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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19120 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $138K | $171K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 21% | 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.
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
- $138K typical home, up +172% since 2016
- Tax bill $712 to $588 a year, -2%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.4M assessed, $50,002/yr to the city, about $1,471 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +172% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▼ -17% since 2016 · ~-2%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 34 parcels
- Owner-occupied 12
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 7
- Vacant 13
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Land Bank (individual) | 2 | 2498 | $133M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Redevelopment Authority (individual) | 8 | 1303 | $240M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sovereign Realty Investme | 1 | 5 | $622K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Carr Company 2 Llc | 1 | 3 | $309K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000 N 7TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $150K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5002 N 7TH ST History2 L&I violations (2016). | Vacant | $12K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5004 N 7TH ST History2 L&I violations (2016). | Vacant | $12K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5006 N 7TH ST | Owner-occupied | $94K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5008 N 7TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2007); 2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2016). | Vacant | $12K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5010 N 7TH ST Historysold $80K (2009); L&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5012 N 7TH ST HistoryL&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 Historysold $80K (2024); L&I violation (2024). | Absentee individual | $135K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5016 N 7TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 7×: $80K in 1969 → $220K in 2025 (+175%). | Absentee individual | $164K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 7 | |
| 5018 N 7TH ST History2 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 Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $12K in 2002 → $14K in 2011 (+22%). | Investor / LLC | $148K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 3 | rented |
| 5022 N 7TH ST HistoryL&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 Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $3K in 2002 → $163K in 2019 (+5333%). | Owner-occupied | $230K | 3/2 | 1,120 | 1935 | 4 | tax lien |
| 5026 N 7TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2007). | Vacant | $12K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5028 N 7TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2007); 2 L&I violations (2017). | Vacant | $12K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5030 N 7TH ST History2 L&I violations (2017); L&I violation (2019). | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5032 N 7TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $3K in 2016 → $5K in 2017 (+63%). | Absentee individual | $94K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 5034 N 7TH ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 Historysold $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 ImprovedOwner 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 HistoryL&I violation (2007); 2 L&I violations (2008). | Vacant | $12K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5046 N 7TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2007). | Vacant | $12K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5048 N 7TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2007); 2 L&I violations (2008). | Vacant | $12K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5050 N 7TH ST Historysold $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 HistoryL&I violation (2007); 2 L&I violations (2008). | Vacant | $12K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5054 N 7TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2007); 2 L&I violations (2008). | Vacant | $12K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5056 N 7TH ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5062 N 7TH ST History7 L&I violations (2011); 4 L&I violations (2017). | Vacant | $12K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 5063 N 7TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $1.4M | —/— | 35,858 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 5064 N 7TH ST History2 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)