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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.

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
$124K
$23K–$245K
ZIP median $156K
Price / sq ft
$93
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$15K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $124K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
10 of 45
$26K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
56%
25 of 45
city 41%
Rentals
13%
6 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
17
L&I code
▲ block 11% · city 5%
Back taxes
$99K
11 of 45 behind
▲ block 24% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+15%
value · tax +$160
5 years
+125%
value · tax +$494
10 years
+169%
value · tax +$434

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 $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 blockZIP 19131Philadelphia
Median home value$124K$156K$223K
Owner-occupied36%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.

Crimes · 12mo
138
64 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
244
68 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults45
All Other Offenses15
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief14
Thefts13
Aggravated Assault No Firearm11
Motor Vehicle Theft11

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection61
Maintenance Complaint57
Abandoned Vehicle26
Illegal Dumping21
Street Defect13
Sanitation Violation11

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
Edward Heston
1621 N 54th St · 219 students
High · 9-12
Overbrook High
5898 Lancaster Ave · 466 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$124K2016: $46K2017: $46K2018: $46K2019: $53K2020: $55K2021: $55K2022: $55K2023: $79K2024: $79K2025: $107K2026: $107K2027: $124K2016202020232027

▲ +169% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$8102016: $3762017: $3762018: $3012019: $3042020: $3162021: $3162022: $3162023: $4022024: $3582025: $5762026: $6502027: $8102016202020232027

▲ +115% since 2016 · ~+7%/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 $26,270 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 $1,932at the full rate

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

9510050020162019202220252027This block 269 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+9.4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+169%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6.4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+2.9 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 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

$0$100K$200K2005201020152020
37arm's-length sales since 2001
0times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
24homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 45 parcels

Owner-occupied: 25Investor / LLC: 8Absentee individual: 10Vacant: 2 45parcels
  • Owner-occupied 25
  • Investor / LLC 8
  • Absentee individual 10
  • Vacant 2

Value distribution today

2 parcels3 parcels3 parcels10 parcels1 parcels20 parcels6 parcels
$23K$164K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Carter Sales 21 Llc123$1.9Mphila.gov ↗
Blake & Mitchell Co114$1.9Mphila.gov ↗
Dreamchasers Llc110$1.9Mphila.gov ↗
Black Dog Rentals Llc27$1.2Mphila.gov ↗
Espan Trust16$595Kphila.gov ↗
Hurlum K Empire Llc14$412Kphila.gov ↗
Silicon Realty Llc12$380Kphila.gov ↗
5128 Thompson Llc11$88Kphila.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

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
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 Traded 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 Traded 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 Traded 3×: $25K in 2001 → $85K in 2008 (+241%). Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,272 1925 3
5123 W THOMPSON ST Traded 2×: $25K in 2023 → $35K in 2023 (+40%). Owner-occupied $134K 3/1 1,440 1925 2 4 violtax lien
5124 W THOMPSON ST built 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 built 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 Appeal 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 Traded 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 Traded 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 Traded 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 Traded 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 Bought 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 Traded 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 built new (tax-abated), sold for $25K in 2006. Absentee individual $81K 4/1 1,600 1940 1 abated
5162-64 W THOMPSON ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $245K —/— 6,630 1925 0 5 violtax lien

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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