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Who owns your block

500 block of S 44th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 73% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations.

The typical home here is up 114% since 2016, now about $690K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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
$690K
$548K–$1.0M
ZIP median $211K
Price / sq ft
$295
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
3.1×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$8K
typical · up to $13K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
3 of 15
$32K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
73%
11 of 15
city 41%
Rentals
20%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▲ block 7% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 13% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-7%
value · tax −$725
5 years
+80%
value · tax +$3K
10 years
+114%
value · tax +$4K

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 $690K — about 3.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19104 median of $211K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19104 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19104Philadelphia
Median home value$690K$211K$223K
Owner-occupied47%18%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 74 reported crimes (13 violent) and 178 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
74
13 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
178
21 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts22
Motor Vehicle Theft12
Fraud9
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
Other Assaults7
Theft from Vehicle7

Top 311 complaints

Graffiti Removal59
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection31
Maintenance Complaint10
Information Request9
Street Trees9
Parks and Rec Safety and Maintenance8

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
Penn Alexander
4209 Spruce St · 601 students
High · 9-12
West Philadelphia HS
4901 Chestnut St · 729 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$500K$1.0M$690K2016: $323K2017: $323K2018: $332K2019: $369K2020: $383K2021: $383K2022: $383K2023: $508K2024: $508K2025: $745K2026: $745K2027: $690K2016202020232027

▲ +114% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$8,1012016: $4,1112017: $4,1112018: $4,2222019: $4,6052020: $4,7292021: $4,7292022: $4,7292023: $4,5652024: $4,5652025: $8,8262026: $8,8262027: $8,1012016202020232027

▲ +97% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

3
3 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 $31,659 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%
$3,989pays now $12,348at the full rate

516 S 44th St is assessed at $882K but pays $3,989 a year — about 32% of the $12,348 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 214 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $214 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+114%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.6 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 14 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M20002005201020152020
14arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
6homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 15 parcels

Owner-occupied: 11Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 3 15parcels
  • Owner-occupied 11
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 3

Value distribution today

5 parcels1 parcels2 parcels3 parcels1 parcels0 parcels3 parcels
$548K$882K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Fulwider Corp Ii11$716Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 15 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$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
500 S 44TH ST Bought for $250K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $580K —/— 2,160 1930 1
501 S 44TH ST Bought for $400K in 2015. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $732K 4/3 2,250 1930 1 2 violtax lien
502 S 44TH ST Owner-occupied $638K —/— 2,160 1930 0
503 S 44TH ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $690K —/— 2,400 1930 0 abated
504 S 44TH ST Absentee individual $590K —/— 2,160 1930 1 rented
505 S 44TH ST Traded 2×: $350K in 2011 → $412K in 2012 (+18%). Absentee individual $579K —/— 2,400 1930 2
506 S 44TH ST Bought for $531K in 2019, roof covering replacement permit in 2019, sold for $930K in 2023 (+75%). Owner-occupied $1.0M 5/3 2,160 1930 2
507 S 44TH ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $111K in 2000. Owner-occupied $685K —/— 2,400 1930 1 rentedabated
508 S 44TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $561K —/— 2,440 1910 0
509 S 44TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Investor / LLC $716K —/— 2,400 1930 0 rented
510 S 44TH ST L&I violation (2013); 2 L&I violations (2018). Owner-occupied $548K —/— 2,160 1930 0
511 S 44TH ST Bought for $140K in 2003, demolition permit in 2007, sold for $490K in 2009 (+250%). Owner-occupied $785K 4/2 2,400 1930 2
512 S 44TH ST Bought for $57K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $730K 5/2 2,160 1930 3
514 S 44TH ST Owner-occupied $840K 6/2 2,160 1930 1
516 S 44TH ST built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $882K —/— 2,880 1900 0 abated

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.