Who owns your block
2500 block of S Bancroft St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 81% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $452 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 53% since 2016, now about $229K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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 $229K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19145 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19145 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $229K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 76% | 46% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 72 reported crimes (11 violent) and 466 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
- $229K typical home, up +53% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,669 to $1,802 a year, +1%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.1M assessed, $48,785/yr to the city, about $2,323 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +53% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +8% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2542 S Bancroft St is assessed at $358K but pays $2,734 a year — about 55% of the $5,010 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 +4% 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 $153 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 25 arm's-length sales since 2001. 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 21 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krist Llc | 1 | 11 | $2.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Golden Year Investors Llc | 1 | 2 | $390K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2510 S BANCROFT ST Historysold $57K (2003); 2 L&I violations (2015). | Investor / LLC | $229K | 4/1 | 1,040 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 2512 S BANCROFT ST | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2514 S BANCROFT ST ImprovedBought for $180K in 2024. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $229K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2516 S BANCROFT ST | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2518 S BANCROFT ST TradedTraded 2×: $48K in 2001 → $87K in 2011 (+81%). | Absentee individual | $229K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2520 S BANCROFT ST ImprovedBought for $170K in 2022. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2522 S BANCROFT ST ImprovedBought for $166K in 2009. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2524 S BANCROFT ST | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2526 S BANCROFT ST ImprovedBought for $175K in 2006. Owner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $286K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2528 S BANCROFT ST | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2530 S BANCROFT ST ImprovedBought for $67K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2532 S BANCROFT ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2534 S BANCROFT ST ImprovedBought for $215K in 2025. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $248K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2536 S BANCROFT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $70K in 2002 → $214K in 2009 (+208%). | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 2538 S BANCROFT ST ImprovedBought for $270K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $310K | 3/2 | 1,040 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2540 S BANCROFT ST ImprovedBought for $96K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2542 S BANCROFT ST New constructionBought for $130K in 2022, built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated), sold for $340K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $358K | 3/2 | 1,040 | 1920 | 2 | abated |
| 2544 S BANCROFT ST Renovated & sold onBought for $56K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $236K in 2021 (+321%). | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 2546 S BANCROFT ST TradedTraded 2×: $110K in 2011 → $190K in 2024 (+73%). | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2548 S BANCROFT ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2003 → $120K in 2004 (+50%). | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2550 S BANCROFT ST | Absentee individual | $287K | —/— | 1,312 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)