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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19152 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $312K | $330K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 70% | 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.
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
- $312K typical home, up +87% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,964 to $3,018 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $10M assessed, $112,695/yr to the city, about $3,415 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +87% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +54% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 33 parcels
- Owner-occupied 30
- Absentee individual 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zafar & Bushra Inc | 1 | 2 | $618K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8501 AGUSTA ST | Owner-occupied | $320K | —/— | 1,066 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 8503 AGUSTA ST | Owner-occupied | $310K | —/— | 1,066 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 8505 AGUSTA ST Historysold $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 History2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); sold $189K (2019). | Owner-occupied | $322K | —/— | 1,066 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 8509 AGUSTA ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 Frequently tradedTraded 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 Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $118K in 2002 → $147K in 2013 (+25%). | Absentee individual | $311K | —/— | 1,066 | 1960 | 3 | rented |
| 8514 AGUSTA ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $125K in 2002 → $231K in 2021 (+85%). | Owner-occupied | $316K | 3/2 | 1,066 | 1960 | 4 | |
| 8515 AGUSTA ST Historysold $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 ImprovedBought for $175K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $311K | 3/1 | 1,066 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 8518 AGUSTA ST Historysold $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 History3 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 Historysold $45K (2019); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2026). | Owner-occupied | $312K | —/— | 1,066 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 8524 AGUSTA ST ImprovedBought for $130K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $312K | —/— | 1,066 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 8525 AGUSTA ST ImprovedBought 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 Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $185K in 2014 → $302K in 2025 (+63%). | Owner-occupied | $307K | 3/1 | 1,066 | 1960 | 3 | |
| 8531 AGUSTA ST HistoryL&I violation (2024); sold $301K (2024). | Owner-occupied | $310K | —/— | 1,066 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 8533 AGUSTA ST ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedBought for $180K in 2010. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $318K | 2/1 | 1,066 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 8539 AGUSTA ST Historysold $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 History2 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 ImprovedOwner 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)