1 | 1,686 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1535 S 9TH ST New constructionBought for $271K in 2018, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $692K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $658K | 3/2 | 2,064 | 1900 | 2 | abated |
| 1536 S 9TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $507K | 4/1 | 2,141 | 1900 | 0 | abated1 violtax lien |
| 1537 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $105K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $446K | 4/2 | 2,012 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 1538 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $300K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $577K | 2/2 | 2,832 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 1539 S 9TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $160K in 2017, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $625K in 2021 (+291%). | Investor / LLC | $395K | 5/4 | 2,029 | 1900 | 3 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)