Who owns your block
5700 block of N 12th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 80% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations and 12 homes behind $187,833 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 69% since 2016, now about $178K. 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 $178K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and in line with 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 | $178K | $176K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 67% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 67 reported crimes (18 violent) and 134 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
- $178K typical home, up +69% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,088 to $1,172 a year, +1%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $100,885/yr to the city, about $1,681 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +69% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +8% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5739 N 12th St is assessed at $244K but pays $2,375 a year — about 69% of the $3,421 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 +4.9% 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 $169 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 50 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 36 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 60 parcels
- Owner-occupied 48
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 9
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Cascade Funding Mortgage Trust Hb7, carries 1 open violation across 10 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade Funding Mortgage Trust Hb7 | 1 | 10 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Aroha Llc | 1 | 5 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Divine Management | 1 | 1 | $176K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tcs Anika Acquisitions Iii, Llc | 1 | 1 | $244K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5700 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $66K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $212K | 4/1 | 2,040 | 1940 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5701 N 12TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $48K in 2009 → $150K in 2010 (+213%). | Owner-occupied | $187K | 4/1 | 1,664 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5702 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5703 N 12TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2022). | Absentee individual | $184K | 4/1 | 1,540 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5704 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5705 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $66K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $184K | 4/1 | 1,540 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5706 N 12TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2005 → $145K in 2020 (+142%). | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/2 | 1,374 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5707 N 12TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $135K in 2020 → $245K in 2024 (+81%). | Owner-occupied | $289K | 3/2 | 1,540 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5708 N 12TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2010); 2 L&I violations (2018); sold $165K (2026). | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1940 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5709 N 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated), sold for $53K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $184K | 4/1 | 1,540 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 5710 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5711 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $184K | 4/1 | 1,540 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5712 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5713 N 12TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Absentee individual | $184K | 3/1 | 1,540 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5714 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5715 N 12TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $48K in 2009 → $137K in 2010 (+185%). | Owner-occupied | $224K | 4/1 | 1,540 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 5716 N 12TH ST | Absentee individual | $176K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5717 N 12TH ST History5 L&I violations (2018); 3 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023). | Owner-occupied | $184K | 4/1 | 1,540 | 1940 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 5718 N 12TH ST History2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5719 N 12TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $98K in 2007 → $105K in 2023 (+7%). | Absentee individual | $184K | 4/1 | 1,540 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5720 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5721 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $184K | 4/1 | 1,540 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5722 N 12TH ST Historysold $29K (2003); 2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1940 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5723 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $184K | 4/1 | 1,542 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5724 N 12TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $55K in 2004, alteration permit in 2016, sold for $140K in 2018 (+155%). | Absentee individual | $219K | 3/2 | 1,374 | 1940 | 2 | rented |
| 5725 N 12TH ST History2 L&I violations (2025). | Owner-occupied | $184K | 4/1 | 1,540 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5726 N 12TH ST History2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018); sold $226K (2022). | Owner-occupied | $214K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1940 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5727 N 12TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $40K in 2004 → $160K in 2021 (+300%). | Absentee individual | $184K | 3/1 | 1,540 | 1940 | 3 | rented |
| 5728 N 12TH ST History2 L&I violations (2017); 3 L&I violations (2025). | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5729 N 12TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $25K in 2001 → $70K in 2002 (+180%). | Owner-occupied | $184K | 4/1 | 1,540 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 5730 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5731 N 12TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2012); sold $88K (2019); 2 L&I violations (2022). | Investor / LLC | $184K | 4/1 | 1,540 | 1940 | 1 | rented |
| 5732 N 12TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $28K in 2002 → $117K in 2015 (+318%). | Owner-occupied | $214K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1940 | 4 | |
| 5733 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $184K | 4/1 | 1,540 | 1940 | 0 | 1 violtax lien |
| 5734 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5735 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,408 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5736 N 12TH ST Historysold $7K (2010); L&I violation (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2022); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Investor / LLC | $176K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1940 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5737 N 12TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2023). | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,408 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5738 N 12TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $16K in 2020 → $220K in 2022 (+1310%). | Owner-occupied | $214K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5739 N 12TH ST New constructionBought for $48K in 2017, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $156K in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $244K | 3/1 | 1,408 | 1940 | 6 | rentedabated |
| 5740 N 12TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2022); 7 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1940 | 0 | 1 violtax lien |
| 5741 N 12TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,408 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5742 N 12TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $65K in 2007 → $185K in 2019 (+184%). | Owner-occupied | $260K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1940 | 3 | tax lien |
| 5743 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $178K | 3/1 | 1,408 | 1940 | 0 | rented |
| 5744 N 12TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $95K in 2008 → $190K in 2021 (+100%). | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/2 | 1,374 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 5745 N 12TH ST History2 L&I violations (2019); 3 L&I violations (2022). | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,408 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5746 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5747 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,408 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5748 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $73K in 2024. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1940 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5749 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,408 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5750 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5751 N 12TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $53K in 2009 → $130K in 2009 (+148%). | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,408 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5752 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5753 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,408 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5754 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5755 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,408 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5756 N 12TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $128K in 2022 → $218K in 2023 (+71%). | Owner-occupied | $214K | 3/1 | 1,374 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5757 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,408 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5758 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $200K | 4/1 | 2,040 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5759 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $173K | —/— | 1,725 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)