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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 8, 2026

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.

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
$182K
$47K–$386K
ZIP median $261K
Price / sq ft
$203
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$145K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $182K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
6 of 39
$39K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
64%
25 of 39
city 41%
Rentals
13%
5 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$20K
3 of 39 behind
▼ block 8% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 5% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-1%
value · tax −$4
5 years
+22%
value · tax +$168
10 years
+106%
value · tax +$783

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 $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 blockZIP 19148Philadelphia
Median home value$182K$261K$223K
Owner-occupied39%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.

Crimes · 12mo
156
45 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
410
64 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults30
All Other Offenses24
Thefts23
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief19
Theft from Vehicle12
Motor Vehicle Theft11

Top 311 complaints

Salting67
Illegal Dumping62
Maintenance Complaint57
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection50
Abandoned Vehicle29
Information Request17

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
John H Taggart
400 W Porter St · 485 students
High · 9-12
Horace Furness
1900 S 3rd St · 836 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$125K$250K$182K2016: $89K2017: $89K2018: $89K2019: $138K2020: $149K2021: $149K2022: $149K2023: $160K2024: $160K2025: $184K2026: $184K2027: $182K2016202020232027

▲ +106% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,6272016: $8442017: $8442018: $8482019: $1,3682020: $1,4592021: $1,4592022: $1,4592023: $1,2882024: $1,2332025: $1,4032026: $1,6312027: $1,6272016202020232027

▲ +93% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

6
6 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $39,214 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$1,080pays now $5,400at the full rate

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 206 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+6.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+106%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.3 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 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

$0$500K$1.0M2004201020162022
56arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
15homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 39 parcels

Owner-occupied: 25Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 10Vacant: 3 39parcels
  • Owner-occupied 25
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 10
  • Vacant 3

Value distribution today

4 parcels1 parcels0 parcels17 parcels9 parcels4 parcels4 parcels
$47K$297K+

The block's largest owner, L & K Llc, carries 2 open violations across 7 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
L & K Llc17$517Kphila.gov ↗
2301 S Bonsall St Llc13$538Kphila.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

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

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
509 TREE ST Traded 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 Traded 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 Traded 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 Traded 4×: $135K in 2008 → $248K in 2022 (+83%). Owner-occupied $234K 2/1 840 2007 4
524 TREE ST Traded 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 Traded 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 Traded 3×: $7K in 2004 → $230K in 2020 (+3186%). Owner-occupied $216K 2/1 956 1920 3
529 TREE ST Traded 2×: $19K in 1999 → $19K in 2003 (+0%). Absentee individual $182K 2/1 900 1920 2 rented
530 TREE ST Traded 3×: $7K in 2004 → $125K in 2015 (+1686%). Owner-occupied $216K 2/1 956 1920 3
531 TREE ST Traded 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 Traded 4×: $9K in 2000 → $95K in 2006 (+1018%). Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 900 1920 4
536 TREE ST Traded 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 built new (tax-abated), sold for $180K in 2024. Owner-occupied $204K 2/1 1,088 1920 1 abated
539 TREE ST Traded 3×: $9K in 2001 → $140K in 2019 (+1456%). Owner-occupied $182K 2/1 900 1920 3
540 TREE ST Traded 3×: $30K in 2003 → $20K in 2015 (-33%). Absentee individual $191K 3/1 956 1920 3 rented
541 TREE ST Traded 2×: $9K in 2003 → $5K in 2004 (-44%). Owner-occupied $182K 2/1 900 1920 2 rented
542 TREE ST Traded 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 Bought 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 Bought 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)

Where this comes from

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