Who owns your block
2500 block of S 78th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 79% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 14 open code violations and 1 home behind $1,519 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 81% since 2016, now about $201K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $201K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and in line with 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 | $201K | $204K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 68% | 54% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 32 reported crimes (12 violent) and 88 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
- $201K typical home, up +81% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,128 to $1,569 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.6M assessed, $35,512/yr to the city, about $1,869 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +81% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +39% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2515 S 78th St is assessed at $3.5M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $49,295 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 +5.6% 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 $181 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 15 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 19 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Absentee individual 4
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 78TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $223K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1965 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2502 S 78TH ST | Owner-occupied | $232K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 2504 S 78TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $200K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 2506 S 78TH ST | Absentee individual | $201K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 2508 S 78TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $200K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 2510 S 78TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $280K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $332K | 3/3 | 1,296 | 1965 | 1 | tax lien |
| 2512 S 78TH ST ImprovedBought for $68K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $200K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 2514 S 78TH ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2000. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $212K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 2515 S 78TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $3.5M | —/— | 44,552 | 1971 | 0 | abated14 viol |
| 2516 S 78TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $100K in 2006 → $220K in 2023 (+120%). | Owner-occupied | $258K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 2520 S 78TH ST ImprovedBought for $116K in 2014. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $258K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 2522 S 78TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $201K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 2524 S 78TH ST | Owner-occupied | $201K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 2526 S 78TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $138K in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $201K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1965 | 1 | abated |
| 2528 S 78TH ST ImprovedBought for $132K in 2006. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $201K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 2530 S 78TH ST ImprovedBought for $97K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $201K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1965 | 4 | |
| 2532 S 78TH ST | Absentee individual | $201K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1965 | 0 | rented |
| 2534 S 78TH ST | Owner-occupied | $295K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 2536 S 78TH ST | Owner-occupied | $223K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1965 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)