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Who owns your block

5200 block of Arbor St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 91% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 2 homes behind $8,914 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 69% since 2016, now about $190K. 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
$190K
$178K–$259K
ZIP median $171K
Price / sq ft
$129
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.9×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1950
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
91%
52 of 57
city 41%
Rentals
4%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$9K
2 of 57 behind
▼ block 4% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+2%
value · tax +$45
5 years
+80%
value · tax −$168
10 years
+69%
value · tax −$200

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 $190K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and above 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$190K$171K$223K
Owner-occupied60%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 76 reported crimes (21 violent) and 138 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
76
21 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
138
38 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts24
Other Assaults16
Theft from Vehicle9
Motor Vehicle Theft8
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief7
All Other Offenses3

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint27
Abandoned Vehicle20
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection18
Street Defect9
Street Light Outage9
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 · 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$190K2016: $112K2017: $112K2018: $112K2019: $98K2020: $105K2021: $105K2022: $105K2023: $140K2024: $140K2025: $186K2026: $186K2027: $190K2016202020232027

▲ +69% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,2632016: $1,4632017: $1,4632018: $1,4612019: $8412020: $9592021: $9592022: $1,4312023: $1,8652024: $1,6952025: $1,5682026: $1,2182027: $1,2632016202020232027

▼ -14% 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 +4.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

8710025020162019202220252027This block 169 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $169 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+69%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.6 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 61 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 19 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K2004201020162022
61arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
19homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 57 parcels

Owner-occupied: 52Absentee individual: 5 57parcels
  • Owner-occupied 52
  • Absentee individual 5

Value distribution today

8 parcels4 parcels40 parcels1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels4 parcels
$178K$211K+

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

House by house

All 57 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 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $214K 4/1 1,692 1950 0
5201 ARBOR ST Traded 2×: $70K in 2002 → $112K in 2006 (+60%). Owner-occupied $195K 3/1 1,504 1950 2
5202 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,480 1950 0
5203 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $187K 3/1 1,408 1950 1
5204 ARBOR ST Traded 2×: $65K in 2004 → $65K in 2014 (+0%). Absentee individual $180K 3/1 1,480 1950 2
5205 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $187K 3/1 1,408 1950 0
5206 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,480 1950 1
5207 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $187K 3/1 1,408 1950 1
5208 ARBOR ST Traded 2×: $87K in 2005 → $108K in 2019 (+24%). Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,480 1950 2
5209 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $186K 3/1 1,408 1950 1
5210 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,480 1950 1
5211 ARBOR ST Traded 2×: $110K in 2005 → $160K in 2020 (+45%). Owner-occupied $178K 3/1 1,408 1950 2
5212 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,480 1950 0
5213 ARBOR ST Traded 3×: $115K in 2010 → $135K in 2018 (+17%). Owner-occupied $259K 3/1 1,448 1950 3
5214 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,480 1950 0
5215 ARBOR ST 2 L&I violations (2024). Owner-occupied $179K 3/1 1,448 1950 0
5216 ARBOR ST Traded 2×: $69K in 2003 → $230K in 2024 (+233%). Owner-occupied $190K 3/2 1,480 1950 2
5217 ARBOR ST Traded 2×: $137K in 2006 → $201K in 2022 (+47%). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,480 1950 2
5218 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,480 1950 0
5219 ARBOR ST L&I violation (2022). Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,448 1950 0
5220 ARBOR ST Traded 2×: $82K in 2012 → $107K in 2015 (+30%). Absentee individual $190K 3/1 1,480 1950 2
5221 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,480 1950 0
5222 ARBOR ST Traded 2×: $100K in 2009 → $120K in 2016 (+20%). Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,470 1950 2
5223 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,480 1950 0
5224 ARBOR ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,470 1950 0
5225 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,480 1950 1
5226 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,470 1950 0
5227 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,480 1950 0
5228 ARBOR ST 2 L&I violations (2015); sold $60K (2021). Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,470 1950 1
5229 ARBOR ST L&I violation (2021); sold $200K (2021). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,480 1950 1 tax lien
5230 ARBOR ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,470 1950 0
5231 ARBOR ST Bought for $130K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,480 1950 1
5232 ARBOR ST sold $70K (2003); L&I violation (2023); 2 L&I violations (2025). Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,470 1950 1
5233 ARBOR ST Traded 2×: $133K in 2006 → $58K in 2013 (-56%). Absentee individual $190K 3/1 1,480 1950 2 rented
5234 ARBOR ST Traded 3×: $70K in 2002 → $82K in 2008 (+17%). Absentee individual $180K 3/1 1,470 1950 3
5235 ARBOR ST sold $66K (2003); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,448 1950 1
5236 ARBOR ST Bought for $69K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,470 1950 1
5237 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,480 1950 0
5238 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,470 1950 0
5239 ARBOR ST Traded 2×: $113K in 2008 → $100K in 2015 (-12%). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,480 1950 2
5240 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,470 1950 0
5241 ARBOR ST Traded 2×: $70K in 2001 → $182K in 2021 (+160%). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,480 1950 2
5242 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,470 1950 1
5243 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,470 1950 1
5244 ARBOR ST Traded 3×: $67K in 2000 → $19K in 2019 (-72%). Owner-occupied $190K 4/1 1,470 1950 3
5245 ARBOR ST sold $90K (2004); 5 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2013); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,480 1950 1
5246 ARBOR ST Traded 2×: $41K in 2011 → $210K in 2021 (+409%). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,470 1950 2
5247 ARBOR ST L&I violation (2012). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,480 1950 0
5248 ARBOR ST Traded 3×: $92K in 2004 → $140K in 2019 (+52%). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,470 1950 3 1 viol
5249 ARBOR ST sold $79K (2003); 2 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,480 1950 1
5250 ARBOR ST Traded 2×: $49K in 2024 → $208K in 2025 (+325%). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,470 1950 2
5251 ARBOR ST 2 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,480 1950 0
5252 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,470 1950 1
5253 ARBOR ST 3 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2021); sold $233K (2022); L&I violation (2023). Owner-occupied $190K 3/2 1,480 1950 1 tax lien
5254 ARBOR ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,470 1950 1
5255 ARBOR ST Traded 2×: $68K in 1999 → $175K in 2020 (+157%). Owner-occupied $245K 3/3 1,552 1950 2
5256 ARBOR ST Traded 2×: $120K in 2004 → $125K in 2016 (+4%). Absentee individual $211K —/— 1,950 1950 2 rented

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

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