Who owns your block
5500 block of N 3rd St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 74% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 open code violations and 2 homes behind $21,619 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 89% since 2016, now about $207K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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 $207K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and above 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 | $207K | $171K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 44% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 68 reported crimes (19 violent) and 144 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
- $207K typical home, up +89% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,303 to $2,024 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.4M assessed, $79,411/yr to the city, about $2,036 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +89% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +55% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6% 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 $189 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 28 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 20 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 39 parcels
- Owner-occupied 29
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 6
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham V Abraham (individual) | 3 | 13 | $2.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| City Home Dev Llc | 1 | 7 | $2.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rodolfo Fernandez (individual) | 2 | 5 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Margaret Montanez (individual) | 2 | 3 | $347K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Christopher M Smith (individual) | 2 | 3 | $589K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Angelina Rodriguez (individual) | 2 | 3 | $583K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Rysa Group 1 Llc | 1 | 1 | $409K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5500 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5501 N 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $182K | —/— | 1,274 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5502 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $212K | —/— | 1,474 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 5504 N 3RD ST Historysold $140K (2006); L&I violation (2008); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Investor / LLC | $212K | 2/2 | 1,474 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 5505 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $207K | —/— | 1,760 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 5506 N 3RD ST History2 L&I violations (2016). | Absentee individual | $212K | —/— | 1,474 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 5507 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $168K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 5508 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $212K | —/— | 1,474 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 5509R N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $33K | —/— | 900 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 5509 N 3RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $118K in 2004 → $113K in 2006 (-4%). | Owner-occupied | $230K | 4/1 | 1,530 | 1900 | 2 | rented |
| 5511 N 3RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $122K in 2004 → $63K in 2017 (-48%). | Absentee individual | $144K | —/— | 1,590 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 5512 N 3RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2009 → $110K in 2017 (+267%). | Owner-occupied | $180K | 3/1 | 1,310 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 5513 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $203K | —/— | 1,440 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5514 N 3RD ST Historysold $26K (2017); L&I violation (2019). | Absentee individual | $179K | 3/1 | 1,310 | 1900 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5515 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $229K | —/— | 1,440 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5516 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,310 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 5517 N 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2006. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $221K | —/— | 2,000 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 5518 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,310 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 5519 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $224K | —/— | 1,575 | 1900 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5520 N 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $182K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5521 N 3RD ST | Absentee individual | $18K | —/— | 475 | 1900 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5522 N 3RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $130K in 2004 → $129K in 2008 (-1%). | Owner-occupied | $245K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1900 | 2 | 4 viol |
| 5523 N 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $409K | 3/3 | 2,000 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5524 N 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $243K | 4/1 | 2,224 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5525 N 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $228K | —/— | 1,972 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5526 N 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $76K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $246K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 5527 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $251K | —/— | 2,000 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5528 N 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2009. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $225K | —/— | 1,312 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 5529 N 3RD ST | Vacant | $39K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 5530 N 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $160K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $291K | —/— | 2,728 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 5531 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $277K | —/— | 2,050 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 5532 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $160K | —/— | 1,600 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5535 N 3RD ST | Vacant | $41K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5536 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $224K | 3/— | 1,344 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 5537 N 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 1999. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $170K | 4/1 | 1,506 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 5538 N 3RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $247K | —/— | 1,952 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5539 N 3RD ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 1999. Owner pulled a use permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $161K | 3/1 | 1,376 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 5540 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $14K | —/— | 486 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5541 N 3RD ST | Owner-occupied | $161K | 3/1 | 1,376 | 1900 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)