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Who owns your block

6500 block of Theodore St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 64% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 open code violations and 3 homes behind $8,507 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 88% since 2016, now about $129K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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
$129K
$124K–$191K
ZIP median $131K
Price / sq ft
$126
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$876K
7 sold in 2yr
assessed $129K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
64%
32 of 50
city 41%
Rentals
34%
17 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
5
L&I code
▼ block 4% · city 5%
Back taxes
$9K
3 of 50 behind
▼ block 6% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+8%
value · tax +$135
5 years
+88%
value · tax +$846
10 years
+88%
value · tax +$849

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 $129K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19142 median of $131K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19142 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19142Philadelphia
Median home value$129K$131K$223K
Owner-occupied34%34%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 156 reported crimes (48 violent) and 157 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
156
48 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
157
37 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults29
All Other Offenses27
Thefts25
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief16
Motor Vehicle Theft12
Fraud7

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint33
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection30
Illegal Dumping25
Abandoned Vehicle18
Salting7
Street Defect6

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
Thomas G Morton
2501 S 63rd St · 363 students
Middle · 5-8
William Tilden
6601 Elmwood Ave · 230 students
High · 9-12
John Bartram
2401 S 67th St · 594 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$129K2016: $68K2017: $68K2018: $68K2019: $63K2020: $68K2021: $68K2022: $68K2023: $91K2024: $91K2025: $119K2026: $119K2027: $129K2016202020232027

▲ +88% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,8022016: $9532017: $9532018: $9532019: $8822020: $9562021: $9562022: $9562023: $1,2542024: $1,2542025: $1,6672026: $1,6672027: $1,8022016202020232027

▲ +89% since 2016 · ~+6%/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 +5.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9210025020162019202220252027This block 188 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $188 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+88%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.6 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 94 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$5.0M$10M200020052010201520202025
94arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
7most sales for a single property
11homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 50 parcels

Owner-occupied: 32Investor / LLC: 11Absentee individual: 7 50parcels
  • Owner-occupied 32
  • Investor / LLC 11
  • Absentee individual 7

Value distribution today

2 parcels39 parcels2 parcels0 parcels1 parcels0 parcels6 parcels
$124K$157K+

The block's largest owner, Wps Realty Llc, carries 49 open violations across 75 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Wps Realty Llc175$9.5Mphila.gov ↗
Rare Rentals Llc147$8.2Mphila.gov ↗
Mb Houses Llc325$3.2Mphila.gov ↗
Jomich Llc114$2.8Mphila.gov ↗
Sw Philly Properties Llc114$2.7Mphila.gov ↗
Careful Investments Llc17$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
Shiror Properties Llc17$1000Kphila.gov ↗
Zubary Holdings Llc11$129Kphila.gov ↗
Cleopatra Real Estate Llc11$129Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 50 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$100K$200K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
6500 THEODORE ST Bought for $35K in 2011. Owner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2025. Absentee individual $144K 3/1 1,344 1925 1 rentedtax lien
6501 THEODORE ST Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 1
6502 THEODORE ST Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 1 tax lien
6503 THEODORE ST Traded 7×: $40K in 2003 → $90K in 2023 (+125%). Absentee individual $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 7
6504 THEODORE ST Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 0
6505 THEODORE ST Traded 2×: $38K in 2017 → $142K in 2018 (+275%). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,024 1925 2
6506 THEODORE ST Traded 3×: $45K in 2002 → $162K in 2024 (+260%). Owner-occupied $157K 3/2 1,024 1925 3 rentedtax lien
6507 THEODORE ST Traded 3×: $50K in 2002 → $200K in 2025 (+301%). Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 3 rented
6508 THEODORE ST Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 0
6509 THEODORE ST Traded 3×: $34K in 2006 → $75K in 2014 (+124%). Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,024 1925 3 rented
6510 THEODORE ST Traded 3×: $75K in 2006 → $135K in 2021 (+79%). Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 3
6511 THEODORE ST Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,024 1925 1 rented
6512 THEODORE ST Traded 2×: $21K in 2002 → $25K in 2003 (+21%). Investor / LLC $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 2 rented
6513 THEODORE ST Absentee individual $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 1 rented
6514 THEODORE ST Traded 4×: $35K in 2004 → $115K in 2023 (+229%). Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 4
6515 THEODORE ST Traded 2×: $20K in 2015 → $34K in 2015 (+71%). Investor / LLC $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 2 rented
6516 THEODORE ST Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 0
6517 THEODORE ST Absentee individual $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 1 rented
6518 THEODORE ST Traded 4×: $56K in 2002 → $65K in 2004 (+16%). Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 4
6519 THEODORE ST Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 1
6520 THEODORE ST Traded 2×: $67K in 2018 → $97K in 2025 (+44%). Investor / LLC $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 2 rented
6521 THEODORE ST Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 0 tax lien
6522 THEODORE ST Absentee individual $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 0
6523 THEODORE ST Traded 3×: $30K in 2004 → $119K in 2023 (+295%). Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,024 1925 3
6524 THEODORE ST Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 0 rented
6525 THEODORE ST Traded 3×: $23K in 2001 → $119K in 2025 (+429%). Absentee individual $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 3 3 viol
6526 THEODORE ST Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 0
6527 THEODORE ST Traded 5×: $28K in 2000 → $2.0M in 2025 (+7043%). Investor / LLC $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 5
6528 THEODORE ST Traded 4×: $29K in 2017 → $125K in 2024 (+326%). Investor / LLC $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 4
6529 THEODORE ST Traded 5×: $20K in 2000 → $2.0M in 2025 (+9900%). Investor / LLC $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 5 rented
6530 THEODORE ST Traded 4×: $50K in 2006 → $84K in 2019 (+68%). Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 4
6531 THEODORE ST Traded 5×: $28K in 2000 → $2.0M in 2025 (+7043%). Investor / LLC $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 5 rented
6532 THEODORE ST Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 1
6533 THEODORE ST Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 0
6534 THEODORE ST Traded 3×: $27K in 2009 → $142K in 2022 (+426%). Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 3
6535 THEODORE ST Traded 2×: $27K in 2003 → $876K in 2025 (+3127%). Investor / LLC $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 2 rented
6536 THEODORE ST Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 1
6537 THEODORE ST Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 1 2 viol
6538 THEODORE ST Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 0
6539 THEODORE ST Traded 2×: $57K in 2020 → $150K in 2020 (+163%). Absentee individual $157K 3/1 1,024 1925 2
6540 THEODORE ST Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 0
6541 THEODORE ST Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 1
6542 THEODORE ST Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 0
6543 THEODORE ST Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 1
6544 THEODORE ST Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 1
6545 THEODORE ST Owner-occupied $136K 3/1 1,024 1925 1
6546 THEODORE ST Traded 3×: $47K in 2013 → $70K in 2021 (+49%). Investor / LLC $129K 3/1 1,024 1925 3 rented
6547 THEODORE ST Traded 3×: $40K in 2003 → $30K in 2014 (-25%). Investor / LLC $136K 3/1 1,024 1925 3 rented
6548 THEODORE ST Traded 2×: $30K in 2006 → $149K in 2022 (+397%). Owner-occupied $154K 4/1 1,520 1925 2
6549 THEODORE ST Investor / LLC $176K 4/— 1,150 1925 1 rented

Neighborhood

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

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