Who owns your block
5700 block of N 16th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 81% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 6 open code violations and 4 homes behind $48,411 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 72% since 2016, now about $214K. 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 $214K — about 1.0× 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 | $214K | $176K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 53% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 86 reported crimes (33 violent) and 250 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
- $214K typical home, up +72% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,471 to $2,590 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.2M assessed, $73,566/yr to the city, about $2,299 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +72% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +76% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5742 N 16th St is assessed at $286K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $4,003 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 +5.1% 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 $172 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 35 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 32 parcels
- Owner-occupied 26
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balticorp Llc | 1 | 19 | $6.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Johnson-Scm Llc | 1 | 1 | $186K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 32 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 16TH ST History3 L&I violations (2011); L&I violation (2014); L&I violation (2022); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Absentee individual | $252K | 3/1 | 2,250 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5701 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $262K | —/2 | 2,525 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5702 N 16TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $78K in 2004 → $90K in 2010 (+15%). | Absentee individual | $217K | 4/2 | 1,800 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 5703 N 16TH ST | Investor / LLC | $186K | 3/2 | 1,170 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 5704 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $214K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5705 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $192K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5706 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $214K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5707 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $130K in 2019. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $189K | 4/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5708 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $65K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $209K | —/— | 1,800 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5709 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $185K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5710 N 16TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2009); L&I violation (2011); sold $61K (2013); L&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 5711 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $200K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5712 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $214K | 4/2 | 1,800 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5714 N 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $69K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $310K in 2022 (+1192%). | Owner-occupied | $322K | 5/3 | 1,800 | 1925 | 5 | tax lien |
| 5716 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2006. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $214K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5718 N 16TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $150K in 2007 → $170K in 2024 (+13%). | Absentee individual | $217K | 4/2 | 1,800 | 1920 | 3 | 1 viol |
| 5720 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $214K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5722 N 16TH ST History3 L&I violations (2008); L&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $214K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5724 N 16TH ST History7 L&I violations (2022). | Owner-occupied | $214K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1925 | 0 | 5 violtax lien |
| 5726 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $78K in 2011. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $214K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5728 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $214K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5730 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $209K | —/— | 1,800 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5732 N 16TH ST New constructionBought for $128K in 2022, built new under a 2023 permit, sold for $315K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $309K | 5/3 | 1,800 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5734 N 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $67K in 2016, alteration permit in 2016, sold for $190K in 2018 (+184%). | Owner-occupied | $317K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5736 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $214K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5738 N 16TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $214K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5740 N 16TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $103K in 2023 → $229K in 2024 (+123%). | Owner-occupied | $214K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 5742 N 16TH ST New constructionBought for $51K in 2013, built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated), sold for $160K in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $286K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 5744 N 16TH ST History2 L&I violations (2009); sold $20K (2010); 2 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023); 3 L&I violations (2024). | Absentee individual | $214K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 5746 N 16TH ST | Owner-occupied | $214K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5748 N 16TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $24K in 1999, roof covering replacement permit in 2021, sold for $151K in 2025 (+537%). | Owner-occupied | $211K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1925 | 7 | |
| 5750 N 16TH ST ImprovedBought for $33K in 2010. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $263K | 3/2 | 2,400 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)