Who owns your block
500 block of Tyson Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 100% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 85% since 2016, now about $276K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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 $276K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and below 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 | $276K | $293K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 82% | 57% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 41 reported crimes (14 violent) and 57 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
- $276K typical home, up +85% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,778 to $2,747 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.1M assessed, $81,405/yr to the city, about $2,907 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +85% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +54% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.7% 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 $185 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 39 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 28 parcels
- Owner-occupied 28
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 28 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 TYSON AVE | Owner-occupied | $273K | —/1 | 1,200 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 511 TYSON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $90K in 2002 → $171K in 2015 (+89%). | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,632 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 515 TYSON AVE | Owner-occupied | $308K | —/— | 1,440 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 516 TYSON AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $92K in 2001 → $202K in 2016 (+120%). | Owner-occupied | $390K | 3/2 | 1,560 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 518 TYSON AVE | Owner-occupied | $333K | 3/1 | 1,806 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 519 TYSON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $183K in 2016 → $300K in 2021 (+64%). | Owner-occupied | $302K | 4/2 | 1,620 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 520 TYSON AVE | Owner-occupied | $396K | —/— | 1,806 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 522 TYSON AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $85K in 2001 → $200K in 2020 (+137%). | Owner-occupied | $319K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1950 | 4 | |
| 523 TYSON AVE | Owner-occupied | $279K | 3/1 | 2,160 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 524 TYSON AVE | Owner-occupied | $264K | —/— | 1,280 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 526 TYSON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $95K in 2005 → $184K in 2007 (+94%). | Owner-occupied | $261K | —/— | 1,280 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 527 TYSON AVE | Owner-occupied | $291K | —/— | 1,300 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 528 TYSON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $138K in 2015 → $242K in 2021 (+75%). | Owner-occupied | $260K | 3/2 | 1,280 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 529 TYSON AVE | Owner-occupied | $285K | —/— | 1,800 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 530 TYSON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $145K in 2021 → $260K in 2022 (+79%). | Owner-occupied | $310K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 532 TYSON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2020 → $253K in 2021 (+237%). | Owner-occupied | $310K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 533 TYSON AVE | Owner-occupied | $307K | —/— | 1,800 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 534 TYSON AVE | Owner-occupied | $264K | —/— | 1,280 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 536 TYSON AVE | Owner-occupied | $261K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 537 TYSON AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $240K in 2012 → $325K in 2023 (+35%). | Owner-occupied | $342K | 5/3 | 2,160 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 538 TYSON AVE | Owner-occupied | $254K | —/— | 1,140 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 540 TYSON AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $80K in 2002 → $135K in 2004 (+69%). | Owner-occupied | $246K | —/— | 922 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 541 TYSON AVE | Owner-occupied | $265K | —/— | 1,200 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 542 TYSON AVE | Owner-occupied | $260K | —/— | 1,270 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 543 TYSON AVE | Owner-occupied | $265K | —/— | 1,800 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 544 TYSON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $155K in 2011 → $225K in 2020 (+45%). | Owner-occupied | $242K | 3/1 | 1,075 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 547 TYSON AVE | Owner-occupied | $265K | —/— | 1,800 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 551 TYSON AVE | Owner-occupied | $265K | —/— | 1,800 | 1950 | 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)