Who owns your block
5200 block of Sylvester St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 81% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 open code violations and 2 homes behind $2,717 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 87% since 2016, now about $173K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% 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 $173K — 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 block | ZIP 19124 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $173K | $170K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 52% | 40% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 107 reported crimes (34 violent) and 192 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
- $173K typical home, up +87% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,237 to $1,566 a year, +2%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $9.2M assessed, $92,032/yr to the city, about $1,770 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +87% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +27% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5220 Sylvester St is assessed at $171K but pays $1,462 a year — about 61% of the $2,392 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 $187 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 86 arm's-length sales since 1995. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 52 parcels
- Owner-occupied 42
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 7
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyluck Horizon Realty Inc | 1 | 4 | $576K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Michael Baron Llc | 1 | 3 | $454K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Vereda 34 Llc | 1 | 1 | $209K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bonifacio Llc | 1 | 1 | $229K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5214 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $95K in 2006 → $50K in 2015 (-47%). | Owner-occupied | $209K | 2/2 | 1,292 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 5215 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $186K | 3/1 | 1,140 | 1940 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 5216 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $171K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5217 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $34K in 2002 → $120K in 2024 (+252%). | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 5218 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $171K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5219 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5220 SYLVESTER ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $109K in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $171K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 5221 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5222 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $118K in 2006 → $135K in 2006 (+15%). | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,128 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5223 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $115K in 2005 → $170K in 2026 (+48%). | Absentee individual | $173K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5224 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $171K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5225 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $35K in 2001 → $169K in 2021 (+381%). | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 5226 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $65K in 2003 → $145K in 2020 (+123%). | Owner-occupied | $171K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 4 | |
| 5227 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2000 → $75K in 2010 (+52%). | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 2 | 1 viol |
| 5228 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $171K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5229 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $52K in 2000 → $70K in 2004 (+35%). | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5230 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $171K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5231 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $63K in 2002 → $192K in 2022 (+205%). | Owner-occupied | $203K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 5232 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $63K in 2002 → $78K in 2018 (+24%). | Absentee individual | $176K | 3/1 | 1,180 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5233 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5234 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $171K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5235 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $125K in 2005 → $200K in 2025 (+60%). | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/2 | 1,080 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 5236 SYLVESTER ST | Absentee individual | $171K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5237 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2002 → $190K in 2022 (+217%). | Absentee individual | $187K | 3/1 | 1,326 | 1924 | 2 | |
| 5238 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $81K in 2017 → $170K in 2024 (+110%). | Owner-occupied | $171K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5239 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2002 → $130K in 2019 (+137%). | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/2 | 1,080 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5240 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $56K in 2000 → $30K in 2016 (-46%). | Investor / LLC | $171K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 2 | rented |
| 5241 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2002 → $120K in 2005 (+100%). | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5242 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $108K in 2006 → $258K in 2025 (+138%). | Owner-occupied | $221K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 5243 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $89K in 2004 → $70K in 2019 (-21%). | Investor / LLC | $173K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 2 | rented |
| 5244 SYLVESTER ST | Absentee individual | $171K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5245 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5246 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $91K in 2007 → $180K in 2022 (+98%). | Owner-occupied | $171K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5247 SYLVESTER ST | Absentee individual | $173K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5248 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $60K in 2004 → $177K in 2021 (+195%). | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,326 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 5249 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5250 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5251 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $76K in 2004 → $134K in 2021 (+77%). | Owner-occupied | $180K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5252 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $55K in 2006 → $78K in 2017 (+42%). | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 5253 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2004 → $98K in 2007 (+64%). | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5254 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $49K in 2000 → $165K in 2006 (+234%). | Owner-occupied | $174K | 2/2 | 1,080 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5255 SYLVESTER ST | Absentee individual | $173K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5256 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $66K in 2002 → $107K in 2008 (+62%). | Owner-occupied | $174K | 2/2 | 1,080 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 5257 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5258 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $171K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5259 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $22K in 2011 → $85K in 2013 (+286%). | Owner-occupied | $219K | 3/1 | 1,314 | 1924 | 3 | 2 viol |
| 5260 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5261 SYLVESTER ST TradedTraded 2×: $110K in 2021 → $222K in 2024 (+102%). | Investor / LLC | $229K | 2/2 | 1,080 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5262 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5263 SYLVESTER ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $25K in 2008 → $160K in 2020 (+540%). | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1940 | 4 | |
| 5264 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $188K | 3/1 | 1,292 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5265 SYLVESTER ST | Owner-occupied | $201K | 3/1 | 1,751 | 1940 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)