Who owns your block
8500 block of Summerdale Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 94% of homes are lived in by their owners.
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 | 80% | 59% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 20 reported crimes (0 violent) and 53 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 $2,069 to $3,029 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $117,004/yr to the city, about $3,343 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +87% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +46% 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 35 arm's-length sales since 2001. 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 35 parcels
- Owner-occupied 33
- Absentee individual 2
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8508 SUMMERDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $38K in 2007 → $239K in 2020 (+537%). | Owner-occupied | $385K | 3/2 | 1,066 | 1957 | 3 | |
| 8509 SUMMERDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $147K in 2011 → $170K in 2019 (+15%). | Owner-occupied | $322K | 3/1 | 1,066 | 1957 | 2 | tax lien |
| 8510 SUMMERDALE AVE | Absentee individual | $314K | —/— | 1,066 | 1957 | 1 | |
| 8511 SUMMERDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $316K | —/— | 1,066 | 1957 | 0 | |
| 8512 SUMMERDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $310K | —/— | 1,066 | 1957 | 0 | |
| 8513 SUMMERDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $316K | —/— | 1,066 | 1957 | 0 | |
| 8514 SUMMERDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $312K | —/— | 1,066 | 1957 | 1 | |
| 8515 SUMMERDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $170K in 2014 → $275K in 2021 (+62%). | Owner-occupied | $328K | 3/1 | 1,066 | 1957 | 2 | |
| 8516 SUMMERDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $105K in 2002 → $160K in 2009 (+52%). | Owner-occupied | $312K | —/— | 1,066 | 1957 | 2 | rented |
| 8517 SUMMERDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $308K | —/— | 1,066 | 1957 | 1 | |
| 8518 SUMMERDALE AVE | Absentee individual | $308K | —/— | 1,066 | 1957 | 1 | rented |
| 8519 SUMMERDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $313K | —/— | 1,066 | 1957 | 0 | |
| 8520 SUMMERDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $306K | —/— | 1,066 | 1957 | 0 | |
| 8521 SUMMERDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $97K in 2001 → $147K in 2015 (+52%). | Owner-occupied | $311K | —/— | 1,066 | 1957 | 2 | |
| 8522 SUMMERDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $306K | —/— | 1,066 | 1957 | 1 | |
| 8523 SUMMERDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $150K in 2009 → $220K in 2019 (+47%). | Owner-occupied | $298K | 3/1 | 1,066 | 1957 | 2 | |
| 8524 SUMMERDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $96K in 2001 → $240K in 2019 (+150%). | Owner-occupied | $338K | 3/2 | 1,066 | 1957 | 2 | |
| 8525 SUMMERDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $310K | —/— | 1,066 | 1957 | 0 | |
| 8526 SUMMERDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $135K in 2003 → $270K in 2023 (+100%). | Owner-occupied | $306K | 3/1 | 1,066 | 1957 | 2 | |
| 8527 SUMMERDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $309K | —/— | 1,066 | 1957 | 1 | |
| 8528 SUMMERDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $210K in 2017 → $285K in 2021 (+36%). | Owner-occupied | $306K | —/— | 1,067 | 1957 | 2 | |
| 8529 SUMMERDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $175K in 2004 → $290K in 2025 (+66%). | Owner-occupied | $327K | —/— | 1,066 | 1957 | 2 | |
| 8530 SUMMERDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $306K | —/— | 1,066 | 1957 | 0 | |
| 8531 SUMMERDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $356K | —/— | 1,186 | 1957 | 0 | |
| 8532 SUMMERDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $310K | —/— | 1,066 | 1957 | 0 | |
| 8533 SUMMERDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $314K | —/— | 1,066 | 1957 | 0 | |
| 8534 SUMMERDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $312K | —/— | 1,066 | 1957 | 1 | |
| 8535 SUMMERDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $366K | 3/1 | 1,066 | 1957 | 1 | |
| 8536 SUMMERDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $322K | —/— | 1,066 | 1957 | 1 | |
| 8538 SUMMERDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $322K | —/— | 1,066 | 1957 | 0 | |
| 8540 SUMMERDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $336K | —/— | 1,066 | 1957 | 1 | |
| 8542 SUMMERDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $317K | 3/1 | 1,066 | 1957 | 1 | |
| 8544 SUMMERDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2002 → $212K in 2018 (+183%). | Owner-occupied | $312K | 3/1 | 1,066 | 1957 | 2 | |
| 8546 SUMMERDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $317K | 4/1 | 1,066 | 1957 | 1 | |
| 8548 SUMMERDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $310K | —/— | 1,066 | 1957 | 0 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)