Who owns your block
4800 block of N 5th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 77% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 10 open code violations and 3 homes behind $16,614 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 86% since 2016, now about $164K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% 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 $164K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19120 median of $171K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19120 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19120 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $164K | $171K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 48% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 127 reported crimes (45 violent) and 274 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
- $164K typical home, up +86% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,172 to $1,390 a year, +2%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.0M assessed, $76,409/yr to the city, about $1,592 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +86% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +19% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
4800 N 5th St is assessed at $274K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $3,840 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.8% 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 $186 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 78 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 48 parcels
- Owner-occupied 36
- Absentee individual 10
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Gardner (individual) | 2 | 2 | $332K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Royal Chase Corporation (individual) | 2 | 2 | $62K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Arts In All Inc | 1 | 1 | $164K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4800 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $274K | —/— | 2,680 | 1935 | 0 | abated8 viol |
| 4802 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $214K | —/— | 1,600 | 1935 | 0 | abated |
| 4804 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2005 → $31K in 2005 (+22%). | Owner-occupied | $151K | —/— | 2,400 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 4806 N 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $9K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $204K in 2021 (+2094%). | Absentee individual | $230K | 4/2 | 1,650 | 1935 | 4 | rented |
| 4808 N 5TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $36K in 2002 → $126K in 2019 (+249%). | Owner-occupied | $204K | —/— | 1,688 | 1935 | 4 | |
| 4810-12 N 5TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2018). | Owner-occupied | $191K | 3/1 | 1,688 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4814 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $32K in 2006 → $110K in 2018 (+239%). | Owner-occupied | $164K | 4/1 | 1,650 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 4815 N 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $32K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $130K in 2017 (+306%). | Owner-occupied | $151K | —/— | 2,450 | 1900 | 3 | rented |
| 4816 N 5TH ST History6 L&I violations (2008); L&I violation (2014); 3 L&I violations (2018); sold $19K (2019); L&I violation (2026). | Owner-occupied | $164K | 4/1 | 1,650 | 1900 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 4817 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $164K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4818 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $47K in 2019 → $123K in 2019 (+162%). | Owner-occupied | $164K | 4/1 | 1,650 | 1900 | 2 | 1 viol |
| 4819 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $164K | 3/1 | 1,728 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 4820 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2020 → $175K in 2021 (+775%). | Owner-occupied | $164K | 4/1 | 1,650 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 4821 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $164K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4822 N 5TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $30K in 2000 → $40K in 2018 (+33%). | Owner-occupied | $133K | —/— | 1,800 | 1935 | 3 | tax lien |
| 4823 N 5TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $20K in 2000 → $60K in 2025 (+200%). | Absentee individual | $164K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1900 | 5 | rented |
| 4824 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $180K in 2023. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $168K | —/— | 1,760 | 1935 | 1 | tax lien |
| 4825 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $164K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 4826 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $168K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4827 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $162K | 4/1 | 1,664 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4828 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $168K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 4829 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $162K | 4/1 | 1,664 | 1900 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4830 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $169K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4831 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $140K in 2020. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $162K | 4/1 | 1,664 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 4832 N 5TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2008); L&I violation (2012). | Owner-occupied | $168K | —/— | 1,760 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4833 N 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $16K in 2001, major alteration permit in 2018, sold for $160K in 2024 (+897%). | Absentee individual | $164K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 4834 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $33K in 2010. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $176K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 4835 N 5TH ST Historysold $5K (2001); 2 L&I violations (2010). | Absentee individual | $221K | —/1 | 1,824 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 4836 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2002. Owner pulled a solar panels and structure permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $176K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 4837 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $76K in 2013 → $178K in 2024 (+135%). | Owner-occupied | $164K | 4/2 | 1,728 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 4838 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $9K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $176K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 4839 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $164K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 4840 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $13K in 2000. Owner pulled a use permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $176K | 4/1 | 1,760 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 4841 N 5TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $53K in 2000 → $92K in 2008 (+73%). | Owner-occupied | $164K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 4842 N 5TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $40K in 2005 → $75K in 2009 (+88%). | Owner-occupied | $223K | —/— | 1,760 | 1935 | 5 | rented |
| 4843 N 5TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $15K in 2001 → $190K in 2026 (+1157%). | Owner-occupied | $164K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1900 | 4 | rented |
| 4844 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $195K | 4/1 | 2,200 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 4845 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $125K in 2020. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $164K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 4846-50 N 5TH ST | Vacant | $43K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 4847 N 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $216K | 3/2 | 1,728 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 4849 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $164K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 4851 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $44K in 2010. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $164K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 4852 N 5TH ST Historysold $90K (2004); L&I violation (2017). | Vacant | $19K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 4853 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $29K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $109K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 4855 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $164K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 4857 N 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $125K | —/— | 1,984 | 1900 | 1 | tax lien |
| 4859 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $78K in 2018. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $181K | —/— | 2,122 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 4861 N 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $111K in 2002, zoning/use permit in 2011, sold for $200K in 2020 (+80%). | Absentee individual | $141K | —/— | 2,240 | 1900 | 4 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)