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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.

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
$185K
$18K–$291K
ZIP median $176K
Price / sq ft
$122
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$185K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $185K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
3 of 35
$31K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
83%
29 of 35
city 41%
Rentals
3%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$48K
5 of 35 behind
▲ block 14% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-9%
value · tax +$179
5 years
+81%
value · tax +$966
10 years
+75%
value · tax +$1K

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 $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 blockZIP 19141Philadelphia
Median home value$185K$176K$223K
Owner-occupied54%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.

Crimes · 12mo
60
26 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
153
51 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults19
Motor Vehicle Theft10
All Other Offenses8
Thefts7
Aggravated Assault No Firearm5
Fraud5

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint24
Abandoned Vehicle19
Salting19
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection18
Other (Streets)14
Sanitation Violation14

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 & Middle
American Paradigm Charter School At Birney
High · 9-12
Olney High School
100 W Duncannon Ave · 1036 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$250K$500K$185K2016: $106K2017: $106K2018: $106K2019: $102K2020: $102K2021: $102K2022: $102K2023: $137K2024: $137K2025: $203K2026: $203K2027: $185K2016202020232027

▲ +75% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,2792016: $1,1512017: $1,1232018: $1,1232019: $1,1072020: $1,3132021: $1,3132022: $1,3132023: $1,5652024: $1,4252025: $2,2192026: $2,1002027: $2,2792016202020232027

▲ +98% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

3
3 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $31,400 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$0pays now $3,431at the full rate

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 175 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+5.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+75%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.3 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 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

$0$250K$500K2005201020152020
35arm's-length sales since 2001
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
14homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 35 parcels

Owner-occupied: 29Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 4Vacant: 1 35parcels
  • Owner-occupied 29
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 4
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels1 parcels3 parcels16 parcels5 parcels9 parcels
$18K$289K+

The block's largest owner, Play Ball Properties Llc, carries 11 open violations across 11 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Play Ball Properties Llc111$1.8Mphila.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

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5301 N 12TH ST Bought for $128K in 2016. Owner pulled a use permit in 2015. Absentee individual $185K 4/4 1,800 1935 2
5303 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $257K —/— 1,800 1935 0 tax lien
5305 N 12TH ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $172K —/— 1,320 1935 0 abated
5307 N 12TH ST Bought 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 Bought for $35K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $183K —/— 1,500 1935 1
5309 N 12TH ST Bought for $104K in 2007. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $167K —/— 1,350 1935 1
5310 N 12TH ST 4 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 Bought 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 built 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 Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $200K —/— 1,875 1935 0
5316 N 12TH ST Bought 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 Bought for $50K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $289K —/— 1,875 1935 1
5318 N 12TH ST Bought for $10K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $175K 4/1 1,536 1935 2
5319 N 12TH ST 2 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 Bought for $60K in 2024. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Investor / LLC $213K 4/1 1,536 1935 1
5321 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Absentee individual $289K —/— 1,875 1935 0 rented
5322 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $175K 4/1 1,536 1935 0
5323 N 12TH ST sold $70K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2007). Absentee individual $289K —/— 1,875 1935 1
5324 N 12TH ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Traded 3×: $95K in 2005 → $280K in 2022 (+195%). Owner-occupied $263K 5/3 1,500 1935 3 tax lien
5328 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Absentee individual $179K 4/1 1,536 1935 0
5329 N 12TH ST Traded 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 Owner 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 Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $178K —/— 1,500 1935 0
5336 N 12TH ST L&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 Bought 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)

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