Who owns your block
500 block of N 23rd St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 94% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 89% since 2016, now about $862K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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 $862K — about 3.9× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19130 median of $457K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19130 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19130 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $862K | $457K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 61% | 37% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 45 reported crimes (6 violent) and 167 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
- $862K typical home, up +89% since 2016
- Tax bill $5,116 to $10,665 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $19M assessed, $239,051/yr to the city, about $13,281 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +89% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +108% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
562 N 23rd St is assessed at $883K but pays $7,421 a year — about 60% of the $12,363 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 $189 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 38 arm's-length sales since 1998. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 2 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 18 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Investor / LLC 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkway Village Inc | 1 | 1 | $4.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541 N 23RD ST New constructionBought for $475K in 2005, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $480K in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $643K | —/— | 1,572 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 543 N 23RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $245K in 2002, electrical permit in 2019, sold for $620K in 2023 (+153%). | Owner-occupied | $695K | 3/2 | 1,572 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 545 N 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $1.4M in 2011. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $837K | 4/2 | 2,040 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 547 N 23RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit, sold for $670K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $862K | 4/3 | 2,295 | 2013 | 2 | |
| 549 N 23RD ST New constructionBought for $680K in 2013, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $920K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $943K | 4/2 | 2,295 | 2013 | 3 | |
| 551 N 23RD ST New constructionBought for $670K in 2013, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $920K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $941K | 4/3 | 2,295 | 2013 | 4 | rented |
| 552 N 23RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $315K in 2013, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $740K in 2025 (+135%). | Owner-occupied | $792K | 3/2 | 1,824 | 1980 | 3 | |
| 553 N 23RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit, sold for $690K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $941K | 3/2 | 2,295 | 2013 | 2 | rented |
| 554 N 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $635K | 3/1 | 1,824 | 1980 | 0 | |
| 555 N 23RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $525K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $835K in 2018 (+59%). | Owner-occupied | $875K | 3/2 | 2,200 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 556 N 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $735K | 3/1 | 1,824 | 1980 | 1 | |
| 558 N 23RD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit, sold for $760K in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $902K | 3/1 | 1,924 | 1980 | 1 | |
| 560 N 23RD ST | Owner-occupied | $805K | 3/1 | 1,824 | 1980 | 1 | |
| 562 N 23RD ST New constructionBought for $375K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $795K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $883K | 4/2 | 2,034 | 1920 | 3 | abated |
| 564 N 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $399K in 2007. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $717K | —/— | 1,800 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 566 N 23RD ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $660K in 2006 → $855K in 2023 (+30%). | Owner-occupied | $862K | 4/2 | 2,106 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 568 N 23RD ST ImprovedBought for $660K in 2006. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | 3/2 | 2,724 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 570 N 23RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $4.5M | —/— | 24,248 | 1959 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)