Who owns your block
5300 block of N 12th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 83% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 homes behind $47,551 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 75% since 2016, now about $185K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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 $185K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and above 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 | $185K | $176K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 54% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 60 reported crimes (26 violent) and 153 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
- $185K typical home, up +75% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,151 to $2,279 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.2M assessed, $69,574/yr to the city, about $1,988 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +75% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +98% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5307 N 12th St is assessed at $245K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $3,431 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 +5.2% 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 $175 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 35 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 35 parcels
- Owner-occupied 29
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Play Ball Properties Llc, carries 11 open violations across 11 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play Ball Properties Llc | 1 | 11 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5301 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $128K in 2016. Owner pulled a use permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $185K | 4/4 | 1,800 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 5303 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $257K | —/— | 1,800 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5305 N 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $172K | —/— | 1,320 | 1935 | 0 | abated |
| 5307 N 12TH ST New constructionBought for $95K in 2006, built new (tax-abated), sold for $309K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $245K | 3/2 | 1,320 | 1935 | 5 | abated |
| 5308 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $183K | —/— | 1,500 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5309 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $104K in 2007. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $167K | —/— | 1,350 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5310 N 12TH ST History4 L&I violations (2016). | Owner-occupied | $191K | 4/1 | 1,700 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5311 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $167K | —/— | 1,350 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5312 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $27K in 2010. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $291K | —/— | 3,500 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5313 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $200K | —/— | 1,875 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5314 N 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated), sold for $80K in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $116K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1935 | 1 | abated |
| 5315 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $200K | —/— | 1,875 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5316 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $258K | 5/3 | 1,536 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 5317 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $289K | —/— | 1,875 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5318 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $175K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 5319 N 12TH ST History2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2023). | Owner-occupied | $289K | —/— | 1,875 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5320 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2024. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Investor / LLC | $213K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5321 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $289K | —/— | 1,875 | 1935 | 0 | rented |
| 5322 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $175K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5323 N 12TH ST Historysold $70K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2007). | Absentee individual | $289K | —/— | 1,875 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5324 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $3K in 2020. | Vacant | $18K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 5325 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $178K | —/— | 1,500 | 1935 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5326 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2020. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $265K | 4/2 | 1,536 | 1935 | 2 | tax lien |
| 5327 N 12TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $95K in 2005 → $280K in 2022 (+195%). | Owner-occupied | $263K | 5/3 | 1,500 | 1935 | 3 | tax lien |
| 5328 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $179K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5329 N 12TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2019 → $217K in 2019 (+189%). | Owner-occupied | $178K | 4/1 | 1,500 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 5330 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $241K | —/— | 1,536 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5331 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $178K | —/— | 1,500 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5332 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $179K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5333 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $178K | —/— | 1,500 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5334 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $237K | —/— | 1,536 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5335 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $178K | —/— | 1,500 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5336 N 12TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2016). | Owner-occupied | $176K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5338 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $176K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1935 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5340 N 12TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $60K in 2004, electrical permit in 2008, sold for $206K in 2023 (+243%). | Owner-occupied | $241K | 6/3 | 1,600 | 1935 | 4 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)