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Who owns your block

5500 block of W Thompson St

A mixed-ownership block: 55% owner-occupied, 23% investor-held, with 22 open code violations and 17 homes behind $99,163 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 128% since 2016, now about $150K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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
$150K
$18K–$262K
ZIP median $156K
Price / sq ft
$114
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$129K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $150K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
4 of 56
$26K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
55%
31 of 56
city 41%
Rentals
32%
18 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
22
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$99K
17 of 56 behind
▲ block 30% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+19%
value · tax +$125
5 years
+141%
value · tax +$983
10 years
+128%
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 $150K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19131 median of $156K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19131 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19131Philadelphia
Median home value$150K$156K$223K
Owner-occupied30%42%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 136 reported crimes (75 violent) and 282 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
136
75 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
282
77 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults50
All Other Offenses14
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief14
Thefts9
Aggravated Assault Firearm7
Fraud7

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection68
Maintenance Complaint55
Illegal Dumping32
Abandoned Vehicle25
Street Defect20
Other (Streets)16

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
Guion Bluford
5720 Media St · 490 students
High · 9-12
Overbrook High
5898 Lancaster Ave · 466 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$150K2016: $66K2017: $66K2018: $66K2019: $60K2020: $63K2021: $63K2022: $63K2023: $86K2024: $86K2025: $127K2026: $127K2027: $150K2016202020232027

▲ +128% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,8522016: $8032017: $8032018: $8032019: $8372020: $8642021: $8642022: $8692023: $9502024: $9972025: $1,7272026: $1,7272027: $1,8522016202020232027

▲ +131% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr

4
4 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 $26,034 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%
$1,228pays now $3,466at the full rate

5508 W Thompson St is assessed at $248K but pays $1,228 a year — about 35% of the $3,466 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 +7.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9110025020162019202220252027This block 228 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $228 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+128%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.3 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 68 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 20 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
68arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
20homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 56 parcels

Owner-occupied: 31Investor / LLC: 10Absentee individual: 13Vacant: 2 56parcels
  • Owner-occupied 31
  • Investor / LLC 10
  • Absentee individual 13
  • Vacant 2

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels1 parcels25 parcels17 parcels6 parcels5 parcels
$18K$248K+

The block's largest owner, Tcs Anika Homes Acquisitions 5 Llc, carries 4 open violations across 57 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Tcs Anika Homes Acquisitions 5 Llc157$13Mphila.gov ↗
Poolside Ventures Inc249$6.2Mphila.gov ↗
Shalom Group Flats Llc115$1.8Mphila.gov ↗
Philadelphia Family Housing Llc113$2.2Mphila.gov ↗
Ck Capital Holdings Llc111$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
West Philly 1 Llc18$1.7Mphila.gov ↗
Gwa Properties Llc16$820Kphila.gov ↗
Adriana Realty Investment15$915Kphila.gov ↗
W C Enterprise Llc12$115Kphila.gov ↗
Csb Property Management Llc11$152Kphila.gov ↗
5528 W Thompson Llc11$154Kphila.gov ↗
Chelsea Mac Ltd Inc11$121Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 56 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

New construction
5508 W Thompson St
$248K · built new (tax-abated), sold for $73K in 2022.
Improved
5511 W Thompson St
$133K ·
Frequently traded
5530 W Thompson St
$253K · Traded 5×: $18K in 2002 → $42K in 2018 (+132%).
Frequently traded
5512 W Thompson St
$248K · Traded 3×: $12K in 2015 → $249K in 2023 (+1975%).
Frequently traded
5506 W Thompson St
$221K · Traded 4×: $23K in 2001 → $120K in 2017 (+422%).
Frequently traded
5539 W Thompson St
$197K · Traded 3×: $25K in 2000 → $225K in 2024 (+800%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5500 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $132K —/— 2,276 1915 1 rentedtax lien
5501 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $28K in 2009 → $90K in 2021 (+227%). Absentee individual $136K 3/1 1,396 1925 2
5502 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $165K —/— 1,390 1915 0 rentedtax lien
5503 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,372 1925 1
5504 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $161K —/— 1,350 1915 0 rentedtax lien
5505 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,310 1925 1
5506 W THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $23K in 2001 → $120K in 2017 (+422%). Investor / LLC $221K —/— 1,350 1915 4 rented
5507 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,310 1925 1 tax lien
5508 W THOMPSON ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $73K in 2022. Investor / LLC $248K 4/2 1,350 1915 1 rentedabated
5509 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $19K in 2003 → $30K in 2006 (+62%). Absentee individual $133K 3/1 1,310 1925 2 rentedtax lien
5510 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $29K in 2021 → $52K in 2025 (+81%). Owner-occupied $152K —/— 1,350 1915 2 tax lien
5511 W THOMPSON ST Improved Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,310 1925 0 tax lien
5512 W THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $12K in 2015 → $249K in 2023 (+1975%). Owner-occupied $248K 5/2 1,350 1915 3
5513 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2004 → $25K in 2017 (-55%). Absentee individual $169K 3/1 1,310 1925 2 rented
5514 W THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $33K in 2001 → $250K in 2025 (+658%). Owner-occupied $152K —/— 1,350 1915 5
5515 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 1,282 1925 0
5516 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $152K —/— 1,350 1915 1 tax lien
5517 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 1,282 1925 0
5518 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $18K —/— — — 0 tax lien
5519 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $27K in 2013 → $129K in 2021 (+377%). Investor / LLC $130K 3/1 1,282 1925 2 rented
5520 W THOMPSON ST Vacant $18K —/— — — 1 tax lien
5521 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,310 1925 1
5522 W THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $60K in 2006 → $148K in 2022 (+147%). Owner-occupied $158K 5/2 1,690 1915 3
5523 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $128K —/— 1,310 1920 0
5524 W THOMPSON ST Investor / LLC $200K 4/2 1,756 1915 1
5525 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 1,310 1925 0
5526 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $95K in 2003 → $40K in 2020 (-58%). Owner-occupied $100K —/— 2,512 1915 2
5527 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $169K —/— 1,520 1920 1 5 violtax lien
5528 W THOMPSON ST Investor / LLC $154K —/— 2,272 1915 1 rented
5529 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 1,364 1915 0 tax lien
5530 W THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $18K in 2002 → $42K in 2018 (+132%). Absentee individual $253K 6/2 2,001 1915 5
5531 W THOMPSON ST Investor / LLC $190K 3/1 1,059 1915 1 rentedtax lien
5532 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $176K —/— 1,287 1915 0
5533 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $117K 3/1 1,059 1915 0
5534 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $147K —/— 1,275 1915 0
5535 W THOMPSON ST Investor / LLC $121K 3/1 1,059 1915 0 rented
5536 W THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $3K in 2003 → $165K in 2019 (+5400%). Owner-occupied $157K 6/2 1,275 1915 3
5537 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 1,059 1915 0 abated
5538 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $115K in 2011 → $186K in 2021 (+62%). Investor / LLC $214K 5/3 2,100 1915 2 rented
5539 W THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $25K in 2000 → $225K in 2024 (+800%). Owner-occupied $197K 4/1 1,059 1915 3 tax lien
5540 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $175K —/— 1,275 1915 0 rentedtax lien
5541 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $225K in 2011 → $20K in 2011 (-91%). Investor / LLC $121K 3/1 1,059 1915 2 rented
5542 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $196K —/— 2,100 1915 1
5543 W THOMPSON ST Investor / LLC $149K 3/1 1,031 1915 1 rented
5544 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $175K —/— 1,275 1915 0 7 viol
5545 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $90K in 2021 → $289K in 2023 (+221%). Owner-occupied $210K 3/3 1,252 1925 2
5546 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $175K —/— 1,275 1915 0 10 violtax lien
5547 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 1,059 1915 0 abated
5548 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $175K —/— 1,275 1915 1 rented
5549 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $121K —/— 1,059 1920 0 abated
5550 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $103K in 2006 → $85K in 2012 (-18%). Owner-occupied $262K —/— 2,100 1915 2
5551 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2019 → $148K in 2026 (+111%). Owner-occupied $121K 3/1 1,059 1920 2
5552 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2007 → $27K in 2013 (-61%). Owner-occupied $153K —/— 1,320 1915 2
5553 W THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $23K in 2002 → $66K in 2007 (+187%). Absentee individual $121K 3/1 1,059 1920 2 rented
5554 W THOMPSON ST Absentee individual $177K —/— 2,016 1915 1 rentedtax lien
5555 W THOMPSON ST Owner-occupied $147K 4/1 1,753 1920 0 tax lien

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

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