Who owns your block
500 block of E Walnut Ln
A mixed-ownership block: 45% owner-occupied, 35% investor-held, with 23 open code violations and 14 homes behind $85,313 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 90% since 2016, now about $153K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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 $153K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19144 median of $201K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19144 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19144 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $153K | $201K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 25% | 40% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 70 reported crimes (38 violent) and 158 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
- $153K typical home, up +90% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,125 to $1,968 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.7M assessed, $75,929/yr to the city, about $1,550 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +90% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +75% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
529 E Walnut Ln is assessed at $141K but pays $857 a year — about 44% of the $1,968 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% 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 $190 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 71 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 17 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 49 parcels
- Owner-occupied 19
- Investor / LLC 15
- Absentee individual 8
- Vacant 7
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Rad Diversified Reit Inc, carries 101 open violations across 181 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rad Diversified Reit Inc | 2 | 181 | $28M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Penn Fam Vision Llc | 1 | 30 | $4.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Apex Properties Unlimited | 1 | 22 | $3.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hadar Llc | 1 | 21 | $3.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Helpful Home Buyers Inc | 1 | 11 | $2.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Shiror Properties Llc | 1 | 7 | $1000K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Asdt Investments Llc | 1 | 6 | $971K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Durst Holdings Llc | 1 | 6 | $873K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Akm Realty Llc | 1 | 6 | $812K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Nazm Llc | 1 | 4 | $801K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jds Home Investments Llc | 1 | 3 | $443K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Valdez Metropolis Llc | 1 | 1 | $294K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 49 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 WALNUT LN TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2018 → $98K in 2020 (+63%). | Owner-occupied | $294K | —/— | 2,538 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 501 E WALNUT LN Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $41K in 2006 → $30K in 2012 (-27%). | Investor / LLC | $274K | 4/— | 1,703 | 1920 | 5 | 1 viol |
| 502 E WALNUT LN TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2008 → $50K in 2020 (+25%). | Investor / LLC | $156K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 503 E WALNUT LN TradedTraded 2×: $10K in 2000 → $50K in 2023 (+400%). | Investor / LLC | $124K | 5/4 | 1,703 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 504 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $156K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 505 E WALNUT LN Improved | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 506 E WALNUT LN TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2006 → $90K in 2007 (+125%). | Owner-occupied | $156K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 507 E WALNUT LN Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $86K in 2005 → $189K in 2022 (+120%). | Investor / LLC | $281K | 4/3 | 1,703 | 1920 | 4 | rented |
| 508 E WALNUT LN | Absentee individual | $156K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 509 E WALNUT LN | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 510 E WALNUT LN | Vacant | $20K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 512 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $156K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 514 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $87K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | 1 violtax lien |
| 516 E WALNUT LN | Investor / LLC | $156K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 518 E WALNUT LN | Vacant | $20K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 519 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $160K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 520 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $156K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 521 E WALNUT LN | Investor / LLC | $141K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 522 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $156K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 523 E WALNUT LN TradedTraded 2×: $26K in 2004 → $58K in 2006 (+129%). | Investor / LLC | $141K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 524 E WALNUT LN | Absentee individual | $156K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 525 E WALNUT LN | Investor / LLC | $141K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1920 | 1 | rented1 viol |
| 526 E WALNUT LN Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $45K in 2002 → $122K in 2022 (+171%). | Investor / LLC | $156K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 5 | 6 viol |
| 527 E WALNUT LN Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $82K in 2018 → $118K in 2026 (+43%). | Absentee individual | $92K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1920 | 3 | 1 violtax lien |
| 528 E WALNUT LN Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $17K in 2000 → $80K in 2007 (+384%). | Absentee individual | $170K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 4 | 8 viol |
| 529 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $141K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 530 E WALNUT LN TradedTraded 2×: $23K in 2017 → $3.3M in 2024 (+14380%). | Investor / LLC | $156K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 2 | rented1 viol |
| 531 E WALNUT LN New constructionBought for $4K in 2011, built new (tax-abated), sold for $4K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $78K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1920 | 3 | abatedtax lien |
| 532 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $156K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 533 E WALNUT LN Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $72K in 2006 → $21K in 2011 (-72%). | Absentee individual | $141K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1920 | 3 | rentedtax lien |
| 534 E WALNUT LN TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2025 → $225K in 2026 (+200%). | Owner-occupied | $156K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 535 E WALNUT LN Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $13K in 2003 → $24K in 2023 (+82%). | Absentee individual | $141K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1920 | 4 | 1 violtax lien |
| 536 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $156K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 537 E WALNUT LN Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $2.0M in 2007 → $196K in 2024 (-90%). | Absentee individual | $191K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 538 E WALNUT LN HistoryAppeal city affirmed (2008); sold $24K (2017). | Investor / LLC | $156K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 539 E WALNUT LN TradedTraded 2×: $23K in 2011 → $263K in 2022 (+1043%). | Investor / LLC | $153K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1920 | 2 | 1 viol |
| 540 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $213K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 541 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $141K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 542 E WALNUT LN | Vacant | $20K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 543 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $141K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 544 E WALNUT LN TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2003 → $125K in 2025 (+318%). | Investor / LLC | $156K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 545 E WALNUT LN Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $38K in 2014 → $145K in 2022 (+287%). | Investor / LLC | $141K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 546 E WALNUT LN | Investor / LLC | $160K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 547 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $141K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 549 E WALNUT LN | Vacant | $15K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 551 E WALNUT LN Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $31K in 2004 → $325K in 2017 (+948%). | Absentee individual | $141K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 553 E WALNUT LN TradedTraded 2×: $24K in 2003 → $34K in 2014 (+43%). | Owner-occupied | $141K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1920 | 2 | 1 viol |
| 555 E WALNUT LN | Owner-occupied | $141K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 557 E WALNUT LN | Vacant | $15K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 1 violtax lien |
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)