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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19141 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $240K | $176K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 31% | 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.
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
- $240K typical home, up +97% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,456 to $2,947 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.9M assessed, $85,644/yr to the city, about $2,676 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +97% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +102% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 32 parcels
- Owner-occupied 20
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 9
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, 13 Homes Opportunity Llc, carries 1 open violation across 4 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Homes Opportunity Llc | 1 | 4 | $880K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dhottey Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $267K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Homes-Freeman Corinthians | 1 | 1 | $218K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ald Investment Llc | 1 | 1 | $229K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000 N 12TH ST New constructionbuilt 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 HistoryL&I violation (2023). | Owner-occupied | $223K | —/— | 2,906 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5002 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought 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 Historysold $61K (2003); L&I violation (2022). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 7/— | 2,754 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5004 N 12TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $38K in 2003 → $152K in 2025 (+300%). | Owner-occupied | $267K | —/— | 2,499 | 1935 | 2 | 3 viol |
| 5005 N 12TH ST Historysold $85K (2004); 10 L&I violations (2012). | Absentee individual | $275K | —/— | 2,754 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5006 N 12TH ST HistoryAppeal moot (2016); L&I violation (2016). | Absentee individual | $275K | —/— | 2,754 | 1935 | 0 | rented |
| 5007 N 12TH ST History2 L&I violations (2013). | Owner-occupied | $275K | —/— | 2,754 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5008 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a fast form building permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $275K | —/— | 2,754 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5009 N 12TH ST New constructionbuilt 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 HistoryL&I violation (2020). | Absentee individual | $267K | —/— | 2,499 | 1935 | 0 | rented |
| 5012 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $218K | —/— | 2,754 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5013 N 12TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2020). | Absentee individual | $211K | —/— | 2,499 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5014 N 12TH ST TradedTraded 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $218K | —/— | 2,754 | 1935 | 0 | abated |
| 5017 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2025. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $256K | —/— | 2,499 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5018 N 12TH ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 ImprovedBought for $40K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $211K | —/— | 2,499 | 1935 | 3 | rented |
| 5021 N 12TH ST History2 L&I violations (2011); L&I violation (2023). | Absentee individual | $211K | —/— | 2,499 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5022 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 HistoryL&I violation (2010); L&I violation (2015); 2 L&I violations (2020). | Absentee individual | $275K | —/— | 2,754 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5026 N 12TH ST Historysold $95K (2005); L&I violation (2020). | Owner-occupied | $251K | —/— | 2,025 | 1935 | 1 | rented |
| 5027 N 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $68K in 2003. | Owner-occupied | $218K | 6/— | 2,754 | 1935 | 1 | abated |
| 5028 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought 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 Historysold $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 HistoryL&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 ImprovedBought for $111K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $229K | —/— | 2,754 | 1935 | 2 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)