Who owns your block
500 block of S 48th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 78% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 1 home behind $111 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 83% since 2016, now about $549K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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 $549K — about 2.5× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $549K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 60% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 56 reported crimes (16 violent) and 207 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
- $549K typical home, up +83% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,926 to $6,453 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $20M assessed, $235,852/yr to the city, about $6,374 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +83% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +64% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
503 S 48th St is assessed at $715K but pays $9,338 a year — about 93% of the $10,002 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 +5.7% 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 $183 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 38 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 37 parcels
- Owner-occupied 29
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 7
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dj Yellow Llc | 1 | 1 | $543K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 37 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 48TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $24K in 2004 → $269K in 2006 (+1005%). | Investor / LLC | $543K | —/— | 2,880 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 501 S 48TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $295K in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $577K | —/— | 2,832 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 502 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $340K in 2014. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $459K | —/— | 2,220 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 503 S 48TH ST New constructionBought for $234K in 2003, built new (tax-abated), sold for $398K in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $715K | —/— | 2,512 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 504 S 48TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $643K in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $493K | 5/2 | 2,400 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 505 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $239K in 2003. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $561K | —/— | 2,512 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 506 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $143K in 2003. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $574K | —/— | 2,832 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 507 S 48TH ST New constructionBought for $119K in 2001, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $500K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $710K | 7/2 | 2,512 | 1925 | 2 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 508 S 48TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $533K | —/— | 2,400 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 509 S 48TH ST | Owner-occupied | $557K | 4/2 | 2,512 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 510 S 48TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $530K | —/— | 2,400 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 511 S 48TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $574K | 6/2 | 2,687 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 513 S 48TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $220K in 2014, alteration permit in 2014, sold for $476K in 2014 (+117%). | Owner-occupied | $781K | 4/3 | 2,511 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 515 S 48TH ST | Owner-occupied | $557K | —/— | 2,512 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 517 S 48TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2022). | Owner-occupied | $493K | —/— | 2,512 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 519 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $253K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $482K | —/— | 2,512 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 521 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $239K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $474K | 5/2 | 2,512 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 523 S 48TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $562K | —/— | 2,768 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 530 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $146K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $562K | —/— | 2,700 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 532 S 48TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2016); L&I violation (2017). | Absentee individual | $587K | 5/2 | 2,700 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 534 S 48TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $515K | —/— | 2,700 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 536 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $450K in 2017. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $770K | —/— | 3,420 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 538 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $325K in 2007. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $560K | —/— | 2,700 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 540 S 48TH ST | Owner-occupied | $323K | —/— | 1,296 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 540 S 48TH ST | Owner-occupied | $373K | —/— | 1,428 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 542 S 48TH ST | Owner-occupied | $390K | —/— | 2,016 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 542 S 48TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $360K | —/— | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 544 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $285K in 2018. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $366K | 3/2 | 1,350 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 544 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $440K in 2018. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $493K | —/— | 1,350 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 546 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $330K in 2012. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $503K | —/— | 2,550 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 548 S 48TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $226K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $515K in 2017 (+128%). | Absentee individual | $767K | —/— | 3,912 | 1900 | 2 | 2 viol |
| 550 S 48TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $388K | —/— | 2,550 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 552 S 48TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $561K | —/— | 2,550 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 554 S 48TH ST | Owner-occupied | $561K | —/— | 2,550 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 556 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $240K in 2003. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $554K | —/— | 2,613 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 558 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $220K in 2004. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $549K | —/— | 2,550 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 560 S 48TH ST | Absentee individual | $494K | —/— | 3,068 | 1925 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)