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Who owns your block

5700 block of Thomas Ave

A mostly owner-occupied block: 68% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 homes behind $67,836 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 118% since 2016, now about $182K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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
$182K
$71K–$393K
ZIP median $152K
Price / sq ft
$115
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$225K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $182K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
68%
13 of 19
city 41%
Rentals
0%
0 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$68K
3 of 19 behind
▲ block 16% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
7
5 homes · ZBA & boards
block 26% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+3%
value · tax −$448
5 years
+106%
value · tax +$450
10 years
+118%
value · tax +$453

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 $182K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19143Philadelphia
Median home value$182K$152K$223K
Owner-occupied53%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 91 reported crimes (42 violent) and 148 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
91
42 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
148
21 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults30
All Other Offenses10
Thefts10
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
Aggravated Assault No Firearm5
Motor Vehicle Theft5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection38
Illegal Dumping32
Maintenance Complaint20
Abandoned Vehicle16
Other (Streets)5
Street Defect5

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 & Middle · K-8
Add B Anderson
1034 S 60th St · 318 students
High · 9-12
William Sayre
5800 Walnut St · 439 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$250K$500K$182K2016: $84K2017: $84K2018: $84K2019: $82K2020: $89K2021: $89K2022: $89K2023: $125K2024: $125K2025: $177K2026: $177K2027: $182K2016202020232027

▲ +118% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$1,6242016: $9182017: $1,1712018: $1,1712019: $1,0832020: $1,1742021: $1,1742022: $1,1742023: $1,5132024: $1,5132025: $2,0722026: $2,0722027: $1,6242016202020232027

▲ +77% since 2016 · ~+5%/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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.3% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 218 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $218 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+118%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.8 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 24 arm's-length sales since 1998. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K19982004201020162022
24arm's-length sales since 1998
1times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
7homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 19 parcels

Owner-occupied: 13Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 3Vacant: 2 19parcels
  • Owner-occupied 13
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 3
  • Vacant 2

Value distribution today

4 parcels0 parcels8 parcels0 parcels1 parcels3 parcels3 parcels
$71K$392K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Golfand Developers Llc13$251Kphila.gov ↗
Gibson Management Llc12$422Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 19 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5700 THOMAS AVE Owner-occupied $182K 4/1 1,536 1960 0
5701 THOMAS AVE Owner-occupied $179K —/— 3,042 1925 0 tax lien
5702 THOMAS AVE Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,386 1925 0 tax lien
5704 THOMAS AVE Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,386 1925 0
5706 THOMAS AVE Traded 3×: $10K in 2010 → $248K in 2023 (+2380%). Owner-occupied $265K 4/2 1,386 1925 3
5707 THOMAS AVE Owner-occupied $320K —/— 2,835 1925 1
5708 THOMAS AVE Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,386 1925 1
5709 THOMAS AVE Absentee individual $326K —/— 2,835 1925 1
5710 THOMAS AVE Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,386 1925 0
5711 THOMAS AVE Bought for $92K in 2017. Owner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $320K —/— 2,835 1925 1
5712 THOMAS AVE Traded 6×: $55K in 2002 → $225K in 2024 (+309%). Owner-occupied $195K 3/2 1,386 1925 6
5713 THOMAS AVE Vacant $71K —/— 0
5714 THOMAS AVE Owner-occupied $185K 4/1 1,578 1925 0
5718 THOMAS AVE Traded 2×: $15K in 1998 → $1K in 2002 (-93%). Owner-occupied $392K —/— 4,350 1925 2 tax lien
5720 THOMAS AVE Traded 2×: $95K in 2007 → $135K in 2012 (+42%). Owner-occupied $393K —/— 3,625 1925 2
5726 THOMAS AVE Traded 2×: $90K in 2006 → $90K in 2018 (+0%). Owner-occupied $364K —/— 3,625 1925 2
5728 THOMAS AVE Bought for $20K in 2015, built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $150K in 2022. Vacant $73K —/— 3
5732 THOMAS AVE Appeal granted (2014); sold $299K (2016). Absentee individual $116K —/— 3,583 1925 1
5738 THOMAS AVE Appeal granted (2014); sold $299K (2016). Absentee individual $100K —/— 3,583 1925 1

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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