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Who owns your block

600 block of Solly Ave

A mostly owner-occupied block: 95% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 7 open code violations and 1 home behind $12,057 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 77% since 2016, now about $349K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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
$349K
$280K–$481K
ZIP median $293K
Price / sq ft
$240
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$370K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $349K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $7K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1965
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
95%
20 of 21
city 41%
Rentals
0%
0 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
7
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$12K
1 of 21 behind
▼ block 5% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+3%
value · tax +$36
5 years
+45%
value · tax +$703
10 years
+77%
value · tax +$1K

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 $349K — about 1.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19111 median of $293K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19111 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19111Philadelphia
Median home value$349K$293K$223K
Owner-occupied76%57%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 12 reported crimes (3 violent) and 53 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
12
3 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
53
11 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft5
All Other Offenses3
Other Assaults2
Aggravated Assault Firearm1
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief1

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection11
Maintenance Complaint8
Street Light Outage7
Abandoned Vehicle6
Other (Streets)3
Street Trees3

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 · K-5
Fox Chase
500 Rhawn St · 500 students
Middle · 6-8
Cca Baldi
8801 Verree Rd · 1424 students
High · 9-12
George Washington
10175 Bustleton Ave · 1795 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$250K$500K$349K2016: $197K2017: $197K2018: $197K2019: $224K2020: $241K2021: $241K2022: $241K2023: $292K2024: $292K2025: $340K2026: $340K2027: $349K2016202020232027

▲ +77% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,5362016: $2,5132017: $2,5132018: $2,5042019: $2,8152020: $2,8332021: $2,8332022: $2,8332023: $3,0392024: $3,0392025: $3,4442026: $3,5002027: $3,5362016202020232027

▲ +41% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.3% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 177 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $177 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+77%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.2 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 37 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
37arm's-length sales since 2000
2times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
5homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 21 parcels

Owner-occupied: 20Absentee individual: 1 21parcels
  • Owner-occupied 20
  • Absentee individual 1

Value distribution today

4 parcels2 parcels3 parcels6 parcels3 parcels1 parcels2 parcels
$280K$429K+

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

House by house

All 21 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
600 SOLLY AVE Owner-occupied $387K —/— 1,500 1965 0
601 SOLLY AVE Owner-occupied $429K —/— 2,053 1965 0
606 SOLLY AVE Traded 3×: $165K in 2012 → $370K in 2025 (+124%). Owner-occupied $341K 3/1 1,440 1965 3
608 SOLLY AVE Traded 3×: $160K in 2005 → $225K in 2015 (+41%). Owner-occupied $331K —/— 1,440 1965 3
611 SOLLY AVE Owner-occupied $383K —/— 1,568 1965 1
612 SOLLY AVE Traded 3×: $60K in 2002 → $215K in 2014 (+258%). Owner-occupied $371K —/— 1,404 1965 3
615 SOLLY AVE Traded 4×: $156K in 2005 → $261K in 2020 (+67%). Owner-occupied $365K —/— 1,479 1965 4
616 SOLLY AVE Traded 3×: $169K in 2004 → $205K in 2017 (+21%). Owner-occupied $306K —/— 919 1965 3
617 SOLLY AVE Traded 2×: $78K in 2000 → $98K in 2003 (+26%). Owner-occupied $349K —/— 1,309 1965 2 7 viol
618 SOLLY AVE Owner-occupied $300K —/— 919 1965 0
620-22 SOLLY AVE Traded 2×: $195K in 2009 → $245K in 2017 (+26%). Owner-occupied $357K —/— 1,500 1965 2
621 SOLLY AVE Owner-occupied $346K —/— 1,479 1965 1
623 SOLLY AVE Owner-occupied $353K —/— 1,726 1965 1
624-26 SOLLY AVE Owner-occupied $372K —/— 1,360 1965 0
625 SOLLY AVE Owner-occupied $353K —/— 1,726 1965 1
628 SOLLY AVE Traded 5×: $123K in 2002 → $315K in 2021 (+156%). Owner-occupied $309K 4/1 1,528 1965 5 tax lien
629 SOLLY AVE Traded 2×: $110K in 2001 → $185K in 2005 (+68%). Owner-occupied $337K —/— 1,188 1965 2
630 SOLLY AVE Traded 3×: $88K in 2001 → $207K in 2019 (+135%). Owner-occupied $280K —/— 1,168 1965 3
632 SOLLY AVE Owner-occupied $280K —/— 1,168 1965 1
634 SOLLY AVE Traded 2×: $140K in 2008 → $160K in 2010 (+14%). Owner-occupied $280K —/— 1,168 1965 2
638 SOLLY AVE Absentee individual $481K —/— 2,835 1965 0

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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