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Who owns your block

2500 block of S Felton St

A mixed-ownership block: 41% owner-occupied, 32% investor-held, with 3 open code violations and 2 homes behind $6,707 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 142% since 2016, now about $133K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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
$114K–$183K
ZIP median $131K
Price / sq ft
$109
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$575K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $133K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $2K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 22
$7K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
41%
9 of 22
city 41%
Rentals
32%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▼ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$7K
2 of 22 behind
▼ block 9% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+17%
value · tax +$202
5 years
+78%
value · tax +$594
10 years
+142%
value · tax +$897

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-occupied23%34%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 162 reported crimes (49 violent) and 172 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
162
49 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
172
40 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults32
Thefts30
All Other Offenses22
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief21
Burglary Residential12
Theft from Vehicle10

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint40
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection33
Illegal Dumping17
Abandoned Vehicle14
Salting14
Street Defect9

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: $55K2017: $55K2018: $55K2019: $69K2020: $75K2021: $75K2022: $75K2023: $87K2024: $87K2025: $114K2026: $114K2027: $133K2016202020232027

▲ +142% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,6412016: $7442017: $7442018: $7442019: $9662020: $1,0472021: $1,0472022: $1,0472023: $1,1582024: $1,1212025: $1,4622026: $1,4392027: $1,6412016202020232027

▲ +121% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr

1
1 property 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 $6,999 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

17 homes pay the full 1.40%5 pay less
$199pays now $1,599at the full rate

The starkest example: 2518 S Felton St is assessed at $114K but pays $199 a year — about 12% of the $1,599 it would owe at the full rate, because its new-construction value is abated for 10 years.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.3% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 242 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $242 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+142%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.8 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 38 arm's-length sales since 1995. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$2.5M$5.0M19982004201020162022
38arm's-length sales since 1995
1times the typical home has sold
7most sales for a single property
6homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 22 parcels

Owner-occupied: 9Investor / LLC: 7Absentee individual: 6 22parcels
  • Owner-occupied 9
  • Investor / LLC 7
  • Absentee individual 6

Value distribution today

8 parcels2 parcels0 parcels1 parcels7 parcels1 parcels3 parcels
$114K$150K+

The block's largest owner, Rad Diversified Reit INC, carries 101 open violations across 181 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Rad Diversified Reit INC1181$28Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Wps Realty LLC175$9.5Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Glenmoore Holdings L P114$1.8Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Project Philly LLC110$1.2Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
8th Street Investments LLC18$2.5Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Emod Enterprise LLC13$308Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Simpson Place LLC11$114Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

House by house

All 22 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$100K$200K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2508 S FELTON ST Absentee individual $121K 3/1 1,110 1925 0
2509 S FELTON ST Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 1,194 1925 0
2510 S FELTON ST Bought for $60K in 2017. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $114K 3/1 1,038 1925 1
2511 S FELTON ST 3 L&I violations (2011); 7 L&I violations (2013). Absentee individual $136K 3/1 1,288 1925 0 rented
2512 S FELTON ST Absentee individual $118K 3/1 1,108 1925 0 rented
2513 S FELTON ST Traded 2×: $44K in 2007 → $83K in 2023 (+89%). Absentee individual $136K 3/1 1,288 1925 2 tax lien
2514 S FELTON ST Bought for $19K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Investor / LLC $114K 3/1 1,038 1925 1 rented
2515 S FELTON ST Owner-occupied $136K 3/1 1,288 1925 1
2516 S FELTON ST sold $53K (2004); 2 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,038 1925 1
2517 S FELTON ST Investor / LLC $136K 3/1 1,288 1925 1 rented
2518 S FELTON ST Bought for $7K in 2013, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $36K in 2017. Owner-occupied $114K 3/1 1,038 1925 3 abated
2519 S FELTON ST Bought for $19K in 1995, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $175K in 2021 (+846%). Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,288 1925 6
2520 S FELTON ST Bought for $85K in 2007. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $150K 3/1 1,098 1925 7
2521 S FELTON ST Traded 2×: $30K in 2012 → $50K in 2021 (+69%). Investor / LLC $136K 3/1 1,288 1925 2
2522 S FELTON ST Absentee individual $114K 3/1 1,038 1925 0 rented
2523 S FELTON ST Bought for $62K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $140K —/— 1,360 1920 3
2524 S FELTON ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $114K 3/1 1,038 1925 0
2525 S FELTON ST Bought for $80K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Investor / LLC $136K 3/1 1,288 1925 1 rented
2526 S FELTON ST Traded 2×: $15K in 2000 → $3.9M in 2025 (+26220%). Investor / LLC $114K 3/1 1,038 1925 2
2527 S FELTON ST 8 L&I violations (2017); sold $575K (2025). Investor / LLC $136K 3/1 1,288 1925 1 rented
2528 S FELTON ST Traded 3×: $17K in 2006 → $40K in 2020 (+135%). Absentee individual $123K 3/1 1,152 1925 3
2529 S FELTON ST Bought for $28K in 2018, change of use permit in 2021, sold for $236K in 2025 (+743%). Owner-occupied $183K 3/2 1,280 1925 3 3 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)

Where this comes from

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