Who owns your block
5200 block of N 9th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 76% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $2,428 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 88% since 2016, now about $163K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $163K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19141 median of $176K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19141 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19141 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $163K | $176K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 35% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 98 reported crimes (42 violent) and 190 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
- $163K typical home, up +88% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,191 to $1,680 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.6M assessed, $50,217/yr to the city, about $1,732 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +88% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +41% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5209 N 9th St is assessed at $182K but pays $1,604 a year — about 63% of the $2,541 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.9% 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 $188 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 31 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 29 parcels
- Owner-occupied 22
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 1
- Vacant 4
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Bankers Trust Company Of, carries 13 open violations across 40 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bankers Trust Company Of | 1 | 40 | $6.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| V & V Holdings Llc | 4 | 18 | $2.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| American Property Investm | 1 | 18 | $3.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cama Sdira Llc Fbo T-140827-01 Ira | 1 | 1 | $163K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5201 N 9TH ST Historysold $95K (2004); Appeal granted with conditions (2009). | Absentee individual | $241K | —/— | 1,940 | 1935 | 1 | rented |
| 5203 N 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 2004. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/1 | 1,468 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5205 N 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $182K | 3/1 | 1,468 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5207 N 9TH ST | Investor / LLC | $181K | 3/1 | 1,468 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5209 N 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $182K | 3/1 | 1,468 | 1935 | 0 | abated |
| 5211 N 9TH ST Historysold $70K (2005); L&I violation (2014). | Owner-occupied | $120K | 3/1 | 1,468 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5213 N 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/1 | 1,468 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5215 N 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/1 | 1,468 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5216 N 9TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a lot line relocation permit in 2025. | Vacant | $30K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5217 N 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $105K in 2012. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $182K | 3/2 | 1,468 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 5218 N 9TH ST | Vacant | $30K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5219 N 9TH ST | Investor / LLC | $206K | —/— | 1,280 | 1935 | 0 | rented |
| 5220 N 9TH ST | Vacant | $30K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5221 N 9TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $78K in 2006 → $150K in 2019 (+93%). | Owner-occupied | $243K | —/— | 1,280 | 1935 | 5 | rented |
| 5222 N 9TH ST | Vacant | $30K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5224 N 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,286 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5226 N 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,286 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5228 N 9TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $70K in 2013, alteration permit in 2016, sold for $217K in 2023 (+210%). | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,286 | 1935 | 3 | |
| 5230 N 9TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $31K in 2003 → $72K in 2009 (+132%). | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,286 | 1935 | 3 | |
| 5232 N 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2006. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,286 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 5234 N 9TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,286 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5236 N 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,286 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5238 N 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $155K | 3/1 | 1,286 | 1935 | 1 | rented |
| 5240 N 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $155K | 3/1 | 1,286 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5242 N 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,286 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 5244 N 9TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,286 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5246 N 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,286 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5248 N 9TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $45K in 2018 → $210K in 2023 (+367%). | Owner-occupied | $230K | 3/1 | 1,286 | 1935 | 3 | |
| 5250 N 9TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $26K in 2003 → $101K in 2007 (+295%). | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,286 | 1935 | 3 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)