Who owns your block
500 block of Magee Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 88% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $3,112 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 93% since 2016, now about $253K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
- 01Appreciation
Block value rose 93% since 2016, but the annual rate of 6.2% trails the city average of 6.5%.
- 02Taxes
2 homes account for $20K in annual tax abatements while 1 home carries $3K in back taxes owed.
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 $253K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19111 median of $293K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19111 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19111 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $253K | $293K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 42% | 57% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 36 reported crimes (11 violent) and 83 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
- $253K typical home, up +93% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,575 to $2,655 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.6M assessed, $58,145/yr to the city, about $2,423 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +93% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +69% 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:
- 541 Magee Avetax-abated new construction0.00%$0/yr on $250K
- 550 Magee Avetax-abated new construction0.00%$0/yr on $249K
- 535 Magee Aveexemption0.69%$1,347/yr on $196K
- 529 Magee Aveexemption0.75%$1,625/yr on $216K
- 528 Magee Aveexemption0.85%$2,136/yr on $253K
- …and 6 more paying under the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
The starkest example: 541 Magee Ave is assessed at $250K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $3,493 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 +6.2% 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 $193 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 33 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 24 parcels
- Owner-occupied 20
- Absentee individual 3
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Vaccaro (individual) | 2 | 2 | $313K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lynda M Gambrel-Rhett (individual) | 2 | 2 | $311K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Curtis A Long (individual) | 2 | 2 | $271K | phila.gov ↗ |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 513 MAGEE AVE ImprovedBought for $159K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $255K | —/— | 924 | 1960 | 2 | rented |
| 515 MAGEE AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $247K | —/— | 924 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 516-18 MAGEE AVE History2 L&I violations (2011); L&I: 1 failed, 2 passed (2011); Appeal withdrawn (2011). | Absentee individual | $281K | —/— | 1,455 | 1945 | 0 | rented |
| 517 MAGEE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $83K in 2002 → $145K in 2005 (+75%). | Owner-occupied | $16K | —/— | 400 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 519 MAGEE AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $297K | —/— | 1,500 | 1945 | 0 | |
| 520 MAGEE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $180K in 2019 → $272K in 2025 (+51%). | Owner-occupied | $283K | 3/2 | 1,360 | 1995 | 2 | |
| 521 MAGEE AVE | Owner-occupied | $285K | 5/1 | 1,740 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 522 MAGEE AVE | Vacant | $35K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 523 MAGEE AVE ImprovedBought for $94K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $297K | —/— | 1,740 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 524-26 MAGEE AVE | Owner-occupied | $275K | —/— | 1,350 | 1945 | 0 | |
| 527 MAGEE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $150K in 2006 → $255K in 2026 (+70%). | Absentee individual | $278K | —/— | 1,044 | 1945 | 2 | |
| 528 MAGEE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $125K in 2009 → $200K in 2020 (+60%). | Owner-occupied | $253K | 4/2 | 1,350 | 1945 | 2 | |
| 529 MAGEE AVE | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/2 | 1,262 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 530-32 MAGEE AVE | Owner-occupied | $338K | —/— | 1,620 | 1945 | 0 | |
| 531 MAGEE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $42K in 2001 → $59K in 2002 (+39%). | Owner-occupied | $196K | 3/1 | 1,044 | 1945 | 2 | |
| 533 MAGEE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $60K in 2001 → $70K in 2011 (+17%). | Owner-occupied | $196K | 3/1 | 1,044 | 1945 | 3 | |
| 535 MAGEE AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $65K in 2003, fast form building permit in 2008, sold for $128K in 2008 (+97%). | Owner-occupied | $196K | 3/1 | 1,044 | 1945 | 4 | |
| 537 MAGEE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $115K in 2005 → $195K in 2021 (+70%). | Owner-occupied | $196K | 3/2 | 1,044 | 1945 | 2 | |
| 539 MAGEE AVE ImprovedBought for $65K in 2018. Owner pulled a fences only permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $281K | —/— | 1,044 | 1945 | 2 | |
| 541 MAGEE AVE New constructionBought for $120K in 2003, built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated), sold for $130K in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $250K | —/— | 1,200 | 1945 | 2 | abated |
| 542-48 MAGEE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2019 → $225K in 2019 (+350%). | Owner-occupied | $358K | 4/1 | 1,350 | 1945 | 2 | |
| 543 MAGEE AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $253K | —/— | 1,440 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 550 MAGEE AVE New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $208K in 2006. | Owner-occupied | $249K | —/— | 1,350 | 1945 | 1 | abated |
| 552 MAGEE AVE Historysold $208K (2006); 9 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 12 (2016); L&I: 4 failed, 4 passed (2016). | Owner-occupied | $22K | —/— | 800 | 1925 | 1 |
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)