Who owns your block
5000 block of N 9th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 81% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 5 homes behind $51,396 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 85% since 2016, now about $167K. 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 $167K — about 0.8× 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 | $167K | $176K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 61% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 117 reported crimes (39 violent) and 197 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
- $167K typical home, up +85% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,264 to $1,547 a year, +2%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.8M assessed, $54,358/yr to the city, about $1,753 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +85% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +22% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5053 N 9th St is assessed at $205K but pays $1,547 a year — about 54% of the $2,870 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 +5.8% 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 $185 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 43 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 31 parcels
- Owner-occupied 25
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Universal Homes Inc, carries 5 open violations across 7 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Homes Inc | 1 | 7 | $957K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cp2 Of Pa Properties Llc | 1 | 2 | $513K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 5009 N 9th Llc | 1 | 1 | $239K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 5017 Investments Llc | 1 | 1 | $177K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 5051 N 9th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $167K | phila.gov ↗ |
| V & C Property Inc | 1 | 1 | $154K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 31 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 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $48K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $177K | 4/1 | 2,000 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5003 N 9TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2014). | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5005 N 9TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a fast form building permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,488 | 1935 | 0 | rented |
| 5007 N 9TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2000 → $53K in 2001 (+165%). | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,488 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 5009 N 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2006. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $239K | —/— | 1,488 | 1935 | 3 | rented |
| 5011 N 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,488 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5013 N 9TH ST New constructionBought for $20K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit, sold for $173K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $208K | 3/2 | 1,500 | 1935 | 2 | 2 violtax lien |
| 5015 N 9TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5017 N 9TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2004 → $75K in 2021 (+150%). | Investor / LLC | $177K | 4/1 | 1,740 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 5019 N 9TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $25K in 2002 → $145K in 2017 (+478%). | Absentee individual | $204K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1935 | 3 | |
| 5021 N 9TH ST Historysold $50K (2009); L&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $159K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5023 N 9TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5025 N 9TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2018); sold $76K (2026). | Investor / LLC | $167K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5027 N 9TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5029 N 9TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5031 N 9TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $27K in 2000 → $40K in 2022 (+48%). | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1935 | 3 | rented |
| 5033 N 9TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $175K in 2018, plumbing permit in 2017, sold for $175K in 2018 (+150%). | Owner-occupied | $247K | 3/2 | 1,500 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 5035 N 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5037 N 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $83K in 2007. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5039 N 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $247K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 5041 N 9TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $111K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5043 N 9TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $15K in 2018 → $265K in 2024 (+1667%). | Owner-occupied | $235K | 3/3 | 1,500 | 1935 | 2 | tax lien |
| 5045 N 9TH ST Historysold $52K (2000); L&I violation (2014). | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5047 N 9TH ST History3 L&I violations (2024); 6 L&I violations (2025). | Owner-occupied | $180K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5049 N 9TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $23K in 2001 → $235K in 2022 (+922%). | Owner-occupied | $235K | 3/2 | 1,500 | 1935 | 5 | |
| 5051 N 9TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $52K in 2000, electrical permit in 2012, sold for $90K in 2022 (+73%). | Investor / LLC | $167K | 3/1 | 1,488 | 1935 | 5 | rented |
| 5053 N 9TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated), sold for $200K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $205K | 3/1 | 1,488 | 1935 | 1 | abated |
| 5055 N 9TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit, sold for $195K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $246K | 3/2 | 1,488 | 1935 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5057 N 9TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $55K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $245K in 2024 (+345%). | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,488 | 1935 | 3 | |
| 5059 N 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $115K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $247K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1935 | 2 | tax lien |
| 5061 N 9TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $154K | —/— | 2,000 | 1935 | 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)