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Who owns your block

500 block of S 60th St

A mixed-ownership block: 19% owner-occupied, 35% investor-held, with 8 open code violations and 8 homes behind $48,059 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 48% since 2016, now about $126K. 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
$126K
$12K–$390K
ZIP median $152K
Price / sq ft
$84
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$150K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $126K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1915
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
19%
6 of 31
city 41%
Rentals
48%
15 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
8
L&I code
▲ block 6% · city 5%
Back taxes
$48K
8 of 31 behind
▲ block 26% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
18
12 homes · ZBA & boards
block 39% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+16%
value · tax +$265
5 years
+87%
value · tax +$847
10 years
+48%
value · tax +$692

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 $126K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19143Philadelphia
Median home value$126K$152K$223K
Owner-occupied7%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 105 reported crimes (48 violent) and 322 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
105
48 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
322
84 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults41
Thefts14
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief11
All Other Offenses9
Fraud6
Motor Vehicle Theft6

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection77
Maintenance Complaint54
Abandoned Vehicle45
Illegal Dumping28
Street Defect27
Other (Streets)15

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
William Cullen Bryant
6001 Cedar Ave · 332 students
High · 9-12
William Sayre
5800 Walnut St · 439 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$100K$200K$126K2016: $85K2017: $85K2018: $65K2019: $67K2020: $67K2021: $67K2022: $67K2023: $105K2024: $105K2025: $108K2026: $108K2027: $126K2016202020232027

▲ +48% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,7542016: $1,0622017: $1,0622018: $8682019: $8932020: $9012021: $9012022: $9072023: $1,4252024: $1,4252025: $1,4892026: $1,4892027: $1,7542016202020232027

▲ +65% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +3.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

7610025020162019202220252027This block 148 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $148 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+3.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+48%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+3.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+0.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2.8 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 32 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

$0$500K$1.0M20052010201520202025
32arm's-length sales since 2001
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
12homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 31 parcels

Owner-occupied: 6Investor / LLC: 9Absentee individual: 15Vacant: 1 31parcels
  • Owner-occupied 6
  • Investor / LLC 9
  • Absentee individual 15
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

8 parcels1 parcels3 parcels6 parcels5 parcels3 parcels5 parcels
$12K$252K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Do 2 Win Re Group Llc176$16Mphila.gov ↗
Wpre Iv Lp150$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
60th Street Corridor Lp532$984Kphila.gov ↗
60th St Corridor Lp211$418Kphila.gov ↗
Progressive Fortune Llc13$424Kphila.gov ↗
Uptown Living Inc11$235Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 31 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
500 S 60TH ST Bought for $70K in 2007. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2014. Investor / LLC $49K —/— 2,031 1925 2 rented
501 S 60TH ST Bought for $60K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Absentee individual $225K —/— 2,373 1915 2 rented
502 S 60TH ST Bought for $70K in 2007. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2014. Investor / LLC $25K —/— 1,346 1925 2 rented
503 S 60TH ST Bought for $620K in 2011. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. Investor / LLC $25K —/— 1,492 1915 2 rented
504 S 60TH ST Bought for $15K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Absentee individual $178K —/— 1,408 1925 3 tax lien
505 S 60TH ST Bought for $335K in 2011. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. Investor / LLC $25K —/— 1,492 1915 1 rented
506 S 60TH ST Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2022. Absentee individual $96K —/— 1,346 1915 0 rented
507 S 60TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Absentee individual $204K —/— 1,492 1915 0 rented
508 S 60TH ST Absentee individual $157K —/— 1,066 1920 0 rented
509 S 60TH ST Absentee individual $183K —/— 1,492 1915 0
510 S 60TH ST Bought for $620K in 2011. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2014. Investor / LLC $25K —/— 1,220 1920 3 rented
511 S 60TH ST Bought for $22K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Absentee individual $126K —/— 1,492 1915 1 2 violtax lien
513 S 60TH ST Bought for $500 in 2008, use permit in 2014, sold for $659K in 2016 (+131700%). Owner-occupied $25K —/— 1,473 1915 3 rented
515 S 60TH ST 21 L&I violations (2007); 8 L&I violations (2008). Owner-occupied $125K —/— 1,492 1915 0 tax lien
517 S 60TH ST Bought for $38K in 2006. Owner pulled a use permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $125K —/— 1,492 1915 1 rentedtax lien
518-20 S 60TH ST Bought for $150K in 2025. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2025. Absentee individual $252K —/— 4,650 1925 1
519 S 60TH ST Vacant $12K —/— 0 tax lien
521 S 60TH ST built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $35K in 2021. Owner-occupied $235K —/— 2,880 1920 1 6 violtax lien
522 S 60TH ST 8 L&I violations (2009); L&I violation (2011); sold $27K (2012). Absentee individual $194K —/— 1,577 1920 1
524 S 60TH ST Absentee individual $130K —/— 1,549 1915 0 tax lien
525 S 60TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Absentee individual $206K —/— 2,574 1915 0 rented
526 S 60TH ST Bought for $129K in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Absentee individual $117K —/— 1,393 1915 2 tax lien
527 S 60TH ST Absentee individual $114K —/— 1,356 1915 0 tax lien
528 S 60TH ST Bought for $18K in 2011, use permit in 2013, sold for $117K in 2021 (+550%). Absentee individual $133K —/— 1,582 1915 2 tax lien
529 S 60TH ST Bought for $40K in 2013. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Investor / LLC $112K —/— 1,574 1915 2
530 S 60TH ST Bought for $20K in 2001. Owner pulled a use permit in 2011. Absentee individual $302K —/— 3,300 1915 1 tax lien
531 S 60TH ST demolished in 2008 and rebuilt (2013). Investor / LLC $25K —/— 2014 0 rented
533 S 60TH ST Bought for $10K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Investor / LLC $178K 3/1 1,356 1925 1 rented
535 S 60TH ST Owner-occupied $178K —/— 1,356 1920 0
537 S 60TH ST built new under a 2012 permit. Investor / LLC $25K —/— 2014 1 rented
539-51 S 60TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $390K —/— 4,125 1977 0

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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