Who owns your block
200 block of N 50th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 82% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 19 open code violations and 2 homes behind $3,825 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 177% since 2016, now about $176K. Property taxes are climbing about 12% a year.
- 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 $176K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19139 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $176K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 54% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 120 reported crimes (41 violent) and 187 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
- $176K typical home, up +177% since 2016
- Tax bill $515 to $1,717 a year, +12%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.0M assessed, $49,365/yr to the city, about $1,763 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +177% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +233% since 2016 · ~+12%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
238 N 50th St is assessed at $252K but pays $3,160 a year — about 90% of the $3,527 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 $277 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 29 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 28 parcels
- Owner-occupied 23
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 3
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asi Building Llc | 1 | 1 | $138K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 N 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $167K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 201 N 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $52K in 2005. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $153K | 4/1 | 1,860 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 202 N 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2011. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $279K | 4/2 | 1,760 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 203 N 50TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2013 → $80K in 2014 (+220%). | Owner-occupied | $140K | 4/1 | 1,608 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 204 N 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $171K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 205 N 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $138K | 4/1 | 1,608 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 206 N 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $171K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 207 N 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,460 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 208 N 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $176K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 209 N 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $130K | 3/1 | 1,460 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 210 N 50TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $32K in 2013, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $310K in 2024 (+869%). | Owner-occupied | $224K | 4/2 | 1,760 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 211 N 50TH ST History7 L&I violations (2025). | Absentee individual | $140K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | 7 viol |
| 212 N 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $176K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 213 N 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2018. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $159K | 4/1 | 1,627 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 214 N 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $176K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 215 N 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2011. | Vacant | $55K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 216 N 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $176K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 218 N 50TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $6K in 2015, alteration permit in 2019, sold for $248K in 2022 (+4033%). | Owner-occupied | $259K | 4/2 | 1,968 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 220 N 50TH ST ImprovedBought for $28K in 2026. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $176K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1925 | 1 | 3 viol |
| 222 N 50TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $67K in 2005, use permit in 2010, sold for $180K in 2020 (+169%). | Owner-occupied | $229K | 4/1 | 1,850 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 224 N 50TH ST Historysold $75K (2000); 2 L&I violations incl VACANT PROP UNSAFE (2009). | Owner-occupied | $176K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 226 N 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $190K | 4/1 | 2,108 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 228 N 50TH ST | Owner-occupied | $190K | 4/1 | 2,102 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 230 N 50TH ST History2 L&I violations (2011); 10 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2024); 5 L&I violations (2025). | Absentee individual | $122K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1925 | 0 | 9 viol |
| 232 N 50TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $176K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 234 N 50TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $19K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2019, sold for $275K in 2024 (+1314%). | Owner-occupied | $193K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1925 | 4 | tax lien |
| 236 N 50TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $230K in 2019, mechanical permit in 2019, sold for $277K in 2023 (+1029%). | Absentee individual | $284K | 3/2 | 1,760 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 238 N 50TH ST New constructionBought for $40K in 2005, built new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated), sold for $40K in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $252K | —/— | 4,200 | 1925 | 2 | abatedtax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)