Who owns your block
2500 block of S 5th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 61% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 9 open code violations and 4 homes behind $11,092 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 122% since 2016, now about $226K. 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 $226K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19148 median of $261K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19148 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $226K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 24% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 109 reported crimes (30 violent) and 177 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
- $226K typical home, up +122% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,008 to $2,962 a year, +10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $95,704/yr to the city, about $2,334 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +122% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +194% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr
Who really pays
Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:
- 2501 S 5th Sttax-abated new construction0.00%$0/yr on $2.2M
- 2527 S 5th Sttax-abated new construction0.36%$726/yr on $203K
- 2547 S 5th Sttax-abated new construction0.36%$836/yr on $233K
- 2549 S 5th Sttax-abated new construction0.36%$836/yr on $233K
- 2508 S 5th Sttax-abated new construction0.36%$836/yr on $232K
- …and 15 more paying under the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
The starkest example: 2501 S 5th St is assessed at $2.2M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $30,535 it would owe at the full rate, because its new-construction value is abated for 10 years.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.5% 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 $222 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 49 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 41 parcels
- Owner-occupied 25
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 12
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuan Sheng Properties LLC | 1 | 6 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Wang Yun Jian (individual) | 2 | 3 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Chen And Lin LLC | 1 | 2 | $501K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Lucky6688 LLC | 1 | 2 | $419K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Golden Lucky LLC | 1 | 2 | $379K | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).
House by house
All 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2500 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $170K in 2007. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $193K | —/— | 1,440 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 2501 S 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $2.2M | —/— | 71,028 | 1916 | 0 | abated9 viol |
| 2502 S 5TH ST | Investor / LLC | $232K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 2504 S 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $232K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 2506 S 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $232K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2508 S 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $232K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2510 S 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2512 S 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $38K in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 2514 S 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2005 → $133K in 2006 (+231%). | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 2516 S 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $89K in 2013, alterations permit in 2023, sold for $160K in 2023 (+80%). | Absentee individual | $216K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 2518 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $16K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 2520 S 5TH ST Historysold $33K (2001); 7 L&I violations (2010). | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 2522 S 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2524 S 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2525 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $349K | 3/1 | 1,404 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 2526 S 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $216K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2527 S 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $203K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2528 S 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $140K in 2022 → $325K in 2023 (+132%). | Owner-occupied | $312K | 4/2 | 1,140 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 2529 S 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $228K | —/— | 1,440 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2530 S 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2532 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $130K in 2025. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. | Investor / LLC | $216K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 2534 S 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2536 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $83K in 2019. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $216K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 2537 S 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2003 → $175K in 2015 (+218%). | Absentee individual | $250K | 4/1 | 1,621 | 1915 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 2538 S 5TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $63K in 2004 → $170K in 2022 (+170%). | Investor / LLC | $216K | 3/2 | 1,140 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 2539 S 5TH ST Historysold $34K (2015); Appeal denied (2018); 4 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2020); L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2022). | Vacant | $68K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 2540 S 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $15K in 1999, alterations permit in 2020, sold for $280K in 2021 (+1766%). | Owner-occupied | $256K | 3/2 | 1,140 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 2541 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $1K in 2008. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $254K | 3/1 | 1,272 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 2542 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2007. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $226K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 2543 S 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $34K in 2004 → $29K in 2004 (-15%). | Absentee individual | $233K | 3/1 | 1,272 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 2544 S 5TH ST New constructionBought for $10K in 2023, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $275K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $275K | 3/1 | 1,048 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 2545 S 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $233K | 3/1 | 1,272 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 2546 S 5TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $12K in 2001 → $78K in 2006 (+550%). | Absentee individual | $216K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 2547 S 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $233K | 3/1 | 1,272 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2548 S 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2549 S 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $233K | 3/1 | 1,272 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 2550 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $108K in 2018. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $312K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 2551 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $110K in 2005. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $284K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 2552 S 5TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $55K in 2004 → $196K in 2005 (+256%). | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/2 | 1,140 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 2553 S 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $311K | —/— | 2,774 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 2554 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $238K | —/— | 1,440 | 1915 | 1 |
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