Who owns your block
500 block of E Thompson St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 71% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 1 home behind $336 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 113% since 2016, now about $406K. 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 $406K — about 1.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19125 median of $334K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19125 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19125 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $406K | $334K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 46% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 68 reported crimes (16 violent) and 244 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
- $406K typical home, up +113% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,245 to $3,656 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $10M assessed, $92,793/yr to the city, about $3,866 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +113% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +63% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
523 E Thompson St is assessed at $955K but pays $5,840 a year — about 44% of the $13,368 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.1% 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 $213 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 39 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 24 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 3
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E Thompson Street Llc | 1 | 3 | $958K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Heritage Construction Management Llc | 1 | 2 | $776K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Thomas St Realty Ii Lp | 2 | 2 | $690K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Thompson St Realty Ii Lp | 1 | 1 | $158K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 510 E THOMPSON ST | Absentee individual | $32K | —/— | 555 | 1901 | 0 | |
| 512-16 E THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $420K | —/— | 1,360 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 515 E THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $261K | —/— | 954 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 517 E THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $336K | —/— | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 518 E THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $40K in 2014 → $800K in 2019 (+1900%). | Absentee individual | $98K | —/— | 460 | 1875 | 4 | |
| 519 E THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $392K | 4/1 | 1,560 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 520 E THOMPSON ST New constructionBought for $160K in 2014, built new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $772K | 4/3 | 2,406 | 2018 | 1 | abated |
| 521 E THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $302K | 3/1 | 900 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 522 E THOMPSON ST New constructionBought for $160K in 2014, built new (tax-abated), sold for $735K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $772K | 4/3 | 2,406 | 2018 | 3 | abated |
| 523 E THOMPSON ST New constructionBought for $150K in 2014, built new (tax-abated), sold for $1.1M in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $955K | 4/2 | 2,992 | 1920 | 4 | abated |
| 524 E THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $349K | 4/1 | 1,383 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 525 E THOMPSON ST Historysold $113K (2002); Appeal filed (2026). | Absentee individual | $502K | —/— | 1,924 | 1920 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 526 E THOMPSON ST New constructionBought for $195K in 2006, built new (tax-abated), sold for $315K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $525K | 3/2 | 1,383 | 1920 | 3 | rentedabated |
| 527 E THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $531K | 5/2 | 2,327 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 528 E THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $90K in 2004 → $216K in 2013 (+140%). | Owner-occupied | $373K | 3/1 | 1,383 | 1920 | 5 | |
| 529-33 E THOMPSON ST | Investor / LLC | $512K | —/— | 7,308 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 530 E THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2001 → $240K in 2019 (+433%). | Investor / LLC | $352K | 4/1 | 1,416 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 532 E THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $79K in 2006 → $129K in 2006 (+63%). | Vacant | $178K | —/— | — | — | 3 | |
| 534 E THOMPSON ST | Vacant | $158K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 535 E THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $365K in 2007 → $490K in 2020 (+34%). | Owner-occupied | $585K | 3/2 | 1,980 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 537 E THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $446K | —/— | 1,911 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 539 E THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $477K | —/— | 2,134 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 541 E THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $38K in 2002 → $344K in 2011 (+805%). | Owner-occupied | $585K | 4/2 | 2,267 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 543 E THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $200K in 2002 → $330K in 2012 (+65%). | Owner-occupied | $350K | —/— | 2,915 | 1915 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)