Who owns your block
500 block of Cross St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 83% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $10,682 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 105% since 2016, now about $263K. 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 $263K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $263K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 50% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 89 reported crimes (26 violent) and 373 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
- $263K typical home, up +105% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,792 to $3,214 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.6M assessed, $87,137/yr to the city, about $2,905 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +105% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +79% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays
Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:
- 508 Cross Sttax-abated new construction0.24%$605/yr on $256K
- 522 Cross Sttax-abated new construction0.24%$605/yr on $256K
- 514 Cross Sttax-abated new construction0.25%$605/yr on $243K
- 516 Cross Sttax-abated new construction0.49%$1,800/yr on $368K
- 506 Cross Stexemption0.66%$1,256/yr on $190K
- …and 14 more paying under the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
The starkest example: 516 Cross St is assessed at $368K but pays $1,800 a year — about 35% of the $5,157 it would owe at the full rate, because its new-construction value is abated for 10 years.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.8% 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 $205 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 68 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 3 times in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 30 parcels
- Owner-occupied 25
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 4
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Juniver Realty Corp | 1 | 1 | $256K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).
House by house
All 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 CROSS ST | Absentee individual | $256K | 2/1 | 1,112 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 502 CROSS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $29K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $310K in 2022 (+969%). | Owner-occupied | $339K | 3/1 | 1,176 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 503 CROSS ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $27K in 2003 → $310K in 2021 (+1040%). | Owner-occupied | $330K | 2/1 | 1,112 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 504 CROSS ST ImprovedBought for $125K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $256K | 4/2 | 1,112 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 505 CROSS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $106K in 2012, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $350K in 2024 (+230%). | Owner-occupied | $330K | 3/1 | 1,112 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 506 CROSS ST | Owner-occupied | $190K | 3/1 | 1,112 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 507 CROSS ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $256K | 2/1 | 1,112 | 1920 | 5 | |
| 508 CROSS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $256K | 3/1 | 1,112 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 509 CROSS ST ImprovedBought for $5K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $330K | 3/1 | 1,112 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 510 CROSS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $109K in 2007, alteration permit in 2008, sold for $306K in 2019 (+181%). | Owner-occupied | $314K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 511 CROSS ST New constructionBought for $30K in 2005, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $440K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $400K | 3/2 | 1,444 | 2010 | 4 | |
| 512 CROSS ST | Owner-occupied | $243K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 513 CROSS ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $25K in 2000 → $158K in 2012 (+532%). | Owner-occupied | $282K | 3/1 | 1,352 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 514 CROSS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $243K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 515 CROSS ST ImprovedBought for $33K in 2002. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $256K | 3/1 | 1,112 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 516 CROSS ST New constructionBought for $110K in 2006, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $425K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $368K | 2/2 | 1,112 | 1920 | 3 | abated |
| 517 CROSS ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2003 → $70K in 2003 (+250%). | Owner-occupied | $256K | 2/1 | 1,112 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 518 CROSS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $90K in 2005, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $267K in 2018 (+197%). | Owner-occupied | $314K | 2/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 519 CROSS ST HistoryL&I violation (2023). | Absentee individual | $278K | 3/1 | 1,112 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 520 CROSS ST TradedTraded 2×: $150K in 2014 → $237K in 2019 (+58%). | Owner-occupied | $256K | 3/1 | 1,112 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 521 CROSS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $157K in 2007, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $286K in 2018 (+82%). | Owner-occupied | $330K | 3/1 | 1,112 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 522 CROSS ST | Owner-occupied | $256K | 3/1 | 1,112 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 523 CROSS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $25K in 2002, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $355K in 2020 (+1320%). | Owner-occupied | $330K | 2/2 | 1,112 | 1920 | 5 | |
| 524 CROSS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $118K in 2008, plumbing permit in 2017, sold for $260K in 2019 (+120%). | Owner-occupied | $256K | 3/1 | 1,112 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 525 CROSS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $65K in 2006, plumbing permit in 2009, sold for $177K in 2013 (+172%). | Owner-occupied | $278K | 3/1 | 1,112 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 526 CROSS ST ImprovedBought for $1K in 2017. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $368K | 3/1 | 1,112 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 527 CROSS ST ImprovedBought for $11K in 2001. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $256K | 3/1 | 1,112 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 528 CROSS ST History4 L&I violations (2011); L&I violation (2012). | Owner-occupied | $243K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 529 CROSS ST | Investor / LLC | $256K | 3/1 | 1,112 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 530 CROSS ST | Absentee individual | $270K | 3/1 | 1,112 | 1920 | 0 |
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)