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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.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$245K
$245K–$278K
ZIP median $251K
Price / sq ft
$219
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$280K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $245K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 54
$44K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
83%
45 of 54
city 41%
Rentals
9%
5 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
9
L&I code
▲ block 13% · city 5%
Back taxes
$23K
1 of 54 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+10%
value · tax −$1K
5 years
+68%
value · tax +$694
10 years
+104%
value · tax +$424

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.

2027
  • 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 blockZIP 19136Philadelphia
Median home value$245K$251K$223K
Owner-occupied54%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.

Crimes · 12mo
15
9 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
69
21 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults7
All Other Offenses2
Thefts2
Aggravated Assault Firearm1
Aggravated Assault No Firearm1
Motor Vehicle Theft1

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle16
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection15
Maintenance Complaint14
Smoke Detector5
Other (Streets)4
Information Request3

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.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
Thomas Holme
9125 Academy Rd · 787 students
High · 9-12
Abraham Lincoln
3201 Ryan Ave · 2332 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$125K$250K$245K2016: $120K2017: $120K2018: $120K2019: $137K2020: $146K2021: $146K2022: $146K2023: $179K2024: $179K2025: $222K2026: $222K2027: $245K2016202020232027

▲ +104% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,1022016: $1,6782017: $1,6782018: $1,6782019: $1,6512020: $1,4212021: $1,4082022: $1,4082023: $2,1232024: $2,4992025: $3,1032026: $3,1032027: $2,1022016202020232027

▲ +25% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr

1
1 property on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $44,437 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$0pays now $3,842at the full rate

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 204 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+6.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+104%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.2 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
90arm's-length sales since 1999
2times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
14homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 54 parcels

Owner-occupied: 45Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 7 54parcels
  • Owner-occupied 45
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 7

Value distribution today

44 parcels4 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels6 parcels
$245K$278K

The block's largest owner, Plus Housing Co, carries 2 open violations across 3 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Plus Housing Co13$450Kphila.gov ↗
Yfz Properties Llc11$245Kphila.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

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
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 Traded 2×: $60K in 1999 → $85K in 2008 (+42%). Owner-occupied $245K 3/1 1,120 1958 2
4504 TOLBUT ST Traded 3×: $60K in 2003 → $220K in 2023 (+267%). Owner-occupied $245K 3/1 1,120 1958 3
4505 TOLBUT ST Traded 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 Traded 2×: $17K in 2004 → $140K in 2006 (+703%). Owner-occupied $245K 3/1 1,120 1958 2
4508 TOLBUT ST Traded 2×: $56K in 2003 → $100K in 2017 (+77%). Absentee individual $245K 3/1 1,120 1958 2
4509 TOLBUT ST Traded 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 Traded 3×: $5K in 2009 → $192K in 2019 (+3740%). Owner-occupied $245K 3/1 1,120 1958 3
4513 TOLBUT ST Traded 3×: $57K in 2001 → $160K in 2018 (+181%). Owner-occupied $245K 3/1 1,120 1958 3
4514 TOLBUT ST Appeal 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 Traded 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 Traded 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 Traded 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 Traded 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 Traded 4×: $75K in 2004 → $180K in 2020 (+140%). Owner-occupied $278K 3/1 1,120 1958 4
4529 TOLBUT ST Traded 2×: $75K in 2015 → $145K in 2015 (+93%). Owner-occupied $245K 3/1 1,120 1958 2
4530 TOLBUT ST Traded 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 Traded 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 Traded 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 Traded 2×: $118K in 2007 → $280K in 2025 (+137%). Owner-occupied $245K 3/1 1,120 1958 2
4540 TOLBUT ST Traded 2×: $20K in 2013 → $178K in 2019 (+790%). Owner-occupied $245K 3/1 1,120 1958 2
4541 TOLBUT ST Traded 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 Traded 2×: $96K in 2005 → $145K in 2005 (+51%). Owner-occupied $245K 3/1 1,120 1958 2
4545 TOLBUT ST Traded 4×: $44K in 2002 → $150K in 2020 (+241%). Owner-occupied $245K 3/1 1,120 1958 4
4546 TOLBUT ST Traded 3×: $78K in 2005 → $210K in 2020 (+169%). Owner-occupied $278K 3/1 1,120 1958 3 1 viol
4547 TOLBUT ST Traded 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 Traded 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 Traded 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 Bought for $65K in 2001, built new (tax-abated), sold for $145K in 2014. Owner-occupied $275K —/— 1,680 1958 2 abated1 viol

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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