Who owns your block
300 block of N 55th St
A mixed-ownership block: 47% owner-occupied, 27% investor-held.
The typical home here is up 225% since 2016, now about $110K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% 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 $110K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19139 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $110K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 27% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 143 reported crimes (76 violent) and 199 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
- $110K typical home, up +225% since 2016
- Tax bill $417 to $1,333 a year, +11%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $1.6M assessed, $16,812/yr to the city, about $1,121 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +225% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +220% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
331 N 55th St is assessed at $121K but pays $300 a year — about 18% of the $1,699 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 +11.3% 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 $325 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 20 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 15 parcels
- Owner-occupied 7
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 4
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haddington Partners Iii L | 2 | 33 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Appletree Realty Group Llc | 1 | 14 | $1.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Up Top Realty Llc | 1 | 2 | $220K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 15 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 314-26 N 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $88K | —/— | 4,140 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 323-25 N 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $44K | —/— | 2,640 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 329 N 55TH ST | Absentee individual | $95K | 3/1 | 954 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 331 N 55TH ST New constructionBought for $29K in 2004, built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated), sold for $65K in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $121K | 3/1 | 954 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 333 N 55TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 6×: $6K in 2014 → $60K in 2024 (+991%). | Investor / LLC | $95K | 3/1 | 954 | 1925 | 6 | |
| 335 N 55TH ST | Absentee individual | $95K | 3/1 | 954 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 337 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $106K | 3/1 | 1,185 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 338 N 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $112K | 3/1 | 1,074 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 339 N 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $106K | 3/1 | 1,185 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 340 N 55TH ST Historysold $36K (2002); L&I violation (2014). | Owner-occupied | $115K | 3/1 | 1,187 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 342 N 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $113K | 3/1 | 1,187 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 344 N 55TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $19K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2009, sold for $150K in 2023 (+677%). | Owner-occupied | $179K | 3/1 | 1,187 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 346 N 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $110K | 3/1 | 1,187 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 348 N 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $16K in 2015 → $62K in 2018 (+288%). | Absentee individual | $110K | 3/1 | 1,187 | 1925 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 350 N 55TH ST History2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2023); sold $950K (2025). | Investor / LLC | $112K | 3/1 | 1,255 | 1925 | 1 | 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)