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Who owns your block

5600 block of N 7th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 89% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $27,142 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 66% since 2016, now about $163K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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
$163K
$105K–$246K
ZIP median $171K
Price / sq ft
$148
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$180K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $163K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1940
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
89%
24 of 27
city 41%
Rentals
7%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$27K
2 of 27 behind
▼ block 7% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-6%
value · tax −$69
5 years
+64%
value · tax +$299
10 years
+66%
value · tax +$133

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 $163K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19120 median of $171K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19120 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19120Philadelphia
Median home value$163K$171K$223K
Owner-occupied67%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 68 reported crimes (22 violent) and 88 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
68
22 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
88
19 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults14
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief13
Motor Vehicle Theft12
Narcotic / Drug Law Violations7
Thefts5
Aggravated Assault Firearm3

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint14
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection13
Salting10
Abandoned Vehicle7
Other (Streets)7
Illegal Dumping6

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-4
James R Lowell
450 W Nedro Ave · 430 students
Middle
Grover Washington Jr
High · 9-12
Samuel Fels
5500 Langdon St · 1228 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$163K2016: $99K2017: $99K2018: $99K2019: $93K2020: $100K2021: $100K2022: $100K2023: $129K2024: $129K2025: $173K2026: $173K2027: $163K2016202020232027

▲ +66% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,1142016: $9812017: $9812018: $9812019: $7822020: $8152021: $8152022: $8152023: $8302024: $8302025: $1,1832026: $1,1832027: $1,1142016202020232027

▲ +14% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

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

9410025020162019202220252027This block 166 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+4.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+66%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.8 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 17 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K200020052010201520202025
17arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
2most sales for a single property
13homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 27 parcels

Owner-occupied: 24Absentee individual: 3 27parcels
  • Owner-occupied 24
  • Absentee individual 3

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels15 parcels5 parcels1 parcels5 parcels
$105K$212K+

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

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

$0$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5600 N 7TH ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $246K —/— 2,122 1940 0 tax lien
5602 N 7TH ST Traded 2×: $58K in 2000 → $115K in 2006 (+100%). Absentee individual $205K —/— 1,472 1940 2 rented
5604 N 7TH ST Bought for $34K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,056 1940 1
5606 N 7TH ST Owner-occupied $155K 3/1 1,056 1940 1
5608 N 7TH ST Bought for $77K in 2008. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,154 1940 1 tax lien
5610 N 7TH ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,056 1940 0
5612 N 7TH ST Bought for $92K in 2017. Owner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,056 1940 2
5614 N 7TH ST Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1940 1 tax lien
5616 N 7TH ST Bought for $94K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,056 1940 1
5618 N 7TH ST Bought for $114K in 2008, use permit in 2010, sold for $180K in 2025 (+58%). Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,056 1940 2
5620 N 7TH ST 2 L&I violations (2007); sold $34K (2014). Absentee individual $105K 3/1 1,056 1940 1 rented
5622 N 7TH ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,056 1940 0
5624 N 7TH ST Owner-occupied $212K —/— 1,586 1940 0
5626 N 7TH ST Owner-occupied $213K —/— 1,586 1940 0
5628 N 7TH ST sold $95K (2008); 3 L&I violations (2018); 4 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 1,056 1940 1
5630 N 7TH ST sold $72K (2013); 2 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,056 1940 1
5632 N 7TH ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,056 1940 0
5634 N 7TH ST Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 1,056 1940 1
5636 N 7TH ST Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 1,056 1940 1
5638 N 7TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,056 1940 0
5640 N 7TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,296 1940 0
5642 N 7TH ST Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,296 1940 0
5644 N 7TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,296 1940 0
5646 N 7TH ST Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,296 1940 0
5648 N 7TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $178K 3/1 1,296 1940 0
5650 N 7TH ST Owner-occupied $187K 4/1 1,764 1940 0
5652 N 7TH ST sold $10K (2008); 2 L&I violations (2022); 3 L&I violations (2023); 3 L&I violations (2024); L&I violation (2026). Absentee individual $207K —/— 1,296 1920 1 tax lien

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.