Who owns your block
500 block of E Thelma St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 60% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 6 open code violations and 4 homes behind $13,112 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 99% since 2016, now about $146K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $146K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below 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 | $146K | $171K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 40% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 217 reported crimes (50 violent) and 202 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
- $146K typical home, up +99% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,012 to $1,944 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.1M assessed, $62,481/yr to the city, about $1,562 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +99% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +92% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
513 E Thelma St is assessed at $93K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $1,300 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 +6.4% 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 $199 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 74 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 40 parcels
- Owner-occupied 24
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 10
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Penn Fam Vision Llc, carries 1 open violation across 30 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Fam Vision Llc | 1 | 30 | $4.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sigma Properties Llc | 1 | 17 | $2.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Santana Irrevocable Trust | 1 | 13 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Inoa Paulino Llc | 1 | 11 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Commission Estates Llc | 1 | 3 | $460K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mhc General Contractor Llc | 1 | 2 | $306K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 40 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 E THELMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2006 → $120K in 2010 (+50%). | Owner-occupied | $179K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 501 E THELMA ST | Absentee individual | $154K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 502 E THELMA ST | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 503 E THELMA ST | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,086 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 504 E THELMA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $40K in 2007 → $81K in 2019 (+102%). | Investor / LLC | $158K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1940 | 3 | rented |
| 505 E THELMA ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $25K in 2000 → $80K in 2016 (+220%). | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,086 | 1940 | 5 | |
| 506 E THELMA ST | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 507 E THELMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $18K in 2000 → $73K in 2019 (+306%). | Owner-occupied | $140K | 3/1 | 1,106 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 508 E THELMA ST | Investor / LLC | $158K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 509 E THELMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $37K in 2003 → $74K in 2007 (+101%). | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,086 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 510 E THELMA ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $15K in 2001 → $40K in 2025 (+167%). | Investor / LLC | $146K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1940 | 4 | |
| 511 E THELMA ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $42K in 2001 → $85K in 2017 (+105%). | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,086 | 1940 | 4 | |
| 512 E THELMA ST | Absentee individual | $146K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1940 | 1 | tax lien |
| 513 E THELMA ST New constructionBought for $22K in 2013, built new (tax-abated), sold for $32K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $93K | 3/1 | 1,086 | 1940 | 2 | abatedtax lien |
| 514 E THELMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2019 → $18K in 2019 (-68%). | Absentee individual | $158K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 515 E THELMA ST | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,086 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 516 E THELMA ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $2K in 2006 → $4K in 2017 (+75%). | Investor / LLC | $158K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1940 | 4 | tax lien |
| 517 E THELMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2012 → $79K in 2017 (+164%). | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,086 | 1940 | 2 | tax lien |
| 518 E THELMA ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $5K in 2008 → $65K in 2022 (+1200%). | Absentee individual | $158K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1940 | 5 | tax lien |
| 519 E THELMA ST | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,087 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 520 E THELMA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $30K in 2004 → $190K in 2022 (+527%). | Owner-occupied | $208K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 521 E THELMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $31K in 2003 → $34K in 2015 (+8%). | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,086 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 522 E THELMA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $35K in 2004 → $20K in 2022 (-43%). | Absentee individual | $146K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1940 | 3 | 6 violtax lien |
| 523 E THELMA ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $14K in 2002 → $3.3M in 2024 (+24570%). | Investor / LLC | $139K | 3/1 | 1,086 | 1940 | 4 | rented |
| 524 E THELMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $32K in 2005 → $110K in 2018 (+244%). | Owner-occupied | $188K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 525 E THELMA ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $1K in 2005 → $75K in 2007 (+6142%). | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,086 | 1940 | 4 | |
| 526 E THELMA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $19K in 2002 → $126K in 2021 (+563%). | Owner-occupied | $146K | 3/2 | 1,200 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 527 E THELMA ST | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,086 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 528 E THELMA ST | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 529 E THELMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2018 → $99K in 2023 (+24%). | Absentee individual | $139K | 3/1 | 1,086 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 530 E THELMA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $25K in 2005 → $45K in 2018 (+81%). | Absentee individual | $158K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 531 E THELMA ST | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,086 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 532 E THELMA ST | Absentee individual | $158K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 533 E THELMA ST | Absentee individual | $139K | 3/1 | 1,086 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 534 E THELMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $56K in 2003 → $51K in 2005 (-10%). | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 535 E THELMA ST | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,086 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 536 E THELMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $57K in 2019 → $180K in 2020 (+216%). | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/2 | 1,200 | 1940 | 2 | tax lien |
| 537 E THELMA ST | Absentee individual | $139K | 3/1 | 1,087 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 539 E THELMA ST | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 1,087 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 541 E THELMA ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2024. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $184K | —/— | 1,498 | 1940 | 1 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)