Who owns your block
5600 block of Thomas Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 60% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 14 open code violations and 10 homes behind $12,692 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 130% since 2016, now about $135K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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 $135K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $135K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 44% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 102 reported crimes (37 violent) and 187 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
- $135K typical home, up +130% since 2016
- Tax bill $824 to $1,860 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.2M assessed, $60,410/yr to the city, about $1,405 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +130% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +126% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5633 Thomas Ave is assessed at $123K but pays $328 a year — about 19% of the $1,727 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 +7.8% 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 $230 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 43 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 21 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 43 parcels
- Owner-occupied 26
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 13
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballard Properties Llc | 1 | 37 | $3.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Waldo Holdings Llc | 1 | 18 | $497K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hamilton Oaks Investments Llc | 1 | 2 | $362K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mco Investments Llc | 1 | 2 | $266K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 43 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 THOMAS AVE ImprovedBought for $55K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $146K | —/— | 1,860 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 5601 THOMAS AVE Improved | Vacant | $23K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5602 THOMAS AVE | Owner-occupied | $148K | 3/1 | 1,310 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5603 THOMAS AVE | Absentee individual | $135K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5604 THOMAS AVE | Owner-occupied | $135K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5605 THOMAS AVE | Absentee individual | $135K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5606 THOMAS AVE | Absentee individual | $135K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 5607 THOMAS AVE | Owner-occupied | $135K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5608 THOMAS AVE TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2025 → $220K in 2026 (+340%). | Owner-occupied | $135K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 2 | tax lien |
| 5609 THOMAS AVE | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5610 THOMAS AVE | Absentee individual | $135K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 5611 THOMAS AVE | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5612 THOMAS AVE | Absentee individual | $135K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 5613 THOMAS AVE | Absentee individual | $133K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5614 THOMAS AVE TradedTraded 2×: $28K in 2005 → $119K in 2020 (+334%). | Absentee individual | $183K | 3/1 | 2,400 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 5615 THOMAS AVE | Absentee individual | $78K | —/— | 1,440 | 1920 | 1 | 1 violtax lien |
| 5616 THOMAS AVE | Owner-occupied | $135K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5617 THOMAS AVE | Owner-occupied | $161K | 4/1 | 1,664 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5618 THOMAS AVE TradedTraded 2×: $63K in 2017 → $185K in 2023 (+193%). | Investor / LLC | $178K | 3/2 | 1,200 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 5619 THOMAS AVE | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5620 THOMAS AVE | Owner-occupied | $135K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5621 THOMAS AVE | Absentee individual | $142K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5622 THOMAS AVE TradedTraded 2×: $5K in 2006 → $80K in 2007 (+1498%). | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 5623 THOMAS AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $28K in 2009 → $70K in 2009 (+150%). | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 5624 THOMAS AVE | Owner-occupied | $133K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5625 THOMAS AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $30K in 2020 → $298K in 2024 (+893%). | Owner-occupied | $294K | 2/3 | 1,284 | 1920 | 4 | rented |
| 5626 THOMAS AVE | Investor / LLC | $133K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 5627 THOMAS AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $130K in 2007 → $100K in 2020 (-23%). | Investor / LLC | $143K | 3/1 | 1,284 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 5628 THOMAS AVE | Owner-occupied | $167K | 4/1 | 1,566 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5629 THOMAS AVE | Owner-occupied | $170K | 4/1 | 1,598 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5630 THOMAS AVE | Absentee individual | $192K | —/— | 1,440 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5631 THOMAS AVE | Owner-occupied | $145K | 3/1 | 1,410 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5632 THOMAS AVE | Owner-occupied | $135K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1920 | 0 | 13 violtax lien |
| 5633 THOMAS AVE | Owner-occupied | $123K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 5634 THOMAS AVE | Owner-occupied | $135K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5635 THOMAS AVE | Owner-occupied | $123K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 5636 THOMAS AVE | Absentee individual | $137K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1920 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 5637 THOMAS AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $15K in 2007 → $17K in 2014 (+13%). | Owner-occupied | $123K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 5638 THOMAS AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $25K in 2010 → $125K in 2019 (+400%). | Owner-occupied | $235K | 3/1 | 2,460 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 5640 THOMAS AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $55K in 2004 → $248K in 2025 (+350%). | Absentee individual | $137K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 5642 THOMAS AVE | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5644 THOMAS AVE | Owner-occupied | $137K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5646 THOMAS AVE | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,359 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)