Who owns your block
2500 block of S 74th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 85% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 10 open code violations and 2 homes behind $20,429 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 87% since 2016, now about $153K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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 $153K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19153 median of $204K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19153 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19153 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $153K | $204K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 40% | 54% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 68 reported crimes (19 violent) and 154 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
- $153K typical home, up +87% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,145 to $2,136 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.3M assessed, $34,295/yr to the city, about $1,715 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +87% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +87% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.8% 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 $187 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 30 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 20 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 2
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Jubilee Homes Llc, carries 2 open violations across 6 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jubilee Homes Llc | 1 | 6 | $793K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2516 S 74TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,136 | 1925 | 0 | 4 viol |
| 2518 S 74TH ST History3 L&I violations (2019). | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2520 S 74TH ST | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2522 S 74TH ST ImprovedBought for $73K in 2004. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2524 S 74TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2526 S 74TH ST | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2528 S 74TH ST | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2530 S 74TH ST ImprovedBought for $51K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2532 S 74TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $58K in 2003 → $145K in 2019 (+150%). | Absentee individual | $153K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 2534 S 74TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $37K in 2018, alteration permit in 2018, sold for $180K in 2019 (+386%). | Owner-occupied | $262K | 4/2 | 1,024 | 1925 | 2 | 2 viol |
| 2536 S 74TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $180K in 2022 → $215K in 2024 (+20%). | Owner-occupied | $232K | 3/2 | 1,088 | 1925 | 3 | tax lien |
| 2538 S 74TH ST ImprovedBought for $78K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2540 S 74TH ST ImprovedBought for $59K in 2000. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2542 S 74TH ST | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2544 S 74TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $43K in 2000 → $95K in 2013 (+124%). | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 2546 S 74TH ST | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2548 S 74TH ST Historysold $74K (2015); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1925 | 1 | 2 viol |
| 2550 S 74TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $10K in 2000 → $82K in 2020 (+717%). | Absentee individual | $153K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1925 | 5 | rented |
| 2552 S 74TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $21K in 2000 → $75K in 2009 (+257%). | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 2554 S 74TH ST History2 L&I violations (2019); sold $42K (2019). | Investor / LLC | $153K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1925 | 1 | rented2 viol |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)