Who owns your block
500 block of Tree St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 64% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 homes behind $20,170 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 106% since 2016, now about $182K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year.
- 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 $182K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19148 median of $261K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19148 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $182K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 39% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 156 reported crimes (45 violent) and 410 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
- $182K typical home, up +106% since 2016
- Tax bill $844 to $1,627 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.5M assessed, $66,337/yr to the city, about $1,701 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +106% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +93% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
545 Tree St is assessed at $386K but pays $1,080 a year — about 20% of the $5,400 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 +6.8% 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 $206 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 56 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 39 parcels
- Owner-occupied 25
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 10
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, L & K Llc, carries 2 open violations across 7 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L & K Llc | 1 | 7 | $517K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 2301 S Bonsall St Llc | 1 | 3 | $538K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 509 TREE ST TradedTraded 2×: $81K in 2017 → $215K in 2018 (+165%). | Owner-occupied | $285K | 2/1 | 1,060 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 510 TREE ST | Owner-occupied | $188K | 3/1 | 956 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 511 TREE ST | Absentee individual | $182K | 2/1 | 900 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 512 TREE ST | Owner-occupied | $188K | 3/1 | 956 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 513 TREE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $78K in 2011 → $170K in 2021 (+118%). | Owner-occupied | $235K | 2/1 | 900 | 1920 | 3 | tax lien |
| 514 TREE ST | Owner-occupied | $206K | 3/1 | 956 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 515 TREE ST | Owner-occupied | $182K | 2/1 | 900 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 516 TREE ST | Vacant | $86K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 517 TREE ST | Owner-occupied | $182K | 2/1 | 900 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 518 TREE ST | Absentee individual | $47K | —/— | 600 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 519 TREE ST | Absentee individual | $182K | 2/1 | 900 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 520 TREE ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $2K in 2006 → $60K in 2021 (+2900%). | Vacant | $60K | —/— | — | — | 4 | |
| 521 TREE ST | Owner-occupied | $182K | 2/1 | 900 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 522 TREE ST | Absentee individual | $297K | 3/1 | 1,028 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 523 TREE ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $135K in 2008 → $248K in 2022 (+83%). | Owner-occupied | $234K | 2/1 | 840 | 2007 | 4 | |
| 524 TREE ST TradedTraded 2×: $22K in 2004 → $60K in 2006 (+179%). | Absentee individual | $195K | 3/1 | 996 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 525 TREE ST | Absentee individual | $182K | 2/1 | 900 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 526 TREE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $7K in 2004 → $165K in 2018 (+2257%). | Owner-occupied | $231K | 2/1 | 1,092 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 527 TREE ST | Owner-occupied | $182K | 2/1 | 900 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 528 TREE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $7K in 2004 → $230K in 2020 (+3186%). | Owner-occupied | $216K | 2/1 | 956 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 529 TREE ST TradedTraded 2×: $19K in 1999 → $19K in 2003 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $182K | 2/1 | 900 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 530 TREE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $7K in 2004 → $125K in 2015 (+1686%). | Owner-occupied | $216K | 2/1 | 956 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 531 TREE ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2015 → $138K in 2016 (+130%). | Owner-occupied | $235K | 2/1 | 900 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 532 TREE ST | Vacant | $82K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 533 TREE ST | Owner-occupied | $182K | 2/1 | 900 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 534 TREE ST | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 956 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 535 TREE ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $9K in 2000 → $95K in 2006 (+1018%). | Owner-occupied | $182K | 3/1 | 900 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 536 TREE ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2002 → $145K in 2026 (+480%). | Absentee individual | $198K | 3/1 | 996 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 537 TREE ST | Absentee individual | $182K | 2/1 | 900 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 538 TREE ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $180K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $204K | 2/1 | 1,088 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 539 TREE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $9K in 2001 → $140K in 2019 (+1456%). | Owner-occupied | $182K | 2/1 | 900 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 540 TREE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $30K in 2003 → $20K in 2015 (-33%). | Absentee individual | $191K | 3/1 | 956 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 541 TREE ST TradedTraded 2×: $9K in 2003 → $5K in 2004 (-44%). | Owner-occupied | $182K | 2/1 | 900 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 542 TREE ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2016 → $75K in 2024 (+88%). | Investor / LLC | $50K | —/— | 403 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 543 TREE ST | Owner-occupied | $182K | 2/1 | 900 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 545 TREE ST New constructionBought for $40K in 2019, built new (tax-abated), sold for $413K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $386K | 3/— | 1,512 | 2021 | 2 | abated |
| 547 TREE ST New constructionBought for $15K in 2016, built new (tax-abated), sold for $419K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $386K | 3/— | 1,512 | 2021 | 4 | abated |
| 549 TREE ST | Owner-occupied | $182K | 2/1 | 900 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 551 TREE ST | Owner-occupied | $193K | 2/1 | 900 | 1920 | 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)