500 block of Washington Ave

How the block compares

The typical home here is $469K — about 2.0× the citywide median home, and in line with the ZIP 19147 median of $464K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 95 reported crimes (about 8 a month, 44% of them violent) and 255 resident 311 requests to the city. A busy commercial corridor logs far more than a quiet residential block, so read this against nearby blocks, not the citywide total.

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

• $469K typical home, up +55% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,468 to $6,566 a year through 2027, +15%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $49,854/yr from taxable assessments, or $8,309 per home — not live account balances

Who really pays

Philadelphia's 1.3998% rate applies to the taxable assessment. The OPA roll shows exemptions that can make an estimate lower than the full assessed-value scenario; this chart does not identify their legal basis.

• 513 Washington Avemajor assessment exemption0.28%$1,835/yr on $655K
• 524 Washington Avelower taxable assessment1.21%$6,672/yr on $550K

One large gap: 513 Washington Ave has a $1,835/year assessment-based estimate on $655K assessed value — about 20% of the $9,173 full-assessment scenario. Verify the exemption basis and live account before relying on either number.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.1% 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 $155 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). Informational only, not investment advice.

How often it changes hands

This block has recorded 10 arm's-length sales since 2005. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 1 has not changed hands at all.

Who owns it

The block's largest owner, M&M Realty Management Par, carries 5 open violations across 7 properties it owns around the city.

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).

Parcel by parcel

All 29 parcels on the block — value trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail assembled from the fetched public datasets. Sorted up the street; each links to its property report and official sources — or download the roster (CSV).

Every parcel's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one parcel

Worth a look

Torn down & rebuilt

501 Washington Ave

$1.4M · demolished in 2011 and rebuilt (2011).

Torn down & rebuilt

538-44 Washington Ave

$1.2M · demolished and rebuilt (2011).

Torn down & rebuilt

525 Washington Ave

$597K · demolished and rebuilt (2012).

Torn down & rebuilt

535 Washington Ave

$591K · Old house bought for $225K in 2012, demolished in 2011 and rebuilt (2011).

Torn down & rebuilt

522 Washington Ave

$481K · demolished and rebuilt (2012).

Torn down & rebuilt

524 Washington Ave

$471K · demolished in 2010 and rebuilt (2011).

Neighborhood