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Who owns your block

5400 block of Akron St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 77% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 4 homes behind $14,832 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 94% since 2016, now about $173K. 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
$173K
$22K–$238K
ZIP median $170K
Price / sq ft
$145
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$159K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $173K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1930
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
77%
39 of 52
city 41%
Rentals
19%
10 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$15K
4 of 52 behind
▼ block 8% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+4%
value · tax +$65
5 years
+74%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+94%
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 $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 blockZIP 19124Philadelphia
Median home value$173K$170K$223K
Owner-occupied44%40%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 89 reported crimes (29 violent) and 134 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
89
29 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
134
32 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults24
Motor Vehicle Theft13
Thefts11
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief11
Theft from Vehicle9
All Other Offenses7

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint28
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection21
Abandoned Vehicle20
Illegal Dumping15
Inlet Cleaning6
License Complaint6

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
Phila Charter For Arts At Hr Edmunds
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$100K$200K$173K2016: $90K2017: $90K2018: $90K2019: $96K2020: $100K2021: $100K2022: $100K2023: $137K2024: $137K2025: $166K2026: $166K2027: $173K2016202020232027

▲ +94% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,3712016: $1,1882017: $1,1882018: $1,1882019: $1,1942020: $1,2442021: $1,2442022: $1,2442023: $1,6992024: $1,6992025: $2,3072026: $2,3062027: $2,3712016202020232027

▲ +100% since 2016 · ~+6%/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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 194 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $194 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+94%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.3 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 87 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
87arm's-length sales since 1999
2times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
9homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 52 parcels

Owner-occupied: 39Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 9Vacant: 1 52parcels
  • Owner-occupied 39
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 9
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels42 parcels9 parcels
$22K$224K+

The block's largest owner, Lm4r Llc, carries 1 open violation across 24 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Lm4r Llc124$3.7Mphila.gov ↗
Rosario Iris Betances (individual)22$233Kphila.gov ↗
123 Tulip Llc12$476Kphila.gov ↗
Ghatti Properties Nj Llc11$169Kphila.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

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

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5400 AKRON ST Bought for $108K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $216K 2/1 1,584 1930 1 rented
5401 AKRON ST Bought for $175K in 2019. Owner pulled a suppression permit in 2014. Absentee individual $195K —/— 2,048 1930 1
5402 AKRON ST Bought for $40K in 2010, use permit in 2014, sold for $248K in 2024 (+520%). Owner-occupied $238K 3/2 1,220 1925 4
5403 AKRON ST 3 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2022). Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,166 1930 0
5404 AKRON ST Bought for $51K in 2002, alteration permit in 2011, sold for $265K in 2022 (+420%). Owner-occupied $233K 3/3 1,220 1925 4 tax lien
5405 AKRON ST 4 L&I violations (2008); 3 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2012). Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,166 1930 0
5406 AKRON ST Bought for $56K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,220 1925 2
5407 AKRON ST sold $80K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2007); 4 L&I violations (2008); 3 L&I violations (2009). Absentee individual $169K 3/1 1,166 1930 1 rented
5408 AKRON ST Bought for $70K in 2021. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $224K 3/2 1,220 1925 3
5409 AKRON ST Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,166 1930 1
5410 AKRON ST 2 L&I violations (2008). Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,220 1925 0
5411 AKRON ST L&I violation (2013). Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,166 1930 0 tax lien
5412 AKRON ST Traded 5×: $50K in 2000 → $230K in 2023 (+361%). Owner-occupied $211K 3/1 1,220 1925 5 tax lien
5413 AKRON ST Traded 2×: $50K in 2001 → $112K in 2006 (+124%). Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,166 1930 2
5414 AKRON ST Traded 4×: $85K in 2006 → $230K in 2023 (+171%). Vacant $22K —/— 4 tax lien
5415 AKRON ST Traded 2×: $110K in 2007 → $200K in 2022 (+82%). Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,166 1930 2
5416 AKRON ST Bought for $140K in 2020. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Absentee individual $173K 3/1 1,220 1925 1
5417 AKRON ST 2 L&I violations (2008); 4 L&I violations (2013); sold $50K (2018). Absentee individual $169K 3/1 1,166 1930 1 rented
5418 AKRON ST Bought for $22K in 2000. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,220 1925 2
5419 AKRON ST 3 L&I violations (2009). Absentee individual $169K 3/1 1,166 1930 0
5420 AKRON ST Traded 3×: $60K in 2006 → $95K in 2012 (+58%). Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,220 1925 3
5421 AKRON ST 3 L&I violations (2008); L&I violation (2009); 2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013). Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,166 1930 0
5422 AKRON ST 2 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2024); sold $110K (2026). Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,220 1925 1
5423 AKRON ST Bought for $43K in 1999, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $132K in 2019 (+206%). Owner-occupied $199K 3/1 1,166 1930 3
5424 AKRON ST Bought for $80K in 2006. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,220 1925 2
5425 AKRON ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,166 1930 0
5426 AKRON ST 2 L&I violations (2017); L&I violation (2020). Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,220 1925 0 tax lien
5427 AKRON ST Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,166 1930 1
5428 AKRON ST Traded 2×: $39K in 2011 → $133K in 2019 (+245%). Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,220 1925 2
5429 AKRON ST Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,166 1930 1
5430 AKRON ST sold $55K (2000); 2 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,220 1925 1
5431 AKRON ST Bought for $52K in 2002, alterations permit in 2025, sold for $235K in 2026 (+353%). Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,166 1927 4
5432 AKRON ST Bought for $40K in 2015. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,220 1925 2
5433 AKRON ST Traded 2×: $85K in 2005 → $165K in 2022 (+94%). Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,166 1930 2
5434 AKRON ST sold $51K (2000); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2019); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $177K 3/1 1,302 1925 1
5435 AKRON ST Traded 2×: $55K in 2001 → $65K in 2004 (+18%). Absentee individual $169K 3/1 1,166 1930 2
5436 AKRON ST Traded 4×: $34K in 2002 → $160K in 2021 (+371%). Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,220 1925 4 1 viol
5437 AKRON ST Traded 2×: $50K in 2026 → $100K in 2026 (+100%). Investor / LLC $169K 3/1 1,166 1930 2 tax lien
5438 AKRON ST Bought for $109K in 2018. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,279 1925 1
5439 AKRON ST Bought for $147K in 2020. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $233K 3/1 1,217 1930 1
5440 AKRON ST Bought for $43K in 2018. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,220 1925 2
5441 AKRON ST sold $75K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2023). Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,166 1930 1
5442 AKRON ST 2 L&I violations (2014); sold $65K (2018); L&I violation (2023). Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,220 1925 1 rentedtax lien
5443 AKRON ST Traded 2×: $94K in 2005 → $165K in 2021 (+75%). Investor / LLC $169K 3/1 1,166 1930 2 rented
5444 AKRON ST sold $40K (2002); 3 L&I violations (2009); 3 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2015). Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,220 1925 1 rented
5445 AKRON ST 2 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2023); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,166 1930 0
5446 AKRON ST Traded 2×: $70K in 2015 → $159K in 2025 (+127%). Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,220 1925 2
5447 AKRON ST Bought for $6K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Absentee individual $169K 3/1 1,166 1930 3 rented
5448 AKRON ST Bought for $60K in 2006, zoning permit in 2009, sold for $165K in 2022 (+175%). Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,220 1925 3
5449 AKRON ST Bought for $75K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Investor / LLC $172K 3/1 1,166 1930 2 rented
5450 AKRON ST Bought for $60K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Absentee individual $199K 3/1 1,574 1925 1 rentedtax lien
5451 AKRON ST Bought for $54K in 2001. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2020. Absentee individual $178K 3/1 1,206 1930 2 rented

Neighborhood

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