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Who owns your block

600 block of N 54th St

A mixed-ownership block: 59% owner-occupied, 22% investor-held, with 6 homes behind $27,528 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 139% since 2016, now about $104K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year and the increases are speeding up.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$104K
$17K–$4.2M
ZIP median $156K
Price / sq ft
$100
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$103K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $104K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $59K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
16 of 41
$25K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
59%
24 of 41
city 41%
Rentals
17%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$28K
6 of 41 behind
▲ block 15% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+6%
value · tax +$27
5 years
+119%
value · tax +$398
10 years
+145%
value · tax +$427

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.

2027
  • 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 $104K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19131 median of $156K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19131 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19131Philadelphia
Median home value$104K$156K$223K
Owner-occupied37%42%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 135 reported crimes (65 violent) and 236 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
135
65 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
236
68 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults37
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief17
Aggravated Assault No Firearm12
Thefts12
Motor Vehicle Theft11
All Other Offenses10

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint57
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection45
Abandoned Vehicle40
Illegal Dumping23
License Complaint9
Street Defect8

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.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
Guion Bluford
5720 Media St · 490 students
High · 9-12
Overbrook High
5898 Lancaster Ave · 466 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$100K$200K$104K2016: $44K2017: $42K2018: $42K2019: $40K2020: $48K2021: $48K2022: $48K2023: $60K2024: $60K2025: $98K2026: $98K2027: $104K2016202020232027

▲ +139% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$9732016: $5462017: $5462018: $4682019: $3912020: $5752021: $5752022: $5752023: $5752024: $5752025: $1,2292026: $9462027: $9732016202020232027

▲ +78% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

16
16 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $24,721 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$176pays now $1,576at the full rate

661 N 54th St is assessed at $113K but pays $176 a year — about 11% of the $1,576 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9110025020162019202220252027This block 239 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $239 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+139%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.7 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 40 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 21 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$5.0M$10M2004201020162022
40arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
21homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 41 parcels

Owner-occupied: 24Investor / LLC: 5Absentee individual: 9Vacant: 3 41parcels
  • Owner-occupied 24
  • Investor / LLC 5
  • Absentee individual 9
  • Vacant 3

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels1 parcels31 parcels2 parcels1 parcels4 parcels
$17K$195K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual)24773$1418Mphila.gov ↗
Vibhaa Llc242$822Kphila.gov ↗
Avi Flats Llc115$2.2Mphila.gov ↗
Ms Riesling Llc19$920Kphila.gov ↗
Rj Dev Holdings 26 Llc15$575Kphila.gov ↗
Utc Property Holdings Llc14$289Kphila.gov ↗
Km2121 Owner Llc13$534Kphila.gov ↗
M & M Suites Llc13$319Kphila.gov ↗
Joyce M Hunter (individual)22$271Kphila.gov ↗
Ava Enterprises Of Nj Inc12$309Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 41 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

$0$2.5M$5.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
600 N 54TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. Absentee individual $4.2M —/— 33,832 1983 0 rented
611 N 54TH ST 4 L&I violations (2017); sold $93K (2026). Investor / LLC $96K 3/1 960 1925 1 rented
613 N 54TH ST 3 L&I violations (2024). Owner-occupied $96K 3/1 960 1925 0
615 N 54TH ST Traded 2×: $27K in 2001 → $35K in 2021 (+32%). Investor / LLC $96K 3/1 960 1925 2 rented
617 N 54TH ST 2 L&I violations (2018). Vacant $17K —/— 0 tax lien
619 N 54TH ST 2 L&I violations (2018). Vacant $18K —/— 0 tax lien
621 N 54TH ST Bought for $250 in 2016. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2013. Vacant $109K —/— 1 tax lien
623 N 54TH ST Bought for $39K in 2020, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2020, sold for $215K in 2024 (+451%). Owner-occupied $195K 3/1 1,530 1925 3
625 N 54TH ST 4 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2014); 4 L&I violations (2015); 5 L&I violations (2017). Absentee individual $104K 3/1 1,092 1925 0
627 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $104K 3/1 1,092 1925 0 abated
629 N 54TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $104K 3/1 1,092 1925 0 abatedtax lien
631 N 54TH ST 5 L&I violations (2009); L&I violation (2012); 4 L&I violations (2015); 20 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $101K 3/1 1,092 1925 0 tax lien
633 N 54TH ST Traded 5×: $15K in 2000 → $165K in 2024 (+1000%). Absentee individual $70K 3/1 1,092 1925 5
635 N 54TH ST Bought for $25K in 2016, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $6.5M in 2022. Investor / LLC $258K —/— 1,620 1925 3 rented
637 N 54TH ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $40K in 2001. Owner-occupied $104K 3/1 1,202 1925 1 abated
639 N 54TH ST Bought for $6K in 2013, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $210K in 2021 (+3400%). Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,116 1925 3 tax lien
641 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $105K 3/1 1,116 1925 0 abated
642 N 54TH ST Bought for $27K in 2002. Owner pulled a use permit in 2016. Absentee individual $168K 3/1 1,376 1925 1 rented
643 N 54TH ST Traded 2×: $33K in 2008 → $83K in 2010 (+149%). Owner-occupied $139K 3/1 1,116 1925 2
644 N 54TH ST built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $99K 3/1 990 1925 0 abated
645 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,116 1925 0 abated
646 N 54TH ST Traded 2×: $30K in 2007 → $30K in 2016 (+0%). Absentee individual $103K 3/1 990 1925 2 rented
647 N 54TH ST built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,116 1925 0 abatedtax lien
648 N 54TH ST Traded 2×: $31K in 2015 → $236K in 2021 (+675%). Investor / LLC $103K 3/1 990 1925 2 rented
649 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $139K 3/1 1,116 1925 1
650 N 54TH ST Traded 5×: $50K in 2006 → $15K in 2011 (-70%). Investor / LLC $103K 3/1 990 1925 5
651 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,116 1925 0 abated
652 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $103K 3/1 990 1925 0 abatedtax lien
653 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,116 1925 0 abated
654 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $103K —/— 990 1925 1
655 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,116 1925 0 abated
656 N 54TH ST Absentee individual $103K 3/1 990 1925 1 tax lien
657 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,116 1925 0 abated
658 N 54TH ST built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $103K 4/1 990 1925 0 abated
659 N 54TH ST Absentee individual $109K 3/1 1,116 1925 1
660 N 54TH ST Traded 2×: $30K in 2016 → $170K in 2022 (+467%). Owner-occupied $103K 3/1 990 1925 2
661 N 54TH ST Owner-occupied $113K 3/1 1,138 1925 0 abated
662 N 54TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $30K in 2018. Owner-occupied $103K 3/1 990 1925 1 abated
664 N 54TH ST built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $103K 4/1 990 1925 0 abated
666 N 54TH ST Traded 2×: $39K in 2000 → $40K in 2008 (+3%). Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,080 1925 2
668 N 54TH ST L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $118K 3/1 1,280 1925 0

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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