Who owns your block
500 block of N 32nd St
A mixed-ownership block: 16% owner-occupied, 36% investor-held.
The typical home here is up 63% since 2016, now about $375K. 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 $375K — about 1.7× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19104 median of $211K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19104 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19104 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $375K | $211K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 4% | 18% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 82 reported crimes (18 violent) and 173 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
- $375K typical home, up +63% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,867 to $4,689 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $127,620/yr to the city, about $5,105 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +63% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +64% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
527 N 32nd St is assessed at $408K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $5,704 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.5% 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 $163 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 21 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 25 parcels
- Owner-occupied 4
- Investor / LLC 7
- Absentee individual 13
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 3 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Restorations Neighborhood (individual) | 2 | 556 | $20M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Strong Properties Llc | 1 | 25 | $7.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Flatirons Ventures Llc | 1 | 3 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jmpa Llc | 1 | 2 | $627K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 520 N 32nd Street Llc | 2 | 2 | $412K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Stash Holdings Llc | 1 | 2 | $770K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tofu Realty Llc | 1 | 1 | $141K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Pass Props, Lp | 1 | 1 | $335K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Su-Jo Corp | 1 | 1 | $338K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500-02 N 32ND ST | Investor / LLC | $141K | —/— | 1,796 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 501 N 32ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit. | Absentee individual | $3.7M | —/— | 24,872 | 1890 | 0 | rented |
| 504 N 32ND ST ImprovedBought for $69K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $400K | —/— | 2,016 | 1930 | 4 | |
| 506 N 32ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $400K | —/— | 2,016 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 508 N 32ND ST Historysold $180K (2010); L&I violation (2014). | Absentee individual | $400K | —/— | 2,016 | 1930 | 1 | rented |
| 510 N 32ND ST | Owner-occupied | $400K | —/— | 2,016 | 1930 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 512 N 32ND ST | Owner-occupied | $375K | —/— | 1,782 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 514 N 32ND ST | Absentee individual | $375K | —/— | 1,782 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 516 N 32ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $120K in 2004, use permit in 2017, sold for $381K in 2020 (+218%). | Absentee individual | $375K | 4/2 | 1,782 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 518 N 32ND ST ImprovedBought for $177K in 2005. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Investor / LLC | $402K | —/— | 1,980 | 1930 | 1 | rented |
| 520 N 32ND ST | Vacant | $77K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 522 N 32ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $210K in 2005, alteration permit in 2008, sold for $515K in 2022 (+145%). | Investor / LLC | $335K | 5/1 | 1,491 | 1930 | 2 | rented |
| 524 N 32ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $135K in 2004 → $155K in 2014 (+15%). | Investor / LLC | $335K | —/— | 1,491 | 1930 | 3 | |
| 525 N 32ND ST | Investor / LLC | $566K | —/— | 2,475 | 1930 | 1 | rented |
| 526 N 32ND ST | Absentee individual | $335K | —/— | 1,491 | 1930 | 0 | rented |
| 527 N 32ND ST | Absentee individual | $408K | —/— | 2,007 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 528 N 32ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $14K in 2001 → $200K in 2014 (+1381%). | Absentee individual | $335K | —/— | 1,491 | 1930 | 3 | rented |
| 529 N 32ND ST | Absentee individual | $386K | —/— | 1,743 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 530 N 32ND ST | Absentee individual | $338K | —/— | 1,491 | 1930 | 0 | rented |
| 531 N 32ND ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $55K in 2001. | Absentee individual | $399K | —/— | 1,743 | 1930 | 1 | abated |
| 532 N 32ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2010); L&I violation (2013); L&I violation (2026). | Investor / LLC | $338K | —/— | 1,491 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 533 N 32ND ST | Absentee individual | $25K | —/— | 1,743 | 1930 | 0 | rented |
| 534 N 32ND ST | Absentee individual | $25K | —/— | 1,491 | 1930 | 0 | rented |
| 536 N 32ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2013). | Absentee individual | $25K | —/— | 1,491 | 1930 | 0 | rented |
| 538 N 32ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $23K in 2001 → $440K in 2023 (+1813%). | Investor / LLC | $531K | —/— | 2,142 | 1930 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)