Who owns your block
400 block of S 5th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 67% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 33% since 2016, now about $1.1M. Property taxes are climbing about 2% a year.
- 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $1.1M — about 5.1× 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 | $1.1M | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 33% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 200 reported crimes (24 violent) and 353 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
- $1.1M typical home, up +33% since 2016
- Tax bill $11,546 to $14,566 a year, +2%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.4M assessed, $30,085/yr to the city, about $10,028 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +33% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +26% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +2.7% 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 $133 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 3 arm's-length sales since 2021. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 1 has not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 3 parcels
- Owner-occupied 2
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 3 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 | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400 S 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $714K in 2021, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $1.5M in 2022 (+104%). | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | 2,442 | 1968 | 2 | |
| 411-17 S 5TH ST | Vacant | $1.2M | — | — | 0 | |
| 430 S 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | 2,430 | 1968 | 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)