Who owns your block
500 block of S 49th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 69% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 115% since 2016, now about $504K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $504K — about 2.3× 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 | $504K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 50% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 44 reported crimes (7 violent) and 177 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
- $504K typical home, up +115% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,940 to $5,872 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $15M assessed, $165,498/yr to the city, about $5,172 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +115% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +100% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
543 S 49th St is assessed at $650K but pays $3,931 a year — about 43% of the $9,099 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 +7.2% 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 $215 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 50 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 32 parcels
- Owner-occupied 22
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 8
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restorations Neighborhood (individual) | 2 | 556 | $20M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Corestates Group Llc | 1 | 105 | $25M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Alexandra Skula (individual) | 2 | 2 | $545K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 32 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 49TH ST ImprovedBought for $125K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $592K | —/— | 2,655 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 501 S 49TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $188K in 2012, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $595K in 2023 (+216%). | Absentee individual | $545K | 5/3 | 2,655 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 502 S 49TH ST ImprovedBought for $538K in 2026. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $435K | —/— | 2,922 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 503 S 49TH ST ImprovedBought for $152K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $459K | —/— | 2,571 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 504 S 49TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $413K | —/— | 2,464 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 505 S 49TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $285K in 2005, electrical permit in 2017, sold for $675K in 2022 (+137%). | Owner-occupied | $445K | 6/2 | 2,144 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 506 S 49TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $413K | —/— | 2,464 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 507 S 49TH ST | Absentee individual | $25K | —/— | 2,144 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 508 S 49TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 6×: $151K in 2004 → $625K in 2026 (+313%). | Owner-occupied | $652K | —/— | 2,464 | 1925 | 6 | |
| 509 S 49TH ST ImprovedBought for $317K in 2006. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $718K | —/— | 2,464 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 510 S 49TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $145K in 2004, major alteration permit in 2007, sold for $600K in 2021 (+314%). | Owner-occupied | $545K | 4/2 | 2,832 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 511 S 49TH ST | Owner-occupied | $456K | —/— | 2,832 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 529 S 49TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $520K | —/— | 2,550 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 530 S 49TH ST ImprovedBought for $90K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $672K | —/— | 2,640 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 531 S 49TH ST | Owner-occupied | $520K | —/— | 2,550 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 532 S 49TH ST ImprovedBought for $64K in 2001. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $662K | —/— | 2,550 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 533 S 49TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $169K in 2013, alteration permit in 2013, sold for $535K in 2019 (+217%). | Owner-occupied | $326K | 6/2 | 2,550 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 534 S 49TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $88K in 2003, major alteration permit in 2011, sold for $585K in 2020 (+565%). | Owner-occupied | $519K | 6/2 | 2,550 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 535 S 49TH ST | Owner-occupied | $498K | —/— | 2,496 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 536 S 49TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $27K in 2014 → $585K in 2020 (+2047%). | Vacant | $26K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 537 S 49TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $515K | —/— | 2,550 | 1935 | 0 | abated |
| 538 S 49TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $85K in 2007, electrical permit in 2013, sold for $535K in 2021 (+529%). | Owner-occupied | $526K | —/— | 2,550 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 539 S 49TH ST ImprovedBought for $283K in 2021. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $528K | —/— | 2,496 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 540 S 49TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2002 → $40K in 2002 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 2,460 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 541 S 49TH ST ImprovedBought for $349K in 2008. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $510K | 6/2 | 2,496 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 542 S 49TH ST History6 L&I violations (2015). | Absentee individual | $49K | —/— | 2,160 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 543 S 49TH ST New constructionBought for $200K in 2015, built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $550K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $650K | 5/3 | 2,856 | 1925 | 3 | abated |
| 544 S 49TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a suppression permit in 2013. | Investor / LLC | $483K | —/— | 2,160 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 545 S 49TH ST New constructionBought for $200K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit, sold for $685K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $685K | 5/3 | 2,856 | 1925 | 4 | tax lien |
| 546 S 49TH ST | Absentee individual | $391K | —/— | 2,160 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 547 S 49TH ST ImprovedBought for $36K in 2002. Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $320K | —/— | 2,856 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 548 S 49TH ST | Absentee individual | $450K | —/— | 2,313 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)