Who owns your block
2500 block of S 15th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 85% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $7,155 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 59% since 2016, now about $292K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% 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 $292K — about 1.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19145 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19145 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $292K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 74% | 46% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 88 reported crimes (29 violent) and 310 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
- $292K typical home, up +59% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,144 to $2,688 a year, +2%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $10M assessed, $108,049/yr to the city, about $3,178 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +59% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +25% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2519 S 15th St is assessed at $291K but pays $2,259 a year — about 56% of the $4,068 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 +4.3% 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 $159 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 34 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 34 parcels
- Owner-occupied 29
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 4
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2538 Management Llc | 1 | 1 | $281K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2508 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $170K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $292K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2509 S 15TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $291K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2510 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $292K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2511 S 15TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $291K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2512 S 15TH ST New constructionBought for $135K in 2019, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $390K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $457K | 3/2 | 1,448 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2513 S 15TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $291K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2514 S 15TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $216K in 2018 → $435K in 2025 (+101%). | Owner-occupied | $292K | 3/2 | 1,448 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2515 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $125K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $291K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2516 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $292K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2517 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $253K in 2007. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $315K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2518 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $292K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2519 S 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $291K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 2520 S 15TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $292K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2521 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $291K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2522 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $92K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $292K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 2523 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $291K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2524 S 15TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $292K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2525 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $255K in 2009. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $315K | 3/2 | 1,448 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2526 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $420K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $292K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2527 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $291K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 2528 S 15TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $292K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2529 S 15TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $291K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2530 S 15TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $120K in 2017 → $140K in 2017 (+17%). | Absentee individual | $292K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 2531 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2009. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $394K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 2532 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $292K | 4/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2533 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $291K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2534 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $115K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $292K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2535 S 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $167K in 2019, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $405K in 2023 (+143%). | Owner-occupied | $455K | 3/3 | 1,448 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 2536 S 15TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $200K in 2011, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $330K in 2021 (+65%). | Owner-occupied | $396K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 2537 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $291K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2538 S 15TH ST ImprovedBought for $180K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $281K | 3/3 | 1,448 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2539 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $291K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2540 S 15TH ST | Owner-occupied | $292K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2541 S 15TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $95K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $291K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)