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Who owns your block

2500 block of N 31st St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 62% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 9 open code violations and 9 homes behind $23,383 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 270% since 2016, now about $88K. Property taxes are climbing about 16% 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
$88K
$22K–$209K
ZIP median $79K
Price / sq ft
$67
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$73K
5 sold in 2yr
assessed $88K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
24 of 58
$32K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
62%
36 of 58
city 41%
Rentals
19%
11 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
9
L&I code
▲ block 7% · city 5%
Back taxes
$23K
9 of 58 behind
▲ block 16% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
7
5 homes · ZBA & boards
block 9% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+5%
value · tax −$112
5 years
+175%
value · tax +$872
10 years
+270%
value · tax +$726

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 $88K — about 0.4× the citywide median, and above 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$88K$79K$223K
Owner-occupied41%26%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 142 reported crimes (49 violent) and 173 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
142
49 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
173
52 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults32
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief22
All Other Offenses19
Thefts14
Burglary Residential10
Motor Vehicle Theft8

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint68
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection25
Abandoned Vehicle13
Smoke Detector10
Illegal Dumping9
Dangerous Building Complaint7

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
Ethel D Allen
3200 W Lehigh Ave · 274 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$88K2016: $24K2017: $24K2018: $24K2019: $31K2020: $32K2021: $32K2022: $32K2023: $62K2024: $62K2025: $84K2026: $84K2027: $88K2016202020232027

▲ +270% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,0412016: $2032017: $3152018: $3152019: $4142020: $4282021: $4122022: $1692023: $7082024: $7192025: $1,1532026: $1,1532027: $1,0412016202020232027

▲ +413% since 2016 · ~+16%/yr

24
24 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 $32,300 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%
$12pays now $1,233at the full rate

2505 N 31st St is assessed at $88K but pays $12 a year — about 1% of the $1,233 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 +12.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 370 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $370 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+12.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+270%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+12.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+9.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+6.1 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 50 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 32 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K20052010201520202025
50arm's-length sales since 2001
0times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
32homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 58 parcels

Owner-occupied: 36Investor / LLC: 7Absentee individual: 12Vacant: 3 58parcels
  • Owner-occupied 36
  • Investor / LLC 7
  • Absentee individual 12
  • Vacant 3

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels1 parcels3 parcels48 parcels0 parcels5 parcels
$22K$132K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Redevelopment Authority (individual)21303$240Mphila.gov ↗
Bw Construction Phila Llc122$2.9Mphila.gov ↗
Keystone Group Llc117$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
L & K Llc17$517Kphila.gov ↗
3117 Gordon Llc14$299Kphila.gov ↗
Base Investments Llc13$279Kphila.gov ↗
Yesh Nadlan Llc12$258Kphila.gov ↗
Shell Home Ventures Llc12$329Kphila.gov ↗
Allen Robinson (individual)22$175Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 58 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$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2500 N 31ST ST built new. Vacant $85K —/— 0
2501 N 31ST ST built new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated), sold for $38K in 2005. Owner-occupied $75K —/— 1,871 1930 1 abated
2503 N 31ST ST Bought for $30K in 2019, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2020, sold for $66K in 2025 (+120%). Absentee individual $162K 2/2 1,360 1915 4 rentedtax lien
2505 N 31ST ST Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,314 1915 0 abated
2507 N 31ST ST built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,314 1915 0 abated
2508 N 31ST ST Owner-occupied $87K 3/1 1,200 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2509 N 31ST ST built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $26K in 2019. Absentee individual $88K 3/1 1,314 1915 1 rented
2510 N 31ST ST Bought for $21K in 2016. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. Absentee individual $87K 3/1 1,200 1915 2
2511 N 31ST ST Bought for $78K in 2023. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $88K 3/1 1,314 1915 1
2512 N 31ST ST built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $87K 3/1 1,200 1915 0 abated
2513 N 31ST ST 14 L&I violations (2014); Appeal city affirmed (2015); Appeal city affirmed (2015); L&I violation (2016). Absentee individual $88K 3/1 1,314 1915 0 rented
2514 N 31ST ST Absentee individual $87K 3/1 1,200 1915 0
2515 N 31ST ST built new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,314 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2516 N 31ST ST Absentee individual $87K 3/1 1,200 1915 0
2517 N 31ST ST Bought for $50K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,314 1915 1
2518 N 31ST ST built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $87K 3/1 1,200 1915 0 abated
2519 N 31ST ST Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,314 1915 0
2520 N 31ST ST built new (tax-abated). Absentee individual $87K 3/1 1,200 1915 0 abated3 viol
2521 N 31ST ST Traded 4×: $39K in 2002 → $80K in 2022 (+106%). Investor / LLC $88K 3/1 1,314 1915 4 rentedtax lien
2522 N 31ST ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $87K 3/1 1,200 1915 0
2523 N 31ST ST Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,314 1915 0
2524 N 31ST ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $87K 3/1 1,200 1915 0 tax lien
2525 N 31ST ST Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,314 1915 1 rented
2526 N 31ST ST built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated), sold for $37K in 2002. Owner-occupied $87K 3/1 1,200 1915 1 abated
2527 N 31ST ST built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $37K in 2007. Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,314 1915 1 abated
2528 N 31ST ST Bought for $21K in 2015, mechanical permit in 2016, sold for $100K in 2016 (+376%). Owner-occupied $132K 3/1 1,200 1915 2
2529 N 31ST ST Bought for $31K in 2013. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Investor / LLC $88K 3/1 1,314 1915 1 rented
2530 N 31ST ST Owner-occupied $87K 3/1 1,200 1915 0 abated
2531 N 31ST ST Traded 2×: $15K in 2004 → $92K in 2022 (+510%). Investor / LLC $88K 4/1 1,314 1915 2 rented
2532 N 31ST ST 2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); sold $13K (2026). Vacant $22K —/— 1 tax lien
2533 N 31ST ST Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,314 1915 0 abated
2534 N 31ST ST Bought for $2K in 2006, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $11K in 2018 (+450%). Owner-occupied $87K 3/1 1,200 1915 2
2535 N 31ST ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Absentee individual $88K 3/1 1,314 1915 0 2 viol
2536 N 31ST ST Bought for $16K in 2002, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $40K in 2004. Owner-occupied $87K 3/1 1,200 1915 2 abated
2537 N 31ST ST Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,314 1915 0 abated
2538 N 31ST ST Owner-occupied $87K 3/1 1,200 1915 0 abated
2539 N 31ST ST Bought for $73K in 2024. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Investor / LLC $128K 2/2 1,314 1915 1 2 viol
2540 N 31ST ST Owner-occupied $87K 3/1 1,200 1915 1 tax lien
2541 N 31ST ST Owner-occupied $88K 2/1 1,312 1915 0
2542 N 31ST ST Absentee individual $87K 3/1 1,200 1915 0
2543 N 31ST ST Traded 2×: $58K in 2006 → $17K in 2010 (-71%). Absentee individual $88K 3/1 1,314 1915 2
2544 N 31ST ST built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $87K 3/1 1,200 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2545 N 31ST ST Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,314 1915 0 abated
2546 N 31ST ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $12K in 2001. Owner-occupied $87K 3/1 1,200 1915 1 abated
2547 N 31ST ST Bought for $37K in 2001, built new (tax-abated), sold for $14K in 2013. Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,314 1915 3 abatedtax lien
2548-56 N 31ST ST Owner pulled a general earth disturbance only permit in 2025. Vacant $83K —/— 0
2549 N 31ST ST built new under a 2019 permit. Owner-occupied $93K 3/1 1,452 1915 0 rentedtax lien
2551 N 31ST ST Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,314 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2553 N 31ST ST Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,314 1915 0 abatedtax lien
2555 N 31ST ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,314 1915 0
2557 N 31ST ST Bought for $45K in 2020, built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated), sold for $195K in 2026. Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,314 1915 2 rentedabated
2558 N 31ST ST Bought for $24K in 2005. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2017. Investor / LLC $82K 3/1 1,200 1915 3 rentedtax lien
2559 N 31ST ST Bought for $12K in 2018, electrical permit in 2018, sold for $165K in 2024 (+1275%). Absentee individual $193K 3/2 1,314 1915 2
2560 N 31ST ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $87K 3/1 1,200 1915 0 abated2 violtax lien
2561 N 31ST ST Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 1,314 1915 0 abated
2562 N 31ST ST Bought for $8K in 2002, demolition permit in 2007, sold for $13K in 2015 (+63%). Absentee individual $209K 3/1 1,200 1915 4 rentedtax lien
2563 N 31ST ST Owner-occupied $67K —/— 1,666 1915 0
2564 N 31ST ST Bought for $9K in 2014. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $86K —/— 2,318 1945 4

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

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