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Who owns your block

5200 block of Akron St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 75% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 open code violations.

The typical home here is up 88% since 2016, now about $171K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$123K–$227K
ZIP median $170K
Price / sq ft
$155
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$215K
6 sold in 2yr
assessed $171K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1945
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
75%
45 of 60
city 41%
Rentals
23%
14 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
5
L&I code
▲ block 7% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+2%
value · tax +$85
5 years
+79%
value · tax +$71
10 years
+88%
value · tax +$135

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 19124 median of $170K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19124 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19124Philadelphia
Median home value$171K$170K$223K
Owner-occupied55%40%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 95 reported crimes (28 violent) and 173 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
95
28 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
173
37 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft20
Other Assaults19
Theft from Vehicle11
Thefts10
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief10
All Other Offenses7

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection40
Maintenance Complaint29
Illegal Dumping24
Abandoned Vehicle21
Street Trees10
Other (Streets)8

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$171K2016: $91K2017: $91K2018: $91K2019: $92K2020: $96K2021: $96K2022: $96K2023: $136K2024: $136K2025: $167K2026: $167K2027: $171K2016202020232027

▲ +88% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,4122016: $1,2772017: $1,2772018: $1,2772019: $1,2862020: $1,3412021: $1,3412022: $1,3412023: $1,9082024: $1,9082025: $1,7072026: $1,3272027: $1,4122016202020232027

▲ +11% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 188 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $188 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+88%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.9%/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 97 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
97arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
8homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 60 parcels

Owner-occupied: 45Investor / LLC: 6Absentee individual: 9 60parcels
  • Owner-occupied 45
  • Investor / LLC 6
  • Absentee individual 9

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels50 parcels2 parcels7 parcels
$123K$201K+

The block's largest owner, Philadelphia Home Rentals Llc, carries 18 open violations across 199 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Home Rentals Llc1199$24Mphila.gov ↗
Prudent Properties Llc111$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
Venture Remodeling Llc18$1.3Mphila.gov ↗
Btv Phil 3 Llc16$893Kphila.gov ↗
Pq Investments Llc15$740Kphila.gov ↗
Estate Partners Llc15$962Kphila.gov ↗
Reyes & Reyes Enterprise Llc13$480Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 60 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
5200 AKRON ST 2 L&I violations (2012); sold $130K (2018); L&I violation (2020); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $201K 2/2 1,304 1945 1 1 viol
5201 AKRON ST Bought for $185K in 2022, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $280K in 2025. Owner-occupied $200K 3/2 1,838 1950 3
5202 AKRON ST sold $30K (2013); 2 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2026). Absentee individual $174K 3/1 1,088 1945 1 rented1 viol
5203 AKRON ST sold $95K (2006); 2 L&I violations (2020). Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,088 1945 1
5204 AKRON ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $174K 3/1 1,088 1945 0
5205 AKRON ST Traded 2×: $39K in 2000 → $60K in 2003 (+56%). Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,088 1945 2
5206 AKRON ST Bought for $60K in 2005, alterations permit in 2020, sold for $180K in 2022 (+200%). Owner-occupied $174K 3/1 1,088 1945 3
5207 AKRON ST Bought for $52K in 2004, electrical permit in 2012, sold for $66K in 2017 (+27%). Investor / LLC $171K 3/1 1,088 1945 2 rented
5208 AKRON ST Bought for $85K in 2005, use permit in 2013, sold for $168K in 2021 (+98%). Owner-occupied $201K 3/1 1,088 1945 4
5209 AKRON ST Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,088 1945 1
5210 AKRON ST Traded 2×: $75K in 2005 → $111K in 2007 (+48%). Owner-occupied $174K 3/1 1,088 1945 2
5211 AKRON ST Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,088 1945 1
5212 AKRON ST Bought for $58K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $174K 3/1 1,088 1945 1 rented2 viol
5213 AKRON ST Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,088 1945 1
5214 AKRON ST Bought for $100K in 2009. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $174K 3/1 1,088 1945 1
5215 AKRON ST Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,088 1945 1
5216 AKRON ST 2 L&I violations (2013). Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,088 1945 0
5217 AKRON ST Traded 3×: $60K in 2006 → $40K in 2014 (-33%). Absentee individual $169K 3/1 1,088 1945 3 rented
5218 AKRON ST Bought for $49K in 2002. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,088 1945 1
5219 AKRON ST 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2022). Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,088 1945 0
5220 AKRON ST Traded 3×: $110K in 2009 → $48K in 2018 (-56%). Investor / LLC $169K 3/1 1,088 1945 3 rented
5221 AKRON ST Traded 5×: $30K in 2000 → $190K in 2025 (+527%). Investor / LLC $169K 3/2 1,088 1945 5 rented
5222 AKRON ST Bought for $93K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,088 1945 1
5223 AKRON ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,136 1945 0
5224 AKRON ST Bought for $60K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $199K 3/1 1,088 1945 4
5225 AKRON ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Absentee individual $169K 3/1 1,088 1945 0 rented
5226 AKRON ST Traded 3×: $57K in 2006 → $230K in 2023 (+304%). Owner-occupied $197K 3/2 1,088 1945 3
5227 AKRON ST sold $100K (2021); L&I violation (2024). Absentee individual $171K 3/1 1,124 1945 1
5228 AKRON ST 7 L&I violations (2013); sold $38K (2014); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2017). Investor / LLC $171K 3/1 1,122 1945 1 rented
5229 AKRON ST Bought for $65K in 2011. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,122 1945 1
5232 AKRON ST Bought for $73K in 2015. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,122 1945 1
5233 AKRON ST Bought for $98K in 2008. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,122 1945 1
5234 AKRON ST Bought for $95K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,127 1945 1
5235 AKRON ST Traded 2×: $65K in 2004 → $73K in 2020 (+12%). Absentee individual $172K 3/1 1,088 1945 2 rented
5236 AKRON ST Traded 2×: $57K in 2018 → $175K in 2018 (+207%). Absentee individual $227K 3/2 1,088 1945 2
5237 AKRON ST Traded 3×: $82K in 2005 → $98K in 2014 (+20%). Absentee individual $172K 3/1 1,088 1945 3
5238 AKRON ST Traded 2×: $71K in 2009 → $120K in 2020 (+69%). Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,088 1945 2
5239 AKRON ST Traded 2×: $34K in 2002 → $43K in 2004 (+25%). Investor / LLC $172K 3/1 1,088 1945 2 rented
5240 AKRON ST Traded 2×: $58K in 2000 → $87K in 2005 (+49%). Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,088 1945 2
5241 AKRON ST Traded 2×: $78K in 2005 → $188K in 2025 (+143%). Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,088 1945 2
5242 AKRON ST 2 L&I violations (2017); 5 L&I violations (2019); sold $250K (2024). Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,088 1945 1 rented
5243 AKRON ST Bought for $25K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,088 1945 3 1 viol
5244 AKRON ST Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,088 1945 0
5245 AKRON ST Traded 2×: $83K in 2004 → $74K in 2015 (-10%). Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,088 1945 2
5246 AKRON ST sold $70K (2011); 2 L&I violations (2016); 3 L&I violations (2017). Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,088 1945 1
5247 AKRON ST sold $20K (2019); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025). Absentee individual $172K 3/1 1,088 1945 1 rented
5248 AKRON ST sold $52K (2001); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,088 1945 1
5249 AKRON ST Bought for $75K in 2006, plumbing permit in 2009, sold for $100K in 2021 (+34%). Absentee individual $123K 3/1 1,088 1945 2 rented
5250 AKRON ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,088 1945 0
5251 AKRON ST Bought for $64K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,088 1945 1
5252 AKRON ST Bought for $65K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,088 1945 1
5253 AKRON ST sold $42K (2016); 3 L&I violations (2023); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,088 1945 1
5254 AKRON ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,088 1945 0
5255 AKRON ST Traded 4×: $49K in 2000 → $240K in 2025 (+395%). Owner-occupied $217K 3/2 1,088 1945 4
5256 AKRON ST Bought for $83K in 2004. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,088 1945 3
5257 AKRON ST Bought for $58K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,088 1945 3
5258 AKRON ST sold $75K (2004); 2 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,088 1945 1
5259 AKRON ST Bought for $52K in 2013. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. Investor / LLC $172K 3/1 1,088 1945 2 rented
5260 AKRON ST Bought for $36K in 2002. Owner pulled a sign permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,440 1945 2
5261 AKRON ST Bought for $69K in 2000, alteration permit in 2008, sold for $113K in 2013 (+63%). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,428 1945 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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