Who owns your block
5500 block of Spruce St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 64% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 8 homes behind $125,719 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 120% since 2016, now about $179K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year.
- 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 $179K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19139 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $179K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 44% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 141 reported crimes (43 violent) and 227 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
- $179K typical home, up +120% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,086 to $2,237 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $12M assessed, $118,125/yr to the city, about $2,002 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +120% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +106% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5535 Spruce St is assessed at $605K but pays $1,694 a year — about 20% of the $8,472 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 $220 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 60 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 26 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 59 parcels
- Owner-occupied 38
- Investor / LLC 5
- Absentee individual 14
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Philadelphia Lotus 08 Llc, carries 3 open violations across 62 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Lotus 08 Llc | 1 | 62 | $8.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cifaldi Property Investme | 1 | 9 | $2.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Fili Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $175K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 55 Llc | 1 | 1 | $286K | phila.gov ↗ |
| First Rate Acquisitions Llc | 1 | 1 | $232K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 59 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 SPRUCE ST ImprovedBought for $138K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $175K | —/— | 2,080 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5501 SPRUCE ST HistoryAppeal granted with conditions (2008); sold $35K (2011). | Absentee individual | $211K | —/— | 2,640 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5502 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $177K | 4/1 | 1,566 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5503 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $205K | —/— | 2,445 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5504 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $124K | 4/1 | 1,686 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 5505 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $196K | 4/1 | 1,740 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5506 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $175K | 4/1 | 1,566 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5507 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $256K | —/— | 1,950 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5508 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $42K in 2015 → $42K in 2016 (+0%). | Investor / LLC | $175K | 4/1 | 1,566 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5509 SPRUCE ST Improved | Owner-occupied | $244K | —/— | 1,740 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5510 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $175K | 4/1 | 1,566 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5511 SPRUCE ST Improved | Vacant | $53K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 5512 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $33K in 2012 → $150K in 2025 (+362%). | Absentee individual | $193K | 4/1 | 1,566 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5513 SPRUCE ST Improved | Vacant | $53K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 5514 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $175K | 4/1 | 1,566 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5515 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $198K | 4/1 | 1,740 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5516 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $33K in 2013 → $113K in 2015 (+246%). | Owner-occupied | $224K | 4/1 | 1,566 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5517 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2022 → $350K in 2025 (+600%). | Owner-occupied | $350K | 4/— | 2,668 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5518 SPRUCE ST HistoryAppeal withdrawn (2016); Appeal complete (2025). | Absentee individual | $175K | 4/1 | 1,566 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5519 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $198K | 4/1 | 1,740 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5520 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $175K | 4/1 | 1,566 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5521 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $65K in 2018 → $240K in 2026 (+269%). | Owner-occupied | $289K | 4/2 | 1,802 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5522 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $34K in 2010 → $94K in 2011 (+176%). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 4/1 | 1,566 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5524 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2012 → $128K in 2013 (+412%). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 4/1 | 1,566 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5526 SPRUCE ST HistoryAppeal approved (2010). | Absentee individual | $180K | —/— | 1,920 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5535 SPRUCE ST New constructionBought for $750 in 2016, built new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $605K | —/— | 3,026 | 2020 | 3 | rentedabated |
| 5536 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2016 → $92K in 2017 (+207%). | Investor / LLC | $286K | —/— | 3,570 | 1925 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 5537 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $170K | 4/1 | 1,550 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5538 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | 4/1 | 1,710 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5539 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $169K | 4/1 | 1,534 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5540 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $222K | 4/1 | 1,710 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5541 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $29K in 2003 → $4.1M in 2020 (+14030%). | Investor / LLC | $169K | 4/1 | 1,534 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 5542 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $43K in 2017 → $240K in 2018 (+458%). | Owner-occupied | $228K | 4/1 | 1,710 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 5543 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | 4/1 | 1,534 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5544 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $176K in 2017 → $265K in 2025 (+51%). | Owner-occupied | $251K | 4/1 | 1,710 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 5545 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $120K | 4/1 | 1,534 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 5546 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $60K in 2018 → $265K in 2022 (+342%). | Investor / LLC | $124K | —/— | 1,710 | 1925 | 3 | tax lien |
| 5547 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2015 → $100K in 2022 (+82%). | Absentee individual | $174K | 4/1 | 1,534 | 1925 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 5548 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $179K | 4/1 | 1,710 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 5549 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $60K in 2006 → $87K in 2024 (+45%). | Absentee individual | $174K | 4/1 | 1,534 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 5550 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $179K | —/— | 1,710 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 5551 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $222K | 4/1 | 1,534 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5552 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $179K | 4/1 | 1,710 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5553 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | 4/1 | 1,534 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5554 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $93K in 2005 → $85K in 2017 (-9%). | Owner-occupied | $179K | 4/1 | 1,710 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5555 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | 4/1 | 1,534 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5556 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $51K in 2000 → $55K in 2008 (+8%). | Absentee individual | $179K | 4/1 | 1,710 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 5557 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | 4/1 | 1,534 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5558 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $179K | 4/1 | 1,710 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5559 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | 4/1 | 1,534 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5560 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $179K | 4/1 | 1,710 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5561 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | 4/1 | 1,534 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5562 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2007 → $170K in 2025 (+100%). | Investor / LLC | $232K | —/— | 1,710 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5563 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $175K | 4/1 | 1,534 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5564 SPRUCE ST Historysold $30K (2012); Appeal withdrawn (2017). | Absentee individual | $180K | 4/1 | 1,710 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5565 SPRUCE ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $49K in 2006 → $184K in 2024 (+275%). | Owner-occupied | $175K | 4/1 | 1,534 | 1925 | 4 | tax lien |
| 5566 SPRUCE ST | Absentee individual | $160K | —/— | 1,710 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5567 SPRUCE ST | Owner-occupied | $156K | —/— | 1,856 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5568 SPRUCE ST TradedTraded 2×: $150K in 2011 → $150K in 2013 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $246K | —/— | 3,072 | 1925 | 2 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)