Who owns your block
5500 block of Torresdale Ave
A mixed-ownership block: 56% owner-occupied, 27% investor-held, with 12 open code violations and 4 homes behind $30,281 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 96% since 2016, now about $158K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $158K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19124 median of $170K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19124 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19124 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $158K | $170K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 29% | 40% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 130 reported crimes (54 violent) and 252 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
- $158K typical home, up +96% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,123 to $2,156 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.4M assessed, $95,938/yr to the city, about $1,845 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +96% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +92% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.3% 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 $196 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 97 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 52 parcels
- Owner-occupied 29
- Investor / LLC 11
- Absentee individual 12
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Philadelphia Home Rentals Llc, carries 18 open violations across 199 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Home Rentals Llc | 3 | 199 | $24M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Asher Manuel Design Build Llc | 2 | 12 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Crw Property Investment Llc | 1 | 4 | $683K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Quispe Flooring Llc | 1 | 3 | $482K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Almonte Legacy Llc | 1 | 3 | $611K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sky Roses Llc | 2 | 2 | $288K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hcblv Realty Corp | 1 | 2 | $335K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Vanalux Llc | 1 | 1 | $154K | phila.gov ↗ |
| La Chingada Llc | 1 | 1 | $151K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Baron Renovation Llc | 1 | 1 | $156K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5500 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $70K in 2012 → $150K in 2019 (+114%). | Owner-occupied | $198K | —/— | 1,800 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 5501 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2014 → $230K in 2025 (+360%). | Owner-occupied | $144K | —/— | 1,620 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 5502 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $161K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5503 TORRESDALE AVE | Investor / LLC | $164K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 5504 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $63K in 2018 → $110K in 2019 (+75%). | Owner-occupied | $161K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 5505 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $37K in 2014 → $95K in 2021 (+157%). | Owner-occupied | $156K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 5506 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $23K in 2001 → $170K in 2022 (+639%). | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1920 | 4 | tax lien |
| 5507 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 5508 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1920 | 0 | 1 violtax lien |
| 5509 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $54K in 2005 → $92K in 2007 (+70%). | Owner-occupied | $157K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1930 | 3 | |
| 5510 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5511 TORRESDALE AVE | Investor / LLC | $154K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 5512 TORRESDALE AVE | Absentee individual | $158K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 5513 TORRESDALE AVE | Investor / LLC | $154K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1930 | 1 | rented |
| 5514 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $29K in 2003 → $146K in 2025 (+403%). | Absentee individual | $157K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 5515 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $53K in 2009 → $160K in 2023 (+202%). | Investor / LLC | $165K | 4/2 | 1,080 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 5516 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $111K in 2007 → $100K in 2018 (-10%). | Absentee individual | $191K | —/— | 1,908 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 5517 TORRESDALE AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $105K in 2008, addition and/or alteration permit in 2024, sold for $230K in 2025 (+119%). | Owner-occupied | $144K | —/— | 1,440 | 1930 | 4 | |
| 5522 TORRESDALE AVE | Absentee individual | $227K | —/— | 1,728 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5523 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $144K | —/— | 1,440 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 5524 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $27K in 2002 → $77K in 2011 (+191%). | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,193 | 1920 | 3 | 2 viol |
| 5525 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,149 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 5526 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2010 → $825K in 2024 (+1963%). | Investor / LLC | $160K | 3/1 | 1,193 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 5527 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $59K in 2007 → $60K in 2014 (+2%). | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,149 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 5528 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $68K in 2003 → $51K in 2004 (-25%). | Absentee individual | $144K | 3/1 | 939 | 1920 | 2 | 4 viol |
| 5529 TORRESDALE AVE | Absentee individual | $145K | 3/1 | 1,149 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 5530 TORRESDALE AVE | Investor / LLC | $162K | 3/1 | 1,193 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 5531 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $99K in 2007 → $37K in 2011 (-63%). | Investor / LLC | $158K | 3/1 | 1,149 | 1930 | 2 | rented |
| 5532 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $57K in 2003 → $105K in 2019 (+85%). | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,193 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 5533 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $27K in 2001 → $2.2M in 2006 (+7905%). | Absentee individual | $158K | 3/1 | 1,149 | 1930 | 3 | rented |
| 5534 TORRESDALE AVE | Investor / LLC | $162K | 3/1 | 1,193 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 5535 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $72K in 2010 → $70K in 2013 (-3%). | Absentee individual | $150K | 2/2 | 1,149 | 1930 | 2 | 2 viol |
| 5536 TORRESDALE AVE HistoryAppeal granted (2010); sold $160K (2014); Appeal granted with conditions (2015). | Absentee individual | $151K | —/— | 1,512 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 5537 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $90K in 2006 → $80K in 2024 (-11%). | Investor / LLC | $151K | —/— | 1,512 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 5542 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $95K in 2011 → $150K in 2019 (+58%). | Absentee individual | $190K | —/— | 1,728 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 5543 TORRESDALE AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $36K in 2002, addition and/or alteration permit in 2024, sold for $275K in 2026 (+675%). | Owner-occupied | $151K | —/— | 1,512 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 5544 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $44K in 2011 → $129K in 2018 (+197%). | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 5545 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $155K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5546 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $67K in 2006 → $165K in 2022 (+146%). | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 5547 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $22K in 2000 → $30K in 2007 (+36%). | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1930 | 3 | |
| 5548 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5549 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 5550 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $24K in 2003 → $135K in 2024 (+463%). | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 5551 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $36K in 2002 → $75K in 2007 (+107%). | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 5552 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5553 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2005 → $150K in 2026 (+233%). | Investor / LLC | $154K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 5554 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $161K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5555 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $28K in 2001 → $26K in 2010 (-7%). | Investor / LLC | $156K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1930 | 5 | rented |
| 5556 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $60K in 2004 → $100K in 2016 (+66%). | Owner-occupied | $161K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 5557 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $58K in 2006 → $170K in 2022 (+196%). | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1930 | 5 | |
| 5558 TORRESDALE AVE | Absentee individual | $151K | —/— | 1,512 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 5559 TORRESDALE AVE | Absentee individual | $178K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1930 | 0 | 3 viol |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)