Who owns your block
500 block of Solly Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 90% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 69% since 2016, now about $309K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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 $309K — about 1.4× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19111 median of $293K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19111 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19111 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $309K | $293K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 70% | 57% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 17 reported crimes (4 violent) and 70 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
- $309K typical home, up +69% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,287 to $3,273 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $9.5M assessed, $103,297/yr to the city, about $3,443 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +69% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +43% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays
Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:
- 529 Solly Aveexemption0.91%$2,567/yr on $283K
- 533 Solly Aveexemption0.91%$2,567/yr on $283K
- 537 Solly Aveexemption0.91%$2,601/yr on $286K
- 539 Solly Aveexemption0.91%$2,601/yr on $286K
- 509 Solly Aveexemption0.92%$2,655/yr on $290K
- …and 16 more paying under the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.9% 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 $169 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 37 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 30 parcels
- Owner-occupied 27
- Absentee individual 3
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 SOLLY AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $122K in 2003 → $295K in 2021 (+142%). | Owner-occupied | $434K | 3/2 | 1,980 | 1965 | 3 | |
| 503 SOLLY AVE | Owner-occupied | $337K | —/— | 1,425 | 1963 | 0 | |
| 508 SOLLY AVE | Owner-occupied | $292K | —/— | 1,513 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 509 SOLLY AVE TradedTraded 2×: $175K in 2009 → $270K in 2017 (+54%). | Owner-occupied | $290K | —/— | 1,440 | 1963 | 2 | rented |
| 510 SOLLY AVE TradedTraded 2×: $160K in 2002 → $265K in 2020 (+66%). | Owner-occupied | $292K | —/— | 1,513 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 512 SOLLY AVE TradedTraded 2×: $140K in 2002 → $180K in 2013 (+29%). | Absentee individual | $292K | —/— | 1,513 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 513 SOLLY AVE | Owner-occupied | $294K | —/— | 952 | 1982 | 1 | |
| 514 SOLLY AVE TradedTraded 2×: $170K in 2003 → $183K in 2014 (+8%). | Owner-occupied | $301K | —/— | 1,513 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 515 SOLLY AVE | Owner-occupied | $294K | —/— | 952 | 1982 | 1 | |
| 516 SOLLY AVE | Owner-occupied | $319K | —/— | 1,428 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 518 SOLLY AVE | Owner-occupied | $310K | —/— | 1,428 | 1965 | 1 | rented |
| 519 SOLLY AVE | Owner-occupied | $331K | —/— | 1,560 | 1963 | 0 | |
| 520 SOLLY AVE | Absentee individual | $324K | —/— | 1,320 | 1965 | 1 | rented |
| 521 SOLLY AVE | Owner-occupied | $366K | —/— | 1,616 | 1963 | 1 | |
| 522 SOLLY AVE TradedTraded 2×: $143K in 2018 → $245K in 2021 (+72%). | Absentee individual | $324K | —/— | 1,320 | 1965 | 2 | rented |
| 524 SOLLY AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $207K in 2008 → $312K in 2022 (+51%). | Owner-occupied | $336K | 3/2 | 1,800 | 1965 | 3 | |
| 526 SOLLY AVE | Owner-occupied | $336K | —/1 | 1,800 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 527 SOLLY AVE | Owner-occupied | $342K | —/— | 1,296 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 528 SOLLY AVE | Owner-occupied | $309K | —/— | 1,425 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 529 SOLLY AVE | Owner-occupied | $283K | —/— | 1,200 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 530 SOLLY AVE | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,320 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 531 SOLLY AVE | Owner-occupied | $295K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 532 SOLLY AVE | Owner-occupied | $320K | —/— | 1,913 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 533 SOLLY AVE TradedTraded 2×: $98K in 2003 → $220K in 2012 (+126%). | Owner-occupied | $283K | —/— | 1,200 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 534 SOLLY AVE | Owner-occupied | $320K | —/— | 1,913 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 535 SOLLY AVE TradedTraded 2×: $150K in 2003 → $170K in 2004 (+13%). | Owner-occupied | $289K | —/— | 1,260 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 536 SOLLY AVE TradedTraded 2×: $92K in 2001 → $225K in 2006 (+144%). | Owner-occupied | $319K | —/— | 1,530 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 537 SOLLY AVE | Owner-occupied | $286K | —/— | 884 | 1988 | 0 | |
| 538 SOLLY AVE TradedTraded 2×: $224K in 2016 → $345K in 2022 (+54%). | Owner-occupied | $376K | —/— | 1,680 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 539 SOLLY AVE | Owner-occupied | $286K | —/— | 884 | 1989 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)