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Who owns your block

8500 block of Temple Rd

A mostly owner-occupied block: 91% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 8 open code violations and 5 homes behind $51,811 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 70% since 2016, now about $220K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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
$220K
$217K–$309K
ZIP median $234K
Price / sq ft
$202
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.0×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$249K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $220K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1950
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
91%
62 of 68
city 41%
Rentals
6%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
8
L&I code
▲ block 10% · city 5%
Back taxes
$52K
5 of 68 behind
▼ block 7% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 1% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
0%
value · tax +$56
5 years
+78%
value · tax +$779
10 years
+70%
value · tax +$417

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 $220K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19150 median of $234K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19150 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19150Philadelphia
Median home value$220K$234K$223K
Owner-occupied63%67%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 76 reported crimes (22 violent) and 126 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
76
22 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
126
47 still open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses18
Motor Vehicle Theft17
Other Assaults16
Fraud6
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief6
Thefts4

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle27
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection24
Other (Streets)15
Maintenance Complaint13
Street Defect8
Salting7

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
John F Mccloskey
8500 Pickering St · 217 students
High · 9-12
Martin Luther King
6100 Stenton Ave · 604 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$125K$250K$220K2016: $130K2017: $130K2018: $130K2019: $129K2020: $124K2021: $124K2022: $124K2023: $176K2024: $176K2025: $220K2026: $220K2027: $220K2016202020232027

▲ +70% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,0422016: $1,4662017: $1,6252018: $1,6252019: $1,4162020: $1,2632021: $1,2632022: $1,2632023: $1,6512024: $1,6412025: $2,0262026: $1,9862027: $2,0422016202020232027

▲ +39% since 2016 · ~+3%/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 +4.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 170 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $170 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+70%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.6 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 65 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 33 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
65arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
33homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 68 parcels

Owner-occupied: 62Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 4 68parcels
  • Owner-occupied 62
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 4

Value distribution today

47 parcels1 parcels1 parcels2 parcels5 parcels0 parcels12 parcels
$217K$269K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Brooklyn Keys Properties Llc111$2.3Mphila.gov ↗
Akg Re Llc19$2.8Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 68 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

Frequently traded
8535 Temple Rd
$309K · Traded 4×: $21K in 2002 → $166K in 2011 (+690%).
Frequently traded
8523 Temple Rd
$274K · Traded 4×: $79K in 2000 → $215K in 2023 (+172%).
Frequently traded
8527 Temple Rd
$269K · Traded 4×: $45K in 2002 → $197K in 2018 (+338%).
Frequently traded
8508 Temple Rd
$269K · Traded 3×: $70K in 1999 → $159K in 2014 (+126%).
Frequently traded
8532 Temple Rd
$269K · Traded 4×: $72K in 2005 → $175K in 2016 (+145%).
Frequently traded
8526 Temple Rd
$266K · Traded 3×: $70K in 2010 → $225K in 2023 (+221%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
8500 TEMPLE RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $41K in 2002 → $140K in 2021 (+241%). Owner-occupied $252K 3/2 1,224 1950 3
8501 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $250K 3/2 1,224 1950 0 tax lien
8502 TEMPLE RD TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2016 → $170K in 2017 (+100%). Absentee individual $249K 3/1 1,088 1950 2 1 viol
8503 TEMPLE RD TradedTraded 2×: $68K in 2000 → $90K in 2004 (+32%). Owner-occupied $223K 3/1 1,088 1961 2
8504 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $217K 3/2 1,088 1950 1
8505 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $270K 3/— 1,088 1961 1 1 viol
8506 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $217K 3/2 1,088 1950 1
8507 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $220K 3/2 1,088 1950 0
8508 TEMPLE RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $70K in 1999 → $159K in 2014 (+126%). Owner-occupied $269K 3/1 1,088 1941 3
8509 TEMPLE RD TradedTraded 2×: $162K in 2024 → $150K in 2025 (-8%). Owner-occupied $220K 3/2 1,088 1950 2 rented
8510 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $266K 3/1 1,088 1950 1
8511 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $222K 3/1 1,088 1941 1
8512 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $217K 3/2 1,088 1950 1
8513 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $220K 3/2 1,088 1950 0
8514 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $217K 3/2 1,088 1950 0
8515 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $220K 3/2 1,088 1950 0
8516 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $217K 3/2 1,088 1950 0
8517 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $220K 3/2 1,088 1950 0 1 viol
8518 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $217K 3/2 1,088 1950 0 tax lien
8519 TEMPLE RD TradedTraded 2×: $71K in 1999 → $125K in 2009 (+76%). Owner-occupied $220K 3/2 1,088 1950 2
8520 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $217K 3/2 1,088 1950 0
8521 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $220K 3/2 1,088 1950 0
8522 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $217K 3/2 1,088 1950 0
8523 TEMPLE RD Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $79K in 2000 → $215K in 2023 (+172%). Investor / LLC $274K 3/2 1,088 1950 4 rented
8524 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $221K 3/2 1,088 1950 0
8525 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $220K 3/2 1,088 1950 0
8526 TEMPLE RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $70K in 2010 → $225K in 2023 (+221%). Investor / LLC $266K 3/1 1,088 1950 3 rented
8527 TEMPLE RD Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $45K in 2002 → $197K in 2018 (+338%). Owner-occupied $269K 3/2 1,088 1950 4
8528 TEMPLE RD TradedTraded 2×: $97K in 2004 → $157K in 2014 (+62%). Owner-occupied $266K 3/2 1,088 1950 2
8529 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $220K 3/2 1,088 1950 0 tax lien
8530 TEMPLE RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $69K in 2016 → $295K in 2022 (+328%). Absentee individual $266K 3/1 1,088 1950 3
8531 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,088 1940 0
8532 TEMPLE RD Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $72K in 2005 → $175K in 2016 (+145%). Owner-occupied $269K 3/1 1,088 1931 4
8533 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $223K 3/2 1,088 1950 0
8534 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $244K 3/2 1,224 1950 0
8535 TEMPLE RD Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $21K in 2002 → $166K in 2011 (+690%). Owner-occupied $309K 3/2 1,224 1931 4
8536 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $244K 3/2 1,224 1950 1
8537 TEMPLE RD TradedTraded 2×: $155K in 2006 → $225K in 2022 (+46%). Owner-occupied $248K 3/2 1,224 1941 2
8538 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $217K 3/2 1,088 1950 0
8539 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,088 1950 1
8540 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $217K 3/2 1,088 1950 0
8541 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $220K 3/2 1,088 1950 0
8542 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $217K 3/2 1,088 1950 1
8543 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $223K 3/2 1,088 1950 0 tax lien
8544 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $219K 3/2 1,088 1944 1
8545 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $223K 3/2 1,088 1950 0
8546 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $217K 3/2 1,088 1950 0
8547 TEMPLE RD TradedTraded 2×: $140K in 2024 → $249K in 2024 (+78%). Owner-occupied $269K 3/1 1,088 1950 2
8548 TEMPLE RD TradedTraded 2×: $135K in 2012 → $142K in 2016 (+5%). Owner-occupied $266K 3/1 1,088 1950 2
8549 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $220K 3/2 1,088 1950 0
8550 TEMPLE RD TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2015 → $165K in 2016 (+106%). Absentee individual $220K 3/2 1,088 1950 2
8551 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $223K 3/2 1,088 1950 0 2 viol
8552 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $217K 3/2 1,088 1950 0
8553 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,088 1950 1 1 viol
8554 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $217K 3/2 1,088 1950 0 tax lien
8555 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $220K 3/2 1,088 1950 1
8556 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $220K 3/2 1,088 1950 0
8557 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $220K 3/2 1,088 1950 0
8558 TEMPLE RD Absentee individual $217K 3/2 1,088 1950 1 rented
8559 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $220K 3/2 1,088 1950 1
8560 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $217K 3/2 1,088 1950 0
8561 TEMPLE RD TradedTraded 2×: $149K in 2006 → $158K in 2009 (+6%). Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,088 1966 2 1 viol
8562 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $217K 3/2 1,088 1950 1
8563 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,088 1950 1 1 viol
8564 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $221K 3/2 1,088 1950 0
8565 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $223K 3/2 1,088 1950 0
8566 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $248K 3/2 1,224 1950 1
8567 TEMPLE RD Owner-occupied $236K 3/2 1,224 1950 0

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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