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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.

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
$298K–$385K
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 $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1957
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
94%
33 of 35
city 41%
Rentals
6%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+9%
value · tax +$354
5 years
+50%
value · tax +$719
10 years
+87%
value · tax +$960

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-occupied80%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.

Crimes · 12mo
20
0 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
53
22 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle6
Fraud4
All Other Offenses3
Motor Vehicle Theft3
Thefts2
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief2

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint14
Abandoned Vehicle10
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection7
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: $190K2020: $209K2021: $209K2022: $209K2023: $232K2024: $232K2025: $288K2026: $288K2027: $312K2016202020232027

▲ +87% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,0292016: $2,0692017: $2,0692018: $1,9632019: $2,1492020: $2,3452021: $2,3102022: $2,3102023: $2,1792024: $2,1472025: $2,6752026: $2,6752027: $3,0292016202020232027

▲ +46% 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 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

$0$250K$500K20052010201520202025
35arm's-length sales since 2001
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
12homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 35 parcels

Owner-occupied: 33Absentee individual: 2 35parcels
  • Owner-occupied 33
  • Absentee individual 2

Value distribution today

6 parcels15 parcels7 parcels2 parcels2 parcels0 parcels3 parcels
$298K$356K+

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

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
8508 SUMMERDALE AVE Traded 3×: $38K in 2007 → $239K in 2020 (+537%). Owner-occupied $385K 3/2 1,066 1957 3
8509 SUMMERDALE AVE Traded 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 Traded 2×: $170K in 2014 → $275K in 2021 (+62%). Owner-occupied $328K 3/1 1,066 1957 2
8516 SUMMERDALE AVE Traded 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 Traded 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 Traded 2×: $150K in 2009 → $220K in 2019 (+47%). Owner-occupied $298K 3/1 1,066 1957 2
8524 SUMMERDALE AVE Traded 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 Traded 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 Traded 2×: $210K in 2017 → $285K in 2021 (+36%). Owner-occupied $306K —/— 1,067 1957 2
8529 SUMMERDALE AVE Traded 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 Traded 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)

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