Who owns your block
5100 block of W Thompson St
A mixed-ownership block: 56% owner-occupied, 20% investor-held, with 17 open code violations and 11 homes behind $99,454 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 169% since 2016, now about $124K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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 $124K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19131 median of $156K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19131 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19131 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $124K | $156K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 36% | 42% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 138 reported crimes (64 violent) and 244 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
- $124K typical home, up +169% since 2016
- Tax bill $376 to $810 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.2M assessed, $46,388/yr to the city, about $1,031 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +169% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +115% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5111 W Thompson St is assessed at $138K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $1,932 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 +9.4% 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 $269 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 37 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 24 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 45 parcels
- Owner-occupied 25
- Investor / LLC 8
- Absentee individual 10
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Sales 21 Llc | 1 | 23 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Blake & Mitchell Co | 1 | 14 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dreamchasers Llc | 1 | 10 | $1.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Black Dog Rentals Llc | 2 | 7 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Espan Trust | 1 | 6 | $595K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hurlum K Empire Llc | 1 | 4 | $412K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Silicon Realty Llc | 1 | 2 | $380K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 5128 Thompson Llc | 1 | 1 | $88K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5100-04 W THOMPSON ST | Absentee individual | $108K | —/— | 3,600 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5106-08 W THOMPSON ST | Absentee individual | $60K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5110-12 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,428 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5111 W THOMPSON ST | Absentee individual | $138K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 5113 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $6K in 2005 → $125K in 2024 (+1983%). | Absentee individual | $137K | 4/1 | 1,528 | 1925 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 5114 W THOMPSON ST | Investor / LLC | $182K | 3/1 | 1,272 | 1925 | 0 | 2 violtax lien |
| 5115 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2005 → $18K in 2011 (-70%). | Absentee individual | $93K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5116 W THOMPSON ST | Investor / LLC | $124K | 3/1 | 1,272 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 5117 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $93K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 5118 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $124K | 3/1 | 1,272 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5119 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5120 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $124K | 3/1 | 1,272 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 5121 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5122 W THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $25K in 2001 → $85K in 2008 (+241%). | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,272 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 5123 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2023 → $35K in 2023 (+40%). | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 2 | 4 violtax lien |
| 5124 W THOMPSON ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $50K in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $124K | 3/1 | 1,272 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 5125 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $93K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 5126 W THOMPSON ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $54K in 2005. | Owner-occupied | $124K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 5127 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5128-30 W THOMPSON ST | Investor / LLC | $88K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5129 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5131 W THOMPSON ST | Investor / LLC | $134K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 5132 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $142K | —/— | 1,208 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5133 W THOMPSON ST | Investor / LLC | $134K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 5134-36 W THOMPSON ST HistoryAppeal complete (2026). | Owner-occupied | $102K | 3/1 | 1,240 | 1925 | 0 | 4 viol |
| 5135 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5137 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $93K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 5139 W THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $141K in 2001 → $40K in 2004 (-72%). | Absentee individual | $164K | —/— | 1,440 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 5140 W THOMPSON ST | Vacant | $39K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 violtax lien |
| 5141 W THOMPSON ST | Absentee individual | $134K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5142 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2008 → $45K in 2008 (+0%). | Owner-occupied | $46K | —/— | 1,600 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 5143 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5144 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2008 → $14K in 2018 (-70%). | Owner-occupied | $23K | —/— | 800 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 5145 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5146 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $5K in 2003 → $10K in 2012 (+100%). | Owner-occupied | $67K | 3/1 | 840 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 5147 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $164K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5148 W THOMPSON ST New constructionBought for $20K in 2009, built new (tax-abated), sold for $15K in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $96K | 3/1 | 840 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 5149 W THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5150 W THOMPSON ST | Absentee individual | $46K | 3/1 | 840 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5151-53 W THOMPSON ST | Absentee individual | $82K | —/— | 1,620 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 5152 W THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 6×: $10K in 2013 → $60K in 2021 (+500%). | Investor / LLC | $92K | 2/1 | 840 | 1925 | 6 | |
| 5154-60 W THOMPSON ST | Vacant | $85K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 5155 W THOMPSON ST | Investor / LLC | $96K | —/— | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 5157 W THOMPSON ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $25K in 2006. | Absentee individual | $81K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 5162-64 W THOMPSON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $245K | —/— | 6,630 | 1925 | 0 | 5 violtax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)