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Who owns your block

500 block of N Wanamaker St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 62% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 7 homes behind $20,985 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 82% since 2016, now about $108K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year and the increases are speeding up.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$108K
$106K–$176K
ZIP median $156K
Price / sq ft
$88
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$100K
5 sold in 2yr
assessed $108K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $2K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
23 of 50
$35K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
62%
31 of 50
city 41%
Rentals
22%
11 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$21K
7 of 50 behind
▲ block 14% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+11%
value · tax −$76
5 years
+113%
value · tax +$579
10 years
+82%
value · tax +$460

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.

2027
  • 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 $108K — 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 blockZIP 19131Philadelphia
Median home value$108K$156K$223K
Owner-occupied42%42%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 126 reported crimes (70 violent) and 358 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
126
70 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
358
92 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults50
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief14
Thefts12
All Other Offenses11
Aggravated Assault No Firearm10
Fraud6

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection80
Maintenance Complaint43
Abandoned Vehicle34
Illegal Dumping29
Street Defect27
License Complaint17

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.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
Guion Bluford
5720 Media St · 490 students
High · 9-12
Overbrook High
5898 Lancaster Ave · 466 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$100K$200K$108K2016: $59K2017: $59K2018: $59K2019: $49K2020: $51K2021: $51K2022: $51K2023: $72K2024: $72K2025: $98K2026: $98K2027: $108K2016202020232027

▲ +82% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,2892016: $8292017: $8292018: $8292019: $6832020: $7102021: $7102022: $7102023: $8552024: $1,0012025: $1,1612026: $1,3652027: $1,2892016202020232027

▲ +55% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

23
23 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $35,183 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$607pays now $2,468at the full rate

542 N Wanamaker St is assessed at $176K but pays $607 a year — about 25% of the $2,468 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 +5.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

8210025020162019202220252027This block 182 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $182 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+82%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.9 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 45 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 25 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K2004201020162022
45arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
25homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 50 parcels

Owner-occupied: 31Investor / LLC: 13Absentee individual: 6 50parcels
  • Owner-occupied 31
  • Investor / LLC 13
  • Absentee individual 6

Value distribution today

42 parcels1 parcels0 parcels1 parcels2 parcels0 parcels4 parcels
$106K$160K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
City Block Acq Vii Llc139$11Mphila.gov ↗
Sfr3 060 Llc18$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
Silver Street Ventures Llc17$685Kphila.gov ↗
Sfr3-020 Llc16$823Kphila.gov ↗
Edfet Llc26$565Kphila.gov ↗
Ksaad Investments Llc13$426Kphila.gov ↗
Mc 101 Llc13$343Kphila.gov ↗
Dna Real Estate Partners12$248Kphila.gov ↗
Sinceres Services Llc11$137Kphila.gov ↗
Upland Property Greoup In11$108Kphila.gov ↗
Wannamakeit Llc11$108Kphila.gov ↗
Jericho Diamond Llc11$108Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 50 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

$0$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
511 N WANAMAKER ST Owner-occupied $113K 3/1 1,212 1925 0 abated
513 N WANAMAKER ST Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 0 abatedtax lien
515 N WANAMAKER ST Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 0 abated
516 N WANAMAKER ST Traded 3×: $20K in 2006 → $120K in 2025 (+500%). Investor / LLC $137K 3/1 1,220 1925 3
517 N WANAMAKER ST Traded 2×: $23K in 2004 → $50K in 2017 (+117%). Absentee individual $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 2 rented
518 N WANAMAKER ST Traded 2×: $33K in 2017 → $95K in 2021 (+188%). Investor / LLC $138K 3/1 1,220 1925 2 rentedtax lien
519 N WANAMAKER ST Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 1 tax lien
520 N WANAMAKER ST Traded 2×: $23K in 2017 → $120K in 2018 (+422%). Owner-occupied $138K 3/1 1,220 1925 2
521 N WANAMAKER ST Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 0 abatedtax lien
522 N WANAMAKER ST Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 1
523 N WANAMAKER ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $53K in 2006. Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 1 abated
524 N WANAMAKER ST Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 0 rented
525 N WANAMAKER ST Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 0 abated
526 N WANAMAKER ST Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 0 tax lien
527 N WANAMAKER ST Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 0
528 N WANAMAKER ST Traded 2×: $70K in 2010 → $207K in 2022 (+195%). Owner-occupied $176K 3/2 1,220 1925 2
529 N WANAMAKER ST Investor / LLC $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 1
530 N WANAMAKER ST Traded 3×: $22K in 2003 → $154K in 2023 (+616%). Investor / LLC $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 3
531 N WANAMAKER ST Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 0 abated
532 N WANAMAKER ST Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 1 rentedtax lien
533 N WANAMAKER ST Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 0 abated
534 N WANAMAKER ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $34K in 2006. Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 1 abated
535 N WANAMAKER ST Bought for $15K in 2001, built new (tax-abated), sold for $51K in 2020. Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 2 abated
536 N WANAMAKER ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $8K in 2000. Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 1 abated
537 N WANAMAKER ST Traded 4×: $9K in 2001 → $60K in 2025 (+567%). Absentee individual $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 4 tax lien
538 N WANAMAKER ST Absentee individual $106K 4/1 1,220 1925 0 abated
539 N WANAMAKER ST Traded 2×: $25K in 2014 → $70K in 2019 (+180%). Investor / LLC $108K —/— 1,220 1925 2 rentedtax lien
540 N WANAMAKER ST Traded 4×: $69K in 2007 → $100K in 2024 (+46%). Investor / LLC $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 4 rented1 viol
541 N WANAMAKER ST Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 0 abatedtax lien
542 N WANAMAKER ST Investor / LLC $176K 3/1 1,220 1925 0 rentedabatedtax lien
543 N WANAMAKER ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $60K in 2019. Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 1 abated
544 N WANAMAKER ST Investor / LLC $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 0 rented
545 N WANAMAKER ST Investor / LLC $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 1
546 N WANAMAKER ST Traded 3×: $20K in 2005 → $26K in 2014 (+28%). Investor / LLC $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 3
547 N WANAMAKER ST Investor / LLC $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 1
548 N WANAMAKER ST Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 0 tax lien
549 N WANAMAKER ST Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 0
550 N WANAMAKER ST Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 0 abatedtax lien
551 N WANAMAKER ST Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 0 abatedtax lien
552 N WANAMAKER ST Investor / LLC $160K 3/1 1,220 1925 1 rented
553 N WANAMAKER ST Absentee individual $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 0 tax lien
554 N WANAMAKER ST Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 0 abated
555 N WANAMAKER ST Traded 2×: $30K in 2017 → $41K in 2025 (+40%). Investor / LLC $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 2
556 N WANAMAKER ST Traded 2×: $35K in 2007 → $55K in 2018 (+57%). Absentee individual $109K 3/1 1,220 1925 2 rented
557 N WANAMAKER ST Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 0 abated
559 N WANAMAKER ST Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 0 abatedtax lien
561 N WANAMAKER ST Owner-occupied $160K 3/2 1,220 1925 1 rented
563 N WANAMAKER ST Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,220 1925 0 abated
565 N WANAMAKER ST Absentee individual $108K 4/1 1,220 1925 0 abated
567 N WANAMAKER ST Owner-occupied $120K 3/1 1,220 1925 0 abated

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

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