Who owns your block
600 block of S 51st St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 71% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 open code violations and 4 homes behind $43,464 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 143% since 2016, now about $234K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $234K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $234K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 63% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 62 reported crimes (22 violent) and 214 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
- $234K typical home, up +143% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,321 to $2,796 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $9.7M assessed, $102,164/yr to the city, about $2,689 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +143% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +112% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.4% 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 $243 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 46 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 38 parcels
- Owner-occupied 27
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 6
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, American Property Investm, carries 1 open violation across 18 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Property Investm | 1 | 18 | $3.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kadimah Development Llc | 1 | 16 | $5.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Fatty Tuna Llc | 1 | 10 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Herbert Holdings Trust | 2 | 3 | $506K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Quispe Flooring Llc | 1 | 3 | $482K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 S 51ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit. | Owner-occupied | $202K | —/— | 1,920 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 602 S 51ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $222K | 3/1 | 1,410 | 1925 | 0 | 3 violtax lien |
| 604 S 51ST ST | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/1 | 1,410 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 606 S 51ST ST | Absentee individual | $222K | 3/1 | 1,410 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 608 S 51ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $55K in 2002 → $116K in 2005 (+111%). | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/1 | 1,410 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 610 S 51ST ST Historysold $33K (2003); L&I violation (2023). | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/1 | 1,410 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 612 S 51ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $32K in 2000 → $185K in 2024 (+478%). | Investor / LLC | $222K | 3/1 | 1,410 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 614 S 51ST ST | Owner-occupied | $283K | 3/1 | 1,410 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 616 S 51ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $50K in 2005 → $207K in 2017 (+313%). | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/1 | 1,410 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 618 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $179K in 2013. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $283K | 3/1 | 1,410 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 620 S 51ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/1 | 1,410 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 622 S 51ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $140K in 2022, addition and/or alteration permit in 2023, sold for $460K in 2024 (+230%). | Owner-occupied | $350K | 3/3 | 1,410 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 624 S 51ST ST | Owner-occupied | $215K | 3/1 | 1,410 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 626 S 51ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2003 → $50K in 2022 (+25%). | Absentee individual | $177K | —/— | 160 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 628 S 51ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $190K in 2025, addition and/or alteration permit in 2025, sold for $580K in 2026 (+205%). | Owner-occupied | $239K | 4/1 | 1,824 | 1925 | 2 | 1 violtax lien |
| 629 S 51ST ST | Owner-occupied | $220K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 630 S 51ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $22K in 2006 → $64K in 2011 (+197%). | Absentee individual | $256K | —/— | 1,792 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 631 S 51ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $214K | —/— | 1,400 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 632 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $360K in 2023. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $344K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 633 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $265K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $311K | 4/1 | 1,400 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 634 S 51ST ST New constructionBought for $225K in 2020, built new under a 2017 permit, sold for $420K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $415K | 3/3 | 1,792 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 635 S 51ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $50K in 2010, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $350K in 2021 (+607%). | Absentee individual | $327K | 4/2 | 1,500 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 636 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2009. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $338K | —/— | 1,792 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 637 S 51ST ST New constructionBought for $165K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit, sold for $325K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $234K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 638 S 51ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $184K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 639 S 51ST ST | Owner-occupied | $234K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 640 S 51ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $265K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 641 S 51ST ST | Investor / LLC | $234K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 642 S 51ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $205K in 2024, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2025, sold for $437K in 2026 (+113%). | Owner-occupied | $265K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 643 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $63K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $298K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 644 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $93K in 2017. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $260K | —/— | 1,792 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 645 S 51ST ST ImprovedBought for $130K in 2016. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $234K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 646 S 51ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $241K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 647 S 51ST ST | Owner-occupied | $234K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 648 S 51ST ST | Investor / LLC | $241K | 4/1 | 1,792 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 649 S 51ST ST | Owner-occupied | $234K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 650 S 51ST ST Historysold $115K (2012); L&I violation (2014); L&I violation (2016); 3 L&I violations (2022). | Investor / LLC | $258K | —/— | 1,824 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 651 S 51ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $150K in 2016, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $410K in 2018 (+173%). | Owner-occupied | $336K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)