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Who owns your block

2000 block of S 59th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 79% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 7 homes behind $53,754 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 133% since 2016, now about $119K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% a year and the increases are speeding up.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$119K
$11K–$3.1M
ZIP median $152K
Price / sq ft
$99
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$8K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $119K
Tax / yr
$259
typical · up to $43K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
20 of 33
$30K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
79%
26 of 33
city 41%
Rentals
3%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$54K
7 of 33 behind
▲ block 21% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+14%
value · tax +$202
5 years
+56%
value · tax −$178
10 years
+133%
value · tax −$32

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.

2027
  • 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 $119K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19143Philadelphia
Median home value$119K$152K$223K
Owner-occupied64%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 88 reported crimes (32 violent) and 76 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
88
32 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
76
27 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts23
Other Assaults20
All Other Offenses8
Fraud7
Motor Vehicle Theft7
Aggravated Assault No Firearm5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection16
Maintenance Complaint14
Abandoned Vehicle8
Dangerous Building Complaint4
Fire Safety Complaint4
Traffic (Other)4

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.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
Weir Mitchell
5500 Kingsessing Ave · 271 students
High · 9-12
John Bartram
2401 S 67th St · 594 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$100K$200K$119K2016: $51K2017: $51K2018: $51K2019: $70K2020: $76K2021: $76K2022: $76K2023: $83K2024: $83K2025: $104K2026: $104K2027: $119K2016202020232027

▲ +133% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$250$500$2592016: $2912017: $2912018: $2912019: $4242020: $4372021: $4372022: $4372023: $422024: $422025: $572026: $572027: $2592016202020232027

▼ -11% since 2016 · ~-1%/yr

20
20 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $29,655 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$288pays now $1,688at the full rate

2002 S 59th St is assessed at $121K but pays $288 a year — about 17% of the $1,688 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% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 233 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $233 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+133%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.5 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 15 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 23 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$2.5M$5.0M2005201020152020
15arm's-length sales since 2002
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
23homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 33 parcels

Owner-occupied: 26Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 5Vacant: 1 33parcels
  • Owner-occupied 26
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 5
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels32 parcels
$11K$121K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Blackwell Pride Builders Llc11$119Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 33 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

$0$5.0M$10M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2000 S 59TH ST Bought for $138K in 2020. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $127K 4/2 1,400 1920 1
2001 S 59TH ST Bought for $433K in 2004, built new under a 2023 permit, sold for $3.0M in 2023. Absentee individual $3.1M —/— 59,626 2005 2 rented
2002 S 59TH ST Bought for $49K in 2002, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $123K in 2021. Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 1,200 1925 3 abated
2004 S 59TH ST Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 0 abated
2006 S 59TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $75K in 2016. Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 1 abated
2008 S 59TH ST Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 0 abated
2010 S 59TH ST Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 0
2012 S 59TH ST built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 0 abated
2014 S 59TH ST Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 0 abated
2016 S 59TH ST Bought for $44K in 2007, built new (tax-abated), sold for $95K in 2007. Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 2 abated
2018 S 59TH ST Traded 2×: $5K in 2015 → $105K in 2017 (+2000%). Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 2 tax lien
2020 S 59TH ST built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 0 abated
2022 S 59TH ST built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 0 abated
2024 S 59TH ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated), sold for $70K in 2016. Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 1 abated
2026 S 59TH ST Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 0 abated
2028 S 59TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 0
2030 S 59TH ST Absentee individual $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 1
2032 S 59TH ST Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 0 abated
2034 S 59TH ST 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2019). Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 0 tax lien
2036 S 59TH ST Owner pulled a city demolition permit in 2024. Vacant $11K —/— 0 tax lien
2038 S 59TH ST Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 0 tax lien
2040 S 59TH ST built new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 0 abated
2042 S 59TH ST built new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 0 abated
2044 S 59TH ST built new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 0 abated
2046 S 59TH ST built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 0 abated
2048 S 59TH ST Absentee individual $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 0
2050 S 59TH ST Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 0 abatedtax lien
2052 S 59TH ST Bought for $21K in 2019. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Absentee individual $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 1
2054 S 59TH ST Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 0 abated
2056 S 59TH ST built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 0 abated
2058 S 59TH ST Bought for $30K in 2020. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Investor / LLC $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 1 tax lien
2060 S 59TH ST Absentee individual $119K 3/1 1,200 1925 0
2062 S 59TH ST Owner-occupied $114K 3/1 1,200 1925 0 abated

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

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