Who owns your block
500 block of S 8th St
A mixed-ownership block: 57% owner-occupied, 14% investor-held, with 1 home behind $57,365 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 52% since 2016, now about $701K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $701K — about 3.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $701K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 57% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 113 reported crimes (27 violent) and 325 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
- $701K typical home, up +52% since 2016
- Tax bill $6,036 to $8,416 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $13M assessed, $102,750/yr to the city, about $14,679 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +52% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +39% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +3.9% 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 $152 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 12 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 1 has not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 7 parcels
- Owner-occupied 4
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 507 South 8th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $6.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 7 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 506-08 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $700K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $1.4M in 2014 (+95%). | Owner-occupied | $1.4M | 4/1 | 3,000 | 1984 | 2 | |
| 507-15 S 8TH ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $1.9M in 2016, demolished in 2016 and rebuilt (2017), then sold for $7.9M in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $6.7M | —/— | 26,221 | 2016 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 510-28 S 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit. | Absentee individual | $2.6M | —/— | 18,648 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 530 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $275K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $701K | 4/1 | 1,690 | 1975 | 1 | |
| 532 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $300K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $389K | 3/1 | 790 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 534 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $284K in 2014 → $416K in 2025 (+47%). | Absentee individual | $420K | 2/1 | 794 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 536 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $308K in 2008, electrical permit in 2011, sold for $416K in 2024 (+35%). | Owner-occupied | $437K | 2/1 | 794 | 1920 | 3 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)