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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19104 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $690K | $211K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 47% | 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.
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
- $690K typical home, up +114% since 2016
- Tax bill $4,111 to $8,101 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $116,647/yr to the city, about $7,776 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +114% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +97% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 15 parcels
- Owner-occupied 11
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulwider Corp Ii | 1 | 1 | $716K | phila.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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 S 44TH ST ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 New constructionbuilt 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 TradedTraded 2×: $350K in 2011 → $412K in 2012 (+18%). | Absentee individual | $579K | —/— | 2,400 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 506 S 44TH ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $111K in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $685K | —/— | 2,400 | 1930 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 508 S 44TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $561K | —/— | 2,440 | 1910 | 0 | |
| 509 S 44TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $716K | —/— | 2,400 | 1930 | 0 | rented |
| 510 S 44TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2013); 2 L&I violations (2018). | Owner-occupied | $548K | —/— | 2,160 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 511 S 44TH ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 New constructionbuilt 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)