Who owns your block
200 block of S 55th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 77% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 7 open code violations and 5 homes behind $33,775 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 126% since 2016, now about $176K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 | 46% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 125 reported crimes (35 violent) and 256 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 +126% since 2016
- Tax bill $722 to $1,893 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.2M assessed, $61,471/yr to the city, about $1,756 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +126% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +162% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — each home's tax bill as a share of its value
Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. On this block, 18 of 35 homes pay that full rate — and 17 pay less, because abatements and exemptions shrink the taxed value. Each dot is one home; the further left, the less of its value it pays. Hover a dot for the house.
The starkest example: 231 S 55th St is assessed at $299K but pays $907 a year — about 22% of the $4,180 it would owe at the full rate, because its new-construction value is abated for 10 years.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.7% 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 $226 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 32 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 17 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 35 parcels
- Owner-occupied 27
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 6
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Akal Investments LLC, carries 16 open violations across 39 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akal Investments LLC | 1 | 39 | $9.5M | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| T And N Pul Corp | 1 | 2 | $520K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).
House by house
All 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 225 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $21K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $146K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 227 S 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $90K in 2023 → $225K in 2026 (+151%). | Absentee individual | $129K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 229 S 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $64K in 2024 → $240K in 2026 (+275%). | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1925 | 2 | 3 viol |
| 231 S 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated), sold for $80K in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $299K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1925 | 1 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 233 S 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit. | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 234 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $87K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $179K | 4/1 | 1,796 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 235 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 236 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $90K in 2009. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $176K | 4/1 | 1,650 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 237 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 238 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $182K | 4/1 | 1,650 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 239 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $130K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 240 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $182K | 4/1 | 1,650 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 241 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $135K | —/— | 1,152 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 242 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $182K | 4/1 | 1,650 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 244 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $182K | 4/1 | 1,650 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 245 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $162K | —/— | 2,026 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 246 S 55TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $100K in 2006 → $69K in 2016 (-31%). | Owner-occupied | $176K | 4/1 | 1,650 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 247 S 55TH ST Historysold $68K (2007); 2 L&I violations (2008); 7 L&I violations (2012); 10 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2019). | Absentee individual | $230K | —/— | 1,564 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 248 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $176K | 4/1 | 1,650 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 249 S 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $52K in 2016 → $115K in 2017 (+120%). | Owner-occupied | $170K | —/— | 1,410 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 250 S 55TH ST History2 L&I violations (2019). | Absentee individual | $191K | —/— | 1,650 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 251 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $170K | —/— | 1,410 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 252 S 55TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2011). | Owner-occupied | $232K | —/— | 1,650 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 253 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $170K | —/— | 1,410 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 254 S 55TH ST History3 L&I violations (2011). | Owner-occupied | $235K | —/— | 1,650 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 255 S 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $82K in 2018 → $235K in 2020 (+187%). | Owner-occupied | $277K | 4/2 | 1,410 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 256 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $178K | 4/1 | 1,650 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 257 S 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2016 → $175K in 2022 (+218%). | Owner-occupied | $163K | —/— | 1,380 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 258 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $215K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $235K | —/— | 1,650 | 1925 | 2 | 4 violtax lien |
| 259 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $154K | —/— | 1,376 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 261 S 55TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2011). | Absentee individual | $158K | —/— | 1,470 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 263 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $161K | —/— | 1,470 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 265 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2004. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $172K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 267 S 55TH ST | Absentee individual | $180K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 269 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $183K | —/— | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)