Who owns your block
1200 block of S 5th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 88% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $76,715 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 93% since 2016, now about $546K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $546K — about 2.5× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $546K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 63% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 75 reported crimes (28 violent) and 257 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
- $546K typical home, up +93% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,431 to $6,584 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $9.7M assessed, $118,314/yr to the city, about $7,395 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +93% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +92% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1206 S 5th St is assessed at $347K but pays $1,722 a year — about 35% of the $4,859 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.1% 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 $193 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 28 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 2 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 16 parcels
- Owner-occupied 14
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1201 S 5th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $2.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 16 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1201-03 S 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $2.3M | —/— | 6,528 | 1940 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 1202 S 5TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2011 and rebuilt (2011). | Owner-occupied | $676K | —/— | 2,727 | 2012 | 3 | |
| 1204 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $145K in 2010. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $365K | 4/1 | 1,696 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1205 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $19K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $370K | —/— | 1,696 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1206 S 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $347K | —/— | 1,536 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 1207 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $270K in 2016. Owner pulled a use permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $316K | —/— | 1,857 | 2009 | 1 | |
| 1208 S 5TH ST LandVacant land, last sold for $225K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $545K | 3/1 | 1,704 | 2005 | 1 | |
| 1209 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $232K in 2010. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $370K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1210 S 5TH ST New constructionBought for $225K in 2004, built new under a 2009 permit. | Owner-occupied | $603K | 3/2 | 1,988 | 2005 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1211 S 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $592K | 3/1 | 1,932 | 2005 | 1 | |
| 1218 S 5TH ST New constructionBought for $26K in 2000, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $280K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $595K | 3/— | 1,988 | 2005 | 4 | |
| 1220 S 5TH ST New constructionBought for $226K in 2006, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $585K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $598K | 3/2 | 1,592 | 2005 | 3 | |
| 1222 S 5TH ST New constructionBought for $134 in 2001, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $225K in 2005. | Owner-occupied | $418K | 3/— | 1,932 | 2005 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1230 S 5TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $226K in 2006 → $500K in 2018 (+121%). | Owner-occupied | $546K | 3/2 | 1,760 | 2005 | 5 | |
| 1236 S 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $309K in 2006 → $309K in 2006 (+0%). | Owner-occupied | $629K | 3/— | 1,988 | 2005 | 2 | |
| 1240 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $264K in 2005. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $426K | 3/2 | 1,760 | 2005 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)