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Who owns your block

5600 block of Arch St

A mixed-ownership block: 39% owner-occupied, 25% investor-held, with 11 open code violations and 11 homes behind $81,564 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 115% since 2016, now about $110K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% 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
$110K
$12K–$209K
ZIP median $133K
Price / sq ft
$93
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$223K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $110K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
14 of 44
$24K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
39%
17 of 44
city 41%
Rentals
23%
10 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
11
L&I code
▲ block 9% · city 5%
Back taxes
$82K
11 of 44 behind
▲ block 25% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
4
4 homes · ZBA & boards
block 9% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+2%
value · tax +$21
5 years
+71%
value · tax +$723
10 years
+115%
value · tax +$918

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 $110K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19139Philadelphia
Median home value$110K$133K$223K
Owner-occupied32%32%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 199 reported crimes (91 violent) and 352 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
199
91 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
352
87 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults56
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief19
All Other Offenses17
Thefts17
Fraud15
Motor Vehicle Theft13

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint110
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection68
Illegal Dumping40
Street Defect20
Abandoned Vehicle15
Sanitation Violation12

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$110K2016: $51K2017: $51K2018: $51K2019: $62K2020: $64K2021: $64K2022: $64K2023: $64K2024: $64K2025: $108K2026: $108K2027: $110K2016202020232027

▲ +115% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,5262016: $6082017: $6082018: $5982019: $5232020: $7632021: $7632022: $8032023: $8202024: $8202025: $1,5052026: $1,5052027: $1,5262016202020232027

▲ +151% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr

14
14 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 $23,848 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%
$1,239pays now $2,478at the full rate

5620 Arch St is assessed at $177K but pays $1,239 a year — about 50% of the $2,478 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 +7.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 215 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $215 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+115%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.7 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 43 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 24 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$2.5M$5.0M200020052010201520202025
43arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
24homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 44 parcels

Owner-occupied: 17Investor / LLC: 11Absentee individual: 15Vacant: 1 44parcels
  • Owner-occupied 17
  • Investor / LLC 11
  • Absentee individual 15
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels2 parcels0 parcels22 parcels11 parcels8 parcels
$12K$164K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual)34773$1418Mphila.gov ↗
Rad Diversified Reit Inc1181$28Mphila.gov ↗
Mchaya Llc148$6.6Mphila.gov ↗
Vision Quest Investments 3 Llc142$5.4Mphila.gov ↗
Yso Management Llc135$4.8Mphila.gov ↗
Durst Holdings Llc16$873Kphila.gov ↗
Jenkins Hugh M Jr (individual)24$426Kphila.gov ↗
Hammer Investment Corp14$850Kphila.gov ↗
Knight Gregory Tr (individual)23$371Kphila.gov ↗
Norristown Homes Llc13$439Kphila.gov ↗
Roi Investments Llc12$220Kphila.gov ↗
Aisha Jamila Llc11$181Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 44 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$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5601 ARCH ST Bought for $27K in 2010, alteration permit in 2010, sold for $95K in 2019 (+252%). Investor / LLC $114K —/— 1,445 1925 2 rented6 viol
5603 ARCH ST Owner-occupied $110K 3/1 1,190 1925 0 abated
5605 ARCH ST Bought for $55K in 2022, built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated), sold for $195K in 2024. Owner-occupied $110K 3/1 1,180 1925 2 abated
5607 ARCH ST Absentee individual $109K 3/1 1,170 1925 0 tax lien
5609 ARCH ST Absentee individual $109K 3/1 1,170 1925 0
5611 ARCH ST built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,170 1925 0 abatedtax lien
5612 ARCH ST Traded 4×: $2K in 2000 → $21K in 2014 (+950%). Absentee individual $127K 4/1 1,527 1925 4 tax lien
5613 ARCH ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $74K 4/1 1,128 1925 0 abated
5614 ARCH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Investor / LLC $155K —/— 1,527 1920 0 rented
5615 ARCH ST Absentee individual $108K 4/1 1,128 1925 0 abated
5616 ARCH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $127K 4/1 1,527 1925 0
5617 ARCH ST Absentee individual $108K 4/1 1,128 1925 0 abated
5618 ARCH ST Owner-occupied $133K 4/1 1,776 1925 0 tax lien
5619 ARCH ST built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $161K 3/1 1,170 1925 0 rentedabatedtax lien
5620 ARCH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $63K in 2003. Owner-occupied $177K —/— 1,998 1920 1 abated
5621 ARCH ST Bought for $62K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $139K 3/1 1,170 1925 3 tax lien
5622 ARCH ST Owner-occupied $129K 4/1 1,636 1925 0 tax lien
5623 ARCH ST 2 L&I violations (2013); 4 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2020); 2 L&I violations (2026). Vacant $12K —/— 0 2 violtax lien
5624 ARCH ST Traded 2×: $18K in 2008 → $42K in 2009 (+133%). Investor / LLC $129K 4/1 1,636 1925 2 rented
5625 ARCH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. Absentee individual $109K 3/1 1,170 1925 0
5626 ARCH ST Traded 2×: $28K in 2005 → $55K in 2006 (+100%). Investor / LLC $133K —/— 1,636 1920 2 rented
5627 ARCH ST Absentee individual $109K 3/1 1,170 1925 0 tax lien
5628 ARCH ST Bought for $13K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2009, sold for $250K in 2024 (+1900%). Owner-occupied $209K 3/2 1,636 1925 5
5629 ARCH ST Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,170 1925 0 abated
5630 ARCH ST Bought for $31K in 2006, alterations permit in 2020, sold for $4.5M in 2025 (+14654%). Investor / LLC $129K 4/1 1,636 1925 3 rented
5631 ARCH ST Bought for $10K in 2005, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $17K in 2008. Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,170 1925 2 abatedtax lien
5632 ARCH ST Investor / LLC $129K 4/1 1,636 1925 1 rented
5633 ARCH ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2009. Absentee individual $109K 3/1 1,170 1925 0
5634 ARCH ST Bought for $36K in 2016, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $1.1M in 2022 (+2905%). Investor / LLC $137K 4/1 1,760 1925 2
5635 ARCH ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2009. Absentee individual $109K 3/1 1,170 1925 0
5636 ARCH ST Bought for $30K in 2009, electrical permit in 2015, sold for $160K in 2021 (+433%). Investor / LLC $181K 4/1 2,330 1925 3 tax lien
5637 ARCH ST Traded 3×: $13K in 2001 → $83K in 2022 (+538%). Investor / LLC $163K 2/2 1,170 1920 3
5638 ARCH ST Bought for $10K in 2002. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $129K 4/1 1,597 1925 2 1 viol
5639 ARCH ST Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,170 1925 0 abated
5640 ARCH ST Absentee individual $158K —/— 1,597 1920 1 rentedtax lien
5641 ARCH ST 2 L&I violations (2015); L&I violation (2018). Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,170 1925 0
5642 ARCH ST Investor / LLC $164K —/— 1,744 1920 1
5643 ARCH ST Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,170 1925 0 abatedtax lien
5645 ARCH ST Traded 2×: $11K in 2011 → $5K in 2015 (-56%). Absentee individual $109K 3/1 1,170 1925 2 tax lien
5647 ARCH ST Absentee individual $109K 3/1 1,170 1925 1
5649 ARCH ST built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $109K —/— 1,170 1920 0 abated
5651 ARCH ST Owner-occupied $75K —/— 1,170 1920 0 abated
5653 ARCH ST Bought for $113K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $109K 3/2 1,170 1920 1 rentedtax lien
5655 ARCH ST L&I violation (2008); 4 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2026). Absentee individual $112K 3/1 1,243 1920 0 rented2 violtax lien

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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