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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 8, 2026

Who owns your block

6500 block of Vandike St

A mixed-ownership block: 50% owner-occupied, 17% investor-held, with 9 open code violations and 1 home behind $93 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 95% since 2016, now about $157K. 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
$157K
$154K–$211K
ZIP median $207K
Price / sq ft
$148
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$128K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $157K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1935
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
50%
30 of 60
city 41%
Rentals
28%
17 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
9
L&I code
▲ block 7% · city 5%
Back taxes
$93
1 of 60 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+9%
value · tax +$184
5 years
+88%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+95%
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 $157K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19135 median of $207K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19135 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19135Philadelphia
Median home value$157K$207K$223K
Owner-occupied35%44%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 108 reported crimes (36 violent) and 142 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
108
36 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
142
48 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults22
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief18
Thefts14
Fraud12
All Other Offenses11
Motor Vehicle Theft9

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint30
Abandoned Vehicle22
Illegal Dumping13
Street Defect9
Information Request7
Traffic Calming Request7

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
Hamilton Disston
6801 Cottage St · 686 students
High · 9-12
Abraham Lincoln
3201 Ryan Ave · 2332 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$157K2016: $81K2017: $81K2018: $81K2019: $80K2020: $84K2021: $84K2022: $84K2023: $107K2024: $107K2025: $143K2026: $143K2027: $157K2016202020232027

▲ +95% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,1542016: $1,1072017: $1,1172018: $1,1072019: $1,1042020: $1,1512021: $1,1512022: $1,1512023: $1,4682024: $1,4682025: $1,9702026: $1,9702027: $2,1542016202020232027

▲ +95% 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 195 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $195 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+95%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.3 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 114 arm's-length sales since 1996. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K19982004201020162022
114arm's-length sales since 1996
2times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
10homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 60 parcels

Owner-occupied: 30Investor / LLC: 9Absentee individual: 21 60parcels
  • Owner-occupied 30
  • Investor / LLC 9
  • Absentee individual 21

Value distribution today

42 parcels5 parcels4 parcels1 parcels1 parcels1 parcels6 parcels
$154K$188K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Kelley Investment Group L167$11Mphila.gov ↗
Cifaldi Property Rentals143$6.7Mphila.gov ↗
Bankers Trust Company Of140$6.0Mphila.gov ↗
Revo Capital Partners Ii112$2.6Mphila.gov ↗
Maam Properties Llc110$2.0Mphila.gov ↗
Revo Capital Partners Iii110$2.3Mphila.gov ↗
Gasfrad Real Estate Lp18$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
Pt Real Estate Investment13$461Kphila.gov ↗
Tnf Property Development Llc11$154Kphila.gov ↗
Pross Properties Llc11$157Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 60 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$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

Frequently traded
6531 Vandike St
$211K · Traded 4×: $110K in 2005 → $220K in 2022 (+100%).
Frequently traded
6549 Vandike St
$191K · Traded 4×: $53K in 2002 → $167K in 2022 (+215%).
Frequently traded
6524 Vandike St
$188K · Traded 3×: $50K in 2004 → $85K in 2017 (+70%).
Frequently traded
6541 Vandike St
$184K · Traded 4×: $77K in 2005 → $120K in 2017 (+56%).
Frequently traded
6558 Vandike St
$183K · Traded 4×: $265K in 2008 → $152K in 2023 (-43%).
Frequently traded
6559 Vandike St
$174K · Traded 3×: $102K in 2007 → $100K in 2010 (-2%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
6500 VANDIKE ST Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,090 1935 0
6501 VANDIKE ST TradedTraded 2×: $52K in 2000 → $100K in 2021 (+92%). Absentee individual $167K 2/1 1,088 1935 2 rentedtax lien
6502 VANDIKE ST Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,080 1935 0
6503 VANDIKE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $46K in 2008 → $155K in 2023 (+237%). Absentee individual $157K 3/1 1,056 1935 3
6504 VANDIKE ST Absentee individual $161K 3/1 1,105 1935 0 rented
6505 VANDIKE ST TradedTraded 2×: $67K in 2004 → $88K in 2009 (+32%). Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1935 2
6506 VANDIKE ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,056 1935 1
6507 VANDIKE ST Absentee individual $157K 3/1 1,056 1935 0 3 viol
6508 VANDIKE ST Investor / LLC $154K 3/1 1,056 1935 1
6509 VANDIKE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $90K in 2005 → $125K in 2021 (+39%). Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1935 3
6510 VANDIKE ST Absentee individual $154K 3/1 1,056 1935 1 rented
6511 VANDIKE ST Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1935 0
6512 VANDIKE ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $18K in 2000 → $60K in 2015 (+233%). Investor / LLC $154K 3/1 1,056 1935 4
6513 VANDIKE ST Absentee individual $157K 3/1 1,056 1935 1
6514 VANDIKE ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,056 1935 1
6515 VANDIKE ST Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1935 0 3 viol
6516 VANDIKE ST Absentee individual $164K 2/2 1,056 1935 1 rented
6517 VANDIKE ST TradedTraded 2×: $58K in 2002 → $138K in 2023 (+138%). Absentee individual $157K 3/1 1,056 1935 2 rented
6518 VANDIKE ST TradedTraded 2×: $72K in 2004 → $64K in 2018 (-11%). Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,056 1935 2
6519 VANDIKE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $55K in 2006 → $65K in 2018 (+17%). Absentee individual $157K 3/1 1,056 1935 3 1 viol
6520 VANDIKE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $15K in 2002 → $116K in 2022 (+650%). Absentee individual $154K 3/1 1,056 1935 3 rented
6521 VANDIKE ST Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1935 0
6522 VANDIKE ST TradedTraded 2×: $108K in 2006 → $159K in 2023 (+47%). Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,056 1935 2
6523 VANDIKE ST Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,112 1935 1 rented
6524 VANDIKE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $50K in 2004 → $85K in 2017 (+70%). Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,056 1935 3
6525 VANDIKE ST TradedTraded 2×: $77K in 2005 → $145K in 2021 (+88%). Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,137 1935 2
6526 VANDIKE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $57K in 2003 → $32K in 2013 (-44%). Investor / LLC $160K 3/1 1,056 1935 3 rented
6527 VANDIKE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $33K in 2001 → $128K in 2021 (+286%). Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1935 3 tax lien
6528 VANDIKE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $58K in 2003 → $125K in 2025 (+116%). Investor / LLC $154K 3/1 1,056 1935 3
6529 VANDIKE ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $50K in 2013 → $229K in 2025 (+359%). Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1935 4
6530 VANDIKE ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2002 → $130K in 2024 (+136%). Absentee individual $154K 3/1 1,056 1935 2 rented
6531 VANDIKE ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $110K in 2005 → $220K in 2022 (+100%). Owner-occupied $211K 3/1 1,056 1935 4
6532 VANDIKE ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,056 1935 1
6533 VANDIKE ST Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1935 1
6534 VANDIKE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $45K in 2001 → $101K in 2020 (+125%). Absentee individual $161K 3/2 1,098 1935 3
6535 VANDIKE ST Absentee individual $157K 3/1 1,056 1935 1 rented
6536 VANDIKE ST TradedTraded 2×: $69K in 2005 → $123K in 2025 (+79%). Absentee individual $154K 3/1 1,056 1935 2 rented
6537 VANDIKE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $62K in 2004 → $36K in 2010 (-42%). Absentee individual $157K 3/1 1,056 1935 3 rented
6538 VANDIKE ST Investor / LLC $154K 3/1 1,056 1935 1 rented
6539 VANDIKE ST TradedTraded 2×: $99K in 2006 → $175K in 2026 (+77%). Investor / LLC $157K 3/1 1,056 1935 2
6540 VANDIKE ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 1999 → $42K in 2003 (+5%). Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,056 1935 2 rented
6541 VANDIKE ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $77K in 2005 → $120K in 2017 (+56%). Owner-occupied $184K 3/1 1,056 1935 4
6542 VANDIKE ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2017 → $130K in 2022 (+271%). Absentee individual $181K 3/1 1,056 1935 2
6543 VANDIKE ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 1996 → $100K in 2009 (+149%). Investor / LLC $157K 3/1 1,056 1935 2 rentedtax lien
6544 VANDIKE ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,056 1935 0
6545 VANDIKE ST Investor / LLC $157K 3/1 1,056 1935 1
6546 VANDIKE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $78K in 2005 → $105K in 2023 (+34%). Absentee individual $154K 3/1 1,056 1935 3 2 viol
6547 VANDIKE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $77K in 2004 → $60K in 2015 (-22%). Absentee individual $157K 3/1 1,056 1935 3 rented
6548 VANDIKE ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2005 → $78K in 2017 (-3%). Investor / LLC $154K 3/1 1,056 1935 2
6549 VANDIKE ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $53K in 2002 → $167K in 2022 (+215%). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,056 1935 4
6550 VANDIKE ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,056 1935 0
6551 VANDIKE ST TradedTraded 2×: $54K in 2002 → $82K in 2005 (+52%). Absentee individual $157K 3/1 1,056 1935 2
6552 VANDIKE ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2005 → $85K in 2008 (+41%). Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,056 1935 2
6553 VANDIKE ST TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2001 → $110K in 2022 (+144%). Owner-occupied $157K 3/— 1,056 1935 2
6554 VANDIKE ST TradedTraded 2×: $41K in 2016 → $90K in 2016 (+119%). Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,056 1935 2
6555 VANDIKE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $15K in 2005 → $125K in 2019 (+733%). Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1935 3
6556 VANDIKE ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,056 1935 0
6557 VANDIKE ST TradedTraded 2×: $68K in 2004 → $43K in 2016 (-37%). Absentee individual $157K 3/1 1,056 1935 2
6558 VANDIKE ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $265K in 2008 → $152K in 2023 (-43%). Absentee individual $183K —/— 2,085 1935 4 rentedtax lien
6559 VANDIKE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $102K in 2007 → $100K in 2010 (-2%). Owner-occupied $174K 3/2 1,088 1935 3

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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