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Who owns your block

5100 block of Spruce St

A mixed-ownership block: 41% owner-occupied, 31% investor-held, with 8 open code violations and 5 homes behind $54,141 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 113% since 2016, now about $394K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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
$394K
$6K–$839K
ZIP median $133K
Price / sq ft
$200
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$423K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $394K
Tax / yr
$5K
typical · up to $12K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
6 of 32
$36K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
41%
13 of 32
city 41%
Rentals
34%
11 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
8
L&I code
▲ block 6% · city 5%
Back taxes
$54K
5 of 32 behind
▲ block 16% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-3%
value · tax −$87
5 years
+79%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+113%
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 $394K — about 1.8× 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$394K$133K$223K
Owner-occupied25%32%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 115 reported crimes (55 violent) and 252 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
115
55 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
252
60 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults34
Thefts20
All Other Offenses11
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief8
Fraud7
Robbery No Firearm7

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint41
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection33
Illegal Dumping27
Information Request17
Salting15
Shoveling15

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$250K$500K$394K2016: $185K2017: $185K2018: $185K2019: $212K2020: $220K2021: $220K2022: $220K2023: $275K2024: $275K2025: $407K2026: $407K2027: $394K2016202020232027

▲ +113% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$4,7902016: $2,2702017: $2,2702018: $2,3132019: $2,6882020: $2,7912021: $2,7912022: $2,7912023: $3,1082024: $3,1082025: $5,2552026: $4,8772027: $4,7902016202020232027

▲ +111% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr

6
6 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 $35,583 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%
$1,757pays now $7,362at the full rate

5116 Spruce St is assessed at $526K but pays $1,757 a year — about 24% of the $7,362 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 213 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $213 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+113%
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 43 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
43arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
7most sales for a single property
12homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 32 parcels

Owner-occupied: 13Investor / LLC: 9Absentee individual: 9Vacant: 1 32parcels
  • Owner-occupied 13
  • Investor / LLC 9
  • Absentee individual 9
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels2 parcels6 parcels12 parcels6 parcels4 parcels
$6K$608K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Do 2 Win Re Group Llc176$16Mphila.gov ↗
3027 Darien St Llc427$5.1Mphila.gov ↗
884 N 50th Llc12$382Kphila.gov ↗
Tugboat Investments Llc12$206Kphila.gov ↗
5044 Hazel Ave Llc12$736Kphila.gov ↗
West Spruce Llc11$506Kphila.gov ↗
5134 Spruce Street Llc11$397Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 32 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5100 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $256K —/— 3,456 1925 1 rentedtax lien
5102 SPRUCE ST Traded 3×: $27K in 2003 → $412K in 2021 (+1455%). Investor / LLC $506K 6/4 2,880 1925 3 rented
5104 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $314K 3/1 1,392 1925 0 abated
5106 SPRUCE ST Traded 3×: $17K in 2005 → $119K in 2012 (+597%). Owner-occupied $312K 3/1 1,392 1925 3
5108-10 SPRUCE ST sold $201K (2005); Appeal approved (2007). Investor / LLC $839K —/— 8,016 1930 1
5112 SPRUCE ST Traded 2×: $144K in 2006 → $355K in 2019 (+146%). Absentee individual $392K 4/3 1,728 1925 2 rented
5114 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $501K —/— 3,600 1925 1 rented
5116 SPRUCE ST Bought for $100K in 2022, built new (tax-abated), sold for $375K in 2023. Absentee individual $526K 3/2 1,400 1925 3 abated
5118 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $6K —/— 220 1925 1
5119 SPRUCE ST Bought for $35K in 2004. Vacant $21K —/— 4 2 viol
5120 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $213K —/— 1,361 1925 1 tax lien
5121 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $395K —/— 2,100 1925 0
5122 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $397K —/— 1,984 1925 0
5123 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $395K —/— 2,100 1925 1
5124 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $442K —/— 1,984 1925 0 tax lien
5125 SPRUCE ST Traded 3×: $37K in 2010 → $220K in 2013 (+496%). Absentee individual $492K 4/2 1,740 1925 3 rented
5126 SPRUCE ST Traded 7×: $550 in 2004 → $455K in 2025 (+82627%). Owner-occupied $442K 5/2 1,984 1925 7
5127 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $381K —/— 1,740 1925 0 tax lien
5128 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $303K 2/— 1,114 2022 0 rentedabated
5128 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $346K 2/— 1,401 2022 0 rentedabated
5128 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $303K 2/— 1,114 2022 0 rentedabated
5128 SPRUCE ST Investor / LLC $303K 2/— 1,114 2022 0 rentedabated
5129 SPRUCE ST Traded 2×: $170K in 2023 → $390K in 2024 (+129%). Owner-occupied $621K 3/2 1,740 1925 2
5130 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $429K —/— 2,398 1925 1 tax lien
5131 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $406K —/— 2,100 1925 1 rented
5132 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $442K —/— 1,984 1925 0
5133 SPRUCE ST Owner-occupied $366K —/— 2,100 1925 0
5134 SPRUCE ST Traded 2×: $80K in 2011 → $300K in 2019 (+273%). Investor / LLC $397K —/— 1,984 1925 2 rented6 viol
5135 SPRUCE ST Traded 2×: $130K in 2016 → $440K in 2020 (+238%). Owner-occupied $608K 4/4 1,890 1925 2
5137 SPRUCE ST Traded 2×: $30K in 2003 → $202K in 2019 (+574%). Absentee individual $388K —/— 2,400 1925 2
5139 SPRUCE ST Absentee individual $388K —/— 2,400 1925 0
5141 SPRUCE ST Traded 2×: $53K in 2001 → $270K in 2019 (+410%). Investor / LLC $388K —/— 2,400 1925 2

Neighborhood

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

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