Who owns your block
500 block of N Vogdes St
A mixed-ownership block: 43% owner-occupied, 24% investor-held, with 23 open code violations and 11 homes behind $52,916 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 77% since 2016, now about $103K. 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 $103K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19131 median of $156K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19131 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19131 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $103K | $156K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 31% | 42% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 158 reported crimes (82 violent) and 198 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
- $103K typical home, up +77% since 2016
- Tax bill $815 to $1,400 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.0M assessed, $42,291/yr to the city, about $863 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +77% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +72% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
542 N Vogdes St is assessed at $175K but pays $994 a year — about 41% of the $2,452 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 +5.4% 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 $177 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 2002. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 27 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 49 parcels
- Owner-occupied 21
- Investor / LLC 9
- Absentee individual 16
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do 2 Win Re Group Llc | 1 | 76 | $16M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Poolside Ventures Inc | 1 | 49 | $6.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Km2021 Owner Llc | 1 | 43 | $5.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philadelphia Lotus 07 Llc | 1 | 26 | $4.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Moore Management Group Ll | 1 | 5 | $911K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hauberk Investments Llc | 1 | 4 | $366K | phila.gov ↗ |
| T & Jay Holdings Llc | 1 | 4 | $481K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kenola Ventures Llc | 1 | 1 | $105K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1260 Housing Development Corporaiton | 1 | 1 | $22K | phila.gov ↗ |
| S & T Investments Llc | 1 | 1 | $109K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Nish Property Holdings Llc | 1 | 1 | $157K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bbm Group Lot 2 Llc | 1 | 1 | $14K | 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 N VOGDES ST | Absentee individual | $121K | 3/2 | 1,536 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 501 N VOGDES ST | Owner-occupied | $116K | 3/1 | 1,392 | 1925 | 0 | 1 violtax lien |
| 502 N VOGDES ST | Absentee individual | $103K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 503 N VOGDES ST | Absentee individual | $100K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 504 N VOGDES ST | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 4 violtax lien |
| 505 N VOGDES ST | Owner-occupied | $105K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 506 N VOGDES ST | Owner-occupied | $103K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 507 N VOGDES ST | Investor / LLC | $105K | 3/1 | 1,117 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 508 N VOGDES ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $11K in 2002 → $118K in 2019 (+973%). | Investor / LLC | $105K | 3/1 | 1,137 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 509 N VOGDES ST | Absentee individual | $105K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 510 N VOGDES ST | Owner-occupied | $103K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 511 N VOGDES ST | Absentee individual | $104K | 3/1 | 1,096 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 512 N VOGDES ST | Absentee individual | $103K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | 2 violtax lien |
| 513 N VOGDES ST | Owner-occupied | $103K | 3/1 | 1,076 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 514 N VOGDES ST | Absentee individual | $103K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 515 N VOGDES ST | Absentee individual | $103K | 4/1 | 1,076 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 516 N VOGDES ST | Absentee individual | $103K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | 12 violtax lien |
| 517 N VOGDES ST | Investor / LLC | $103K | 3/1 | 1,076 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 518 N VOGDES ST Improved | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 violtax lien |
| 519 N VOGDES ST | Owner-occupied | $103K | 3/1 | 1,076 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 520 N VOGDES ST | Absentee individual | $103K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 521 N VOGDES ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $38K in 2002 → $80K in 2019 (+113%). | Absentee individual | $103K | 3/1 | 1,076 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 522 N VOGDES ST | Investor / LLC | $22K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 523 N VOGDES ST | Owner-occupied | $168K | 3/1 | 1,076 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 524 N VOGDES ST TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2018 → $127K in 2019 (+182%). | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 525 N VOGDES ST | Absentee individual | $103K | 3/1 | 1,076 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 526 N VOGDES ST | Owner-occupied | $103K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 527 N VOGDES ST | Owner-occupied | $103K | 3/1 | 1,076 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 528 N VOGDES ST | Absentee individual | $103K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 529 N VOGDES ST | Investor / LLC | $103K | 3/1 | 1,076 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 530 N VOGDES ST TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2017 → $6.5M in 2022 (+21550%). | Investor / LLC | $103K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 531 N VOGDES ST | Owner-occupied | $103K | 3/1 | 1,076 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 532 N VOGDES ST New constructionBought for $28K in 2004, built new (tax-abated), sold for $195K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 1,251 | 1925 | 5 | abated |
| 533 N VOGDES ST | Owner-occupied | $103K | 3/1 | 1,076 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 534 N VOGDES ST | Investor / LLC | $109K | 3/1 | 1,251 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 535 N VOGDES ST | Owner-occupied | $103K | 3/1 | 1,084 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 536 N VOGDES ST | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,204 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 537 N VOGDES ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $28K in 2014 → $96K in 2020 (+242%). | Investor / LLC | $157K | 3/2 | 1,202 | 1920 | 4 | 2 viol |
| 538 N VOGDES ST | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 539 N VOGDES ST | Owner-occupied | $105K | 3/1 | 1,202 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 540 N VOGDES ST | Owner-occupied | $123K | 4/1 | 1,710 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 541 N VOGDES ST | Absentee individual | $105K | 3/1 | 1,202 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 542 N VOGDES ST | Investor / LLC | $175K | 3/1 | 1,204 | 1925 | 0 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 543 N VOGDES ST TradedTraded 2×: $23K in 2004 → $65K in 2009 (+189%). | Absentee individual | $105K | 3/1 | 1,202 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 544 N VOGDES ST | Owner-occupied | $107K | 3/1 | 1,178 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 545 N VOGDES ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2023. | Absentee individual | $105K | 3/1 | 1,202 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 546 N VOGDES ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2008 → $35K in 2017 (-42%). | Owner-occupied | $110K | 3/1 | 1,275 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 547 N VOGDES ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $64K in 2006. | Owner-occupied | $105K | 3/1 | 1,202 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 548 N VOGDES ST | Owner-occupied | $107K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)