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Who owns your block

5000 block of N 12th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 63% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 10 open code violations and 2 homes behind $3,803 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 97% since 2016, now about $240K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$240K
$211K–$382K
ZIP median $176K
Price / sq ft
$98
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$180K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $240K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
5 of 32
$25K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
63%
20 of 32
city 41%
Rentals
28%
9 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
10
L&I code
▲ block 6% · city 5%
Back taxes
$4K
2 of 32 behind
▼ block 6% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
7
6 homes · ZBA & boards
block 19% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-3%
value · tax −$211
5 years
+83%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+97%
value · tax +$1K

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.

2027
  • 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 $240K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19141 median of $176K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19141 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19141Philadelphia
Median home value$240K$176K$223K
Owner-occupied31%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 121 reported crimes (50 violent) and 146 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
121
50 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
146
29 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults32
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief13
All Other Offenses11
Thefts11
Fraud10
Motor Vehicle Theft9

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint31
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection31
Abandoned Vehicle16
Street Defect13
Other (Streets)7
Salting7

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.

Elementary & Middle
American Paradigm Charter School At Birney
High · 9-12
Olney High School
100 W Duncannon Ave · 1036 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$250K$500K$240K2016: $122K2017: $122K2018: $122K2019: $130K2020: $131K2021: $131K2022: $131K2023: $179K2024: $179K2025: $247K2026: $247K2027: $240K2016202020232027

▲ +97% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,9472016: $1,4562017: $1,4562018: $1,4562019: $1,6062020: $1,7552021: $1,7552022: $1,7552023: $2,4082024: $2,4082025: $3,1912026: $3,1582027: $2,9472016202020232027

▲ +102% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr

5
5 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $25,140 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$768pays now $3,054at the full rate

5000 N 12th St is assessed at $218K but pays $768 a year — about 25% of the $3,054 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.4% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 197 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $197 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+97%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.1 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 33 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

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
33arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
12homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 32 parcels

Owner-occupied: 20Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 9 32parcels
  • Owner-occupied 20
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 9

Value distribution today

13 parcels3 parcels0 parcels0 parcels3 parcels4 parcels9 parcels
$211K$279K+

The block's largest owner, 13 Homes Opportunity Llc, carries 1 open violation across 4 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
13 Homes Opportunity Llc14$880Kphila.gov ↗
Dhottey Properties Llc11$267Kphila.gov ↗
Homes-Freeman Corinthians11$218Kphila.gov ↗
Ald Investment Llc11$229Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 32 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

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5000 N 12TH ST built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $145K in 2018. Owner-occupied $218K —/— 2,754 1935 1 abated7 viol
5001 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2023). Owner-occupied $223K —/— 2,906 1935 0
5002 N 12TH ST Bought for $148K in 2020. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $211K 7/3 2,499 1935 1 rented
5003 N 12TH ST sold $61K (2003); L&I violation (2022). Owner-occupied $218K 7/— 2,754 1935 1
5004 N 12TH ST Traded 2×: $38K in 2003 → $152K in 2025 (+300%). Owner-occupied $267K —/— 2,499 1935 2 3 viol
5005 N 12TH ST sold $85K (2004); 10 L&I violations (2012). Absentee individual $275K —/— 2,754 1935 1
5006 N 12TH ST Appeal moot (2016); L&I violation (2016). Absentee individual $275K —/— 2,754 1935 0 rented
5007 N 12TH ST 2 L&I violations (2013). Owner-occupied $275K —/— 2,754 1935 0
5008 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a fast form building permit in 2008. Absentee individual $275K —/— 2,754 1935 0
5009 N 12TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $211K —/— 2,499 1935 0 abated
5010 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $228K —/— 2,754 1935 1
5011 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2020). Absentee individual $267K —/— 2,499 1935 0 rented
5012 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $218K —/— 2,754 1935 0
5013 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2020). Absentee individual $211K —/— 2,499 1935 0
5014 N 12TH ST Traded 2×: $58K in 2004 → $125K in 2006 (+116%). Owner-occupied $269K —/— 2,754 1935 2 rented
5015 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $211K —/— 2,499 1935 0 abated
5016 N 12TH ST built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $218K —/— 2,754 1935 0 abated
5017 N 12TH ST Bought for $150K in 2025. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $256K —/— 2,499 1935 1
5018 N 12TH ST Bought for $87K in 2021, addition and/or alteration permit in 2022, sold for $314K in 2025 (+261%). Owner-occupied $382K 5/2 2,754 1935 3 rentedtax lien
5019 N 12TH ST Bought for $104K in 2017, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $258K in 2024 (+148%). Owner-occupied $211K —/— 2,499 1935 2
5020 N 12TH ST Bought for $40K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Absentee individual $211K —/— 2,499 1935 3 rented
5021 N 12TH ST 2 L&I violations (2011); L&I violation (2023). Absentee individual $211K —/— 2,499 1935 0 tax lien
5022 N 12TH ST Bought for $180K in 2024. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. Investor / LLC $267K 5/3 2,499 1935 1 tax lien
5023 N 12TH ST Bought for $9K in 2018, major alteration permit in 2018, sold for $248K in 2020 (+2535%). Owner-occupied $311K 6/3 2,499 1935 2
5024 N 12TH ST Bought for $33K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $218K —/— 2,754 1935 4
5025 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2010); L&I violation (2015); 2 L&I violations (2020). Absentee individual $275K —/— 2,754 1935 0
5026 N 12TH ST sold $95K (2005); L&I violation (2020). Owner-occupied $251K —/— 2,025 1935 1 rented
5027 N 12TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $68K in 2003. Owner-occupied $218K 6/— 2,754 1935 1 abated
5028 N 12TH ST Bought for $250K in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Investor / LLC $279K 5/3 2,754 1935 2
5029 N 12TH ST sold $112K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2011); 3 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2024). Absentee individual $275K —/— 2,754 1935 1 rented
5030 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2015); sold $133K (2019); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $257K 5/2 2,499 1935 1 tax lien
5031 N 12TH ST Bought for $111K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Investor / LLC $229K —/— 2,754 1935 2 rented

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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