Who owns your block
5500 block of N 4th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 86% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $3,776 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 86% since 2016, now about $165K. Property taxes are climbing about 0% 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 $165K — 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 | $165K | $171K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 59% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 119 reported crimes (37 violent) and 201 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
- $165K typical home, up +86% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,209 to $1,207 a year, 0%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.0M assessed, $46,416/yr to the city, about $1,601 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +86% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▼ 0% since 2016 · ~0%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.8% 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 $186 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 27 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 29 parcels
- Owner-occupied 25
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Holdings Inc | 1 | 2 | $376K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5501 N 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2003 → $74K in 2004 (+23%). | Absentee individual | $208K | —/— | 1,490 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 5505 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $209K | —/— | 1,490 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 5509 N 4TH ST | Absentee individual | $202K | —/— | 1,476 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5513 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,032 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5515 N 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $150K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5517 N 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2001 → $77K in 2005 (+54%). | Owner-occupied | $151K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 5519 N 4TH ST New constructionBought for $60K in 2017, built new, sold for $127K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 5521 N 4TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5523 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5525 N 4TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2025); L&I violation (2026). | Owner-occupied | $165K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1910 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5526 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $150K | —/— | 1,440 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 5527 N 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $15K in 2009, major alteration permit in 2009, sold for $45K in 2017 (+200%). | Investor / LLC | $157K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1900 | 2 | rented |
| 5528 N 4TH ST Historysold $32K (2001); 7 L&I violations (2007); 3 L&I violations (2010); L&I violation (2011). | Absentee individual | $179K | 3/1 | 1,362 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5529 N 4TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $22K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $125K in 2019 (+468%). | Owner-occupied | $157K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1900 | 4 | |
| 5530 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $179K | 3/1 | 1,362 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5531 N 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2016 → $150K in 2025 (+76%). | Owner-occupied | $157K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 5532 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $179K | 3/1 | 1,362 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5533 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $191K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5534 N 4TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $179K | 3/1 | 1,362 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5535 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $159K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5536 N 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2020 → $170K in 2024 (+325%). | Owner-occupied | $170K | 3/1 | 1,362 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 5537 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $160K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 5538 N 4TH ST ImprovedBought for $37K in 1999. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $179K | 3/1 | 1,362 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 5539 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $161K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5540 N 4TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $41K in 2015 → $215K in 2022 (+431%). | Owner-occupied | $251K | 3/1 | 1,362 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 5541 N 4TH ST Historysold $10K (2009); L&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 5542 N 4TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2023); 4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2024); L&I violation (2026). | Owner-occupied | $179K | 3/1 | 1,362 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5543 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $186K | 3/1 | 1,243 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 5544 N 4TH ST | Owner-occupied | $186K | 3/1 | 1,376 | 1900 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)