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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 9, 2026

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.

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
$226K
$23K–$457K
ZIP median $171K
Price / sq ft
$132
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.0×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$165K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $226K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $6K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1974
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
19%
5 of 32
city 41%
Rentals
47%
15 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$11K
1 of 32 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+12%
value · tax +$344
5 years
+66%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+79%
value · tax +$1K

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 $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 blockZIP 19120Philadelphia
Median home value$226K$171K$223K
Owner-occupied6%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.

Crimes · 12mo
40
16 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
75
12 still open

Most reported crimes

Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
Other Assaults7
Motor Vehicle Theft6
Aggravated Assault No Firearm3
Theft from Vehicle3
Fraud2

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle21
Maintenance Complaint21
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection8
Illegal Dumping5
Other (Streets)3
Dangerous Sidewalk2

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
Universal Institute Charter School At Creighton
High · 9-12
Samuel Fels
5500 Langdon St · 1228 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$226K2016: $127K2017: $127K2018: $127K2019: $131K2020: $137K2021: $137K2022: $137K2023: $213K2024: $213K2025: $202K2026: $202K2027: $226K2016202020232027

▲ +79% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,1692016: $1,7712017: $1,7712018: $1,7712019: $1,8352020: $1,9122021: $1,9122022: $1,9122023: $2,9872024: $2,9872025: $2,8252026: $2,8252027: $3,1692016202020232027

▲ +79% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 179 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+5.4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+79%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.1 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 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

$0$125K$250K2004201020162022
27arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
14homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 32 parcels

Owner-occupied: 5Investor / LLC: 4Absentee individual: 21Vacant: 2 32parcels
  • Owner-occupied 5
  • Investor / LLC 4
  • Absentee individual 21
  • Vacant 2

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels31 parcels
$23K$252K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Carmen P Ezzo (individual)333$6.1Mphila.gov ↗
Ralph Allen (individual)35$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
Duffey Daniel E 3rd (individual)33$690Kphila.gov ↗
Weymouth Investors Network Llc22$453Kphila.gov ↗
Duffey Mgmt Co11$238Kphila.gov ↗
Townsend Road Associates11$239Kphila.gov ↗
Ocn Real Estate Llc11$226Kphila.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

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

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
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 2 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 2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2019). Absentee individual $226K 4/2 1,716 1974 0 rented
547 ALLENGROVE ST 2 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 sold $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 Bought for $50K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Absentee individual $226K 4/2 1,716 1974 1 rented
553 ALLENGROVE ST Bought 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 2 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 sold $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 Bought for $54K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Absentee individual $234K 4/2 1,716 1974 3 rented
561 ALLENGROVE ST Bought 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 L&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 Traded 2×: $47K in 2014 → $220K in 2022 (+373%). Owner-occupied $224K 4/2 1,716 1974 2
569 ALLENGROVE ST 3 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 Traded 3×: $135K in 2007 → $37K in 2017 (-73%). Owner-occupied $227K 4/2 1,716 1974 3
573 ALLENGROVE ST Traded 2×: $75K in 2023 → $250K in 2026 (+233%). Absentee individual $226K 4/2 1,716 1974 2
575 ALLENGROVE ST 3 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 Traded 2×: $115K in 2014 → $218K in 2022 (+90%). Owner-occupied $234K 4/2 1,716 1974 2
579 ALLENGROVE ST 2 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 13 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 Bought 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 Bought for $58K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Absentee individual $226K 4/2 1,716 1974 2 rented
587 ALLENGROVE ST sold $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 Bought for $66K in 2018. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. Absentee individual $226K 4/2 1,716 1974 1 rented
591 ALLENGROVE ST 2 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 sold $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 Appeal 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)

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.