Who owns your block
1500 block of W Thompson St
A mixed-ownership block: 59% owner-occupied, 18% investor-held, with 4 open code violations and 2 homes behind $5,092 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 155% since 2016, now about $273K. 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 $273K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19121 median of $167K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19121 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19121 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $273K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 46% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 215 reported crimes (66 violent) and 230 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
- $273K typical home, up +155% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,075 to $2,632 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $12M assessed, $138,988/yr to the city, about $3,159 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +155% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +145% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1547 W Thompson St is assessed at $403K but pays $3,038 a year — about 54% of the $5,640 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 +8.9% 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 $255 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 26 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 26 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 44 parcels
- Owner-occupied 26
- Investor / LLC 7
- Absentee individual 9
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Gratz Street Condo Llc, carries 1 open violation across 8 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gratz Street Condo Llc | 1 | 8 | $2.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Community Land Trust Corp | 1 | 3 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Uncommon Properties L P | 1 | 2 | $650K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sol Real Estate Llc | 1 | 1 | $141K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Single Asset Llc | 1 | 1 | $273K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Prime Property Solutions Llc | 1 | 1 | $165K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lone Asset Llc | 1 | 1 | $305K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 2531 Dk Realty Llc | 1 | 1 | $567K | 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 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $288K | 3/1 | 1,306 | 1982 | 0 | |
| 1502 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $273K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1982 | 0 | |
| 1504 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $233K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1982 | 1 | |
| 1506 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $273K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1982 | 0 | |
| 1507 W THOMPSON ST Historysold $180K (2023); Appeal granted with conditions (2026). | Absentee individual | $254K | 5/1 | 1,920 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1508 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $273K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1982 | 0 | |
| 1509 W THOMPSON ST | Investor / LLC | $373K | 6/— | 1,830 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1510 W THOMPSON ST | Absentee individual | $273K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1982 | 1 | |
| 1511 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $244K | 4/1 | 1,830 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 1512 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $140K in 2011 → $282K in 2023 (+101%). | Owner-occupied | $305K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1982 | 2 | |
| 1513 W THOMPSON ST | Absentee individual | $165K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 1514 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $273K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1982 | 0 | abated |
| 1515-17 W THOMPSON ST | Vacant | $350K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 violtax lien |
| 1516 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $36K in 2008 → $200K in 2019 (+455%). | Absentee individual | $418K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1982 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1518 W THOMPSON ST | Absentee individual | $273K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1982 | 0 | |
| 1519 W THOMPSON ST | Investor / LLC | $141K | 2/1 | 864 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1520 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2011 → $265K in 2025 (+212%). | Investor / LLC | $273K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1982 | 2 | rented |
| 1521 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $141K | 2/1 | 864 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1522 W THOMPSON ST | Absentee individual | $273K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1982 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1523 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2014 → $180K in 2022 (+142%). | Investor / LLC | $165K | 2/1 | 864 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1524 W THOMPSON ST | Absentee individual | $273K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1982 | 0 | |
| 1525 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $141K | 2/1 | 864 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1526 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $273K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1982 | 0 | |
| 1527 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2010 → $210K in 2023 (+147%). | Owner-occupied | $220K | 6/6 | 1,440 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1528 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $273K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1982 | 0 | |
| 1529 W THOMPSON ST Historysold $27K (2000); Appeal dismissed (2017). | Owner-occupied | $242K | 4/3 | 1,440 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1530 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $273K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1982 | 0 | |
| 1531 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $242K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1532 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $111K in 2013 → $250K in 2025 (+125%). | Investor / LLC | $305K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1982 | 2 | rented |
| 1533 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $240K | 4/1 | 1,770 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1534 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $273K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1982 | 0 | |
| 1535 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $247K | 4/2 | 2,007 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 1536 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $273K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1982 | 0 | |
| 1537 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $227K | 2/1 | 1,168 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1538 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $273K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1982 | 0 | rented |
| 1539 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $370K | —/— | 2,010 | 1982 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1540 W THOMPSON ST | Absentee individual | $273K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1982 | 1 | rented |
| 1541 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $66K in 2003 → $1.1M in 2022 (+1605%). | Investor / LLC | $567K | 5/3 | 2,736 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1542 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $273K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1982 | 0 | |
| 1543 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $66K in 2003 → $1.1M in 2022 (+1605%). | Absentee individual | $499K | 5/3 | 2,568 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1544 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $288K | 3/1 | 1,306 | 1982 | 0 | |
| 1545 W THOMPSON ST Historysold $97K (2006); Appeal moot (2015); Appeal moot (2015). | Investor / LLC | $402K | 5/3 | 1,920 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1547 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $403K | 3/2 | 1,550 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1549 W THOMPSON ST HistoryAppeal city affirmed (2014). | Vacant | $85K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 viol |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)