Who owns your block
500 block of S 45th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 79% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 open code violations and 1 home behind $536 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 82% since 2016, now about $686K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year.
- 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 $686K — 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 | $686K | $211K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 53% | 18% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 67 reported crimes (14 violent) and 197 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
- $686K typical home, up +82% since 2016
- Tax bill $4,983 to $8,458 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $25M assessed, $287,605/yr to the city, about $8,459 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +82% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +70% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
503 S 45th St is assessed at $1.3M but pays $6,648 a year — about 38% of the $17,569 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 58 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 34 parcels
- Owner-occupied 27
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 6
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur P Staddon (individual) | 2 | 2 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Golden Way Investment Llc | 1 | 1 | $695K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 34 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 45TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $95K in 2001 → $481K in 2013 (+406%). | Absentee individual | $948K | 6/3 | 2,856 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 501 S 45TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $750K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $842K | —/— | 3,900 | 1910 | 1 | abated |
| 502 S 45TH ST New constructionBought for $85K in 2001, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $680K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $796K | 3/3 | 2,166 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 503 S 45TH ST New constructionBought for $350K in 2020, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $1.2M in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $1.3M | 5/4 | 2,925 | 1910 | 2 | abated |
| 504 S 45TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $285K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2009, sold for $775K in 2021 (+172%). | Owner-occupied | $805K | 5/2 | 2,101 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 505 S 45TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $720K | —/— | 2,925 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 506 S 45TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $379K in 2004, electrical permit in 2009, sold for $650K in 2021 (+72%). | Owner-occupied | $636K | 4/4 | 2,101 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 507 S 45TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $439K in 2004, alteration permit in 2010, sold for $730K in 2020 (+66%). | Owner-occupied | $848K | 4/2 | 2,925 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 508 S 45TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $387K in 2004, alteration permit in 2010, sold for $700K in 2023 (+81%). | Owner-occupied | $632K | 5/2 | 2,101 | 1925 | 2 | 2 viol |
| 509 S 45TH ST | Owner-occupied | $765K | —/— | 2,925 | 1930 | 0 | rented |
| 510 S 45TH ST ImprovedBought for $110K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $639K | —/— | 2,166 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 511 S 45TH ST | Owner-occupied | $770K | —/— | 2,925 | 1930 | 0 | rented |
| 512 S 45TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $308K in 2004 → $399K in 2011 (+30%). | Owner-occupied | $632K | —/— | 2,101 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 513 S 45TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a fast form building permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $774K | —/— | 2,925 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 514 S 45TH ST History2 L&I violations (2007); sold $335K (2007). | Absentee individual | $632K | —/— | 2,101 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 515 S 45TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $245K in 2003 → $328K in 2010 (+34%). | Owner-occupied | $774K | —/— | 2,925 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 516 S 45TH ST ImprovedBought for $175K in 2013. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $523K | —/— | 2,101 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 517 S 45TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit, sold for $410K in 2006. | Owner-occupied | $770K | —/— | 2,925 | 1898 | 1 | |
| 518 S 45TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $274K in 2003, alteration permit in 2012, sold for $435K in 2012 (+59%). | Owner-occupied | $805K | —/— | 2,101 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 519 S 45TH ST ImprovedBought for $380K in 2007. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $852K | 6/2 | 2,925 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 520 S 45TH ST | Owner-occupied | $632K | —/— | 2,101 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 522 S 45TH ST ImprovedBought for $200K in 2006. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $632K | —/— | 2,101 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 524 S 45TH ST ImprovedBought for $520K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $632K | —/— | 2,101 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 526 S 45TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $243K in 2005 → $331K in 2013 (+36%). | Absentee individual | $632K | —/— | 2,101 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 528 S 45TH ST ImprovedBought for $332K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $632K | —/— | 2,101 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 530 S 45TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $632K | —/— | 2,101 | 1928 | 0 | abated |
| 532 S 45TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $315K in 2004 → $827K in 2022 (+163%). | Owner-occupied | $811K | 5/2 | 2,101 | 1930 | 4 | rented |
| 534 S 45TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $300K in 2006 → $400K in 2019 (+33%). | Investor / LLC | $695K | —/— | 2,101 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 536 S 45TH ST Historysold $93K (2001); 16 L&I violations (2022). | Absentee individual | $571K | 4/1 | 2,101 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 538 S 45TH ST ImprovedBought for $245K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $677K | —/— | 2,101 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 540 S 45TH ST ImprovedBought for $220K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $886K | —/— | 2,101 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 542 S 45TH ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2003. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $632K | 5/2 | 2,101 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 544 S 45TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $618K | —/— | 2,166 | 1915 | 0 | 2 violtax lien |
| 546 S 45TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $506K | —/— | 5,330 | 1915 | 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)