Who owns your block
500 block of S 57th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 76% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 open code violations and 11 homes behind $86,880 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 109% since 2016, now about $159K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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 $159K — about 0.7× 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 | $159K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 56% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 84 reported crimes (35 violent) and 241 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
- $159K typical home, up +109% since 2016
- Tax bill $644 to $1,442 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.8M assessed, $59,280/yr to the city, about $1,446 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +109% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +124% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
528 S 57th St is assessed at $159K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $2,226 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +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 $209 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 35 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 20 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 41 parcels
- Owner-occupied 31
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 7
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 507 S 57th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $103K | phila.gov ↗ |
| H E L P S Ministry Inc | 1 | 1 | $143K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rashmi Realty | 1 | 1 | $143K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 41 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 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $192K | —/— | 1,488 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 501 S 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $189K | —/— | 1,440 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 502 S 57TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $51K in 2017, alteration permit in 2018, sold for $200K in 2018 (+292%). | Owner-occupied | $256K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 503 S 57TH ST History2 L&I violations (2011); 13 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2023); 4 L&I violations (2025). | Owner-occupied | $164K | 3/1 | 1,410 | 1925 | 0 | 3 violtax lien |
| 504 S 57TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $82K in 2021 → $270K in 2021 (+229%). | Owner-occupied | $281K | 4/2 | 1,440 | 1925 | 3 | tax lien |
| 505 S 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $208K | 3/1 | 1,392 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 506 S 57TH ST History6 L&I violations (2025); L&I violation (2026). | Owner-occupied | $172K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 507 S 57TH ST ImprovedBought for $65K in 2019. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $103K | 3/1 | 1,158 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 508 S 57TH ST ImprovedBought for $126K in 2024. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $172K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 509 S 57TH ST Historysold $50K (2017); 6 L&I violations (2019). | Absentee individual | $151K | 3/1 | 1,208 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 510 S 57TH ST History10 L&I violations (2012); sold $32K (2014). | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 511 S 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $151K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 512 S 57TH ST ImprovedBought for $162K in 2022. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $167K | 4/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 513 S 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $147K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 514 S 57TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $176K | 3/1 | 1,488 | 1960 | 0 | rented |
| 515 S 57TH ST New constructionBought for $40K in 2010, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $114K in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $101K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1925 | 2 | abatedtax lien |
| 516 S 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $169K | —/— | 1,632 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 517 S 57TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $143K | —/— | 1,706 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 518 S 57TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $159K | —/— | 1,424 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 519 S 57TH ST ImprovedBought for $37K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $113K | —/— | 1,598 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 520 S 57TH ST | Absentee individual | $189K | —/— | 1,424 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 521 S 57TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2017. Owner pulled a use permit in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $143K | 3/1 | 1,202 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 522 S 57TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $53K in 2016 → $157K in 2017 (+199%). | Owner-occupied | $208K | —/— | 1,424 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 523 S 57TH ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $143K | 3/1 | 1,202 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 524 S 57TH ST ImprovedBought for $88K in 2008. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $235K | 4/2 | 1,424 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 525 S 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $157K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 526 S 57TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $159K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 1925 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 527 S 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $157K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 528 S 57TH ST | Absentee individual | $159K | 3/1 | 1,428 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 529 S 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 530 S 57TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2022). | Absentee individual | $169K | 4/1 | 1,632 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 531 S 57TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $38K in 2000, addition and/or alteration permit in 2020, sold for $195K in 2020 (+413%). | Owner-occupied | $143K | 3/1 | 1,202 | 1925 | 4 | tax lien |
| 532 S 57TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $46K in 2017, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $199K in 2019 (+334%). | Owner-occupied | $266K | 4/2 | 1,534 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 533 S 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,853 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 534 S 57TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $159K | 3/1 | 1,428 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 535 S 57TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $163K | 4/1 | 1,522 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 536 S 57TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $159K | 3/1 | 1,428 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 537 S 57TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $60K in 2024, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2024, sold for $195K in 2025 (+225%). | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,226 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 538 S 57TH ST ImprovedBought for $161K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $203K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 539 S 57TH ST | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,226 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 541 S 57TH ST | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)