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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 8, 2026

Who owns your block

5600 block of N 12th St

A mixed-ownership block: 52% owner-occupied, 13% investor-held, with 2 homes behind $4,684 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 153% since 2016, now about $269K. 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
$269K
$190K–$364K
ZIP median $176K
Price / sq ft
$146
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.2×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$245K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $269K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 31
$11K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
52%
16 of 31
city 41%
Rentals
26%
8 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$5K
2 of 31 behind
▼ block 6% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
4
4 homes · ZBA & boards
block 13% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+6%
value · tax +$189
5 years
+106%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+153%
value · tax +$2K

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 $269K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19141 median of $176K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19141 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19141Philadelphia
Median home value$269K$176K$223K
Owner-occupied29%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 108 reported crimes (27 violent) and 95 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
108
27 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
95
30 still open

Most reported crimes

Narcotic / Drug Law Violations23
Other Assaults22
All Other Offenses16
Thefts10
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief10
Fraud6

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection23
Maintenance Complaint16
Abandoned Vehicle12
Street Trees6
Inlet Cleaning5
Illegal Dumping3

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 · K-5
Julia Ward Howe
5800 N 13th St · 225 students
Middle · 6-8
General Louis Wagner
1701 Chelten Ave · 294 students
High · 9-12
Martin Luther King
6100 Stenton Ave · 604 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$250K$500K$269K2016: $107K2017: $107K2018: $107K2019: $122K2020: $131K2021: $131K2022: $131K2023: $174K2024: $174K2025: $253K2026: $253K2027: $269K2016202020232027

▲ +153% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,7322016: $1,4892017: $1,4892018: $1,4892019: $1,6632020: $1,7902021: $1,7892022: $1,7892023: $2,3912024: $2,3912025: $3,5432026: $3,5432027: $3,7322016202020232027

▲ +151% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr

2
2 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 $11,251 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%
$3,192pays now $3,768at the full rate

5616 N 12th St is assessed at $269K but pays $3,192 a year — about 85% of the $3,768 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 +8.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 253 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $253 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+153%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+2.3 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 28 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 17 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2005201020152020
28arm's-length sales since 2003
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
17homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 31 parcels

Owner-occupied: 16Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 12 31parcels
  • Owner-occupied 16
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 12

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels13 parcels13 parcels4 parcels
$190K$299K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Charicon Enterprises Llc15$1.2Mphila.gov ↗
Jos & Haz Properties Llc13$709Kphila.gov ↗
Peggy D Brookins (individual)22$536Kphila.gov ↗
Canda Consltants Llc11$256Kphila.gov ↗
Colby Brundin Esa Llc11$190Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 31 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

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5601 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Absentee individual $364K —/— 4,440 1940 0
5603 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2020); sold $100K (2022). Investor / LLC $256K —/— 1,784 1940 1
5605 N 12TH ST 2 L&I violations (2015). Absentee individual $267K —/— 1,784 1940 0
5607 N 12TH ST L&I violation (2020); sold $184K (2020). Owner-occupied $277K 4/2 1,936 1940 1
5608 N 12TH ST Bought for $17K in 2004, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $316K in 2023. Absentee individual $299K 5/3 1,840 1940 3
5609 N 12TH ST Bought for $96K in 2005, use permit in 2007, sold for $190K in 2020 (+98%). Owner-occupied $267K 4/2 1,784 1940 2 rented
5610 N 12TH ST built new under a 2019 permit. Investor / LLC $190K —/— 1,840 1940 2 tax lien
5611 N 12TH ST Bought for $95K in 2005, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $200K in 2019 (+111%). Investor / LLC $316K —/— 1,784 1940 2 rented
5612 N 12TH ST 2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 9 (2018); 6 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $269K —/— 1,840 1940 0 tax lien
5613 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $267K —/— 1,784 1940 0
5614 N 12TH ST Traded 2×: $68K in 2019 → $170K in 2022 (+150%). Owner-occupied $269K 4/2 1,840 1940 2 rented
5615 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $267K —/— 1,784 1940 0
5616 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $269K —/— 1,840 1940 0 abated
5617 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $267K —/— 1,786 1940 0
5618 N 12TH ST Traded 3×: $92K in 2003 → $210K in 2021 (+128%). Owner-occupied $269K 3/2 1,840 1940 3 rentedtax lien
5619 N 12TH ST Bought for $85K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $267K 4/2 1,784 1940 3
5620 N 12TH ST 6 L&I violations (2014); L&I violation (2020). Absentee individual $269K —/— 1,840 1940 0
5621 N 12TH ST Bought for $90K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Absentee individual $267K 5/3 1,784 1940 2
5622 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $269K —/— 1,840 1940 0
5623 N 12TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $267K —/— 1,784 1940 0
5624 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $269K —/— 1,840 1940 0
5625 N 12TH ST Owner-occupied $267K —/— 1,784 1940 0 abated
5626 N 12TH ST Traded 3×: $87K in 2020 → $245K in 2024 (+181%). Absentee individual $269K 4/2 1,840 1940 3 rented
5627 N 12TH ST Bought for $95K in 2007. Owner pulled a use permit in 2010. Absentee individual $267K —/— 1,784 1940 1
5628 N 12TH ST 3 L&I violations (2007). Owner-occupied $269K —/— 1,840 1940 0
5629 N 12TH ST Bought for $119K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Absentee individual $267K —/— 1,786 1940 2 rented
5630 N 12TH ST Absentee individual $269K —/— 1,840 1940 0
5631 N 12TH ST 2 L&I violations (2015). Absentee individual $267K —/— 1,784 1940 0 rented
5632 N 12TH ST 2 L&I violations (2015); 3 L&I violations (2016); sold $235K (2023). Owner-occupied $299K 5/3 1,840 1940 1 rented
5633 N 12TH ST 2 L&I violations (2019); 3 L&I violations (2021); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2024). Absentee individual $281K —/— 2,000 1940 0
5634 N 12TH ST 2 L&I violations (2015). Owner-occupied $280K —/— 2,000 1940 0

Neighborhood

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

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