Who owns your block
300 block of N 56th St
A mixed-ownership block: 38% owner-occupied, 13% investor-held, with 4 homes behind $41,052 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 243% since 2016, now about $99K. 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $99K — about 0.4× 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 | $99K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 13% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 230 reported crimes (90 violent) and 131 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
- $99K typical home, up +243% since 2016
- Tax bill $403 to $1,312 a year, +11%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $660K assessed, $7,479/yr to the city, about $935 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +243% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +226% since 2016 · ~+11%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
321 N 56th St is assessed at $96K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $1,340 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 +11.9% 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 $343 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 6 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 8 parcels
- Owner-occupied 2
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 3
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J&R Acquisitions Llc | 1 | 3 | $555K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 313 N 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $102K | 3/1 | 1,021 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 315 N 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $102K | 3/1 | 1,021 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 317 N 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $102K | 3/1 | 1,021 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 319 N 56TH ST Improved | Vacant | $18K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 321 N 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $96K | 3/1 | 946 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 323 N 56TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $15K in 2000 → $25K in 2017 (+67%). | Investor / LLC | $125K | 4/1 | 1,675 | 1925 | 4 | rentedtax lien |
| 325 N 56TH ST | Absentee individual | $86K | 3/1 | 868 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 327 N 56TH ST | Vacant | $30K | —/— | — | — | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)