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Who owns your block

8500 block of Agusta St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 91% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations.

The typical home here is up 87% since 2016, now about $312K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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
$312K
$306K–$322K
ZIP median $330K
Price / sq ft
$293
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$301K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $312K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1960
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
91%
30 of 33
city 41%
Rentals
6%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▲ block 9% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+9%
value · tax +$350
5 years
+54%
value · tax +$792
10 years
+87%
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 $312K — about 1.4× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19152 median of $330K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19152 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19152Philadelphia
Median home value$312K$330K$223K
Owner-occupied70%59%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 26 reported crimes (1 violent) and 60 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
26
1 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
60
24 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle7
Fraud6
Motor Vehicle Theft5
All Other Offenses3
Thefts2
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief2

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint15
Abandoned Vehicle12
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection9
License Complaint4
Shoveling3
Illegal Dumping2

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
Louis H Farrell
8300 Castor Ave · 1255 students
High · 9-12
Northeast High
1601 Cottman Ave · 185 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$312K2016: $167K2017: $167K2018: $167K2019: $185K2020: $203K2021: $203K2022: $203K2023: $230K2024: $230K2025: $288K2026: $288K2027: $312K2016202020232027

▲ +87% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,0182016: $1,9642017: $1,9642018: $1,9642019: $2,0352020: $2,2242021: $2,2242022: $2,2262023: $2,1672024: $2,1672025: $2,6892026: $2,6682027: $3,0182016202020232027

▲ +54% since 2016 · ~+4%/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 +5.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 187 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $187 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+87%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.7 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 36 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
36arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
12homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 33 parcels

Owner-occupied: 30Absentee individual: 3 33parcels
  • Owner-occupied 30
  • Absentee individual 3

Value distribution today

3 parcels1 parcels11 parcels2 parcels8 parcels4 parcels4 parcels
$306K$320K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Zafar & Bushra Inc12$618Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 33 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
8501 AGUSTA ST Owner-occupied $320K —/— 1,066 1960 0
8503 AGUSTA ST Owner-occupied $310K —/— 1,066 1960 1
8505 AGUSTA ST sold $270K (2021); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $311K 3/1 1,066 1960 1
8507 AGUSTA ST Owner-occupied $311K —/— 1,066 1960 0
8508 AGUSTA ST 2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); sold $189K (2019). Owner-occupied $322K —/— 1,066 1960 1
8509 AGUSTA ST Bought for $106K in 2005, use permit in 2009, sold for $300K in 2024 (+183%). Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,066 1960 2
8510 AGUSTA ST Owner-occupied $316K —/— 1,066 1960 0
8511 AGUSTA ST Traded 3×: $150K in 2019 → $310K in 2023 (+107%). Owner-occupied $311K 4/2 1,066 1960 3
8512 AGUSTA ST Owner-occupied $316K —/— 1,066 1960 1
8513 AGUSTA ST Traded 3×: $118K in 2002 → $147K in 2013 (+25%). Absentee individual $311K —/— 1,066 1960 3 rented
8514 AGUSTA ST Traded 4×: $125K in 2002 → $231K in 2021 (+85%). Owner-occupied $316K 3/2 1,066 1960 4
8515 AGUSTA ST sold $262K (2021); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $311K 3/1 1,066 1960 1 rented
8516 AGUSTA ST Owner-occupied $316K —/— 1,066 1960 0
8517 AGUSTA ST Bought for $175K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $311K 3/1 1,066 1960 2
8518 AGUSTA ST sold $130K (2012); L&I violation (2018); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $316K —/— 1,066 1960 1 1 viol
8519 AGUSTA ST 3 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); 3 L&I violations (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). Owner-occupied $312K —/— 1,066 1960 0 1 viol
8520 AGUSTA ST Owner-occupied $316K —/— 1,066 1960 1
8521 AGUSTA ST Owner-occupied $312K —/— 1,066 1960 0
8522 AGUSTA ST Owner-occupied $316K —/— 1,066 1960 0
8523 AGUSTA ST sold $45K (2019); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $312K —/— 1,066 1960 1
8524 AGUSTA ST Bought for $130K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $312K —/— 1,066 1960 1
8525 AGUSTA ST Bought for $174K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Absentee individual $312K —/— 1,066 1960 3
8526 AGUSTA ST Owner-occupied $318K —/— 1,066 1960 0
8527 AGUSTA ST Owner-occupied $318K —/— 1,066 1960 0
8529 AGUSTA ST Traded 3×: $185K in 2014 → $302K in 2025 (+63%). Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,066 1960 3
8531 AGUSTA ST L&I violation (2024); sold $301K (2024). Owner-occupied $310K —/— 1,066 1960 1
8533 AGUSTA ST Bought for $85K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $317K —/— 1,066 1960 2
8535 AGUSTA ST Owner-occupied $322K —/— 1,066 1960 0
8537 AGUSTA ST Bought for $180K in 2010. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $318K 2/1 1,066 1960 2
8539 AGUSTA ST sold $121K (2015); 3 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2023); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $318K —/— 1,066 1960 1
8541 AGUSTA ST 2 L&I violations (2018); 11 L&I violations (2020); 4 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2024). Absentee individual $308K —/— 1,066 1960 0 1 viol
8543 AGUSTA ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $316K —/— 1,066 1960 0
8545 AGUSTA ST Owner-occupied $306K —/— 1,066 1960 1

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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