Who owns your block
3500 block of Avalon St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 84% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 75% since 2016, now about $323K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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 $323K — about 1.5× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19114 median of $326K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19114 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19114 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $323K | $326K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 42% | 66% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 13 reported crimes (1 violent) and 49 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
- $323K typical home, up +75% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,061 to $3,145 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.4M assessed, $65,782/yr to the city, about $3,462 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +75% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +53% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
3521 Avalon St is assessed at $331K but pays $1,844 a year — about 40% of the $4,628 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 +5.2% 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 $175 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 24 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 19 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Absentee individual 2
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3508 AVALON ST | Absentee individual | $305K | —/— | 1,456 | 1928 | 0 | |
| 3512 AVALON ST TradedTraded 2×: $140K in 2002 → $280K in 2018 (+100%). | Owner-occupied | $399K | —/— | 1,462 | 1952 | 2 | |
| 3514 AVALON ST ImprovedBought for $119K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $325K | —/— | 1,093 | 1964 | 2 | |
| 3516 AVALON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $325K | —/— | 1,093 | 1964 | 0 | |
| 3517 AVALON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $80K in 2008, plumbing permit in 2009, sold for $185K in 2015 (+131%). | Owner-occupied | $317K | —/— | 1,000 | 1964 | 2 | |
| 3518 AVALON ST New constructionBought for $49K in 2003, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $335K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $576K | —/— | 2,307 | 2004 | 2 | |
| 3519 AVALON ST ImprovedBought for $275K in 2023. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $317K | 3/2 | 1,000 | 1964 | 1 | |
| 3520 AVALON ST TradedTraded 2×: $185K in 2005 → $325K in 2022 (+76%). | Owner-occupied | $320K | —/— | 1,200 | 1952 | 2 | |
| 3521 AVALON ST | Owner-occupied | $331K | —/— | 1,028 | 1952 | 0 | abated |
| 3523 AVALON ST | Owner-occupied | $35K | —/— | 496 | 1952 | 0 | |
| 3524 AVALON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $316K | —/— | 1,200 | 1952 | 0 | |
| 3525 AVALON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $365K in 2005 → $505K in 2023 (+38%). | Owner-occupied | $562K | 4/2 | 2,280 | 2005 | 4 | |
| 3527 AVALON ST TradedTraded 2×: $360K in 2005 → $350K in 2019 (-3%). | Owner-occupied | $576K | —/— | 2,406 | 2005 | 3 | |
| 3528 AVALON ST ImprovedBought for $115K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $280K | —/— | 900 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 3531 AVALON ST | Owner-occupied | $323K | —/— | 2,590 | 1965 | 0 | abated |
| 3532 AVALON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $105K in 2000 → $350K in 2022 (+233%). | Absentee individual | $384K | 3/1 | 1,684 | 1952 | 3 | |
| 3535 AVALON ST | Vacant | $274K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 3536 AVALON ST TradedTraded 2×: $138K in 2001 → $279K in 2023 (+103%). | Owner-occupied | $332K | 3/2 | 1,428 | 1952 | 2 | |
| 3541 AVALON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a demolition permit in 2007. | Vacant | $59K | —/— | — | — | 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)