Who owns your block
4500 block of Tolbut St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 83% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 9 open code violations and 1 home behind $22,692 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 104% since 2016, now about $245K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% 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 $245K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19136 median of $251K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19136 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19136 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $245K | $251K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 54% | 49% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 15 reported crimes (9 violent) and 69 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
- $245K typical home, up +104% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,678 to $2,102 a year, +2%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $13M assessed, $144,007/yr to the city, about $2,667 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +104% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +25% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
4554 Tolbut St is assessed at $275K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $3,842 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.7% 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 $204 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 90 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 54 parcels
- Owner-occupied 45
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 7
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Plus Housing Co, carries 2 open violations across 3 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plus Housing Co | 1 | 3 | $450K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Yfz Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $245K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4500 TOLBUT ST | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 1 | |
| 4501 TOLBUT ST | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 0 | |
| 4502 TOLBUT ST | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 0 | |
| 4503 TOLBUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 1999 → $85K in 2008 (+42%). | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 2 | |
| 4504 TOLBUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $60K in 2003 → $220K in 2023 (+267%). | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 3 | |
| 4505 TOLBUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $33K in 1999 → $140K in 2006 (+324%). | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 4 | |
| 4506 TOLBUT ST | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 1 | |
| 4507 TOLBUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $17K in 2004 → $140K in 2006 (+703%). | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 2 | |
| 4508 TOLBUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $56K in 2003 → $100K in 2017 (+77%). | Absentee individual | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 2 | |
| 4509 TOLBUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $79K in 2004 → $93K in 2010 (+18%). | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 3 | |
| 4510 TOLBUT ST | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 4511 TOLBUT ST | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 0 | |
| 4512 TOLBUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $5K in 2009 → $192K in 2019 (+3740%). | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 3 | |
| 4513 TOLBUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $57K in 2001 → $160K in 2018 (+181%). | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 3 | |
| 4514 TOLBUT ST HistoryAppeal withdrawn (2026). | Investor / LLC | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 0 | 2 violtax lien |
| 4515 TOLBUT ST | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 1 | |
| 4516 TOLBUT ST | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 0 | |
| 4517 TOLBUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $104K in 2006 → $148K in 2008 (+42%). | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 3 | |
| 4518 TOLBUT ST | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 0 | |
| 4519 TOLBUT ST | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 1 | |
| 4520 TOLBUT ST | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 1 | |
| 4521 TOLBUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $2K in 2017 → $93K in 2020 (+6067%). | Absentee individual | $254K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 2 | rented1 violtax lien |
| 4522 TOLBUT ST | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 0 | |
| 4523 TOLBUT ST | Owner-occupied | $254K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 1 | |
| 4524 TOLBUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $69K in 2003 → $100K in 2024 (+45%). | Investor / LLC | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 2 | rented |
| 4525 TOLBUT ST | Absentee individual | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 1 | |
| 4526 TOLBUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $48K in 2001 → $158K in 2014 (+230%). | Owner-occupied | $278K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 4 | |
| 4527 TOLBUT ST | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 0 | 2 viol |
| 4528 TOLBUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $75K in 2004 → $180K in 2020 (+140%). | Owner-occupied | $278K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 4 | |
| 4529 TOLBUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2015 → $145K in 2015 (+93%). | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 2 | |
| 4530 TOLBUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $73K in 2003 → $195K in 2021 (+167%). | Owner-occupied | $254K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 3 | |
| 4531 TOLBUT ST | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 0 | |
| 4532 TOLBUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $107K in 2018 → $225K in 2021 (+110%). | Owner-occupied | $278K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 3 | |
| 4533 TOLBUT ST | Owner-occupied | $254K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 1 | |
| 4534 TOLBUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $120K in 2005 → $127K in 2018 (+6%). | Absentee individual | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 4 | rented |
| 4535 TOLBUT ST | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 0 | |
| 4536 TOLBUT ST | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 0 | |
| 4537 TOLBUT ST | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 0 | |
| 4538 TOLBUT ST | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 1 | |
| 4539 TOLBUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $118K in 2007 → $280K in 2025 (+137%). | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 2 | |
| 4540 TOLBUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2013 → $178K in 2019 (+790%). | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 2 | |
| 4541 TOLBUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $49K in 2000 → $115K in 2011 (+137%). | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 5 | |
| 4542 TOLBUT ST | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 1 | |
| 4543 TOLBUT ST | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 1 | |
| 4544 TOLBUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $96K in 2005 → $145K in 2005 (+51%). | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 2 | |
| 4545 TOLBUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $44K in 2002 → $150K in 2020 (+241%). | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 4 | |
| 4546 TOLBUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $78K in 2005 → $210K in 2020 (+169%). | Owner-occupied | $278K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 3 | 1 viol |
| 4547 TOLBUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $80K in 2004 → $285K in 2025 (+256%). | Absentee individual | $278K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 3 | rented |
| 4548 TOLBUT ST | Owner-occupied | $246K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 1 | |
| 4549 TOLBUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $52K in 2004 → $102K in 2009 (+96%). | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 3 | tax lien |
| 4550 TOLBUT ST | Absentee individual | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 0 | rented |
| 4551 TOLBUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2004 → $117K in 2012 (+134%). | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 2 | 1 viol |
| 4552 TOLBUT ST | Absentee individual | $248K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1958 | 1 | |
| 4554 TOLBUT ST New constructionBought for $65K in 2001, built new (tax-abated), sold for $145K in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $275K | —/— | 1,680 | 1958 | 2 | abated1 viol |
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)