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Who owns your block

2500 block of N 27th St

A mixed-ownership block: 35% owner-occupied, 20% investor-held, with 1 open code violation and 8 homes behind $26,217 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 240% since 2016, now about $22K. Property taxes are climbing about 14% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$22K
$7K–$345K
ZIP median $79K
Price / sq ft
$51
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.1×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$308
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 20
$3K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
35%
5 of 20
city 41%
Rentals
5%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$26K
8 of 20 behind
▲ block 40% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 5% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-13%
value · tax −$57
5 years
+115%
value · tax +$151
10 years
+111%
value · tax +$151

Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.

How the block compares

The typical home here is $22K — about 0.1× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19132 median of $79K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19132 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19132Philadelphia
Median home value$22K$79K$223K
Owner-occupied10%26%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 107 reported crimes (48 violent) and 239 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
107
48 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
239
44 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults22
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief19
Aggravated Assault No Firearm9
All Other Offenses8
Motor Vehicle Theft7
Thefts7

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint79
Sanitation Violation34
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection30
Illegal Dumping17
Abandoned Vehicle14
Other (Streets)10

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 · K-5
Richard Wright
2201 N 28th St · 201 students
Middle · K-8
E Washington Rhodes
2900 W Clearfield St · 350 students
High · 9-12
Strawberry Mansion HS
3133 Ridge Ave · 275 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$50K$100K$22K2016: $6K2017: $10K2018: $10K2019: $10K2020: $10K2021: $10K2022: $10K2023: $56K2024: $56K2025: $24K2026: $25K2027: $22K2016202020232027

▲ +240% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$2712016: $672017: $1202018: $1202019: $1202020: $1202021: $1202022: $1202023: $7772024: $7772025: $3222026: $3282027: $2712016202020232027

▲ +304% since 2016 · ~+14%/yr

2
2 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 $3,165 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%
$0pays now $796at the full rate

2504 N 27th St is assessed at $57K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $796 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 +11.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

95100100020162019202220252027This block 340 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $340 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+11.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+240%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+11.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+8.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+5.3 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 8 arm's-length sales since 2014. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K201420162018202020222024
8arm's-length sales since 2014
0times the typical home has sold
2most sales for a single property
14homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 20 parcels

Owner-occupied: 5Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 1Vacant: 13 20parcels
  • Owner-occupied 5
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 1
  • Vacant 13

Value distribution today

13 parcels2 parcels1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels2 parcels2 parcels
$7K$182K+

The block's largest owner, Stead Holdings Llc, carries 1 open violation across 7 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Stead Holdings Llc17$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
Jlh Investments Llc26$522Kphila.gov ↗
Andre Taylor (individual)23$303Kphila.gov ↗
Tonya M Woodward (individual)22$178Kphila.gov ↗
Joseph Charles (individual)22$26Kphila.gov ↗
2 Perfection Llc11$80Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 20 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2502 N 27TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $47K —/— 2,250 1925 0 abated1 viol
2504 N 27TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $57K 4/1 1,920 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2506 N 27TH ST 2 L&I violations (2009); 3 L&I violations (2024). Vacant $22K —/— 0
2508 N 27TH ST 2 L&I violations (2009); 3 L&I violations (2024). Vacant $22K —/— 0
2510 N 27TH ST 2 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2011); 5 L&I violations (2024). Vacant $21K —/— 0 tax lien
2512 N 27TH ST Absentee individual $157K —/— 2,088 1930 0 tax lien
2514 N 27TH ST Owner-occupied $345K —/— 4,928 1925 1
2516 N 27TH ST Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. Vacant $15K —/— 0
2518 N 27TH ST Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2016. Vacant $18K —/— 0 tax lien
2520-22 N 27TH ST 2 L&I violations (2009); 4 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2024). Vacant $28K —/— 0 tax lien
2524-26 N 27TH ST Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $80K —/— 2,160 1915 0
2528 N 27TH ST 2 L&I violations (2009); 4 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2014); 4 L&I violations (2024). Vacant $16K —/— 0 tax lien
2530 N 27TH ST 2 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2014); 4 L&I violations (2024). Vacant $14K —/— 0 tax lien
2532 N 27TH ST Vacant $7K —/— 0
2534 N 27TH ST 2 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2011); 6 L&I violations (2024). Vacant $14K —/— 0 tax lien
2536 N 27TH ST 2 L&I violations (2009); 3 L&I violations (2011); sold $4K (2017); 6 L&I violations (2024). Vacant $12K —/— 1
2538 N 27TH ST 2 L&I violations (2009); 3 L&I violations (2011); sold $4K (2017); 6 L&I violations (2024). Vacant $14K —/— 1
2540-42 N 27TH ST Traded 2×: $8K in 2017 → $19K in 2020 (+138%). Vacant $27K —/— 2
2544-46 N 27TH ST Bought for $1K in 2015. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $133K 4/1 2,635 1915 2 tax lien
2548 N 27TH ST 8 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2017); L&I violation (2018); 4 L&I violations (2022); sold $130K (2024). Investor / LLC $182K 3/2 1,600 1940 1 rented

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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