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Who owns your block

5000 block of Spruce St

A mixed-ownership block: 39% owner-occupied, 28% investor-held, with 8 open code violations and 5 homes behind $20,713 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 114% since 2016, now about $509K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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
$509K
$111K–$1.6M
ZIP median $133K
Price / sq ft
$173
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.3×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$713K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $509K
Tax / yr
$6K
typical · up to $11K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
10 of 36
$70K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
39%
14 of 36
city 41%
Rentals
31%
11 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
8
L&I code
▲ block 11% · city 5%
Back taxes
$21K
5 of 36 behind
▲ block 14% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
15
9 homes · ZBA & boards
block 25% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+0%
value · tax +$747
5 years
+109%
value · tax +$3K
10 years
+114%
value · tax +$3K

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 $509K — about 2.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19139Philadelphia
Median home value$509K$133K$223K
Owner-occupied19%32%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 65 reported crimes (30 violent) and 185 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
65
30 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
185
53 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults22
All Other Offenses7
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief7
Thefts6
Motor Vehicle Theft4
Aggravated Assault No Firearm3

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint39
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection34
Abandoned Vehicle20
Illegal Dumping13
Graffiti Removal12
Salting12

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
Global Leadership Academy Charter School At Huey
High · 9-12
William Sayre
5800 Walnut St · 439 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$500K$1.0M$509K2016: $239K2017: $239K2018: $239K2019: $235K2020: $244K2021: $244K2022: $244K2023: $385K2024: $385K2025: $509K2026: $509K2027: $509K2016202020232027

▲ +114% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$5,8682016: $3,0452017: $3,0452018: $3,1132019: $2,7602020: $2,8472021: $2,8472022: $2,9142023: $3,7022024: $3,7022025: $5,1322026: $5,1212027: $5,8682016202020232027

▲ +93% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

10
10 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $69,991 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$0pays now $22,376at the full rate

5001-21 Spruce St is assessed at $1.6M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $22,376 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 214 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $214 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+114%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.6 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 44 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 17 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M2004201020162022
44arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
17homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 36 parcels

Owner-occupied: 14Investor / LLC: 10Absentee individual: 11Vacant: 1 36parcels
  • Owner-occupied 14
  • Investor / LLC 10
  • Absentee individual 11
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels8 parcels2 parcels4 parcels14 parcels1 parcels6 parcels
$111K$771K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
3027 Darien St Llc427$5.1Mphila.gov ↗
Ruachun Holdings Llc16$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
Tsm Holdings Llc16$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
D And D Rentals Llc13$822Kphila.gov ↗
5027 Spruce Street Llc11$756Kphila.gov ↗
Campey Enterprises Llc11$771Kphila.gov ↗
Mahari 4904 Real Estate Llc11$837Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 36 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 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $513K —/— 3,196 1925 0
5001-21 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $1.6M —/— 17,000 1930 0 abated1 viol
5002 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $260K —/— 2,475 1925 0
5004 SPRUCE ST Traded 3×: $50K in 1999 → $430K in 2016 (+760%). Absentee individual $433K —/— 2,277 1925 3 rented
5006 SPRUCE ST Traded 3×: $275K in 2006 → $620K in 2022 (+125%). Absentee individual $553K 6/4 2,475 1925 3 rented
5008 SPRUCE ST Bought for $54K in 2002, built new (tax-abated), sold for $160K in 2004. Owner-occupied $509K —/— 2,475 1925 3 abated
5010 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $509K —/— 2,475 1925 0 abated
5012-22 SPRUCE ST Vacant $111K —/— 0
5023 SPRUCE ST Appeal withdrawn (2015); sold $300K (2018). Investor / LLC $547K —/— 3,480 1925 1 rented
5025 SPRUCE ST Traded 3×: $222K in 2008 → $501K in 2020 (+126%). Owner-occupied $526K 9/4 3,045 1925 3 rented
5026 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $220K —/— 2,236 1925 0
5027 SPRUCE ST Bought for $35K in 2013, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $725K in 2026. Investor / LLC $756K 8/— 3,480 2016 2 rented
5028 SPRUCE ST Traded 3×: $125K in 2014 → $275K in 2014 (+120%). Owner-occupied $561K —/— 2,325 1925 3
5029 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $529K —/— 3,480 1925 0 2 viol
5030 SPRUCE ST Traded 4×: $12K in 2000 → $565K in 2022 (+4813%). Owner-occupied $678K 5/3 2,688 1925 4 rented
5031 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $526K —/— 3,480 1925 0 1 violtax lien
5032 SPRUCE ST Appeal moot (2012); Appeal city affirmed (2019). Absentee individual $425K —/— 2,687 1925 0 tax lien
5033 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $528K —/— 3,450 1925 0 tax lien
5034 SPRUCE ST Traded 3×: $76K in 2005 → $389K in 2019 (+412%). Owner-occupied $741K 7/2 2,687 1925 3
5035 SPRUCE ST sold $110K (2003); Appeal granted (2025). Absentee individual $360K —/— 3,480 1925 1
5036 SPRUCE ST Bought for $230K in 2024. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $302K —/— 2,687 1925 1
5037 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $253K 2/— 1,114 2022 0 abated
5037 SPRUCE ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $285K 2/— 1,401 2022 0 rentedabated
5037 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $253K 2/— 1,114 2022 0 abated
5037 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $253K 2/— 1,114 2022 0 abated
5038 SPRUCE ST Vacant land, last sold for $87K in 2009. Investor / LLC $771K 10/6 6,400 2015 2 rented
5039 SPRUCE ST built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $265K in 2022. Investor / LLC $837K —/— 3,480 1925 1 rentedabatedtax lien
5040 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $495K —/— 2,888 1925 0
5041 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $452K —/— 3,480 1925 1
5042 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $528K —/— 2,646 1925 0 abated
5043 SPRUCE ST Bought for $265K in 2022, built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated), sold for $850K in 2023. Absentee individual $670K 7/— 2,475 1925 2 rentedabated
5044 SPRUCE ST Traded 2×: $380K in 2009 → $465K in 2016 (+22%). Absentee individual $276K —/— 2,760 1925 2 4 viol
5045 SPRUCE ST Traded 2×: $70K in 2004 → $390K in 2019 (+457%). Owner-occupied $499K —/— 2,475 1925 2
5046 SPRUCE ST Traded 2×: $380K in 2009 → $465K in 2016 (+22%). Absentee individual $276K —/— 2,760 1925 2
5047 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $437K —/— 2,475 1925 0 tax lien
5049 SPRUCE ST Traded 5×: $377K in 2004 → $700K in 2024 (+86%). Owner-occupied $550K 9/6 4,515 1925 5 rented

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

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