Who owns your block
5600 block of N 16th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 85% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations and 3 homes behind $52,284 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 66% since 2016, now about $205K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $205K — about 0.9× 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 block | ZIP 19141 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $205K | $176K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 67% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 48 reported crimes (21 violent) and 135 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
- $205K typical home, up +66% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,310 to $1,516 a year, +1%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.8M assessed, $55,047/yr to the city, about $2,039 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +66% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +16% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.7% 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 $166 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 22 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 27 parcels
- Owner-occupied 23
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 1
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Rentals Llc | 1 | 7 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jab Housing Llc | 1 | 1 | $324K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5601 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $169K in 2019. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $241K | 3/2 | 2,125 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5603 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $235K | 3/2 | 1,580 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 5605 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $205K | 3/1 | 1,578 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5607 N 16TH ST History3 L&I violations (2015); L&I violation (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018); 7 L&I violations (2022). | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,578 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5609 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $209K | 3/1 | 1,578 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5611 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $201K | 3/1 | 1,578 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5613 N 16TH ST New constructionBought for $68K in 2004, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $240K in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $206K | 3/1 | 1,578 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 5615 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $209K | 3/1 | 1,570 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5617 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $205K | 3/1 | 1,570 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5619 N 16TH ST History2 L&I violations (2020). | Investor / LLC | $205K | 3/1 | 1,570 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5621 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $205K | 3/1 | 1,570 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5623 N 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $55K in 2002, zoning permit in 2016, sold for $250K in 2021 (+354%). | Owner-occupied | $205K | 3/1 | 1,570 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5625 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $208K | 3/1 | 1,570 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5627 N 16TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2023); sold $90K (2024); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $205K | 3/1 | 1,570 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 5629 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $205K | 3/1 | 1,570 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5631 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $205K | 3/1 | 1,570 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5633 N 16TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $31K in 2000 → $59K in 2004 (+90%). | Owner-occupied | $204K | 3/1 | 1,570 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 5635 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a tank install/removal permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $203K | 3/1 | 1,570 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5637 N 16TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $203K | 3/1 | 1,570 | 1925 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 5639 N 16TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2017). | Owner-occupied | $203K | 3/1 | 1,570 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5641 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $300K | 3/1 | 1,570 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5643 N 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2003 → $95K in 2004 (+172%). | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,568 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5645 N 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2019 → $233K in 2020 (+233%). | Owner-occupied | $303K | 4/2 | 1,636 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5647 N 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $90K in 2020, addition and/or alteration permit in 2020, sold for $237K in 2020 (+163%). | Owner-occupied | $304K | 4/2 | 1,636 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5649 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $204K | 3/1 | 1,636 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5650 N 16TH ST | Vacant | $2.1M | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5651 N 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $40K in 2011, major alteration permit in 2011, sold for $215K in 2026 (+438%). | Investor / LLC | $324K | 3/1 | 2,000 | 1925 | 3 | rented2 viol |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)