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Who owns your block

2500 block of S 57th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 89% of homes are lived in by their owners.

The typical home here is up 133% since 2016, now about $115K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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
$115K
$115K–$163K
ZIP median $152K
Price / sq ft
$123
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$70K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $115K
Tax / yr
$350
typical · up to $2K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
9 of 19
$21K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
89%
17 of 19
city 41%
Rentals
5%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+8%
value · tax +$139
5 years
+120%
value · tax +$248
10 years
+133%
value · tax +$78

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 $115K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19143Philadelphia
Median home value$115K$152K$223K
Owner-occupied79%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 58 reported crimes (24 violent) and 124 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
58
24 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
124
26 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults21
Thefts12
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief8
All Other Offenses4
Aggravated Assault No Firearm3
Motor Vehicle Theft3

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint33
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection28
Street Defect16
Inlet Cleaning11
Traffic Signal Emergency7
Smoke Detector5

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
Thomas G Morton
2501 S 63rd St · 363 students
Middle · 5-8
William Tilden
6601 Elmwood Ave · 230 students
High · 9-12
John Bartram
2401 S 67th St · 594 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$100K$200K$115K2016: $49K2017: $49K2018: $49K2019: $48K2020: $52K2021: $52K2022: $52K2023: $73K2024: $73K2025: $107K2026: $107K2027: $115K2016202020232027

▲ +133% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$250$500$3502016: $2722017: $2722018: $2722019: $1162020: $1022021: $1022022: $1022025: $2062026: $2112027: $3502016202020232027

▲ +29% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr

9
9 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 $20,997 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%
$344pays now $1,744at the full rate

2509 S 57th St is assessed at $125K but pays $344 a year — about 20% of the $1,744 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 +8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 233 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $233 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+133%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.5 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 13 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K20052010201520202025
13arm's-length sales since 2001
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
9homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 19 parcels

Owner-occupied: 17Absentee individual: 2 19parcels
  • Owner-occupied 17
  • Absentee individual 2

Value distribution today

10 parcels1 parcels3 parcels2 parcels1 parcels0 parcels2 parcels
$115K$149K+

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

House by house

All 19 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 S 57TH ST Bought for $53K in 2019. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Absentee individual $133K 3/1 934 1950 1 rented
2502 S 57TH ST built new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated), sold for $65K in 2006. Owner-occupied $115K 3/1 934 1950 1 abated
2504 S 57TH ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated), sold for $87K in 2006. Owner-occupied $115K 3/1 934 1950 1 abated
2505 S 57TH ST Traded 3×: $15K in 2001 → $143K in 2021 (+853%). Owner-occupied $139K 3/1 1,024 1950 3
2506 S 57TH ST Owner-occupied $115K 3/1 934 1950 0 abated
2507 S 57TH ST Owner-occupied $125K 3/1 1,024 1950 0
2508 S 57TH ST built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $54K in 2019. Absentee individual $115K 3/1 934 1950 1
2509 S 57TH ST Owner-occupied $125K 3/1 1,024 1950 0 abated
2510 S 57TH ST Owner-occupied $115K 3/1 934 1950 0 abated
2511 S 57TH ST Owner-occupied $125K 3/1 1,024 1950 0
2512 S 57TH ST Bought for $60K in 2005, addition and/or alterations permit in 2020, sold for $140K in 2021 (+133%). Owner-occupied $133K 2/1 934 1950 2
2513 S 57TH ST Owner-occupied $125K 3/1 1,024 1950 0 tax lien
2514 S 57TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $73K in 2007. Owner-occupied $115K 3/1 934 1950 1 abated
2515 S 57TH ST Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 1,200 1950 0
2516 S 57TH ST built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $115K 3/1 934 1950 0 abated
2518 S 57TH ST Owner-occupied $115K 3/1 934 1950 1
2520 S 57TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $19K in 2015. Owner-occupied $115K 3/1 934 1950 1 abated
2522 S 57TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $22K in 2002. Owner-occupied $115K 3/1 934 1950 1 abated
2524 S 57TH ST Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 934 1950 0

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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