Who owns your block
500 block of S 22nd St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 80% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 78% since 2016, now about $699K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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 $699K — 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 | $699K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 70% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 622 reported crimes (17 violent) and 449 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
- $699K typical home, up +78% since 2016
- Tax bill $5,218 to $9,458 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $14M assessed, $183,056/yr to the city, about $9,153 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +78% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +81% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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 $178 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 27 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 20 parcels
- Owner-occupied 16
- Absentee individual 4
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 20 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 S 22ND ST Historysold $301K (2011); 6 L&I violations (2019); 5 L&I violations (2020); 10 L&I violations (2022). | Absentee individual | $555K | —/— | 1,503 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 502 S 22ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $342K in 2011, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $701K in 2024 (+105%). | Owner-occupied | $891K | 3/2 | 1,401 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 503 S 22ND ST New constructionBought for $365K in 2013, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $895K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $889K | 3/2 | 1,764 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 504 S 22ND ST | Owner-occupied | $691K | —/— | 1,401 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 505 S 22ND ST ImprovedBought for $560K in 2020. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $592K | 4/2 | 1,365 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 506 S 22ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $278K in 2003, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $750K in 2025 (+170%). | Owner-occupied | $836K | 3/2 | 1,506 | 1915 | 6 | |
| 507 S 22ND ST ImprovedBought for $405K in 2008. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $675K | —/— | 1,245 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 508 S 22ND ST | Owner-occupied | $547K | 3/2 | 1,506 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 509 S 22ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $554K | —/— | 1,680 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 511 S 22ND ST ImprovedBought for $160K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $806K | 3/2 | 1,350 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 512 S 22ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $815K | 3/2 | 1,275 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 513 S 22ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $160K in 2000 → $695K in 2024 (+335%). | Owner-occupied | $806K | 3/2 | 1,350 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 514 S 22ND ST ImprovedBought for $365K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $579K | —/— | 1,275 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 515 S 22ND ST Historysold $335K (2008); 3 L&I violations (2015). | Owner-occupied | $687K | 3/2 | 1,350 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 516 S 22ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $603K | —/— | 1,200 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 517 S 22ND ST | Owner-occupied | $687K | 3/2 | 1,350 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 518 S 22ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $706K | —/— | 2,064 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 520 S 22ND ST ImprovedBought for $650K in 2023. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $765K | 3/2 | 1,500 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 522 S 22ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $420K in 2006 → $700K in 2024 (+67%). | Owner-occupied | $825K | 4/2 | 1,824 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 524 S 22ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit, sold for $435K in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $970K | —/— | 2,025 | 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)