Who owns your block
600 block of S 54th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 92% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 3 homes behind $28,153 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 191% since 2016, now about $207K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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 $207K — about 0.9× 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 | $207K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 84% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 101 reported crimes (48 violent) and 222 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
- $207K typical home, up +191% since 2016
- Tax bill $673 to $1,572 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.9M assessed, $38,577/yr to the city, about $1,543 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +191% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +134% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
620 S 54th St is assessed at $104K but pays $59 a year — about 4% of the $1,459 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 +10.2% 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 $291 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 20 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 25 parcels
- Owner-occupied 23
- Absentee individual 1
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Struble (individual) | 2 | 2 | $214K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 610 S 54TH ST | Vacant | $20K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 612 S 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 1,128 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 614 S 54TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $18K in 2003 → $55K in 2005 (+206%). | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 1,128 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 616 S 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 1,128 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 617 S 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 618 S 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 1,128 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 619 S 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $214K | 3/1 | 1,408 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 620 S 54TH ST New constructionBought for $70K in 2015, built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated), sold for $315K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $104K | 3/1 | 1,128 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 621 S 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $214K | 3/1 | 1,408 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 622 S 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $194K | 3/1 | 1,128 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 623 S 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $275K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 624 S 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $197K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 625 S 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $207K | 3/1 | 1,408 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 626 S 54TH ST History3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2020). | Owner-occupied | $197K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 627 S 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $212K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 628 S 54TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $14K in 2000 → $54K in 2007 (+284%). | Absentee individual | $106K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 630 S 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $197K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 632 S 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 634 S 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 636 S 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $350K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $224K | 4/1 | 1,598 | 1925 | 1 | 1 violtax lien |
| 638 S 54TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $224K | 4/1 | 1,598 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 640 S 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $58K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $224K | 4/1 | 1,598 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 642 S 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $224K | 4/1 | 1,598 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 644 S 54TH ST ImprovedBought for $95K in 2006. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $155K | 4/1 | 1,598 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 646 S 54TH ST | Owner-occupied | $243K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 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)