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Who owns your block

5000 block of N 7th St

A mixed-ownership block: 35% owner-occupied, 6% investor-held, with 7 open code violations and 5 homes behind $72,723 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 172% since 2016, now about $138K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% 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
$138K
$12K–$1.4M
ZIP median $171K
Price / sq ft
$127
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$220K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $138K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $20K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1935
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
35%
12 of 34
city 41%
Rentals
6%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
7
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$73K
5 of 34 behind
▲ block 15% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+17%
value · tax −$129
5 years
+134%
value · tax +$224
10 years
+172%
value · tax −$124

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 $138K — about 0.6× 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$138K$171K$223K
Owner-occupied21%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 85 reported crimes (17 violent) and 148 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
85
17 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
148
40 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft19
All Other Offenses16
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief13
Thefts12
Other Assaults10
Aggravated Assault No Firearm3

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint33
Abandoned Vehicle28
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection17
Illegal Dumping14
Alley Light Outage6
Smoke Detector6

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$138K2016: $51K2017: $51K2018: $51K2019: $44K2020: $59K2021: $59K2022: $59K2023: $90K2024: $90K2025: $118K2026: $118K2027: $138K2016202020232027

▲ +172% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$5882016: $7122017: $7122018: $7122019: $3642020: $3642021: $3642022: $3642023: $4832024: $4832025: $7172026: $7172027: $5882016202020232027

▼ -17% since 2016 · ~-2%/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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +9.5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

8610050020162019202220252027This block 272 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $272 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+9.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+172%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+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 28 arm's-length sales since 1969. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 22 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K1980199220042016
28arm's-length sales since 1969
0times the typical home has sold
7most sales for a single property
22homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 34 parcels

Owner-occupied: 12Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 7Vacant: 13 34parcels
  • Owner-occupied 12
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 7
  • Vacant 13

Value distribution today

13 parcels0 parcels0 parcels3 parcels0 parcels11 parcels7 parcels
$12K$164K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Land Bank (individual)22498$133Mphila.gov ↗
Redevelopment Authority (individual)81303$240Mphila.gov ↗
Sovereign Realty Investme15$622Kphila.gov ↗
Carr Company 2 Llc13$309Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 34 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$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5000 N 7TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $150K 3/1 1,500 1935 0
5002 N 7TH ST 2 L&I violations (2016). Vacant $12K —/— 0
5004 N 7TH ST 2 L&I violations (2016). Vacant $12K —/— 0
5006 N 7TH ST Owner-occupied $94K 3/1 1,120 1935 0
5008 N 7TH ST L&I violation (2007); 2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2016). Vacant $12K —/— 0
5010 N 7TH ST sold $80K (2009); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $142K 3/1 1,120 1935 1
5012 N 7TH ST L&I violation (2013); L&I violation (2017); 2 L&I violations (2024). Absentee individual $142K 3/1 1,120 1935 0
5014 N 7TH ST sold $80K (2024); L&I violation (2024). Absentee individual $135K 3/1 1,120 1935 1 tax lien
5016 N 7TH ST Traded 7×: $80K in 1969 → $220K in 2025 (+175%). Absentee individual $164K 3/1 1,120 1935 7
5018 N 7TH ST 2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2017); L&I violation (2024); 7 L&I violations (2026). Owner-occupied $148K 3/1 1,120 1935 0 7 violtax lien
5020 N 7TH ST Traded 3×: $12K in 2002 → $14K in 2011 (+22%). Investor / LLC $148K 3/1 1,120 1935 3 rented
5022 N 7TH ST L&I violation (2013); L&I violation (2017); 2 L&I violations (2024). Owner-occupied $142K 3/1 1,120 1935 0 tax lien
5024 N 7TH ST Traded 4×: $3K in 2002 → $163K in 2019 (+5333%). Owner-occupied $230K 3/2 1,120 1935 4 tax lien
5026 N 7TH ST L&I violation (2007). Vacant $12K —/— 0
5028 N 7TH ST L&I violation (2007); 2 L&I violations (2017). Vacant $12K —/— 0
5030 N 7TH ST 2 L&I violations (2017); L&I violation (2019). Owner-occupied $148K 3/1 1,120 1935 0
5032 N 7TH ST Traded 2×: $3K in 2016 → $5K in 2017 (+63%). Absentee individual $94K 3/1 1,120 1935 2
5034 N 7TH ST Bought for $13K in 2015, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $180K in 2021 (+1340%). Investor / LLC $142K 3/1 1,120 1935 4 rentedtax lien
5036 N 7TH ST sold $28K (2005); 5 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2011); 5 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2014). Absentee individual $94K 3/1 1,120 1935 1
5038 N 7TH ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $142K 3/1 1,120 1935 0
5040 N 7TH ST Owner-occupied $142K 3/1 1,120 1935 1
5042 N 7TH ST Owner-occupied $142K 3/1 1,120 1935 1
5044 N 7TH ST L&I violation (2007); 2 L&I violations (2008). Vacant $12K —/— 0
5046 N 7TH ST L&I violation (2007). Vacant $12K —/— 0
5048 N 7TH ST L&I violation (2007); 2 L&I violations (2008). Vacant $12K —/— 0
5050 N 7TH ST sold $2K (2003); L&I violation (2007); 2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2011). Vacant $12K —/— 1 tax lien
5052 N 7TH ST L&I violation (2007); 2 L&I violations (2008). Vacant $12K —/— 0
5054 N 7TH ST L&I violation (2007); 2 L&I violations (2008). Vacant $12K —/— 0
5056 N 7TH ST Bought for $76K in 2021, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $220K in 2021 (+189%). Absentee individual $142K 3/1 1,120 1935 2
5058 N 7TH ST Owner-occupied $142K 3/1 1,120 1935 0 tax lien
5060 N 7TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $142K 3/1 1,120 1935 0
5062 N 7TH ST 7 L&I violations (2011); 4 L&I violations (2017). Vacant $12K —/— 0 tax lien
5063 N 7TH ST Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2012. Absentee individual $1.4M —/— 35,858 1915 0
5064 N 7TH ST 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2017). Vacant $12K —/— 0 tax lien

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

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