Who owns your block
500 block of S 18th St
A mixed-ownership block: 50% owner-occupied, 17% investor-held.
The typical home here is up 67% since 2016, now about $688K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $688K — about 3.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19146 median of $364K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19146 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19146 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $688K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 50% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 183 reported crimes (18 violent) and 448 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
- $688K typical home, up +67% since 2016
- Tax bill $5,601 to $8,173 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.3M assessed, $45,534/yr to the city, about $7,589 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +67% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +46% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.8% 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 $167 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 7 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 2 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 6 parcels
- Owner-occupied 3
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 515 South 18th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $994K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 6 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 505-09 S 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $784K | —/— | 1,671 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 511 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $270K in 2002. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $719K | —/— | 1,341 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 513 S 18TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $649K | —/— | 1,260 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 515 S 18TH ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $475K in 2017, demolished in 2018 and rebuilt (2018). | Investor / LLC | $994K | 3/2 | 1,562 | 2018 | 1 | abated |
| 523 S 18TH ST ImprovedBought for $350K in 2013. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $657K | —/— | 1,704 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 525 S 18TH ST Historysold $201K (2001); L&I violation (2012); 2 L&I violations (2016). | Absentee individual | $545K | —/— | 1,496 | 1915 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)