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Who owns your block

8500 block of Tolbut St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 80% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation.

The typical home here is up 87% since 2016, now about $313K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$313K
$281K–$392K
ZIP median $330K
Price / sq ft
$296
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$340K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $313K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1958
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
80%
47 of 59
city 41%
Rentals
15%
9 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+8%
value · tax +$277
5 years
+71%
value · tax +$1K
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 $313K — 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$313K$330K$223K
Owner-occupied56%59%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 10 reported crimes (2 violent) and 31 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
10
2 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
31
7 still open

Most reported crimes

Burglary Residential3
Aggravated Assault No Firearm1
Fraud1
Motor Vehicle Theft1
Other Assaults1
Theft from Vehicle1

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection11
Maintenance Complaint6
Other (Streets)4
Complaint (Streets)2
Sanitation Violation2
Street Defect2

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$313K2016: $167K2017: $167K2018: $167K2019: $167K2020: $183K2021: $183K2022: $183K2023: $229K2024: $229K2025: $289K2026: $289K2027: $313K2016202020232027

▲ +87% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,2182016: $1,9472017: $1,9472018: $1,9502019: $1,8172020: $1,9842021: $1,9742022: $1,9812023: $2,9052024: $2,9052025: $3,5122026: $2,9412027: $3,2182016202020232027

▲ +65% since 2016 · ~+5%/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 +5.9% 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
+5.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+87%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.6 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 75 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
75arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
10homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 59 parcels

Owner-occupied: 47Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 11 59parcels
  • Owner-occupied 47
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 11

Value distribution today

9 parcels0 parcels0 parcels16 parcels24 parcels5 parcels5 parcels
$281K$333K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Bronx Properties Inc12$803Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 59 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
8528 Tolbut St
$371K · Traded 3×: $130K in 2019 → $267K in 2020 (+106%).
Frequently traded
8532 Tolbut St
$323K · Traded 3×: $86K in 2000 → $135K in 2014 (+57%).
Frequently traded
8567 Tolbut St
$314K · Traded 3×: $99K in 2002 → $163K in 2016 (+65%).
Frequently traded
8566 Tolbut St
$311K · Traded 3×: $150K in 2008 → $340K in 2025 (+127%).
Frequently traded
8533 Tolbut St
$310K · Traded 3×: $116K in 2002 → $190K in 2018 (+64%).
Frequently traded
8521 Tolbut St
$284K · Traded 3×: $92K in 2003 → $229K in 2021 (+149%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
8519 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $392K —/— 1,800 1958 1
8520 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $317K —/— 1,060 1958 1
8521 TOLBUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $92K in 2003 → $229K in 2021 (+149%). Owner-occupied $284K 2/1 820 1958 3
8522 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $314K —/— 1,060 1958 1
8523 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $284K —/— 820 1958 1
8524 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $316K —/— 1,060 1958 1
8525 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $284K —/— 820 1958 1
8526 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $315K —/— 1,060 1958 1
8527 TOLBUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $145K in 2022 → $300K in 2022 (+107%). Owner-occupied $333K 2/2 820 1958 2
8528 TOLBUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $130K in 2019 → $267K in 2020 (+106%). Owner-occupied $371K 3/3 1,060 1958 3
8529 TOLBUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $95K in 2002 → $182K in 2018 (+92%). Owner-occupied $312K —/— 820 1958 2
8530 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $317K —/— 1,060 1958 1
8531 TOLBUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $100K in 2003 → $185K in 2007 (+84%). Owner-occupied $281K —/— 820 1958 2
8532 TOLBUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $86K in 2000 → $135K in 2014 (+57%). Absentee individual $323K —/— 1,060 1958 3 rented
8533 TOLBUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $116K in 2002 → $190K in 2018 (+64%). Owner-occupied $310K 2/1 820 1958 3
8534 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $324K —/— 1,060 1958 1 rented
8535 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $281K —/— 820 1958 1 rented
8536 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $315K —/— 1,060 1958 1
8537 TOLBUT ST Absentee individual $281K —/— 820 1958 1
8538 TOLBUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2000 → $225K in 2022 (+165%). Absentee individual $311K 3/2 1,060 1958 2
8539 TOLBUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $73K in 2000 → $206K in 2019 (+183%). Owner-occupied $281K 2/1 820 1958 4
8540 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $314K —/— 1,060 1958 1
8541 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $330K —/— 1,480 1958 0
8542 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $314K —/— 1,060 1958 0 tax lien
8543 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $314K —/— 1,480 1958 0
8544 TOLBUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $90K in 2000 → $130K in 2011 (+44%). Owner-occupied $319K —/— 1,060 1958 2
8545 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $282K —/— 820 1958 0
8546 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $319K —/— 1,060 1958 1 rented
8547 TOLBUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $65K in 1999 → $105K in 2002 (+62%). Owner-occupied $282K —/— 820 1958 3
8548 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $312K —/— 1,060 1958 0
8549 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $309K —/— 1,060 1958 0
8550 TOLBUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $93K in 2002 → $275K in 2022 (+196%). Investor / LLC $312K 3/3 1,060 1958 2
8551 TOLBUT ST Absentee individual $309K 3/2 1,060 1958 1
8552 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $317K —/— 1,060 1958 1 1 viol
8553 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $309K —/— 1,060 1958 1
8554 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $316K —/— 1,060 1958 1 tax lien
8555 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $309K —/— 1,060 1958 0
8556 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $311K —/— 1,060 1958 1
8557 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $309K —/— 1,060 1958 1
8558 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $316K 3/2 1,060 1958 1
8559 TOLBUT ST Absentee individual $309K —/— 1,060 1958 1 rented
8560 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $318K 3/2 1,060 1958 1
8561 TOLBUT ST Absentee individual $310K —/— 1,060 1958 1 rented
8562 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $320K —/— 1,060 1958 0
8563 TOLBUT ST Absentee individual $313K —/— 1,060 1958 1 rented
8564 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $311K —/— 1,060 1958 0
8565 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $313K —/— 1,060 1958 1
8566 TOLBUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $150K in 2008 → $340K in 2025 (+127%). Owner-occupied $311K 3/2 1,060 1958 3
8567 TOLBUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $99K in 2002 → $163K in 2016 (+65%). Owner-occupied $314K —/— 1,060 1958 3
8568 TOLBUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $88K in 2000 → $220K in 2020 (+150%). Absentee individual $311K 3/2 1,060 1958 2 rented
8569 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $314K —/— 1,060 1958 0
8570 TOLBUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $150K in 2013 → $305K in 2021 (+103%). Owner-occupied $346K 3/2 1,060 1958 2
8571 TOLBUT ST Absentee individual $314K —/— 1,060 1958 1
8573 TOLBUT ST Historysold $220K (2005); Appeal moot (2016). Owner-occupied $313K —/— 1,060 1958 1
8575 TOLBUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $122K in 2002 → $147K in 2008 (+20%). Absentee individual $314K —/— 1,060 1958 2 rented
8577 TOLBUT ST Historysold $165K (2004); Appeal granted (2014); Appeal withdrawn (2018). Owner-occupied $309K —/— 1,060 1958 1
8579 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $309K —/— 1,060 1958 1
8581 TOLBUT ST Absentee individual $309K 3/2 1,060 1958 1
8583 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $309K —/— 1,060 1958 1 tax lien

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

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