Who owns your block
500 block of S 24th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 68% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 71% since 2016, now about $803K. 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 $803K — about 3.6× 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 | $803K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 50% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 86 reported crimes (6 violent) and 361 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
- $803K typical home, up +71% since 2016
- Tax bill $6,145 to $10,229 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $18M assessed, $222,541/yr to the city, about $10,115 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +71% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +66% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
526 S 24th St is assessed at $1.2M but pays $3,452 a year — about 20% of the $17,262 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% 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 $171 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 35 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 22 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 6
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 S 24th Llc | 1 | 1 | $744K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 22 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 24TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $338K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $953K in 2018 (+182%). | Investor / LLC | $744K | —/— | 2,016 | 1900 | 5 | |
| 502-08 S 24TH ST ImprovedBought for $162K in 2006. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $732K | —/— | 2,400 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 507 S 24TH ST ImprovedBought for $650K in 2010. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | 4/3 | 2,130 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 509 S 24TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $510K in 2003, zoning permit in 2007, sold for $730K in 2014 (+43%). | Owner-occupied | $890K | —/— | 1,541 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 510 S 24TH ST ImprovedBought for $961K in 2020. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $946K | 3/2 | 1,844 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 511 S 24TH ST New constructionBought for $815K in 2003, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $1.6M in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $1.5M | 4/3 | 2,916 | 1960 | 5 | |
| 512 S 24TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $830K | —/— | 1,677 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 513 S 24TH ST | Absentee individual | $1.0M | —/— | 1,584 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 514 S 24TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | —/— | 2,040 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 515 S 24TH ST New constructionBought for $285K in 2000, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $1.1M in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $989K | —/— | 1,920 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 516 S 24TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $375K in 2000, addition permit in 2012, sold for $760K in 2020 (+103%). | Owner-occupied | $747K | 3/2 | 1,260 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 517 S 24TH ST | Owner-occupied | $855K | —/— | 1,920 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 518 S 24TH ST | Absentee individual | $685K | 2/2 | 1,386 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 519 S 24TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit. | Owner-occupied | $978K | —/— | 1,633 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 520 S 24TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $320K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $630K in 2022 (+97%). | Owner-occupied | $777K | 3/2 | 1,344 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 521 S 24TH ST ImprovedBought for $375K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $683K | —/— | 1,584 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 521 1/2 S 24TH ST | Absentee individual | $305K | 2/1 | 384 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 522 S 24TH ST ImprovedBought for $503K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $685K | 3/2 | 1,386 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 523 S 24TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $365K in 2011 → $485K in 2022 (+33%). | Owner-occupied | $519K | 2/1 | 1,468 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 524 S 24TH ST | Owner-occupied | $646K | 3/2 | 1,260 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 526 S 24TH ST New constructionBought for $466K in 2019, built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated), sold for $1.1M in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $1.2M | 3/3 | 1,704 | 2021 | 4 | abated |
| 528 S 24TH ST | Absentee individual | $628K | —/— | 1,350 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)