Who owns your block
900 block of S 55th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 61% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 16 open code violations and 6 homes behind $26,217 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 176% since 2016, now about $144K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% 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 $144K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $144K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 42% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 70 reported crimes (28 violent) and 223 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
- $144K typical home, up +176% since 2016
- Tax bill $405 to $1,151 a year, +10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.2M assessed, $44,576/yr to the city, about $1,238 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +176% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +184% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
913 S 55th St is assessed at $144K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $2,010 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 +9.7% 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 $276 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 20 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 23 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 36 parcels
- Owner-occupied 22
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 8
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 4 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Syg Llc | 1 | 26 | $4.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sanjo Group Llc | 1 | 2 | $325K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 315 Philly Homes Llc | 1 | 2 | $262K | phila.gov ↗ |
| J&J Re Holdings Llc | 1 | 2 | $317K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Prodigious Realty Llc | 1 | 1 | $144K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Chatham Holdings Services Llc | 1 | 1 | $144K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $145K in 2007. Owner pulled a use permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $128K | —/— | 1,887 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 903 S 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $39K in 2006 → $91K in 2006 (+136%). | Owner-occupied | $144K | —/— | 1,312 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 905 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $144K | —/— | 1,312 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 907 S 55TH ST Historysold $30K (2003); L&I violation (2014); 2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 12 (2016); 4 L&I violations (2017); 5 L&I violations (2019). | Absentee individual | $144K | —/— | 1,312 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 909 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $144K | —/— | 1,312 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 910 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $146K | 3/1 | 1,226 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 911 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $144K | —/— | 1,312 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 912 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $140K | 3/1 | 1,226 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 913 S 55TH ST | Absentee individual | $144K | —/— | 1,312 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 914 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $240K | 3/1 | 1,226 | 1925 | 4 | tax lien |
| 915 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $144K | —/— | 1,312 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 916 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $150K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 917 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $144K | 3/2 | 1,312 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 918 S 55TH ST Historysold $40K (2005); L&I violation (2017). | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 919 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $144K | —/— | 1,312 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 920 S 55TH ST History3 L&I violations (2020); 4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2022); 8 L&I violations (2025); 7 L&I violations (2026). | Absentee individual | $145K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1925 | 0 | 16 viol |
| 921 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $23K in 2013. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $144K | —/— | 1,312 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 922 S 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit. | Owner-occupied | $145K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 923 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $144K | —/— | 1,312 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 924 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $147K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 925 S 55TH ST | Absentee individual | $144K | —/— | 1,312 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 926 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $147K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 927 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2009. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Investor / LLC | $144K | —/— | 1,312 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 928 S 55TH ST ImprovedBought for $47K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $145K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 929 S 55TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $144K | —/— | 1,312 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 930 S 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2016 → $125K in 2021 (+150%). | Investor / LLC | $152K | 4/1 | 1,402 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 931 S 55TH ST | Absentee individual | $144K | —/— | 1,312 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 932 S 55TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2009); 2 L&I violations (2022). | Absentee individual | $109K | —/— | 1,598 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 933 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $144K | —/— | 1,312 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 934 S 55TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $23K in 2004 → $32K in 2009 (+42%). | Investor / LLC | $145K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 935 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $144K | —/— | 1,312 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 936 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $137K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 937 S 55TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2017); 6 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2021); sold $90K (2022); L&I violation (2023). | Investor / LLC | $144K | —/— | 1,312 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 938 S 55TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $137K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 939 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $144K | —/— | 1,312 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 940 S 55TH ST | Owner-occupied | $146K | 3/1 | 1,288 | 1925 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)