Who owns your block
5200 block of N 8th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 82% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $37,572 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 98% since 2016, now about $180K. Property taxes are climbing about 0% 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 $180K — about 0.8× 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 block | ZIP 19120 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $180K | $171K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 64% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 90 reported crimes (33 violent) and 166 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
- $180K typical home, up +98% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,111 to $1,126 a year, +0%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.2M assessed, $39,074/yr to the city, about $1,776 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +98% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +1% since 2016 · ~+0%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5216 N 8th St is assessed at $192K but pays $1,779 a year — about 66% of the $2,683 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.4% 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 $198 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 21 arm's-length sales since 1993. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 22 parcels
- Owner-occupied 18
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5208 North 8th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $180K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5200 N 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2002 → $240K in 2025 (+200%). | Absentee individual | $239K | 4/2 | 1,992 | 1935 | 2 | rented |
| 5201 N 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $37K in 1993, alteration permit in 2010, sold for $180K in 2026 (+393%). | Owner-occupied | $170K | 3/2 | 1,448 | 1935 | 3 | |
| 5202 N 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $180K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5203 N 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $170K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5204 N 8TH ST Historysold $220K (2022); L&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $180K | 3/2 | 1,464 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5205 N 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $170K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5206 N 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5207 N 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,456 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5208 N 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $27K in 2001, electrical permit in 2017, sold for $60K in 2024 (+126%). | Investor / LLC | $180K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1935 | 3 | |
| 5209 N 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5210 N 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $180K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5211 N 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2000 → $8K in 2013 (-74%). | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1935 | 2 | tax lien |
| 5212 N 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $144K in 2019. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $180K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5213 N 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $58K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5214 N 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5215 N 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5216 N 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $192K | 3/1 | 1,464 | 1935 | 0 | abated |
| 5217 N 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2012 → $89K in 2013 (+196%). | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 5218 N 8TH ST Historysold $28K (2011); 2 L&I violations (2017). | Absentee individual | $206K | —/— | 1,280 | 1935 | 1 | rented |
| 5219 N 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,448 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5220 N 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $115K in 2008. Owner pulled a use permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $205K | —/— | 1,280 | 1935 | 1 | rented |
| 5221 N 8TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $150K in 2008 → $320K in 2025 (+113%). | Absentee individual | $325K | 6/3 | 2,064 | 1935 | 4 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)