Who owns your block
5000 block of N 16th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 78% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 open code violations and 7 homes behind $24,576 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 87% since 2016, now about $149K. Property taxes are climbing about 0% 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 $149K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below 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 | $149K | $176K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 63% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 53 reported crimes (17 violent) and 191 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
- $149K typical home, up +87% since 2016
- Tax bill $785 to $796 a year, +0%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.0M assessed, $49,505/yr to the city, about $1,238 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +87% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +1% since 2016 · ~+0%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5015 N 16th St is assessed at $97K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $1,351 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 +5.9% 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 $187 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 31 arm's-length sales since 1996. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 22 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 40 parcels
- Owner-occupied 31
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 6
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Soco Properties Ii Llc, carries 1 open violation across 19 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soco Properties Ii Llc | 1 | 19 | $4.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Match Property Management Llc | 1 | 9 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Maudel E Morgan (individual) | 2 | 2 | $164K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sajd Properties Llc | 1 | 2 | $468K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5001 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $65K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $150K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 5003 N 16TH ST History3 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8 (2018); 2 L&I violations (2020); 2 L&I violations (2023). | Owner-occupied | $146K | 3/1 | 1,180 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5005 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $146K | 3/1 | 1,180 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5007 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,180 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5009 N 16TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $60K in 2008 → $164K in 2026 (+173%). | Absentee individual | $148K | 3/1 | 1,180 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 5010 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $236K | 3/1 | 2,838 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5011 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,180 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5012 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $236K | 3/1 | 2,838 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5013 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2011. | Vacant | $16K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5014 N 16TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $105K in 2008 → $147K in 2016 (+40%). | Owner-occupied | $315K | 3/2 | 2,838 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 5015 N 16TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $97K | 3/1 | 1,180 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 5016 N 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $83K in 2008, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $115K in 2018 (+39%). | Owner-occupied | $164K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5017 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,180 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5018 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $164K | 3/— | 1,290 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5019 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,180 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 5020 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2022. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $243K | 3/2 | 1,290 | 1925 | 1 | rented1 viol |
| 5021 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $68K in 2005. Owner pulled a exterior window and door replacement permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,180 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5022 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5023 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,180 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5024 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/— | 1,290 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5025 N 16TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2020); L&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,180 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5026 N 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $5K | —/— | 242 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5027 N 16TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $151K | 3/1 | 1,234 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5028 N 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $5K | —/— | 220 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5029 N 16TH ST History2 L&I violations (2024). | Owner-occupied | $151K | 3/1 | 1,234 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5030 N 16TH ST | Absentee individual | $5K | —/— | 242 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5031 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,234 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5033 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,234 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5035 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2019. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,234 | 1925 | 1 | 4 violtax lien |
| 5036 N 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $34K in 2004 → $97K in 2014 (+190%). | Owner-occupied | $190K | 3/— | 1,342 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 5038 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $147K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5040 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $24K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $147K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 5042 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5043 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $159K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5044 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2018. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5045 N 16TH ST History8 L&I violations (2015). | Absentee individual | $153K | 3/1 | 1,314 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 5046 N 16TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2026). | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5047 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $227K | 3/1 | 1,314 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5049 N 16TH ST Historysold $25K (2002); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2017); 3 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Absentee individual | $156K | 3/1 | 1,314 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5051 N 16TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $59K in 2005 → $195K in 2019 (+231%). | Owner-occupied | $212K | 3/2 | 1,314 | 1925 | 3 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)