Who owns your block
500 block of Allengrove St
A mixed-ownership block: 19% owner-occupied, 16% investor-held, with 1 home behind $11,110 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 79% since 2016, now about $226K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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 $226K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19120 median of $171K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19120 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19120 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $226K | $171K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 6% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 40 reported crimes (16 violent) and 75 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
- $226K typical home, up +79% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,771 to $3,169 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.4M assessed, $101,022/yr to the city, about $3,157 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +79% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +79% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.4% 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 $179 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 27 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 32 parcels
- Owner-occupied 5
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 21
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen P Ezzo (individual) | 3 | 33 | $6.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ralph Allen (individual) | 3 | 5 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Duffey Daniel E 3rd (individual) | 3 | 3 | $690K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Weymouth Investors Network Llc | 2 | 2 | $453K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Duffey Mgmt Co | 1 | 1 | $238K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Townsend Road Associates | 1 | 1 | $239K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ocn Real Estate Llc | 1 | 1 | $226K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 ALLENGROVE ST | Absentee individual | $457K | —/— | 10,160 | 1927 | 0 | |
| 539 ALLENGROVE ST | Absentee individual | $238K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 0 | rented |
| 541 ALLENGROVE ST History2 L&I violations (2019). | Investor / LLC | $238K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 0 | rented |
| 543 ALLENGROVE ST | Absentee individual | $247K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 0 | rented |
| 545 ALLENGROVE ST History2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Absentee individual | $226K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 0 | rented |
| 547 ALLENGROVE ST History2 L&I violations (2019). | Absentee individual | $226K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 0 | rented |
| 549 ALLENGROVE ST | Absentee individual | $226K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 0 | rented |
| 550 ALLENGROVE ST Historysold $145K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2017); L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2023). | Vacant | $239K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 551 ALLENGROVE ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $226K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 1 | rented |
| 553 ALLENGROVE ST ImprovedBought for $56K in 2002. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $226K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 2 | rented |
| 555 ALLENGROVE ST History2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2020); 3 L&I violations (2021); L&I violation (2022). | Absentee individual | $226K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 557 ALLENGROVE ST Historysold $26K (1999); L&I violation (2016); L&I violation (2020); L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2022). | Absentee individual | $226K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 1 | |
| 559 ALLENGROVE ST ImprovedBought for $54K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $234K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 3 | rented |
| 561 ALLENGROVE ST ImprovedBought for $93K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $234K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 1 | rented |
| 563 ALLENGROVE ST | Owner-occupied | $272K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 1 | |
| 565 ALLENGROVE ST HistoryL&I violation (2012); 5 L&I violations (2016); 4 L&I violations (2018); 3 L&I violations (2019). | Absentee individual | $226K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 0 | |
| 567 ALLENGROVE ST TradedTraded 2×: $47K in 2014 → $220K in 2022 (+373%). | Owner-occupied | $224K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 2 | |
| 569 ALLENGROVE ST History3 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2013); L&I violation (2022); 6 L&I violations (2024). | Absentee individual | $226K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 0 | |
| 571 ALLENGROVE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $135K in 2007 → $37K in 2017 (-73%). | Owner-occupied | $227K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 3 | |
| 573 ALLENGROVE ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2023 → $250K in 2026 (+233%). | Absentee individual | $226K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 2 | |
| 575 ALLENGROVE ST History3 L&I violations (2022); sold $75K (2023); 2 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I violation (2025). | Investor / LLC | $226K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 1 | |
| 577 ALLENGROVE ST TradedTraded 2×: $115K in 2014 → $218K in 2022 (+90%). | Owner-occupied | $234K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 2 | |
| 579 ALLENGROVE ST History2 L&I violations (2022); sold $75K (2023); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025). | Investor / LLC | $227K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 1 | |
| 581 ALLENGROVE ST History13 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); 3 L&I violations (2015); L&I violation (2024). | Absentee individual | $226K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 0 | |
| 583 ALLENGROVE ST ImprovedBought for $66K in 2018. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $226K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 585 ALLENGROVE ST ImprovedBought for $58K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $226K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 2 | rented |
| 587 ALLENGROVE ST Historysold $8K (2002); L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025). | Absentee individual | $227K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 1 | tax lien |
| 589 ALLENGROVE ST ImprovedBought for $66K in 2018. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $226K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 1 | rented |
| 591 ALLENGROVE ST History2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2017). | Vacant | $23K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 593 ALLENGROVE ST | Absentee individual | $226K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 0 | |
| 595 ALLENGROVE ST Historysold $100K (2005); 7 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2020). | Absentee individual | $227K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 1 | rented |
| 597 ALLENGROVE ST HistoryAppeal moot (2017); 4 L&I violations (2017); 4 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Absentee individual | $252K | 4/2 | 1,716 | 1974 | 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)