Who owns your block
500 block of W Abbottsford Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 70% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 9 homes behind $18,893 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 76% since 2016, now about $240K. 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 $240K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19144 median of $201K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19144 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19144 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $240K | $201K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 50% | 40% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 28 reported crimes (6 violent) and 106 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
- $240K typical home, up +76% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,599 to $3,094 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $12M assessed, $131,718/yr to the city, about $2,994 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +76% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +93% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — each home's tax bill as a share of its value
Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. On this block, 22 of 44 homes pay that full rate — and 22 pay less, because abatements and exemptions shrink the taxed value. Each dot is one home; the further left, the less of its value it pays. Hover a dot for the house.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.3% 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 $176 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 62 arm's-length sales since 1998. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 17 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 44 parcels
- Owner-occupied 31
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 12
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cricket Commons Luxury Su (individual) | 6 | 13 | $3.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dekap Properties L P | 1 | 3 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Bickel Christopher John (individual) | 2 | 2 | $478K | phila.gov ↗ |
The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).
House by house
All 44 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 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE HistoryL&I violation (2020); 4 L&I violations (2021). | Absentee individual | $249K | 4/1 | 1,724 | 1930 | 0 | rented |
| 503 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE HistoryL&I violation (2018). | Owner-occupied | $240K | 4/1 | 1,594 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 505 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE | Owner-occupied | $239K | 4/1 | 1,594 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 507 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedBought for $93K in 2023. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $239K | 4/1 | 1,594 | 1930 | 1 | rented |
| 509 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE | Owner-occupied | $243K | 4/1 | 1,594 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 511 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE | Owner-occupied | $233K | 3/1 | 1,466 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 513 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $62K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $108K in 2014 (+76%). | Owner-occupied | $297K | 4/1 | 1,594 | 1930 | 4 | |
| 515 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE | Owner-occupied | $243K | 4/1 | 1,599 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 517 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $242K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 519 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedBought for $51K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $246K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1930 | 4 | |
| 521 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $58K in 2002 → $624K in 2002 (+976%). | Absentee individual | $270K | —/— | 1,440 | 1950 | 3 | rentedtax lien |
| 523 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $58K in 2002 → $624K in 2002 (+976%). | Absentee individual | $270K | —/— | 1,440 | 1950 | 3 | rentedtax lien |
| 525 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedBought for $58K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $270K | —/— | 1,440 | 1950 | 3 | rentedtax lien |
| 527 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $58K in 2002 → $624K in 2002 (+976%). | Absentee individual | $270K | —/— | 1,440 | 1950 | 3 | rentedtax lien |
| 529 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $58K in 2002 → $624K in 2002 (+976%). | Absentee individual | $270K | —/— | 1,440 | 1950 | 3 | rentedtax lien |
| 531 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedBought for $58K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $270K | —/— | 1,440 | 1950 | 3 | rentedtax lien |
| 533 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedBought for $58K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $277K | —/— | 1,440 | 1950 | 3 | rentedtax lien |
| 537 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE TradedTraded 2×: $54K in 2004 → $106K in 2004 (+96%). | Owner-occupied | $229K | 4/1 | 1,861 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 539 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE | Owner-occupied | $236K | 4/1 | 1,534 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 541 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE TradedTraded 2×: $100K in 2009 → $137K in 2016 (+37%). | Absentee individual | $236K | 3/2 | 1,534 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 543 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE | Owner-occupied | $221K | 3/1 | 1,334 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 545 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedBought for $185K in 2020. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $240K | 4/1 | 1,534 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 547 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE History3 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2014); L&I violation (2016). | Owner-occupied | $240K | 4/1 | 1,534 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 549 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE | Owner-occupied | $240K | 4/1 | 1,534 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 551 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $243K | 3/1 | 1,569 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 553 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $225K | 3/1 | 1,334 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 555 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE | Owner-occupied | $225K | 3/1 | 1,334 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 557 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedBought for $55K in 2008. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $225K | 3/1 | 1,334 | 1930 | 3 | |
| 559 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE Historysold $50K (2010); 4 L&I violations (2019). | Absentee individual | $225K | 3/1 | 1,334 | 1930 | 1 | rented |
| 561 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE | Owner-occupied | $225K | 3/1 | 1,334 | 1930 | 0 | tax lien |
| 563 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE | Owner-occupied | $273K | —/— | 1,431 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 565 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedBought for $25K in 2016. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $373K | 3/3 | 1,431 | 1930 | 2 | tax lien |
| 567 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $48K in 2016 → $293K in 2022 (+517%). | Owner-occupied | $300K | 3/2 | 1,334 | 1930 | 3 | tax lien |
| 569 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $33K in 2013 → $170K in 2016 (+415%). | Owner-occupied | $300K | 3/2 | 1,332 | 1930 | 3 | |
| 571 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE | Owner-occupied | $224K | 3/1 | 1,332 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 573 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedBought for $120K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $225K | 3/1 | 1,334 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 575 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE | Owner-occupied | $225K | 3/1 | 1,334 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 577 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $37K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $48K in 2022 (+32%). | Absentee individual | $225K | 3/1 | 1,334 | 1930 | 2 | tax lien |
| 579 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE HistoryL&I violation (2012). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,334 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 581 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedBought for $38K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,334 | 1930 | 4 | |
| 583 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,334 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 585 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE | Owner-occupied | $219K | 3/1 | 1,334 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 587 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE TradedTraded 2×: $26K in 2002 → $69K in 2002 (+164%). | Owner-occupied | $219K | 3/1 | 1,334 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 589 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedBought for $114K in 1998. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $997K | —/— | 2,175 | 1930 | 1 |
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