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Who owns your block

5700 block of Tackawanna St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 83% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 8 open code violations and 1 home behind $2,409 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 97% since 2016, now about $198K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$198K
$191K–$268K
ZIP median $207K
Price / sq ft
$176
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$93K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $198K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1950
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
83%
45 of 54
city 41%
Rentals
15%
8 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
8
L&I code
▲ block 9% · city 5%
Back taxes
$2K
1 of 54 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 6% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+3%
value · tax +$149
5 years
+83%
value · tax +$206
10 years
+97%
value · tax +$293

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 $198K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19135 median of $207K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19135 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19135Philadelphia
Median home value$198K$207K$223K
Owner-occupied56%44%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 54 reported crimes (18 violent) and 140 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
54
18 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
140
45 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults15
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
All Other Offenses8
Thefts7
Motor Vehicle Theft6
Fraud2

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint35
Abandoned Vehicle29
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection13
Shoveling12
Sanitation Violation10
Traffic (Other)6

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-5
James J Sullivan
5300 Ditman St · 378 students
Middle · 6-8
Warren G Harding
2000 Wakeling St · 522 students
High · 9-12
Frankford HS
5000 Oxford Ave · 908 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$125K$250K$198K2016: $101K2017: $101K2018: $101K2019: $104K2020: $108K2021: $108K2022: $108K2023: $149K2024: $149K2025: $192K2026: $192K2027: $198K2016202020232027

▲ +97% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$1,6772016: $1,3842017: $1,3842018: $1,3842019: $1,4122020: $1,4712021: $1,4712022: $1,4712023: $2,0232024: $2,0232025: $2,5242026: $1,5282027: $1,6772016202020232027

▲ +21% since 2016 · ~+2%/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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.3% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 197 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $197 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+97%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.2 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 77 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
77arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
8homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 54 parcels

Owner-occupied: 45Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 7 54parcels
  • Owner-occupied 45
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 7

Value distribution today

25 parcels17 parcels6 parcels0 parcels1 parcels1 parcels4 parcels
$191K$233K+

The block's largest owner, Hds Llc, carries 5 open violations across 57 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Hds Llc157$13Mphila.gov ↗
Philly Matias Work Zone Llc11$202Kphila.gov ↗
Marcon Holding Llc11$200Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 54 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5700 TACKAWANNA ST Owner-occupied $217K 3/1 1,228 1950 1
5701 TACKAWANNA ST Owner-occupied $222K 3/1 1,212 1950 1
5702 TACKAWANNA ST Traded 3×: $60K in 2002 → $114K in 2015 (+90%). Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,122 1950 3
5703 TACKAWANNA ST Absentee individual $206K 3/1 1,122 1950 1 rented
5704 TACKAWANNA ST Traded 2×: $90K in 2014 → $117K in 2016 (+30%). Owner-occupied $198K 3/1 1,122 1950 2
5705 TACKAWANNA ST Owner-occupied $206K 3/1 1,122 1950 1
5706 TACKAWANNA ST Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,122 1950 1 rented
5707 TACKAWANNA ST Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,122 1950 1
5708 TACKAWANNA ST Traded 2×: $88K in 2012 → $155K in 2020 (+76%). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,122 1950 2
5709 TACKAWANNA ST Traded 2×: $108K in 2005 → $121K in 2012 (+13%). Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,122 1950 2
5710 TACKAWANNA ST Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,122 1950 1
5711 TACKAWANNA ST Absentee individual $203K 3/1 1,122 1950 0
5712 TACKAWANNA ST Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,122 1950 1
5713 TACKAWANNA ST Traded 3×: $52K in 2000 → $171K in 2019 (+229%). Absentee individual $201K 3/1 1,122 1950 3 rented
5714 TACKAWANNA ST Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,122 1950 0
5715 TACKAWANNA ST Traded 2×: $91K in 2005 → $175K in 2021 (+92%). Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,122 1950 2
5716 TACKAWANNA ST Traded 3×: $64K in 2003 → $125K in 2017 (+97%). Owner-occupied $233K 3/1 1,122 1950 3
5717 TACKAWANNA ST Traded 2×: $102K in 2005 → $98K in 2015 (-4%). Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,122 1950 2
5718 TACKAWANNA ST Traded 2×: $61K in 2004 → $125K in 2017 (+105%). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,122 1950 2
5719 TACKAWANNA ST Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,122 1950 1
5720 TACKAWANNA ST sold $67K (2003); Appeal city affirmed (2012). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,122 1950 1
5721 TACKAWANNA ST Traded 2×: $55K in 2006 → $80K in 2020 (+45%). Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,122 1950 2 1 viol
5722 TACKAWANNA ST Traded 2×: $110K in 2006 → $67K in 2010 (-39%). Absentee individual $191K 3/1 1,122 1950 2 rented
5723 TACKAWANNA ST Traded 2×: $76K in 2015 → $155K in 2025 (+104%). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,122 1950 2
5724 TACKAWANNA ST Absentee individual $191K 3/1 1,122 1950 1
5725 TACKAWANNA ST Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,122 1950 1
5726 TACKAWANNA ST Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,122 1950 1
5727 TACKAWANNA ST Owner-occupied $201K 3/1 1,122 1950 1
5728 TACKAWANNA ST Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,122 1950 0
5729 TACKAWANNA ST Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,122 1950 0
5730 TACKAWANNA ST Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,122 1950 1
5731 TACKAWANNA ST Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,122 1950 1
5732 TACKAWANNA ST Absentee individual $191K 3/1 1,122 1950 1 rented
5733 TACKAWANNA ST Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,122 1950 1
5734 TACKAWANNA ST Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,122 1950 1
5735 TACKAWANNA ST Traded 2×: $90K in 2020 → $280K in 2023 (+211%). Owner-occupied $268K 4/1 1,122 1950 2 4 viol
5736 TACKAWANNA ST Traded 3×: $113K in 2006 → $128K in 2020 (+13%). Owner-occupied $197K 3/2 1,122 1950 3 rented
5737 TACKAWANNA ST Traded 3×: $40K in 2008 → $215K in 2024 (+438%). Owner-occupied $241K 3/1 1,122 1950 3
5738 TACKAWANNA ST Traded 2×: $48K in 2018 → $60K in 2019 (+25%). Absentee individual $191K 3/1 1,122 1950 2 1 viol
5739 TACKAWANNA ST Owner-occupied $199K 3/1 1,122 1950 1
5740 TACKAWANNA ST Investor / LLC $191K 3/1 1,122 1950 1 rented
5741 TACKAWANNA ST Owner-occupied $199K 3/1 1,122 1950 1
5742 TACKAWANNA ST Traded 3×: $42K in 2001 → $223K in 2022 (+433%). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,122 1950 3 1 viol
5743 TACKAWANNA ST Traded 2×: $21K in 2003 → $111K in 2005 (+441%). Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,122 1950 2
5744 TACKAWANNA ST Traded 3×: $48K in 2000 → $30K in 2025 (-37%). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,122 1950 3
5745 TACKAWANNA ST Owner-occupied $198K 3/1 1,122 1950 0 1 viol
5746 TACKAWANNA ST Traded 2×: $53K in 2004 → $108K in 2009 (+105%). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,122 1950 2
5747 TACKAWANNA ST Owner-occupied $198K 3/1 1,122 1950 0
5748 TACKAWANNA ST Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,122 1950 0
5749 TACKAWANNA ST Traded 2×: $32K in 2000 → $85K in 2016 (+166%). Owner-occupied $197K 3/1 1,122 1950 2
5750 TACKAWANNA ST Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,122 1950 0
5751 TACKAWANNA ST Traded 2×: $47K in 2002 → $65K in 2005 (+39%). Investor / LLC $200K 3/1 1,122 1950 2 rented
5752 TACKAWANNA ST Owner-occupied $204K 3/1 1,122 1950 1
5753 TACKAWANNA ST Traded 3×: $70K in 2003 → $180K in 2020 (+157%). Owner-occupied $247K 3/1 1,122 1950 3

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

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