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Who owns your block

5100 block of Arbor St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 93% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 1 home behind $763 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 63% since 2016, now about $171K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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
$171K
$124K–$207K
ZIP median $171K
Price / sq ft
$152
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 44
$36K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
93%
41 of 44
city 41%
Rentals
2%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$763
1 of 44 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-4%
value · tax −$184
5 years
+76%
value · tax +$376
10 years
+63%
value · tax −$159

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 $171K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and in line with 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$171K$171K$223K
Owner-occupied59%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 75 reported crimes (18 violent) and 104 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
75
18 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
104
25 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts19
Other Assaults15
Theft from Vehicle11
Motor Vehicle Theft10
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief7
All Other Offenses4

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint27
Abandoned Vehicle17
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection17
Salting7
Other (Streets)5
Smoke Detector5

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-8
Olney Elementary
5301 N Water St · 666 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$171K2016: $104K2017: $104K2018: $104K2019: $90K2020: $97K2021: $97K2022: $97K2023: $129K2024: $129K2025: $178K2026: $178K2027: $171K2016202020232027

▲ +63% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,1512016: $1,2792017: $1,3102018: $1,1292019: $7462020: $7762021: $7762022: $7752023: $8032024: $8032025: $1,2642026: $1,3352027: $1,1512016202020232027

▼ -10% since 2016 · ~-1%/yr

1
1 property 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 $36,395 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%
$342pays now $1,741at the full rate

5145 Arbor St is assessed at $124K but pays $342 a year — about 20% of the $1,741 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 +4.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

8610025020162019202220252027This block 163 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $163 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+63%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.9 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 42 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K20002005201020152020
42arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
15homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 44 parcels

Owner-occupied: 41Absentee individual: 3 44parcels
  • Owner-occupied 41
  • Absentee individual 3

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels7 parcels29 parcels7 parcels
$124K$183K+

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

House by house

All 44 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

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5123 ARBOR ST Traded 2×: $57K in 2000 → $130K in 2019 (+128%). Owner-occupied $195K 3/1 1,120 1935 2
5124 ARBOR ST Traded 2×: $51K in 2001 → $130K in 2006 (+155%). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1935 2
5125 ARBOR ST Bought for $126K in 2007. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,120 1935 1
5126 ARBOR ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,120 1935 0
5127 ARBOR ST built new under a 2018 permit. Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,120 1935 0
5128 ARBOR ST Traded 2×: $57K in 2000 → $125K in 2019 (+119%). Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,120 1935 2
5129 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,120 1935 1
5130 ARBOR ST L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,120 1935 0
5131 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,120 1935 0
5132 ARBOR ST Traded 2×: $72K in 2003 → $146K in 2019 (+102%). Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,120 1935 2
5133 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,120 1935 1
5134 ARBOR ST Traded 2×: $31K in 2000 → $67K in 2002 (+116%). Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,120 1935 2
5135 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,120 1935 1
5136 ARBOR ST Traded 3×: $85K in 2005 → $190K in 2023 (+124%). Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,120 1935 3
5137 ARBOR ST Bought for $42K in 2016. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Absentee individual $171K 3/1 1,120 1935 1 rented
5138 ARBOR ST Traded 2×: $45K in 2001 → $66K in 2002 (+46%). Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,120 1935 2
5139 ARBOR ST Bought for $60K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Absentee individual $162K 3/1 1,120 1935 1
5140 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,120 1935 1
5141 ARBOR ST Bought for $62K in 2000. Owner pulled a use permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,120 1935 1
5142 ARBOR ST sold $78K (2003); L&I violation (2024); 9 L&I violations (2025). Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,120 1935 1
5143 ARBOR ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 1,120 1935 0
5144 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,120 1935 0
5145 ARBOR ST built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated), sold for $105K in 2007. Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,120 1935 1 abated
5146 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,120 1935 1
5147 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 1,120 1935 0 tax lien
5148 ARBOR ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,120 1935 0
5149 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,120 1935 1
5150 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,120 1935 0
5151 ARBOR ST Bought for $84K in 2012. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,120 1935 1
5152 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,120 1935 1
5153 ARBOR ST Traded 2×: $93K in 2005 → $119K in 2018 (+28%). Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,120 1935 2
5154 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,120 1935 0
5155 ARBOR ST Bought for $120K in 2008. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,120 1935 2
5156 ARBOR ST sold $100K (2007); L&I violation (2023). Absentee individual $170K 3/1 1,120 1935 1
5157 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,120 1935 1
5158 ARBOR ST 2 L&I violations (2024). Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,120 1935 0
5159 ARBOR ST sold $112K (2006); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2023). Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,120 1935 1
5160 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,120 1935 0
5161 ARBOR ST Traded 3×: $96K in 2005 → $140K in 2017 (+46%). Owner-occupied $207K 3/1 1,120 1935 3 2 viol
5162 ARBOR ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,120 1935 0
5163 ARBOR ST 2 L&I violations (2013). Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,120 1935 0
5164 ARBOR ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,120 1935 0
5165 ARBOR ST 3 L&I violations (2015); sold $75K (2016); 2 L&I violations (2020). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,120 1935 1
5166 ARBOR ST Bought for $146K in 2018, major alteration permit in 2019, sold for $196K in 2022 (+35%). Owner-occupied $195K 3/2 1,120 1935 2

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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