Who owns your block
5600 block of N 20th St
A mixed-ownership block: 48% owner-occupied, 17% investor-held, with 8 open code violations and 1 home behind $4,212 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 67% since 2016, now about $191K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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 $191K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19144 median of $201K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19144 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19144 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $191K | $201K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 26% | 40% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 71 reported crimes (30 violent) and 137 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
- $191K typical home, up +67% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,599 to $2,674 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $24M assessed, $48,451/yr to the city, about $2,107 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +67% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +67% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5600 N 20th St is assessed at $20M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $274,708 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.8% 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 $167 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 29 arm's-length sales since 1970. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 23 parcels
- Owner-occupied 11
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 8
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almond Tree Properties Llc | 2 | 6 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Miper Homes Llc | 1 | 2 | $380K | phila.gov ↗ |
| J Diesel Investments Inc | 1 | 1 | $214K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5600 N 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $20M | —/— | 168,357 | 1998 | 0 | abated8 viol |
| 5615 N 20TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $130K in 1970. | Owner-occupied | $191K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 5617 N 20TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $67K in 2000 → $155K in 2017 (+131%). | Investor / LLC | $191K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 5619 N 20TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2014). | Absentee individual | $193K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5621 N 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $90K in 2019. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $193K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1940 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 5623 N 20TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $85K in 2013 → $228K in 2025 (+168%). | Investor / LLC | $193K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1940 | 3 | rented |
| 5625 N 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2008. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2009. | Investor / LLC | $214K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1940 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5627 N 20TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $87K in 2016 → $215K in 2025 (+147%). | Owner-occupied | $193K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5629 N 20TH ST History2 L&I violations (2007); sold $170K (2022). | Absentee individual | $191K | 3/— | 1,434 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5631 N 20TH ST History2 L&I violations (2019). | Owner-occupied | $191K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5633 N 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $208K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5635 N 20TH ST Historysold $78K (2003); 2 L&I violations (2007); 3 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2020). | Absentee individual | $191K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1940 | 1 | rented |
| 5637 N 20TH ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $191K | 3/— | 1,434 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5639 N 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $191K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5641 N 20TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $46K in 2000 → $195K in 2022 (+324%). | Owner-occupied | $124K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 5643 N 20TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $191K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5645 N 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $191K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5647 N 20TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $69K in 2000 → $90K in 2005 (+30%). | Owner-occupied | $191K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5649 N 20TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $10K in 2006 → $110K in 2006 (+995%). | Absentee individual | $191K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5651 N 20TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $119K in 2007 → $191K in 2025 (+61%). | Investor / LLC | $191K | 3/— | 1,434 | 1940 | 3 | rented |
| 5653 N 20TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $64K in 2000 → $125K in 2017 (+95%). | Owner-occupied | $234K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 5655 N 20TH ST | Owner-occupied | $191K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5657 N 20TH ST Historysold $133K (2007); L&I violation (2017); 3 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2020); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Absentee individual | $216K | 3/1 | 1,434 | 1940 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)