Who owns your block
500 block of Arbutus St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 95% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation.
The typical home here is up 95% since 2016, now about $538K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year.
- 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 $538K — about 2.4× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19119 median of $374K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19119 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19119 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $538K | $374K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 77% | 63% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 5 reported crimes (1 violent) and 41 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
- $538K typical home, up +95% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,763 to $6,358 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $12M assessed, $143,901/yr to the city, about $6,541 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +95% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +69% 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.3% 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 $195 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 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 22 parcels
- Owner-occupied 21
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 22 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 ARBUTUS ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $117K in 2002 → $601K in 2023 (+414%). | Owner-occupied | $570K | 4/3 | 2,000 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 502 ARBUTUS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $195K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $625K in 2025 (+221%). | Owner-occupied | $570K | 4/2 | 2,000 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 504 ARBUTUS ST ImprovedOwner pulled a fast form building permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $509K | 4/2 | 2,000 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 506 ARBUTUS ST ImprovedBought for $120K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $632K | 4/2 | 2,000 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 510 ARBUTUS ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2014 and rebuilt (2014), then sold for $481K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $767K | 4/— | 2,400 | 2016 | 2 | |
| 512 ARBUTUS ST | Owner-occupied | $425K | 3/2 | 1,800 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 514 ARBUTUS ST TradedTraded 2×: $317K in 2006 → $505K in 2023 (+59%). | Owner-occupied | $508K | 5/2 | 2,125 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 515 ARBUTUS ST | Vacant | $74K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 516 ARBUTUS ST ImprovedOwner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $432K | 4/2 | 1,800 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 517 ARBUTUS ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $452K | 3/2 | 1,815 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 518 ARBUTUS ST ImprovedBought for $360K in 2010. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $435K | 5/2 | 1,800 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 520 ARBUTUS ST ImprovedBought for $152K in 2000. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $437K | 5/2 | 1,800 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 522 ARBUTUS ST ImprovedBought for $350K in 2014. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $538K | 5/2 | 1,800 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 524 ARBUTUS ST | Owner-occupied | $430K | 5/2 | 1,800 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 525 ARBUTUS ST ImprovedBought for $950K in 2025. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $878K | 3/3 | 3,300 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 526 ARBUTUS ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $439K | 5/2 | 1,800 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 527 ARBUTUS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit, sold for $575K in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $718K | 5/3 | 3,300 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 528 ARBUTUS ST ImprovedBought for $650K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $636K | 5/2 | 2,125 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 531 ARBUTUS ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $718K | 5/2 | 3,232 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 535 ARBUTUS ST | Owner-occupied | $616K | 5/2 | 3,060 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 537 ARBUTUS ST | Owner-occupied | $658K | 3/2 | 3,210 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 541 ARBUTUS ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $538K | 4/2 | 2,400 | 1925 | 0 | 1 viol |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)