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Who owns your block

2500 block of S 61st St

A mixed-ownership block: 57% owner-occupied, 29% investor-held, with 8 open code violations and 6 homes behind $37,885 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 152% since 2016, now about $133K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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
$133K
$72K–$286K
ZIP median $131K
Price / sq ft
$124
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$175K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $133K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
9 of 56
$30K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
57%
32 of 56
city 41%
Rentals
25%
14 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
8
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$38K
6 of 56 behind
▲ block 11% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 5% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+11%
value · tax +$112
5 years
+77%
value · tax +$672
10 years
+152%
value · tax +$952

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 $133K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19142 median of $131K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19142 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19142Philadelphia
Median home value$133K$131K$223K
Owner-occupied38%34%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 173 reported crimes (65 violent) and 210 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
173
65 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
210
73 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults44
All Other Offenses28
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief26
Thefts18
Burglary Residential13
Aggravated Assault No Firearm8

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint87
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection28
Abandoned Vehicle15
Salting14
Street Defect12
Illegal Dumping10

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$133K2016: $53K2017: $53K2018: $53K2019: $69K2020: $75K2021: $75K2022: $75K2023: $95K2024: $95K2025: $119K2026: $119K2027: $133K2016202020232027

▲ +152% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,6662016: $7142017: $7142018: $7142019: $9172020: $9942021: $9942022: $9942023: $1,1592024: $1,1592025: $1,5542026: $1,5542027: $1,6662016202020232027

▲ +133% since 2016 · ~+8%/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 $30,406 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%
$266pays now $1,666at the full rate

2506 S 61st St is assessed at $119K but pays $266 a year — about 16% of the $1,666 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 +8.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 252 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $252 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+152%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+2.3 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 87 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$2.5M$5.0M2004201020162022
87arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
15homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 56 parcels

Owner-occupied: 32Investor / LLC: 16Absentee individual: 7Vacant: 1 56parcels
  • Owner-occupied 32
  • Investor / LLC 16
  • Absentee individual 7
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels24 parcels25 parcels0 parcels0 parcels5 parcels
$72K$205K+

The block's largest owner, Wps Realty Llc, carries 49 open violations across 75 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Wps Realty Llc175$9.5Mphila.gov ↗
Optivest Holdings Llc329$4.3Mphila.gov ↗
Darmon Llc111$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
Northwest Development Group Llc17$2.0Mphila.gov ↗
3-11 Llc12$573Kphila.gov ↗
Real-Vest Holdings Lp22$265Kphila.gov ↗
L K Llc Penna Limited Par11$133Kphila.gov ↗
Road Family Llc11$119Kphila.gov ↗
First Of The Month Lp11$119Kphila.gov ↗
Morovaty Llc11$133Kphila.gov ↗
Frec Vii Llc11$119Kphila.gov ↗
Elite Equities Llc11$234Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 56 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2500 S 61ST ST Traded 3×: $63K in 2005 → $55K in 2017 (-12%). Absentee individual $201K —/— 1,143 1920 3
2502 S 61ST ST Traded 5×: $37K in 2007 → $90K in 2022 (+143%). Investor / LLC $119K 3/1 960 1920 5 tax lien
2504 S 61ST ST sold $80K (2006); L&I violation (2012). Absentee individual $119K 3/1 960 1920 1
2506 S 61ST ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $145K in 2020. Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 960 1920 1 abated
2508 S 61ST ST Bought for $62K in 2001, built new (tax-abated), sold for $45K in 2017. Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 960 1920 4 abatedtax lien
2510 S 61ST ST sold $77K (2005); Appeal moot (2011); 5 L&I violations (2020); 2 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2024); 4 L&I violations (2025). Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 960 1920 1
2511 S 61ST ST Bought for $3.9M in 2025. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2020. Investor / LLC $133K 3/1 1,260 1920 1 rented8 viol
2512 S 61ST ST Bought for $38K in 2005, built new (tax-abated), sold for $80K in 2005. Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 960 1920 2 abated
2513 S 61ST ST Traded 3×: $50K in 2000 → $44K in 2008 (-12%). Investor / LLC $133K 3/1 1,260 1920 3 rented
2514 S 61ST ST Bought for $38K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 960 1920 2
2515 S 61ST ST Bought for $52K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2020. Investor / LLC $133K 3/1 1,260 1920 1 rented
2516 S 61ST ST Bought for $45K in 2004, built new (tax-abated), sold for $58K in 2012. Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 960 1916 2 abated
2517 S 61ST ST Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,260 1920 0 tax lien
2518 S 61ST ST Traded 4×: $47K in 2005 → $33K in 2008 (-31%). Investor / LLC $119K 3/1 960 1920 4 rented
2519 S 61ST ST L&I violation (2015); L&I violation (2017); L&I violation (2023). Investor / LLC $133K 3/1 1,260 1920 0 rented
2520 S 61ST ST Traded 4×: $42K in 2001 → $120K in 2022 (+186%). Investor / LLC $119K 3/1 960 1920 4 rented
2521 S 61ST ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,260 1920 0
2522 S 61ST ST built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 960 1920 0 abated
2523 S 61ST ST Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,260 1920 1
2524 S 61ST ST Traded 4×: $43K in 2007 → $80K in 2023 (+88%). Owner-occupied $119K 2/1 960 1920 4 tax lien
2525 S 61ST ST Traded 2×: $25K in 2009 → $87K in 2010 (+248%). Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,260 1920 2
2526 S 61ST ST built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 960 1920 0 abated
2527 S 61ST ST Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,260 1920 1
2528 S 61ST ST Bought for $70K in 2019, change of use permit in 2021, sold for $250K in 2024 (+257%). Owner-occupied $264K 4/2 1,112 1920 2
2529 S 61ST ST Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,260 1920 0
2530 S 61ST ST Vacant $72K —/— 0
2531 S 61ST ST Bought for $51K in 2001. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,260 1920 1
2533 S 61ST ST sold $40K (2006); 12 L&I violations (2010). Investor / LLC $133K 3/1 1,260 1920 1 rented
2534 S 61ST ST Bought for $25K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $286K 4/3 1,207 1920 1 rented
2535 S 61ST ST Absentee individual $133K 3/1 1,260 1920 0
2536 S 61ST ST Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 960 1920 1
2537 S 61ST ST Traded 2×: $22K in 2003 → $52K in 2004 (+136%). Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,260 1920 2
2538 S 61ST ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 960 1920 0 abated
2539 S 61ST ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,260 1920 0
2540 S 61ST ST sold $24K (2004); L&I violation (2008); 3 L&I violations (2010). Absentee individual $119K 3/1 960 1920 1 rented
2541 S 61ST ST Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,260 1920 0
2542 S 61ST ST built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $80K in 2006. Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 960 1920 1 abated
2543 S 61ST ST Traded 2×: $43K in 2005 → $30K in 2024 (-30%). Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,260 1920 2 tax lien
2544 S 61ST ST Bought for $37K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2017, sold for $150K in 2021 (+305%). Owner-occupied $205K 3/1 960 1920 4
2545 S 61ST ST 3 L&I violations (2007); 3 L&I violations (2008); L&I violation (2011); L&I violation (2012). Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,260 1920 0 tax lien
2546 S 61ST ST Investor / LLC $119K 3/1 960 1920 1
2547 S 61ST ST Traded 2×: $26K in 2004 → $59K in 2004 (+127%). Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,260 1920 2
2548 S 61ST ST Bought for $50K in 2005. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. Absentee individual $119K 3/1 960 1916 2 rented
2549 S 61ST ST Traded 3×: $20K in 2003 → $83K in 2019 (+315%). Investor / LLC $133K 3/1 1,260 1920 3
2550 S 61ST ST Bought for $26K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $75K in 2021 (+194%). Investor / LLC $119K 3/1 960 1916 5
2551 S 61ST ST Traded 2×: $33K in 2006 → $85K in 2021 (+158%). Investor / LLC $234K 3/1 1,260 1920 2 rented
2552 S 61ST ST Bought for $32K in 2005, built new (tax-abated), sold for $75K in 2008. Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 960 1920 2 abated
2553 S 61ST ST Investor / LLC $133K 3/1 1,260 1920 1 rented
2554 S 61ST ST Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 960 1920 0
2555 S 61ST ST Investor / LLC $133K 3/1 1,260 1920 1 rented
2556 S 61ST ST Bought for $15K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Investor / LLC $119K 3/1 960 1920 4 rented
2557 S 61ST ST Traded 2×: $42K in 2020 → $75K in 2023 (+79%). Absentee individual $133K 3/1 1,260 1920 2
2558 S 61ST ST 7 L&I violations (2021). Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 960 1920 0
2559 S 61ST ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,260 1920 0 tax lien
2560 S 61ST ST Bought for $80K in 2004, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $89K in 2011. Owner-occupied $145K —/— 1,840 1920 2
2561 S 61ST ST Bought for $77K in 2005. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. Absentee individual $91K —/— 1,152 1920 2

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

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