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Who owns your block

5500 block of Upland St

A mixed-ownership block: 34% owner-occupied, 32% investor-held, with 12 open code violations and 10 homes behind $40,846 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 107% since 2016, now about $109K. Property taxes are climbing about 13% 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
$109K
$18K–$187K
ZIP median $152K
Price / sq ft
$112
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$75K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $109K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
12 of 50
$17K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
34%
17 of 50
city 41%
Rentals
22%
11 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
12
L&I code
▲ block 8% · city 5%
Back taxes
$41K
10 of 50 behind
▲ block 20% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+9%
value · tax +$428
5 years
+100%
value · tax +$974
10 years
+107%
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 $109K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19143Philadelphia
Median home value$109K$152K$223K
Owner-occupied22%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 129 reported crimes (67 violent) and 198 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
129
67 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
198
60 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults44
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief23
All Other Offenses13
Thefts10
Weapon Violations6
Rape5

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint45
Abandoned Vehicle38
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection35
Street Defect18
Sanitation Violation8
Smoke Detector7

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 & Middle · K-8
Weir Mitchell
5500 Kingsessing Ave · 271 students
High · 9-12
John Bartram
2401 S 67th St · 594 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$109K2016: $53K2017: $53K2018: $53K2019: $50K2020: $54K2021: $54K2022: $54K2023: $65K2024: $65K2025: $99K2026: $99K2027: $109K2016202020232027

▲ +107% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,3672016: $3682017: $3152018: $3782019: $3642020: $3932021: $3932022: $3932023: $6382024: $6382025: $9392026: $9392027: $1,3672016202020232027

▲ +271% since 2016 · ~+13%/yr

12
12 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $17,355 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$329pays now $1,729at the full rate

5544 Upland St is assessed at $124K but pays $329 a year — about 19% of the $1,729 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 207 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $207 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+6.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+107%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.3 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 50 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 22 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
50arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
22homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 50 parcels

Owner-occupied: 17Investor / LLC: 16Absentee individual: 16Vacant: 1 50parcels
  • Owner-occupied 17
  • Investor / LLC 16
  • Absentee individual 16
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels1 parcels0 parcels13 parcels0 parcels0 parcels35 parcels
$18K$124K+

The block's largest owner, Mchaya Llc, carries 7 open violations across 48 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Mchaya Llc148$6.6Mphila.gov ↗
Ddh Fund Llc143$7.1Mphila.gov ↗
Nisimap Enterprises Llc127$2.7Mphila.gov ↗
Jaks Development Llc115$1.9Mphila.gov ↗
Sfr3 070 Llc18$884Kphila.gov ↗
Carter Realty Group Llc16$950Kphila.gov ↗
Bella And Henry Holdings Llc15$649Kphila.gov ↗
Patamatt Llc15$466Kphila.gov ↗
Sfr3 020 Llc14$463Kphila.gov ↗
Two Ambassador Llc13$578Kphila.gov ↗
Success Property Manageme13$304Kphila.gov ↗
Megha Investments Llc12$391Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 50 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$100K$200K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5500 UPLAND ST Investor / LLC $123K 3/1 1,120 1925 0
5501 UPLAND ST Owner-occupied $123K 3/1 1,120 1925 0 abated
5502 UPLAND ST Investor / LLC $109K 2/1 966 1925 1 tax lien
5503 UPLAND ST Absentee individual $109K 3/1 966 1925 0 tax lien
5504 UPLAND ST Investor / LLC $74K 3/1 966 1925 1 rented
5505 UPLAND ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $5K in 2001. Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 966 1925 1 abatedtax lien
5506 UPLAND ST Absentee individual $47K 3/1 966 1925 0 tax lien
5507 UPLAND ST Traded 4×: $7K in 2002 → $65K in 2022 (+885%). Investor / LLC $109K 3/1 966 1925 4 rentedtax lien
5508 UPLAND ST Investor / LLC $64K 3/1 966 1925 1 1 viol
5509 UPLAND ST Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 966 1925 0 5 violtax lien
5510 UPLAND ST Owner-occupied $74K 3/1 966 1925 0 abatedtax lien
5511 UPLAND ST Owner-occupied $74K 3/1 966 1925 0 abated
5512 UPLAND ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $21K in 2008. Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 966 1925 1 abatedtax lien
5513 UPLAND ST Traded 2×: $328K in 2005 → $84K in 2019 (-74%). Investor / LLC $109K 3/1 966 1925 2 rented
5514 UPLAND ST Absentee individual $74K 3/1 966 1925 1 rented
5515 UPLAND ST Absentee individual $74K 3/1 966 1925 1
5516 UPLAND ST Traded 3×: $18K in 2018 → $75K in 2022 (+324%). Investor / LLC $74K 3/1 966 1925 3 tax lien
5517 UPLAND ST Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 966 1925 0
5518 UPLAND ST Absentee individual $109K 4/1 966 1925 0 abated
5519 UPLAND ST Traded 3×: $45K in 2006 → $43K in 2021 (-4%). Investor / LLC $109K 3/1 966 1925 3 rented
5520 UPLAND ST Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 966 1925 0 abated
5521 UPLAND ST Traded 2×: $10K in 2003 → $20K in 2021 (+100%). Investor / LLC $109K 3/1 966 1925 2 tax lien
5522 UPLAND ST Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 966 1925 0 abated
5523 UPLAND ST Absentee individual $109K 3/1 966 1925 0
5524 UPLAND ST Traded 2×: $39K in 2007 → $65K in 2025 (+67%). Investor / LLC $109K 3/1 966 1925 2 rented
5525 UPLAND ST Investor / LLC $109K 3/1 966 1925 1
5526 UPLAND ST Owner-occupied $74K 3/1 966 1925 0 abated
5527 UPLAND ST Absentee individual $109K 3/1 966 1925 0
5528 UPLAND ST Owner-occupied $74K 3/1 966 1925 0
5529 UPLAND ST Investor / LLC $109K 3/1 966 1925 1
5530 UPLAND ST Traded 4×: $3K in 2004 → $158K in 2022 (+5161%). Investor / LLC $187K 2/1 966 1925 4 rentedtax lien
5531 UPLAND ST Investor / LLC $109K 4/1 966 1925 1 rented
5532 UPLAND ST Vacant $18K —/— 0
5533 UPLAND ST Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 966 1925 0 tax lien
5534 UPLAND ST Investor / LLC $109K 3/1 966 1925 1
5535 UPLAND ST Traded 4×: $10K in 2010 → $56K in 2019 (+460%). Absentee individual $64K 3/1 964 1925 4
5536 UPLAND ST Absentee individual $109K 3/1 966 1925 0
5537 UPLAND ST Absentee individual $109K 4/1 966 1925 0 abated
5538 UPLAND ST Traded 4×: $13K in 2010 → $160K in 2024 (+1131%). Owner-occupied $187K 2/1 966 1925 4
5539 UPLAND ST Absentee individual $109K 3/1 966 1925 1
5540 UPLAND ST Traded 2×: $31K in 2001 → $23K in 2008 (-26%). Absentee individual $109K 3/1 966 1925 2 rented
5541 UPLAND ST Owner-occupied $64K 3/1 966 1925 1
5542 UPLAND ST Traded 2×: $61K in 2025 → $70K in 2026 (+14%). Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 966 1925 2
5543 UPLAND ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $5K in 2000. Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 966 1925 1 abated
5544 UPLAND ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 966 1925 0 abated
5545 UPLAND ST Absentee individual $74K 3/1 966 1925 0 2 viol
5546 UPLAND ST Absentee individual $74K 3/1 966 1925 0 4 violtax lien
5547 UPLAND ST Absentee individual $109K 3/1 966 1925 1 rented
5548 UPLAND ST Traded 2×: $5K in 2012 → $130K in 2023 (+2500%). Investor / LLC $182K 2/1 920 1925 2 tax lien
5549 UPLAND ST Absentee individual $109K 3/1 966 1925 1 rented

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

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