Who owns your block
300 block of S 56th St
A mixed-ownership block: 36% owner-occupied, 36% investor-held, with 1 home behind $2,142 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 194% since 2016, now about $172K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% 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 $172K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $172K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 21% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 158 reported crimes (50 violent) and 205 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
- $172K typical home, up +194% since 2016
- Tax bill $820 to $2,272 a year, +10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $2.6M assessed, $30,216/yr to the city, about $2,158 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +194% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +177% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +10.3% 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 $294 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 18 arm's-length sales since 2002. 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 14 parcels
- Owner-occupied 5
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Alion Investments Llc, carries 43 open violations across 48 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alion Investments Llc | 1 | 48 | $12M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Davida Mccullough (individual) | 2 | 11 | $2.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Neighborhomes Llc | 1 | 5 | $714K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Neriaz Llc | 1 | 1 | $157K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gran Dinero Llc | 1 | 1 | $205K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Health Conscious Brand Llc | 1 | 1 | $145K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 308 S 56TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $30K in 2017 → $191K in 2026 (+537%). | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 310 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $33K in 2007. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. | Investor / LLC | $157K | 3/1 | 1,228 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 311-13 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $298K | —/— | 3,190 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 312 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $157K | 3/1 | 1,228 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 314 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $205K | —/— | 1,248 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 315 S 56TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $165K in 2007, use permit in 2008, sold for $304K in 2016 (+84%). | Absentee individual | $182K | —/— | 1,661 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 316 S 56TH ST | Owner-occupied | $240K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 317 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $145K in 2024. Owner pulled a use permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $183K | —/— | 2,176 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 318 S 56TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2015. | Investor / LLC | $204K | —/— | 1,244 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 319-33 S 56TH ST | Vacant | $112K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 320 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $120K in 2022. Owner pulled a use permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $162K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 322 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2020. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $162K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 324 S 56TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2020. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $205K | —/— | 1,248 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 326 S 56TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $45K in 2002, fast form building permit in 2007, sold for $130K in 2022 (+189%). | Investor / LLC | $145K | —/— | 2,040 | 1925 | 3 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)