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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.

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
$309K
$283K–$434K
ZIP median $293K
Price / sq ft
$224
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$370K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $309K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1965
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
90%
27 of 30
city 41%
Rentals
13%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+4%
value · tax +$211
5 years
+36%
value · tax +$607
10 years
+69%
value · tax +$896

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 $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 blockZIP 19111Philadelphia
Median home value$309K$293K$223K
Owner-occupied70%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.

Crimes · 12mo
17
4 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
70
12 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft6
Other Assaults4
All Other Offenses2
Fraud2
Theft from Vehicle1
Thefts1

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection10
Street Light Outage9
Maintenance Complaint8
Street Trees8
Abandoned Vehicle6
License Complaint6

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 · K-5
Fox Chase
500 Rhawn St · 500 students
Middle · 6-8
Cca Baldi
8801 Verree Rd · 1424 students
High · 9-12
George Washington
10175 Bustleton Ave · 1795 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$250K$500K$309K2016: $183K2017: $183K2018: $183K2019: $206K2020: $227K2021: $227K2022: $227K2023: $252K2024: $252K2025: $297K2026: $297K2027: $309K2016202020232027

▲ +69% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,2732016: $2,2872017: $2,3772018: $2,3772019: $2,4762020: $2,6662021: $2,6602022: $2,6662023: $2,5542024: $2,6022025: $3,0462026: $3,0622027: $3,2732016202020232027

▲ +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:

9 homes pay the full 1.40%21 pay less

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 169 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+4.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+69%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.6 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 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

$0$250K$500K20002005201020152020
37arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
6homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 30 parcels

Owner-occupied: 27Absentee individual: 3 30parcels
  • Owner-occupied 27
  • Absentee individual 3

Value distribution today

12 parcels2 parcels3 parcels5 parcels5 parcels0 parcels3 parcels
$283K$366K+

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

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
501 SOLLY AVE Traded 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 Traded 2×: $175K in 2009 → $270K in 2017 (+54%). Owner-occupied $290K —/— 1,440 1963 2 rented
510 SOLLY AVE Traded 2×: $160K in 2002 → $265K in 2020 (+66%). Owner-occupied $292K —/— 1,513 1965 2
512 SOLLY AVE Traded 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 Traded 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 Traded 2×: $143K in 2018 → $245K in 2021 (+72%). Absentee individual $324K —/— 1,320 1965 2 rented
524 SOLLY AVE Traded 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 Traded 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 Traded 2×: $150K in 2003 → $170K in 2004 (+13%). Owner-occupied $289K —/— 1,260 1965 2
536 SOLLY AVE Traded 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 Traded 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.

Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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