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.
- 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.
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 block | ZIP 19132 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $22K | $79K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 10% | 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.
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
- $22K typical home, up +240% since 2016
- Tax bill $67 to $271 a year, +14%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $1.2M assessed, $14,044/yr to the city, about $702 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +240% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +304% since 2016 · ~+14%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 20 parcels
- Owner-occupied 5
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 1
- Vacant 13
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Stead Holdings Llc, carries 1 open violation across 7 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stead Holdings Llc | 1 | 7 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jlh Investments Llc | 2 | 6 | $522K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Andre Taylor (individual) | 2 | 3 | $303K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tonya M Woodward (individual) | 2 | 2 | $178K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Joseph Charles (individual) | 2 | 2 | $26K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 2 Perfection Llc | 1 | 1 | $80K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2502 N 27TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $47K | —/— | 2,250 | 1925 | 0 | abated1 viol |
| 2504 N 27TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $57K | 4/1 | 1,920 | 1915 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 2506 N 27TH ST History2 L&I violations (2009); 3 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $22K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2508 N 27TH ST History2 L&I violations (2009); 3 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $22K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2510 N 27TH ST History2 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2017. | Vacant | $15K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2518 N 27TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2016. | Vacant | $18K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2520-22 N 27TH ST History2 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $80K | —/— | 2,160 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2528 N 27TH ST History2 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 History2 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 History2 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2011); 6 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2536 N 27TH ST History2 L&I violations (2009); 3 L&I violations (2011); sold $4K (2017); 6 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $12K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 2538 N 27TH ST History2 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 TradedTraded 2×: $8K in 2017 → $19K in 2020 (+138%). | Vacant | $27K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 2544-46 N 27TH ST ImprovedBought 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 History8 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)