Who owns your block
5500 block of N 7th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 90% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 homes behind $32,985 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 86% since 2016, now about $176K. Property taxes are climbing about 0% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 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 | $176K | $171K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 67% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 49 reported crimes (18 violent) and 59 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 +86% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,111 to $1,068 a year, 0%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.2M assessed, $44,780/yr to the city, about $1,493 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +86% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▼ -4% 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 31 arm's-length sales since 2000. 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 30 parcels
- Owner-occupied 27
- Absentee individual 3
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 30 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 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $72K in 2006. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $169K | 3/1 | 1,142 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5501 N 7TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $8K in 2001, electrical permit in 2008, sold for $205K in 2024 (+2463%). | Absentee individual | $210K | 3/2 | 1,472 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5502 N 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,142 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5503 N 7TH ST | Absentee individual | $198K | —/— | 1,344 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5504 N 7TH ST | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,142 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5505 N 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $96K in 2010. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $176K | —/— | 1,344 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5506 N 7TH ST | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,142 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5507 N 7TH ST | Owner-occupied | $176K | —/— | 1,344 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5508 N 7TH ST | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,142 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5509 N 7TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2013). | Owner-occupied | $176K | —/— | 1,344 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5510 N 7TH ST | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,142 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5511 N 7TH ST | Owner-occupied | $176K | —/— | 1,344 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5512 N 7TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,142 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5513 N 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $155K in 2023. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $176K | —/— | 1,344 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5514 N 7TH ST | Owner-occupied | $153K | 3/1 | 1,142 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5515 N 7TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $31K in 2003 → $63K in 2004 (+106%). | Owner-occupied | $176K | —/— | 1,344 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5516 N 7TH ST | Owner-occupied | $155K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5517 N 7TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 6×: $1K in 2006 → $225K in 2024 (+22400%). | Owner-occupied | $189K | 4/2 | 1,344 | 1940 | 6 | tax lien |
| 5518 N 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2019. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5519 N 7TH ST History3 L&I violations (2012); L&I violation (2021). | Absentee individual | $176K | —/— | 1,344 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5520 N 7TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $65K in 2021 → $240K in 2022 (+269%). | Owner-occupied | $233K | 4/2 | 1,130 | 1940 | 2 | rented |
| 5521 N 7TH ST | Owner-occupied | $176K | —/— | 1,344 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5522 N 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2023. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5523 N 7TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $177K | —/— | 1,344 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5524 N 7TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5526 N 7TH ST | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5528 N 7TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2000 → $49K in 2000 (+143%). | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5530 N 7TH ST | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5532 N 7TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $22K in 2003 → $165K in 2021 (+650%). | Owner-occupied | $217K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 5534 N 7TH ST | Owner-occupied | $198K | 2/2 | 1,386 | 1940 | 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)