Who owns your block
5200 block of Spruce St
A mixed-ownership block: 54% owner-occupied, 32% investor-held, with 1 open code violation and 3 homes behind $71,398 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 146% since 2016, now about $259K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% 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 $259K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19139 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $259K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 20% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 134 reported crimes (56 violent) and 264 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
- $259K typical home, up +146% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,226 to $3,365 a year, +10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $131,961/yr to the city, about $3,219 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +146% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +174% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5244 Spruce St is assessed at $576K but pays $2,441 a year — about 30% of the $8,064 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 +8.5% 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 $246 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 39 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 41 parcels
- Owner-occupied 22
- Investor / LLC 9
- Absentee individual 10
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Millenium Investments Llc, carries 1 open violation across 15 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millenium Investments Llc | 3 | 15 | $3.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mmag Properties Llc | 1 | 15 | $6.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Irving Business Group Llc | 1 | 4 | $959K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 309 Investments Inc | 2 | 3 | $721K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Araya Enterprise Llc | 1 | 3 | $586K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Vmc Reo Llc | 1 | 2 | $422K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 5217 Rental Llc | 1 | 1 | $382K | phila.gov ↗ |
| University Manor Llc | 1 | 1 | $203K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 5241 Group Llc | 1 | 1 | $286K | phila.gov ↗ |
| M& S Property Group Llc | 1 | 1 | $576K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5213 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $296K | —/— | 2,600 | 1920 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 5214 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $70K in 2007 → $325K in 2022 (+364%). | Owner-occupied | $200K | 4/1 | 1,620 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 5215 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $296K | —/— | 2,600 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 5216 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $203K | 4/1 | 1,620 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5217 SPRUCE ST | Investor / LLC | $382K | 5/2 | 2,600 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 5218 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $53K in 2001 → $33K in 2009 (-37%). | Investor / LLC | $203K | 4/1 | 1,620 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 5219 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $115K in 2005 → $38K in 2016 (-67%). | Investor / LLC | $296K | 4/2 | 2,600 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 5220 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $203K | 4/1 | 1,620 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5221 SPRUCE ST ImprovedBought for $135K in 2006. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $296K | —/— | 2,600 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 5222 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $42K in 2004 → $90K in 2015 (+114%). | Absentee individual | $140K | 4/1 | 1,620 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 5223 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $296K | —/— | 2,600 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5224 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $203K | 4/1 | 1,620 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5225 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $105K in 2005 → $115K in 2014 (+10%). | Absentee individual | $292K | —/— | 2,600 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 5226 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $165K | —/— | 1,620 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5227 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $292K | —/— | 2,600 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 5228 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $240K | —/— | 1,620 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5229 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $292K | —/— | 2,600 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5230 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $203K | 4/1 | 1,620 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 5231 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $292K | —/— | 2,600 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 5232 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $58K in 2016 → $250K in 2020 (+334%). | Owner-occupied | $203K | 4/1 | 1,620 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 5233 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $292K | —/— | 2,600 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5234 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $203K | 4/1 | 1,620 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5235 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $292K | —/— | 2,600 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5236 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $7K in 2003 → $315K in 2022 (+4187%). | Investor / LLC | $330K | 3/2 | 1,620 | 1925 | 3 | tax lien |
| 5237 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $286K | —/— | 2,470 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5238 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $311K | —/2 | 1,620 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5239 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $286K | —/— | 2,470 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5240 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $203K | 4/1 | 1,620 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5241 SPRUCE ST | Investor / LLC | $286K | —/— | 2,470 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5242 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $203K | 4/1 | 1,620 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5243 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $292K | —/— | 2,590 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5244 SPRUCE ST New constructionBought for $35K in 2003, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $100K in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $576K | 4/4 | 1,620 | 1925 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 5246 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $203K | 4/1 | 1,620 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5247 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $35K in 2003 → $250K in 2023 (+616%). | Owner-occupied | $250K | —/— | 2,976 | 1915 | 3 | rented1 viol |
| 5248 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $240K | —/— | 1,620 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5249 SPRUCE ST ImprovedBought for $177K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $352K | —/— | 2,100 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 5250 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $212K | 4/1 | 1,720 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5251 SPRUCE ST Historysold $57K (2008); Appeal admin/review (2009). | Investor / LLC | $242K | —/— | 2,100 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 5252 SPRUCE ST | Investor / LLC | $145K | —/— | 2,040 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 5253 SPRUCE ST | Investor / LLC | $230K | —/— | 2,484 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 5255 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $259K | —/— | 3,240 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)