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Who owns your block

5200 block of Torresdale Ave

A mixed-ownership block: 38% owner-occupied, 25% investor-held, with 1 open code violation.

The typical home here is up 40% since 2016, now about $163K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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
$163K
$139K–$3.9M
ZIP median $170K
Price / sq ft
$123
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$172K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $163K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $54K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
38%
6 of 16
city 41%
Rentals
19%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▲ block 6% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 13% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+7%
value · tax +$217
5 years
+50%
value · tax +$764
10 years
+40%
value · tax +$655

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 $163K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19124 median of $170K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19124 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19124Philadelphia
Median home value$163K$170K$223K
Owner-occupied6%40%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 136 reported crimes (51 violent) and 254 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
136
51 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
254
46 still open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses26
Other Assaults23
Thefts16
Motor Vehicle Theft12
Weapon Violations12
Aggravated Assault No Firearm8

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection68
Maintenance Complaint55
Illegal Dumping21
Abandoned Vehicle19
Traffic Signal Emergency14
Street Defect13

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 · K-5
James J Sullivan
5300 Ditman St · 378 students
Middle · 6-8
Warren G Harding
2000 Wakeling St · 522 students
High · 9-12
Frankford HS
5000 Oxford Ave · 908 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$500K$1.0M$163K2016: $116K2017: $116K2018: $95K2019: $106K2020: $109K2021: $109K2022: $109K2023: $141K2024: $141K2025: $153K2026: $153K2027: $163K2016202020232027

▲ +40% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,2842016: $1,6292017: $1,6292018: $1,3332019: $1,4822020: $1,5202021: $1,5202022: $1,5202023: $1,9772024: $1,9772025: $2,1372026: $2,0672027: $2,2842016202020232027

▲ +40% since 2016 · ~+3%/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 +3.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

8210025020162019202220252027This block 140 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $140 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+3.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+40%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+3.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+0.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-3.4 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 22 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 3 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M200020052010201520202025
22arm's-length sales since 2000
2times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
3homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 16 parcels

Owner-occupied: 6Investor / LLC: 4Absentee individual: 6 16parcels
  • Owner-occupied 6
  • Investor / LLC 4
  • Absentee individual 6

Value distribution today

11 parcels1 parcels2 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels2 parcels
$139K$1.7M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Pali Investments Llc18$1.9Mphila.gov ↗
Fairway Investment Enterp12$366Kphila.gov ↗
Balaji Realty Group Llc12$653Kphila.gov ↗
Rite Aid Of Pa Inc12$6.8Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 16 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$2.5M$5.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5212 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $58K in 2010 → $60K in 2020 (+3%). Owner-occupied $153K 3/2 1,406 1925 2
5214 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $150K in 2007 → $142K in 2014 (-5%). Owner-occupied $148K 3/1 1,406 1925 2
5216 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 3×: $150K in 2007 → $172K in 2025 (+15%). Investor / LLC $144K —/— 1,672 1925 3
5222 TORRESDALE AVE Investor / LLC $162K —/— 1,620 1925 1
5223 TORRESDALE AVE Appeal granted with conditions (2009). Owner-occupied $1.7M —/— 15,624 1935 0
5224 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $90K in 2021 → $130K in 2021 (+44%). Absentee individual $141K 3/1 1,152 1925 2 rented
5226 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $18K in 2015 → $106K in 2016 (+489%). Owner-occupied $164K 3/1 1,152 1925 2
5228 TORRESDALE AVE Absentee individual $141K 3/1 1,152 1925 1
5230 TORRESDALE AVE Absentee individual $153K 4/1 1,476 1925 1
5232 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $60K in 2000 → $160K in 2001 (+167%). Absentee individual $139K 3/1 1,152 1925 2 rented
5233-45 TORRESDALE AVE Absentee individual $606K —/— 1,236 1920 0
5234 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $60K in 2000 → $160K in 2001 (+167%). Owner-occupied $223K —/— 1,710 1925 2 rented
5236-40 TORRESDALE AVE Investor / LLC $500K —/— 3,120 1920 1
5260 TORRESDALE AVE Owner-occupied $613K —/— 1,104 1980 1 1 viol
5272 TORRESDALE AVE Traded 2×: $700K in 2024 → $830K in 2025 (+19%). Investor / LLC $3.9M —/— 8,570 1980 2
5292 TORRESDALE AVE Absentee individual $179K —/— 1,814 1970 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)

Where this comes from

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