Who owns your block
2500 block of E York St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 72% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 1 home behind $13,947 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 117% since 2016, now about $289K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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 $289K — about 1.3× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19125 median of $334K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19125 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19125 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $289K | $334K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 38% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 86 reported crimes (20 violent) and 319 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
- $289K typical home, up +117% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,563 to $3,728 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $9.9M assessed, $114,712/yr to the city, about $3,956 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +117% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +139% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2538 E York St is assessed at $321K but pays $1,289 a year — about 29% of the $4,488 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 +7.3% 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 $217 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 43 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 29 parcels
- Owner-occupied 21
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 3
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, On The Rise Properties Ll, carries 2 open violations across 3 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On The Rise Properties Ll | 1 | 3 | $688K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rush Investment Properties Llc | 1 | 2 | $527K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Christopher Golas (individual) | 2 | 2 | $466K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jtw Homes Llc | 1 | 1 | $362K | phila.gov ↗ |
| York Street Partners Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2501 E YORK ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2003. Owner pulled a suppression permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $242K | —/— | 1,920 | 1875 | 2 | |
| 2503 E YORK ST | Owner-occupied | $263K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1875 | 0 | abated |
| 2504 E YORK ST Renovated & sold onBought for $100K in 2013, alteration permit in 2014, sold for $680K in 2026 (+580%). | Investor / LLC | $362K | 4/1 | 1,590 | 1875 | 3 | rented |
| 2505 E YORK ST Renovated & sold onBought for $93K in 2006, electrical permit in 2018, sold for $300K in 2026 (+223%). | Owner-occupied | $275K | 3/1 | 1,126 | 1875 | 4 | |
| 2506-08 E YORK ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit, sold for $200K in 2013. | Investor / LLC | $397K | 4/1 | 1,590 | 1875 | 1 | |
| 2507 E YORK ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $267K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1875 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2509 E YORK ST ImprovedBought for $29K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $346K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1875 | 3 | |
| 2511 E YORK ST | Owner-occupied | $272K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1875 | 0 | abated |
| 2513 E YORK ST TradedTraded 2×: $17K in 1999 → $127K in 2007 (+648%). | Absentee individual | $282K | 2/1 | 1,056 | 1875 | 2 | |
| 2515 E YORK ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $282K | 3/1 | 1,038 | 1875 | 0 | |
| 2516 E YORK ST | Owner-occupied | $280K | 3/1 | 1,106 | 1875 | 0 | |
| 2517 E YORK ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2000 → $105K in 2016 (+200%). | Investor / LLC | $191K | 3/1 | 1,028 | 1875 | 2 | 2 viol |
| 2518 E YORK ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $366K | 3/1 | 1,106 | 1875 | 2 | |
| 2519 E YORK ST Renovated & sold onBought for $234K in 2017, electrical permit in 2017, sold for $300K in 2019 (+28%). | Owner-occupied | $270K | 3/1 | 1,028 | 1875 | 2 | |
| 2520 E YORK ST | Owner-occupied | $284K | 3/1 | 1,106 | 1875 | 0 | |
| 2521 E YORK ST | Owner-occupied | $270K | 3/1 | 1,028 | 1875 | 1 | |
| 2522 E YORK ST | Owner-occupied | $284K | 3/1 | 1,106 | 1875 | 1 | |
| 2523-49 E YORK ST | Investor / LLC | $1.2M | —/— | 8,489 | 1921 | 0 | |
| 2524 E YORK ST ImprovedBought for $58K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $289K | 2/1 | 1,106 | 1875 | 1 | rented |
| 2526 E YORK ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $6K in 2006 → $300K in 2022 (+4900%). | Owner-occupied | $373K | 3/1 | 1,106 | 1875 | 5 | |
| 2528 E YORK ST ImprovedBought for $135K in 2013. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $342K | 3/1 | 1,106 | 1875 | 1 | |
| 2530 E YORK ST | Vacant | $124K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 2532 E YORK ST ImprovedBought for $240K in 2020. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $327K | 5/1 | 1,431 | 1875 | 1 | |
| 2534 E YORK ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $422K | 3/3 | 1,431 | 1875 | 3 | |
| 2536 E YORK ST ImprovedBought for $270K in 2020. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $327K | 4/1 | 1,431 | 1875 | 2 | |
| 2538 E YORK ST | Owner-occupied | $321K | 3/1 | 1,431 | 1875 | 0 | abated |
| 2540 E YORK ST ImprovedBought for $124K in 2009. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $340K | 5/2 | 1,551 | 1875 | 1 | |
| 2542 E YORK ST ImprovedBought for $196K in 2006. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $381K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1875 | 3 | |
| 2544 E YORK ST New constructionBought for $405K in 2011, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $430K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $501K | 3/4 | 1,827 | 2010 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)