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Who owns your block

5000 block of N 5th St

A mixed-ownership block: 43% owner-occupied, 7% investor-held, with 5 open code violations and 4 homes behind $6,754 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 14% since 2016, now about $156K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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
$156K
$16K–$769K
ZIP median $171K
Price / sq ft
$74
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$240K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $156K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $11K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1910
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
43%
19 of 44
city 41%
Rentals
23%
10 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
5
L&I code
▼ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$7K
4 of 44 behind
▼ block 9% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
24
14 homes · ZBA & boards
block 32% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+14%
value · tax +$269
5 years
+44%
value · tax +$666
10 years
+14%
value · tax +$255

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 $156K — 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 blockZIP 19120Philadelphia
Median home value$156K$171K$223K
Owner-occupied5%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 131 reported crimes (53 violent) and 180 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
131
53 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
180
33 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults32
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief17
All Other Offenses14
Motor Vehicle Theft13
Thefts11
Fraud7

Top 311 complaints

Illegal Dumping40
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection32
Maintenance Complaint31
Sanitation Violation12
Abandoned Vehicle8
Other (Streets)7

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 · K-5
Thurgood Marshall
4500 Griscom St · 243 students
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$100K$200K$156K2016: $137K2017: $137K2018: $102K2019: $107K2020: $108K2021: $108K2022: $108K2023: $128K2024: $128K2025: $137K2026: $137K2027: $156K2016202020232027

▲ +14% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,1672016: $1,9122017: $1,9122018: $1,4082019: $1,4502020: $1,5012021: $1,5012022: $1,5012023: $1,7812024: $1,7812025: $1,8982026: $1,8982027: $2,1672016202020232027

▲ +13% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +1.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

7410025020162019202220252027This block 114 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $114 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+1.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+14%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+1.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
-1.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-5.3 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 49 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
49arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
14homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 44 parcels

Owner-occupied: 19Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 21Vacant: 1 44parcels
  • Owner-occupied 19
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 21
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels1 parcels12 parcels18 parcels3 parcels3 parcels6 parcels
$16K$282K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Tag Real Estate Investment Company12$347Kphila.gov ↗
Choe Han Na (individual)22$1.0Mphila.gov ↗
Judite S Perdigao (individual)22$296Kphila.gov ↗
Jaewon Chung (individual)22$334Kphila.gov ↗
5037-39 North 5 Street Ll (individual)22$399Kphila.gov ↗
5054 Enterprise Llc12$290Kphila.gov ↗
5001 N 5th St Llc11$166Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 44 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5000 N 5TH ST Bought for $225K in 2009, alteration permit in 2008, sold for $225K in 2009 (+125%). Absentee individual $163K —/— 2,208 1910 2 rented
5001 N 5TH ST Bought for $190K in 2021. Owner pulled a sign permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $166K —/— 2,240 1910 2
5002 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $163K —/— 2,209 1910 2
5003 N 5TH ST Traded 3×: $89K in 2002 → $130K in 2018 (+46%). Absentee individual $227K —/— 1,800 1900 3 rented
5004 N 5TH ST sold $58K (2001); L&I violation (2010); 8 L&I violations (2015); 4 L&I violations (2021). Owner-occupied $125K —/— 1,691 1910 1
5005 1/2 N 5TH ST Bought for $240K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2021. Absentee individual $157K —/— 2,115 1910 1 2 viol
5006 N 5TH ST Traded 2×: $95K in 2004 → $95K in 2011 (+0%). Absentee individual $97K —/— 1,546 1910 2
5007 N 5TH ST Bought for $60K in 2000. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $147K —/— 1,984 1910 1 tax lien
5008 N 5TH ST Traded 4×: $85K in 2004 → $220K in 2021 (+159%). Owner-occupied $154K —/— 2,080 1910 4
5009 N 5TH ST Bought for $112K in 2012, mechanical permit in 2012, sold for $112K in 2012 (+460%). Absentee individual $156K —/— 2,105 1910 2
5010 N 5TH ST Bought for $240K in 2025. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $180K —/— 2,566 1935 1
5011-15 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. Absentee individual $769K —/— 7,800 1950 0
5012 N 5TH ST 4 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016). Absentee individual $100K —/— 1,350 1910 0
5014 N 5TH ST L&I violation (2016); L&I violation (2017); L&I violation (2018). Absentee individual $196K —/— 1,350 1935 0
5016 N 5TH ST Absentee individual $158K —/— 1,350 1935 0
5017 N 5TH ST Bought for $300K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Absentee individual $252K —/— 3,600 1910 2
5018 N 5TH ST Bought for $173K in 2024. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Absentee individual $156K —/— 2,106 1910 1
5019 N 5TH ST L&I violation (2008). Absentee individual $123K —/— 1,950 1910 0
5020 N 5TH ST Bought for $195K in 2019. Owner pulled a use permit in 2019. Absentee individual $229K —/— 3,276 1910 1 rented
5021 N 5TH ST Bought for $92K in 2009. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $123K —/— 1,950 1910 2
5022 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $207K —/— 2,964 1910 0
5023 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Absentee individual $127K —/— 2,016 1910 0 rented
5024 N 5TH ST Bought for $145K in 2004. Owner pulled a full demolition permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $164K —/— 2,210 1910 1 3 viol
5025 N 5TH ST Bought for $30K in 2001. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. Absentee individual $166K 3/1 1,500 1900 2
5027 N 5TH ST Traded 3×: $20K in 2001 → $70K in 2014 (+248%). Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,770 1900 3
5029 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $163K 4/1 1,580 1900 1
5031 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $159K —/— 1,500 1900 1
5033 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $160K 4/1 1,500 1900 1
5034-36 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. Absentee individual $244K —/— 3,492 1935 0 rented
5035 N 5TH ST sold $110K (2003); 11 L&I violations (2018). Owner-occupied $106K 4/1 1,500 1900 1
5037 N 5TH ST Traded 2×: $290K in 2005 → $280K in 2015 (-3%). Vacant $16K —/— 2 rented
5038 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Absentee individual $89K 3/1 1,157 1935 0 rented
5039 N 5TH ST built new under a 2009 permit. Absentee individual $382K —/— 5,708 1900 0 rented
5040 N 5TH ST Bought for $30K in 2002. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $95K —/— 1,280 1910 1
5041 N 5TH ST Bought for $290K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $120K —/— 1,624 1910 2
5042 N 5TH ST Bought for $60K in 2003. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2020. Absentee individual $122K —/— 1,644 1910 1
5043 N 5TH ST Traded 2×: $110K in 2007 → $17K in 2010 (-85%). Owner-occupied $110K —/— 1,740 1900 2
5044 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $127K —/— 1,718 1910 0
5045 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $142K —/— 1,920 1900 0
5046 N 5TH ST L&I violation (2010); sold $220K (2024). Owner-occupied $134K —/— 2,125 1910 1
5048-50 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $282K —/— 4,031 1935 0 rented
5052 N 5TH ST Bought for $30K in 2007, electrical permit in 2008, sold for $140K in 2008 (+360%). Absentee individual $140K —/— 1,896 1910 2 tax lien
5054 N 5TH ST Bought for $357K in 2022. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $130K —/— 1,762 1910 1 rented
5056-60 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. Absentee individual $670K —/— 7,426 1935 0

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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