Who owns your block
5000 block of Arch St
A mixed-ownership block: 29% owner-occupied, 29% investor-held, with 9 open code violations and 6 homes behind $23,223 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 186% since 2016, now about $144K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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 $144K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19139 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $144K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 17% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 137 reported crimes (45 violent) and 229 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
- $144K typical home, up +186% since 2016
- Tax bill $596 to $861 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.2M assessed, $34,143/yr to the city, about $1,423 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +186% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +44% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5022 Arch St is assessed at $309K but pays $876 a year — about 20% of the $4,327 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +10% 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 $286 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 24 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 24 parcels
- Owner-occupied 7
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 5
- Vacant 8
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Phila (individual) | 2 | 3871 | $6561M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Shiraz Investment Llc | 1 | 27 | $794K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dreamland Llc | 1 | 6 | $131K | phila.gov ↗ |
| March Girard Llc | 1 | 3 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gsd 6 Realty Llc | 1 | 3 | $271K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Swaysi Llc | 2 | 2 | $423K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mkx Property Group Inc | 1 | 2 | $270K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jones Orlando Tr (individual) | 2 | 2 | $183K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5014 ARCH ST | Vacant | $48K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5015 ARCH ST History4 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); 4 L&I violations (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $37K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 violtax lien |
| 5016 ARCH ST | Vacant | $37K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5017 ARCH ST History4 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); 4 L&I violations (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $29K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 viol |
| 5018 ARCH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $46K in 2009, use permit in 2014, sold for $980K in 2022 (+532%). | Investor / LLC | $219K | 3/3 | 2,000 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 5019 ARCH ST History4 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); 4 L&I violations (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $29K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 violtax lien |
| 5020 ARCH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $38K in 2001 → $37K in 2011 (-4%). | Investor / LLC | $187K | —/— | 2,000 | 1925 | 4 | tax lien |
| 5021 ARCH ST History2 L&I violations (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022); 4 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Vacant | $27K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 5022 ARCH ST New constructionBought for $88K in 2020, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $395K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $309K | 3/2 | 1,859 | 1925 | 2 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 5023 ARCH ST | Absentee individual | $270K | —/— | 2,052 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5024 ARCH ST TradedTraded 2×: $120K in 2003 → $35K in 2013 (-70%). | Investor / LLC | $236K | —/— | 2,240 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 5025 ARCH ST | Owner-occupied | $161K | —/— | 2,208 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5027 ARCH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $293K | —/— | 3,910 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5029 ARCH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit, sold for $77K in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $150K | 4/1 | 1,856 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 5031 ARCH ST History2 L&I violations (2015); L&I violation (2026). | Vacant | $27K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 1 violtax lien |
| 5033 ARCH ST ImprovedBought for $47K in 2001. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $142K | 4/1 | 1,616 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5035 ARCH ST New constructionBought for $35K in 2010, built new under a 2008 permit, sold for $22K in 2013. | Absentee individual | $102K | 4/1 | 1,747 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 5037 ARCH ST | Absentee individual | $156K | —/— | 1,981 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5039 ARCH ST ImprovedBought for $16K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Vacant | $27K | —/— | — | — | 1 | 2 violtax lien |
| 5041 ARCH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $146K | 4/1 | 1,720 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5043 ARCH ST | Owner-occupied | $142K | 4/1 | 1,616 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5045 ARCH ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2008. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $151K | 4/1 | 1,712 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5047 ARCH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $147K | 4/1 | 1,616 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5049 ARCH ST | Owner-occupied | $125K | —/— | 1,870 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)