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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.

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
$686K
$506K–$1.3M
ZIP median $211K
Price / sq ft
$301
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
3.1×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$9K
typical · up to $13K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
4 of 34
$57K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
79%
27 of 34
city 41%
Rentals
18%
6 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
4
L&I code
▲ block 6% · city 5%
Back taxes
$536
1 of 34 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 6% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+9%
value · tax +$451
5 years
+56%
value · tax +$3K
10 years
+82%
value · tax +$3K

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 $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 blockZIP 19104Philadelphia
Median home value$686K$211K$223K
Owner-occupied53%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.

Crimes · 12mo
67
14 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
197
23 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts16
Fraud9
Other Assaults8
Theft from Vehicle8
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief8
Motor Vehicle Theft7

Top 311 complaints

Graffiti Removal73
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection36
Maintenance Complaint25
Shoveling6
Abandoned Vehicle5
Construction Complaints5

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$686K2016: $377K2017: $377K2018: $376K2019: $423K2020: $440K2021: $440K2022: $440K2023: $594K2024: $594K2025: $629K2026: $629K2027: $686K2016202020232027

▲ +82% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$8,4582016: $4,9832017: $4,9622018: $4,9622019: $5,7182020: $5,8822021: $5,8822022: $5,8882023: $7,1952024: $7,1952025: $8,0072026: $8,0072027: $8,4582016202020232027

▲ +70% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

4
4 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 $56,780 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%
$6,648pays now $17,569at the full rate

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 182 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+5.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+82%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.9 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 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

$0$1.0M$2.0M20002005201020152020
58arm's-length sales since 2000
2times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
6homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 34 parcels

Owner-occupied: 27Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 6 34parcels
  • Owner-occupied 27
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 6

Value distribution today

2 parcels1 parcels13 parcels3 parcels5 parcels4 parcels6 parcels
$506K$886K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Arthur P Staddon (individual)22$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
Golden Way Investment Llc11$695Kphila.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

$0$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
500 S 45TH ST Traded 2×: $95K in 2001 → $481K in 2013 (+406%). Absentee individual $948K 6/3 2,856 1915 2
501 S 45TH ST built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $750K in 2020. Owner-occupied $842K —/— 3,900 1910 1 abated
502 S 45TH ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 built new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $720K —/— 2,925 1930 0 abated
506 S 45TH ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Traded 2×: $308K in 2004 → $399K in 2011 (+30%). Owner-occupied $632K —/— 2,101 1925 2
513 S 45TH ST Owner pulled a fast form building permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $774K —/— 2,925 1930 0
514 S 45TH ST 2 L&I violations (2007); sold $335K (2007). Absentee individual $632K —/— 2,101 1915 1
515 S 45TH ST Traded 2×: $245K in 2003 → $328K in 2010 (+34%). Owner-occupied $774K —/— 2,925 1930 2
516 S 45TH ST Bought 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 built new under a 2023 permit, sold for $410K in 2006. Owner-occupied $770K —/— 2,925 1898 1
518 S 45TH ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought for $520K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $632K —/— 2,101 1925 1
526 S 45TH ST Traded 2×: $243K in 2005 → $331K in 2013 (+36%). Absentee individual $632K —/— 2,101 1915 2
528 S 45TH ST Bought 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 built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $632K —/— 2,101 1928 0 abated
532 S 45TH ST Traded 4×: $315K in 2004 → $827K in 2022 (+163%). Owner-occupied $811K 5/2 2,101 1930 4 rented
534 S 45TH ST Traded 2×: $300K in 2006 → $400K in 2019 (+33%). Investor / LLC $695K —/— 2,101 1915 2 rented
536 S 45TH ST sold $93K (2001); 16 L&I violations (2022). Absentee individual $571K 4/1 2,101 1925 1 rented
538 S 45TH ST Bought for $245K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $677K —/— 2,101 1915 2
540 S 45TH ST Bought for $220K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $886K —/— 2,101 1925 3
542 S 45TH ST Bought for $150K in 2003. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $632K 5/2 2,101 1915 4
544 S 45TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $618K —/— 2,166 1915 0 2 violtax lien
546 S 45TH ST Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2026. Absentee individual $506K —/— 5,330 1915 1 rented

Neighborhood

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

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