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Who owns your block

900 block of N 50th St

A mixed-ownership block: 57% owner-occupied, 17% investor-held, with 2 open code violations and 11 homes behind $51,578 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 139% since 2016, now about $113K. Property taxes are climbing about 0% 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
$113K
$21K–$183K
ZIP median $156K
Price / sq ft
$92
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$102K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $113K
Tax / yr
$644
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
14 of 47
$35K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
57%
26 of 47
city 41%
Rentals
15%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$52K
11 of 47 behind
▲ block 23% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 6% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-1%
value · tax +$143
5 years
+109%
value · tax +$287
10 years
+139%
value · tax +$22

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 $113K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19131 median of $156K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19131 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19131Philadelphia
Median home value$113K$156K$223K
Owner-occupied49%42%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 99 reported crimes (34 violent) and 142 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
99
34 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
142
49 still open

Most reported crimes

Prostitution and Commercialized Vice19
Other Assaults18
All Other Offenses11
Aggravated Assault No Firearm9
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
Thefts8

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection36
Maintenance Complaint29
Street Defect14
Illegal Dumping13
Abandoned Vehicle8
License Complaint8

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
James Rhoads
4901 Parrish St · 415 students
High · 9-12
Overbrook High
5898 Lancaster Ave · 466 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$100K$200K$113K2016: $47K2017: $47K2018: $47K2019: $52K2020: $54K2021: $54K2022: $54K2023: $81K2024: $81K2025: $114K2026: $114K2027: $113K2016202020232027

▲ +139% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$6442016: $6222017: $6222018: $6222019: $3922020: $3572021: $3572022: $3572023: $3122024: $3122025: $5012026: $5012027: $6442016202020232027

▲ +4% since 2016 · ~+0%/yr

14
14 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $34,807 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$904pays now $1,820at the full rate

943 N 50th St is assessed at $130K but pays $904 a year — about 50% of the $1,820 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 239 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $239 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+139%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.7 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 28 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 29 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K200020052010201520202025
28arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
29homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 47 parcels

Owner-occupied: 26Investor / LLC: 6Absentee individual: 11Vacant: 4 47parcels
  • Owner-occupied 26
  • Investor / LLC 6
  • Absentee individual 11
  • Vacant 4

Value distribution today

4 parcels0 parcels0 parcels1 parcels17 parcels4 parcels21 parcels
$21K$146K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual)24773$1418Mphila.gov ↗
Piece Of Philly Llc127$798Kphila.gov ↗
Philadelphia Lotus 7 Llc114$1.7Mphila.gov ↗
Emagination Contracting Llc11$146Kphila.gov ↗
907 N 50th Street Llc11$183Kphila.gov ↗
American Mutual Lp11$146Kphila.gov ↗
927 N 50th Street Llc11$146Kphila.gov ↗
Zbe Properties Llc11$25Kphila.gov ↗
Beanie Sigel 19132 Llc11$113Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 47 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
901 N 50TH ST Owner-occupied $174K 4/1 2,200 1925 0
903 N 50TH ST Owner-occupied $144K 4/1 1,870 1925 0
905 N 50TH ST Investor / LLC $146K 4/1 1,870 1925 1
907 N 50TH ST Bought for $13K in 2018. Owner pulled a use permit in 2019. Investor / LLC $183K —/— 1,870 1925 1 rented
908 N 50TH ST built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,176 1925 0 abated
909 N 50TH ST 2 L&I violations (2007). Owner-occupied $146K 4/1 1,870 1925 0 tax lien
910 N 50TH ST Owner-occupied $107K 3/1 1,128 1925 0 abated
911 N 50TH ST Bought for $85K in 2017. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $146K 4/1 1,870 1925 1
912 N 50TH ST built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $107K 3/1 1,128 1925 0 abated
913 N 50TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $146K 4/1 1,870 1925 0
914 N 50TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Absentee individual $107K 3/1 1,128 1925 0 2 violtax lien
915 N 50TH ST 3 L&I violations (2012). Owner-occupied $146K 4/1 1,870 1925 0
916 N 50TH ST built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $107K 3/1 1,128 1925 0 abatedtax lien
917 N 50TH ST Owner-occupied $146K 4/1 1,870 1925 0 tax lien
918 N 50TH ST sold $11K (2002); 6 L&I violations (2009); L&I violation (2014); 4 L&I violations (2022). Absentee individual $107K 3/1 1,128 1925 1 tax lien
919 N 50TH ST Bought for $85K in 2025. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $146K 4/1 1,870 1925 1
920 N 50TH ST Traded 3×: $11K in 2001 → $25K in 2011 (+123%). Absentee individual $107K 3/1 1,128 1925 3 rentedtax lien
921 N 50TH ST Bought for $24K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $146K 4/1 1,870 1925 2
922 N 50TH ST built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $107K 3/1 1,128 1925 0 abatedtax lien
923 N 50TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $146K 4/1 1,870 1925 0
924 N 50TH ST Owner-occupied $107K 3/1 1,128 1925 0 abated
925 N 50TH ST Traded 2×: $10K in 2002 → $53K in 2005 (+430%). Investor / LLC $146K 4/1 1,870 1925 2
926 N 50TH ST Owner-occupied $107K 3/1 1,128 1925 0
927 N 50TH ST Bought for $48K in 2025, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2025, sold for $62K in 2025 (+31%). Investor / LLC $146K 4/1 1,870 1925 2 rented
928 N 50TH ST Absentee individual $107K 3/1 1,128 1925 0 abated
929 N 50TH ST built new under a 2016 permit. Owner-occupied $146K 4/1 1,870 1925 0 tax lien
930 N 50TH ST Bought for $80K in 2009. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $136K 3/1 1,128 1925 2
931 N 50TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $146K 4/1 1,870 1925 0 tax lien
932 N 50TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $20K in 2007. Owner-occupied $107K 3/1 1,128 1925 1 abated
933 N 50TH ST Bought for $8K in 2009. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Absentee individual $89K 4/1 1,870 1925 1
934 N 50TH ST Owner-occupied $107K 3/1 1,128 1925 0 abated
935 N 50TH ST Absentee individual $146K 4/1 1,870 1925 0 tax lien
936 N 50TH ST Absentee individual $107K 3/1 1,128 1925 1
937 N 50TH ST Traded 3×: $60K in 2003 → $85K in 2010 (+42%). Investor / LLC $146K 4/1 1,870 1925 3 rented
938 N 50TH ST built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,128 1925 0 abatedtax lien
939 N 50TH ST Bought for $45K in 2014, change of use permit in 2024, sold for $142K in 2025 (+216%). Absentee individual $181K 4/2 1,870 1925 2 rented
940 N 50TH ST 4 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2023); 6 L&I violations (2024). Absentee individual $113K 3/1 1,238 1925 0
941 N 50TH ST Bought for $20K in 2020. Vacant $25K —/— 1 tax lien
942 N 50TH ST built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,128 1925 0 abated
943 N 50TH ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $130K 4/1 1,800 1925 0 abatedtax lien
944 N 50TH ST Bought for $11K in 2012. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. Absentee individual $109K 3/1 1,128 1925 1 rented
946 N 50TH ST 4 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2015); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022). Vacant $21K —/— 0 tax lien
948 N 50TH ST L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022). Vacant $21K —/— 0
950 N 50TH ST 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022). Vacant $21K —/— 0 tax lien
952 N 50TH ST Absentee individual $113K 3/1 1,128 1925 0 abated
954 N 50TH ST Bought for $43K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2022. Investor / LLC $113K 3/1 1,128 1925 2 rented
956 N 50TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $126K 3/1 1,425 1925 0 abated

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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