Philadelphia property report
500 block of Widener St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 78% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 parcel listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($1,061 recorded then).
The typical home here is up 75% since 2016, now about $163K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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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 a material assessment exemption whose legal basis is not established by the roll. Click a bubble for its report.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Assessment exemption
- 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 $163K — about 0.7× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19120 median of $171K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19120 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19120 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $163K | $171K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 44% | 51% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 59 reported crimes (about 5 a month, 44% of them violent) and 101 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.
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
- $163K typical home, up +75% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $929 to $1,591 a year through 2027, +5%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $28,076/yr from taxable assessments, or $1,560 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +75% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +71% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
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.
- 527 Widener Stlower taxable assessment0.58%$988/yr on $171K
- 532 Widener Stlower taxable assessment0.58%$990/yr on $171K
- 520 Widener Stlower taxable assessment0.58%$997/yr on $171K
- 522 Widener Stlower taxable assessment0.58%$997/yr on $171K
- 524 Widener Stlower taxable assessment0.58%$997/yr on $171K
- …and 3 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.2% 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 $175 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 23 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 19 parcels
- Owner-occupied 14
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 1
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2 Real Estate LLC | 1 | 4 | $576K | 525 Widener St, Philadelphia PA, 19120 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Phl Rental Properties INC | 1 | 2 | $338K | 100 John Robert Thomas Dr, Exton PA, 19341 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Neomi Parnell (individual) | 2 | 2 | $184K | — | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mega One Acquisition LLC | 1 | 2 | $290K | 1923 Welsh Rd, Philadelphia PA, 19115 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Jcs Properties | 1 | 1 | $159K | 401 W Walnut St, Perkasie PA, 18944 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
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 19 homes 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 514 WIDENER ST Renovated & sold onBought for $35K in 2013, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $156K in 2025 (+343%). | Investor / LLC | $173K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 3 | licensed rental |
| 514R WIDENER ST Vacant lot | Vacant | $5K | —/— | — | — | 0 | $1K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 515 WIDENER ST | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 515R WIDENER ST | Owner-occupied | $11K | —/— | 300 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 516 WIDENER ST | Investor / LLC | $159K | 3/1 | 1,100 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 517 WIDENER ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2008. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 518 WIDENER ST Renovated & sold onBought for $73K in 2008, plumbing permit in 2019, sold for $113K in 2024 (+54%). | Investor / LLC | $163K | 3/1 | 1,100 | 1925 | 3 | licensed rental |
| 519 WIDENER ST | Absentee individual | $164K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 520 WIDENER ST ImprovedBought for $160K in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,103 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 521 WIDENER ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 522 WIDENER ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 1999. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,100 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 523 WIDENER ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 524 WIDENER ST ImprovedBought for $113K in 2019. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,100 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 525 WIDENER ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2002 → $60K in 2021 (+71%). | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1935 | 2 | licensed rental |
| 526 WIDENER ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,100 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 527 WIDENER ST | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 528 WIDENER ST TradedTraded 2×: $110K in 2023 → $200K in 2024 (+82%). | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/2 | 1,100 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 530 WIDENER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,100 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 532 WIDENER ST ImprovedBought for $52K in 2010. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $170K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 3 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)