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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 8, 2026

Who owns your block

5400 block of Valley St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 81% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 9 open code violations and 3 homes behind $12,745 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 84% since 2016, now about $166K. 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
$166K
$166K–$221K
ZIP median $170K
Price / sq ft
$157
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$231K
6 sold in 2yr
assessed $166K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1942
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
81%
47 of 58
city 41%
Rentals
19%
11 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
9
L&I code
▲ block 12% · city 5%
Back taxes
$13K
3 of 58 behind
▼ block 5% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
6
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 5% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+6%
value · tax +$410
5 years
+67%
value · tax +$929
10 years
+84%
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 $166K — about 0.7× 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$166K$170K$223K
Owner-occupied48%40%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 71 reported crimes (26 violent) and 219 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
71
26 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
219
71 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults20
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief12
All Other Offenses10
Motor Vehicle Theft8
Thefts7
Aggravated Assault No Firearm2

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint49
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection35
Abandoned Vehicle33
Street Defect15
Shoveling13
Illegal Dumping10

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 · K-5
James J Sullivan
5300 Ditman St · 378 students
Middle · 6-8
Warren G Harding
2000 Wakeling St · 522 students
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$166K2016: $91K2017: $91K2018: $91K2019: $96K2020: $100K2021: $100K2022: $100K2023: $116K2024: $116K2025: $157K2026: $157K2027: $166K2016202020232027

▲ +84% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,3232016: $1,2672017: $1,2672018: $1,2672019: $1,3382020: $1,3942021: $1,3942022: $1,3942023: $1,6282024: $1,6282025: $1,4002026: $1,9132027: $2,3232016202020232027

▲ +83% 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 184 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $184 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+84%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.8 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 101 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K2004201020162022
101arm's-length sales since 2000
2times the typical home has sold
7most sales for a single property
10homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 58 parcels

Owner-occupied: 47Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 10 58parcels
  • Owner-occupied 47
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 10

Value distribution today

49 parcels0 parcels0 parcels2 parcels1 parcels1 parcels5 parcels
$166K$215K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Aml Investments Llc16$1.0Mphila.gov ↗
Augow 5452 Llc13$484Kphila.gov ↗
Sgg Contracting Inc12$377Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 58 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$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5400 VALLEY ST Traded 3×: $37K in 2000 → $213K in 2022 (+475%). Owner-occupied $220K 2/2 1,218 1942 3
5401 VALLEY ST Owner-occupied $192K 3/2 1,218 1942 1
5402 VALLEY ST Traded 2×: $60K in 2017 → $184K in 2024 (+206%). Investor / LLC $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 2
5403 VALLEY ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 1
5404 VALLEY ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 0
5405 VALLEY ST Traded 7×: $35K in 2000 → $162K in 2020 (+363%). Owner-occupied $195K 3/1 1,056 1942 7
5406 VALLEY ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 0
5407 VALLEY ST Traded 2×: $94K in 2005 → $123K in 2016 (+31%). Owner-occupied $203K 3/2 1,056 1942 2
5408 VALLEY ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 1
5409 VALLEY ST Traded 3×: $80K in 2005 → $235K in 2024 (+194%). Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 3
5410 VALLEY ST Traded 4×: $45K in 2001 → $113K in 2018 (+151%). Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 4
5411 VALLEY ST Traded 2×: $80K in 2005 → $70K in 2010 (-13%). Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 2
5412 VALLEY ST Traded 2×: $94K in 2005 → $105K in 2018 (+12%). Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 2
5413 VALLEY ST Traded 2×: $102K in 2005 → $115K in 2018 (+13%). Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 2
5414 VALLEY ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 0 tax lien
5415 VALLEY ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 1
5416 VALLEY ST Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,056 1942 0 tax lien
5417 VALLEY ST Traded 2×: $98K in 2005 → $57K in 2017 (-42%). Absentee individual $173K 3/1 1,056 1942 2
5418 VALLEY ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 0
5419 VALLEY ST Traded 2×: $99K in 2008 → $116K in 2018 (+17%). Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,056 1942 2
5420 VALLEY ST Absentee individual $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 1 rented
5421 VALLEY ST Absentee individual $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 1 rented
5422 VALLEY ST Traded 3×: $20K in 2000 → $160K in 2021 (+700%). Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,056 1942 3
5423 VALLEY ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 1
5424 VALLEY ST Traded 2×: $28K in 2002 → $112K in 2023 (+299%). Absentee individual $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 2 rented
5425 VALLEY ST Traded 2×: $54K in 2002 → $77K in 2004 (+43%). Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 2
5426 VALLEY ST Traded 4×: $50K in 2012 → $235K in 2026 (+375%). Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,056 1942 4 rented
5427 VALLEY ST Traded 2×: $100K in 2024 → $250K in 2025 (+150%). Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 2 1 viol
5428 VALLEY ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 0 tax lien
5429 VALLEY ST Traded 3×: $10K in 2008 → $126K in 2025 (+1156%). Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 3 3 viol
5430 VALLEY ST Traded 2×: $46K in 2000 → $105K in 2016 (+129%). Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 2
5431 VALLEY ST Traded 2×: $34K in 2001 → $47K in 2002 (+38%). Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 2
5432 VALLEY ST Traded 2×: $12K in 2012 → $100K in 2014 (+769%). Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 2
5433 VALLEY ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 0
5434 VALLEY ST Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,056 1942 1
5435 VALLEY ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 1
5436 VALLEY ST Absentee individual $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 1 rented1 viol
5437 VALLEY ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 1 1 viol
5438 VALLEY ST Traded 3×: $78K in 2013 → $77K in 2017 (-1%). Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,056 1942 3
5439 VALLEY ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 1 rented
5440 VALLEY ST Traded 2×: $80K in 2012 → $110K in 2018 (+38%). Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 2
5441 VALLEY ST Traded 3×: $50K in 2002 → $245K in 2026 (+390%). Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 3 1 viol
5442 VALLEY ST Traded 3×: $95K in 2010 → $232K in 2026 (+144%). Owner-occupied $215K 3/1 1,056 1942 3
5443 VALLEY ST Absentee individual $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 0 rented1 viol
5444 VALLEY ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 1
5445 VALLEY ST Traded 4×: $55K in 2003 → $115K in 2019 (+109%). Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 4
5446 VALLEY ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 1
5447 VALLEY ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 1
5448 VALLEY ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 0
5449 VALLEY ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 1 tax lien
5450 VALLEY ST Traded 4×: $22K in 2000 → $230K in 2025 (+945%). Owner-occupied $215K 3/1 1,056 1942 4
5451 VALLEY ST Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 0
5452 VALLEY ST Traded 4×: $29K in 2000 → $110K in 2008 (+279%). Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 4 rented
5453 VALLEY ST Traded 2×: $47K in 2000 → $78K in 2005 (+65%). Absentee individual $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 2 rented
5454 VALLEY ST Absentee individual $166K 3/1 1,056 1942 1
5455 VALLEY ST Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,056 1942 1
5456 VALLEY ST sold $70K (2004); Appeal denied (2007). Absentee individual $220K 2/2 1,218 1942 1 rented
5457 VALLEY ST Traded 4×: $52K in 2000 → $61K in 2014 (+17%). Absentee individual $221K 2/2 1,218 1942 4 rented1 viol

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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