Who owns your block
5400 block of Torresdale Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 63% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 6 open code violations and 2 homes behind $4,808 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 119% since 2016, now about $176K. 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.
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 $176K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19124 median of $170K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19124 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19124 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $176K | $170K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 42% | 40% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 120 reported crimes (61 violent) and 266 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
- $176K typical home, up +119% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,123 to $2,318 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.7M assessed, $83,317/yr to the city, about $1,938 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +119% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +106% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5439 Torresdale Ave is assessed at $179K but pays $1,254 a year — about 50% of the $2,508 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.4% 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 $219 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 75 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 3 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 43 parcels
- Owner-occupied 27
- Investor / LLC 7
- Absentee individual 9
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Choice Rentals Llc, carries 5 open violations across 48 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choice Rentals Llc | 1 | 48 | $8.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sun Glow Properties Llc | 1 | 5 | $637K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Affluence Llc | 1 | 4 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Penh Investment Penn Llc | 1 | 3 | $734K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Comf Living Llc | 1 | 1 | $198K | phila.gov ↗ |
| L & W Homes Llc | 1 | 1 | $177K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Zb8 Growing Tree Llc | 1 | 1 | $183K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5401 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2002 → $120K in 2008 (+167%). | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/1 | 1,122 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 5403 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2008 → $95K in 2018 (+19%). | Owner-occupied | $168K | 3/1 | 1,078 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 5405 TORRESDALE AVE Historysold $35K (2003); Appeal complete (2024). | Investor / LLC | $168K | 3/1 | 1,078 | 1950 | 1 | rented |
| 5407 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $168K | 3/1 | 1,076 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 5409 TORRESDALE AVE | Absentee individual | $167K | 3/1 | 1,078 | 1950 | 1 | rented |
| 5411 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $57K in 2004 → $160K in 2021 (+183%). | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,078 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 5413 TORRESDALE AVE | Absentee individual | $216K | —/— | 1,122 | 1950 | 0 | rented |
| 5415-17 TORRESDALE AVE | Investor / LLC | $268K | —/— | 2,021 | 2007 | 1 | |
| 5419-27 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $200K in 2007 → $315K in 2020 (+57%). | Investor / LLC | $294K | —/— | 1,728 | 2007 | 2 | 5 viol |
| 5420 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 1,238 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5422 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $135K in 2024 → $255K in 2024 (+89%). | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 5424 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $169K | 3/1 | 1,076 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5426 TORRESDALE AVE | Absentee individual | $171K | 3/1 | 1,074 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5428 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $72K in 2004 → $62K in 2016 (-14%). | Absentee individual | $125K | 3/1 | 1,076 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 5430 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $105K in 2010 → $168K in 2021 (+60%). | Owner-occupied | $179K | 3/2 | 1,072 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 5432 TORRESDALE AVE | Absentee individual | $208K | —/— | 1,242 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 5433 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $182K | 2/2 | 1,260 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 5434 TORRESDALE AVE | Absentee individual | $129K | —/— | 1,098 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5435 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $30K in 2002 → $144K in 2006 (+380%). | Owner-occupied | $179K | —/— | 1,260 | 1930 | 3 | rented |
| 5436 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $166K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5437 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $101K in 2017 → $210K in 2025 (+108%). | Owner-occupied | $187K | —/— | 1,440 | 1930 | 2 | rented |
| 5438 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $55K in 2003 → $110K in 2018 (+100%). | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 5439 TORRESDALE AVE New constructionBought for $101K in 2017, built new (tax-abated), sold for $194K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $179K | 2/2 | 1,260 | 1930 | 2 | abated |
| 5440 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $52K in 2011 → $84K in 2011 (+62%). | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 5441 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $180K | —/— | 1,260 | 1930 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 5442 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/2 | 1,098 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5443 TORRESDALE AVE | Investor / LLC | $198K | —/— | 1,480 | 1930 | 1 | rented |
| 5444 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5445 TORRESDALE AVE | Absentee individual | $177K | 3/1 | 1,246 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 5446 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2005 → $121K in 2018 (+42%). | Owner-occupied | $204K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 5447 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 8×: $28K in 2004 → $85K in 2014 (+204%). | Investor / LLC | $176K | 3/1 | 1,246 | 1950 | 8 | rented |
| 5448 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5449 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $24K in 2007 → $28K in 2011 (+18%). | Absentee individual | $177K | 3/1 | 1,246 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 5450 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2007 → $80K in 2008 (+129%). | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 5451 TORRESDALE AVE | Investor / LLC | $177K | 3/1 | 1,246 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 5452 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2013 → $160K in 2024 (+167%). | Owner-occupied | $166K | 3/2 | 1,098 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 5453 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $13K in 2002 → $192K in 2022 (+1323%). | Owner-occupied | $180K | 3/1 | 1,246 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 5454 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $55K in 2006 → $175K in 2021 (+218%). | Owner-occupied | $166K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 5455 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $180K | 3/1 | 1,246 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 5456 TORRESDALE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $65K in 2004 → $53K in 2015 (-18%). | Absentee individual | $169K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1920 | 4 | rented |
| 5457 TORRESDALE AVE | Owner-occupied | $193K | 2/2 | 1,480 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 5458 TORRESDALE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $52K in 2006 → $98K in 2007 (+88%). | Owner-occupied | $169K | 3/1 | 1,098 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 5460 TORRESDALE AVE | Investor / LLC | $183K | —/— | 1,098 | 1920 | 1 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)