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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $115K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 79% | 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.
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
- $115K typical home, up +133% since 2016
- Tax bill $272 to $350 a year, +2%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $2.4M assessed, $12,125/yr to the city, about $638 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +133% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +29% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 19 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Absentee individual 2
Value distribution today
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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2500 S 57TH ST ImprovedBought for $53K in 2019. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $133K | 3/1 | 934 | 1950 | 1 | rented |
| 2502 S 57TH ST New constructionbuilt 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 New constructionbuilt 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 Frequently tradedTraded 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 New constructionbuilt 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 New constructionbuilt 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 New constructionbuilt 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 New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $19K in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $115K | 3/1 | 934 | 1950 | 1 | abated |
| 2522 S 57TH ST New constructionbuilt 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)