Who owns your block
500 block of S 27th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 88% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 82% since 2016, now about $827K. 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 $827K — about 3.7× 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 | $827K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 63% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 32 reported crimes (3 violent) and 219 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
- $827K typical home, up +82% since 2016
- Tax bill $5,939 to $10,932 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $23M assessed, $308,624/yr to the city, about $19,289 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +82% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +84% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
519 S 27th St is assessed at $658K but pays $4,170 a year — about 45% of the $9,209 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
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.
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 33 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 16 parcels
- Owner-occupied 14
- Absentee individual 2
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500-40 S 27TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit. | Absentee individual | $8.8M | —/— | 405,390 | 1972 | 0 | |
| 501 S 27TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $490K in 2001 → $713K in 2013 (+45%). | Owner-occupied | $1.5M | —/— | 2,418 | 2001 | 3 | |
| 503 S 27TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $480K in 2001 → $675K in 2008 (+41%). | Owner-occupied | $1.5M | 3/2 | 2,418 | 2001 | 3 | |
| 505 S 27TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $676K in 2012 → $1.3M in 2023 (+99%). | Owner-occupied | $1.5M | 4/2 | 2,517 | 2002 | 4 | |
| 507 S 27TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $487K in 2002 → $1.0M in 2022 (+109%). | Owner-occupied | $1.4M | 3/2 | 2,190 | 2002 | 4 | |
| 511 S 27TH ST New constructionBought for $250K in 2019, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $640K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $810K | 3/— | 1,199 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 513 S 27TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $311K in 2011, electrical permit in 2011, sold for $490K in 2012 (+57%). | Owner-occupied | $826K | 3/2 | 1,368 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 515 S 27TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $340K in 2010 → $691K in 2023 (+103%). | Owner-occupied | $826K | 3/2 | 1,368 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 517 S 27TH ST | Owner-occupied | $690K | 2/2 | 1,494 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 519 S 27TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $658K | —/— | 1,368 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 521 S 27TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $400K in 2007, major alteration permit in 2010, sold for $560K in 2025 (+40%). | Owner-occupied | $756K | 2/1 | 1,368 | 1920 | 5 | |
| 523 S 27TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $220K in 2010, alteration permit in 2010, sold for $775K in 2022 (+252%). | Owner-occupied | $828K | 3/2 | 1,368 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 525 S 27TH ST ImprovedBought for $347K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $869K | 3/2 | 1,488 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 527 S 27TH ST | Owner-occupied | $864K | 3/2 | 1,472 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 529 S 27TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $802K | —/— | 1,504 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 531 S 27TH ST Historysold $208K (2002); L&I violation (2020). | Absentee individual | $793K | 2/1 | 1,164 | 1925 | 1 | 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)