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Who owns your block

2500 block of N Alder St

A mixed-ownership block: 12% owner-occupied, 3% investor-held, with 1 open code violation and 6 homes behind $15,938 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 41% since 2016, now about $32K.

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
$32K
$31K–$113K
ZIP median $83K
Price / sq ft
$104
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$25K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $32K
Tax / yr
$428
typical · up to $1K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
13 of 34
$21K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
12%
3 of 34
city 41%
Rentals
0%
0 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$16K
6 of 34 behind
▲ block 18% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-4%
value · tax +$0
5 years
+206%
value · tax +$0
10 years
+41%
value · tax +$0

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 $32K — about 0.1× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19133 median of $83K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19133 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19133Philadelphia
Median home value$32K$83K$223K
Owner-occupied6%18%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 114 reported crimes (52 violent) and 161 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
114
52 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
161
28 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults29
All Other Offenses15
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief14
Thefts10
Weapon Violations7
Motor Vehicle Theft5

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint39
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection31
Illegal Dumping25
Graffiti Removal10
License Complaint8
Salting7

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
Mastery Charter School At Clymer
Middle & High
Mastery Charter School At Gratz

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$32K2016: $23K2017: $23K2018: $23K2019: $10K2020: $10K2021: $10K2022: $10K2023: $25K2024: $25K2025: $34K2026: $33K2027: $32K2016202020232027

▲ +41% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

Not enough history yet.

13
13 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 $21,005 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 $1,575at the full rate

2513 N Alder St is assessed at $113K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $1,575 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +3.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

4610025020162019202220252027This block 141 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $141 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+3.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+41%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+3.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+0.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-3.3 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 5 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 30 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$25K$50K20002005201020152020
5arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
2most sales for a single property
30homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 34 parcels

Owner-occupied: 3Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 11Vacant: 19 34parcels
  • Owner-occupied 3
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 11
  • Vacant 19

Value distribution today

22 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels12 parcels
$31K$88K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual)44773$1418Mphila.gov ↗
Village Of Arts And Human (individual)719$1.3Mphila.gov ↗
Village Of Arts (individual)511$617Kphila.gov ↗
Taurus Land Investments Llc110$762Kphila.gov ↗
Village Of Arts And (individual)39$805Kphila.gov ↗
Village Of Arts & Humanit (individual)34$179Kphila.gov ↗
Village Of The Arts And H (individual)34$201Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 34 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$100K$200K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2500 N ALDER ST Vacant $31K —/— 0
2501 N ALDER ST built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $88K 3/1 840 1920 0 abatedtax lien
2502 N ALDER ST built new under a 2022 permit. Vacant $31K —/— 0
2503 N ALDER ST Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2023. Vacant $31K —/— 0
2504 N ALDER ST built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $86K 3/1 808 1920 0 abated
2505 N ALDER ST Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2023. Vacant $31K —/— 0 tax lien
2506 N ALDER ST built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $86K 3/1 808 1920 0 abated
2507 N ALDER ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $4K in 2000. Owner-occupied $38K 3/1 840 1920 1 abated1 violtax lien
2508 N ALDER ST Absentee individual $86K 3/1 808 1920 1 tax lien
2509 N ALDER ST Absentee individual $88K 3/1 840 1920 0 abated
2510 N ALDER ST 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2020); 2 L&I violations (2021). Investor / LLC $86K 3/1 808 1920 0 tax lien
2511 N ALDER ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $23K in 2014. Owner-occupied $88K 3/1 840 1920 1 abated
2512 N ALDER ST built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $86K 3/1 808 1920 0 abated
2513 N ALDER ST Absentee individual $113K 3/1 840 1920 0 abated
2514 N ALDER ST built new (tax-abated). Absentee individual $37K 3/1 808 1920 0 abated
2515 N ALDER ST 2 L&I violations (2007). Vacant $31K —/— 0
2516 N ALDER ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $37K 3/1 808 1920 0 abated
2517 N ALDER ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Vacant $31K —/— 0
2518 N ALDER ST 2 L&I violations (2007). Vacant $31K —/— 0
2519 N ALDER ST 4 L&I violations (2007). Vacant $31K —/— 0
2520 N ALDER ST Traded 2×: $8K in 2022 → $19K in 2022 (+145%). Vacant $31K —/— 2 tax lien
2521 N ALDER ST 4 L&I violations (2007). Vacant $31K —/— 0
2522 N ALDER ST Vacant $31K —/— 0 tax lien
2523 N ALDER ST 2 L&I violations (2007). Vacant $31K —/— 0
2524 N ALDER ST Vacant $31K —/— 0
2525 N ALDER ST Vacant $31K —/— 0
2526 N ALDER ST Absentee individual $86K 3/1 808 1920 0 abated
2528 N ALDER ST 2 L&I violations (2007). Vacant $31K —/— 0
2530 N ALDER ST 2 L&I violations (2007). Vacant $32K —/— 0
2532 N ALDER ST 2 L&I violations (2007). Vacant $32K —/— 0 tax lien
2534 N ALDER ST 2 L&I violations (2007); L&I violation (2016). Vacant $32K —/— 0
2536 N ALDER ST Absentee individual $88K 3/1 888 1920 0 abated
2538 N ALDER ST Absentee individual $88K 3/1 888 1920 0 abated
2540 N ALDER ST 2 L&I violations (2007); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025); L&I violation (2026). Vacant $32K —/— 0

Neighborhood

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

Where this comes from

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