Who owns your block
4000 block of N 5th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 65% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $1,687 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 134% since 2016, now about $148K. Property taxes are climbing about 14% 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 $148K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19140 median of $108K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19140 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19140 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $148K | $108K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 42% | 31% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 162 reported crimes (43 violent) and 196 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
- $148K typical home, up +134% since 2016
- Tax bill $476 to $2,034 a year, +14%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $140,842/yr to the city, about $4,543 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +134% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +327% since 2016 · ~+14%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8% 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 $234 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 11 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 21 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 31 parcels
- Owner-occupied 20
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 10
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Kfc U S Properties Inc, carries 3 open violations across 10 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kfc U S Properties Inc | 1 | 10 | $8.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Haq Shar Real Estate Llc | 1 | 5 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4000-02 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $129K | —/— | 2,054 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 4001-15 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $1.1M | —/— | 2,225 | 1977 | 0 | |
| 4004 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $32K in 2011. Owner pulled a addition permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $148K | —/— | 2,352 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 4006 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,689 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4008 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,584 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4010 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,584 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 4012 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $153K | 3/1 | 1,584 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 4014 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a fast form building permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,584 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 4016 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,584 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 4017-59 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $6.0M | —/— | 32,984 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 4018 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $145K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 4020 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $145K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 4022 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $145K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 4024 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $145K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 4026 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $146K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 4028 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $145K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 4030 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $82K in 2020. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $145K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 4032 N 5TH ST Historysold $54K (2002); L&I violation (2011). | Owner-occupied | $145K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 4034 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $145K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 4036 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $145K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 4038 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $145K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 4040 N 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $145K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 4042 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $145K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 4044 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $28K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $145K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 4046 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $150K | 3/1 | 1,520 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 4048 N 5TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2011). | Absentee individual | $150K | 3/1 | 1,520 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 4050 N 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $150K | 3/1 | 1,520 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4052 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $150K | 3/1 | 1,520 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4054 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $39K in 2000 → $72K in 2006 (+85%). | Owner-occupied | $151K | 3/1 | 1,536 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 4056 N 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $151K | 3/1 | 1,536 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 4058 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $125K in 2010. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $162K | —/— | 2,700 | 1915 | 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)