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Who owns your block

5100 block of Akron St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 74% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 9 open code violations and 1 home behind $2,230 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 78% since 2016, now about $176K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year.

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
$176K
$121K–$237K
ZIP median $170K
Price / sq ft
$158
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1950
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
74%
37 of 50
city 41%
Rentals
24%
12 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
9
L&I code
▲ block 8% · city 5%
Back taxes
$2K
1 of 50 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+3%
value · tax +$77
5 years
+79%
value · tax +$994
10 years
+78%
value · tax +$994

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 $176K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19124 median of $170K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19124 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19124Philadelphia
Median home value$176K$170K$223K
Owner-occupied34%40%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 90 reported crimes (26 violent) and 220 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
90
26 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
220
43 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft22
Other Assaults16
Theft from Vehicle13
Thefts10
Fraud5
Burglary Residential4

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection48
Maintenance Complaint28
Abandoned Vehicle27
Illegal Dumping17
Sanitation Violation15
Street Trees13

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
Phila Charter For Arts At Hr Edmunds
High · 9-12
Frankford HS
5000 Oxford Ave · 908 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$176K2016: $99K2017: $99K2018: $99K2019: $95K2020: $99K2021: $99K2022: $99K2023: $138K2024: $138K2025: $171K2026: $171K2027: $176K2016202020232027

▲ +78% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,3042016: $1,3102017: $1,3102018: $1,3102019: $1,2572020: $1,3102021: $1,3102022: $1,3102023: $1,8282024: $1,8282025: $2,2272026: $2,2272027: $2,3042016202020232027

▲ +76% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

33 homes pay the full 1.40%17 pay less

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.4% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 178 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $178 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+78%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.1 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 65 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K2004201020162022
65arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
11homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 50 parcels

Owner-occupied: 37Investor / LLC: 5Absentee individual: 8 50parcels
  • Owner-occupied 37
  • Investor / LLC 5
  • Absentee individual 8

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels22 parcels27 parcels
$121K$178K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Scully Properties LLC113$2.3Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
S & Y Construction INC15$844Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Vestmax LLC13$485Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Carruth Properties LLC13$220Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Azo Properties LLC13$492Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Prudent Investments LLC11$176Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
P & G Investors LLC11$202Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

House by house

All 50 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$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

Renovated & sold on
5138 Akron St
$176K · Bought for $47K in 2002, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $161K in 2025 (+243%).
Improved
5148 Akron St
$237K · Bought for $43K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023.
Improved
5166 Akron St
$202K · Bought for $60K in 2019. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023.
Improved
5120 Akron St
$176K · Bought for $80K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013.
Improved
5134 Akron St
$176K · Bought for $65K in 2003. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016.
Improved
5136 Akron St
$176K · Bought for $67K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018.
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5117 AKRON ST History2 L&I violations (2008). Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1950 0
5118 AKRON ST Absentee individual $178K 3/1 1,122 1950 0
5119 AKRON ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2001. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,046 1950 1
5120 AKRON ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,106 1950 1
5121 AKRON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $164K 3/1 1,024 1950 0
5122 AKRON ST TradedTraded 2×: $83K in 2005 → $81K in 2019 (-2%). Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,106 1950 2
5123 AKRON ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,040 1950 1
5124 AKRON ST Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,106 1950 0
5125 AKRON ST ImprovedBought for $142K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Absentee individual $165K 3/1 1,040 1950 3 rented
5126 AKRON ST TradedTraded 2×: $47K in 2001 → $90K in 2010 (+91%). Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,106 1950 2
5127 AKRON ST History2 L&I violations (2009); 3 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2020); sold $50K (2021). Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,040 1950 1
5128 AKRON ST Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,106 1950 1
5129 AKRON ST ImprovedBought for $52K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,040 1950 1 rented2 viol
5130 AKRON ST Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,106 1950 1
5131 AKRON ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $35K in 2000 → $30K in 2015 (-14%). Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,040 1950 4 rented
5132 AKRON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $120K in 2006 → $47K in 2014 (-61%). Absentee individual $176K 3/1 1,106 1950 3 rented
5133 AKRON ST Historysold $44K (2013); 4 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2024). Investor / LLC $165K 3/1 1,040 1950 1 rented
5134 AKRON ST ImprovedBought for $65K in 2003. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. Investor / LLC $176K 3/1 1,106 1950 2 4 violtax lien
5135 AKRON ST History2 L&I violations (2019); sold $60K (2023); L&I violation (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I violation (2026). Absentee individual $165K 3/1 1,040 1950 1
5136 AKRON ST ImprovedBought for $67K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,106 1950 1
5137 AKRON ST Historysold $55K (2001); 2 L&I violations (2015); 4 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,040 1950 1 rented
5138 AKRON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $47K in 2002, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $161K in 2025 (+243%). Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,106 1950 3
5139 AKRON ST Historysold $110K (2018); L&I violation (2020); 2 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); 2 L&I violations (2026). Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,040 1950 1 2 viol
5140 AKRON ST Historysold $42K (2003); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,106 1950 1
5141 AKRON ST HistoryL&I violation (2020); 2 L&I violations (2023); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,040 1950 0
5142 AKRON ST TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2003 → $60K in 2003 (+100%). Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,106 1950 2
5143 AKRON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $25K in 2001 → $160K in 2020 (+540%). Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,040 1950 3
5144 AKRON ST History2 L&I violations (2010); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,106 1950 0
5145 AKRON ST Historysold $29K (2003); 3 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2025). Absentee individual $165K 3/1 1,040 1950 1 rented
5146 AKRON ST History3 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2009); sold $55K (2009); L&I violation (2013); 3 L&I violations (2016). Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,106 1950 1
5147 AKRON ST History2 L&I violations (2009). Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,040 1950 0
5148 AKRON ST ImprovedBought for $43K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $237K 3/2 1,106 1950 3
5149 AKRON ST Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,040 1950 1
5150 AKRON ST ImprovedBought for $52K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,106 1950 1
5151 AKRON ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. Absentee individual $165K 3/1 1,046 1950 3
5152 AKRON ST ImprovedBought for $54K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Investor / LLC $176K 3/1 1,106 1950 1 rented
5153 AKRON ST Historysold $100K (2017); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,040 1950 1
5154 AKRON ST HistoryL&I violation (2017). Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,106 1950 0
5155 AKRON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,040 1950 0
5156 AKRON ST Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,159 1950 1
5157 AKRON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $92K in 2005 → $176K in 2022 (+92%). Owner-occupied $192K 3/2 1,040 1950 3 rented
5158 AKRON ST Historysold $83K (2010); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024). Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,106 1950 1
5159 AKRON ST History4 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2012); 4 L&I violations (2015). Absentee individual $165K 3/1 1,040 1950 0
5160 AKRON ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2008. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,106 1950 1 1 viol
5161 AKRON ST Historysold $42K (1999); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,040 1950 1
5162 AKRON ST Historysold $48K (2003); 2 L&I violations (2017); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2024). Absentee individual $176K 3/1 1,106 1950 1 rented
5163 AKRON ST TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2005 → $88K in 2009 (+26%). Investor / LLC $121K 3/1 1,046 1950 2 rented
5164 AKRON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,106 1950 0
5165 AKRON ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $65K in 2002 → $185K in 2018 (+185%). Owner-occupied $171K —/— 1,804 1950 4
5166 AKRON ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2019. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $202K 3/1 1,500 1950 2 rented

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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