Who owns your block
5400 block of Sycamore St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 71% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $164 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 116% since 2016, now about $156K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $156K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19120 median of $171K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19120 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19120 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $156K | $171K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 14% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 48 reported crimes (19 violent) and 102 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
- $156K typical home, up +116% since 2016
- Tax bill $991 to $2,130 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $1.1M assessed, $14,250/yr to the city, about $2,036 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +116% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +115% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.3% 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 $216 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 16 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 7 parcels
- Owner-occupied 5
- Absentee individual 2
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 7 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5410 SYCAMORE ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2003 → $80K in 2019 (+60%). | Owner-occupied | $156K | 3/1 | 808 | 1942 | 2 | |
| 5412 SYCAMORE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $24K in 2004 → $198K in 2024 (+725%). | Owner-occupied | $193K | 2/2 | 808 | 1942 | 3 | |
| 5414 SYCAMORE ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $67K in 2004 → $118K in 2021 (+77%). | Owner-occupied | $149K | 2/1 | 808 | 1942 | 4 | |
| 5416 SYCAMORE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $78K in 2005 → $175K in 2026 (+126%). | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 808 | 1942 | 3 | |
| 5418 SYCAMORE ST TradedTraded 2×: $26K in 2002 → $62K in 2017 (+138%). | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 808 | 1942 | 2 | |
| 5420 SYCAMORE ST | Absentee individual | $149K | 3/1 | 808 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5422 SYCAMORE ST | Absentee individual | $156K | 3/1 | 808 | 1942 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)