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Who owns your block

5800 block of Ashland Ave

A mostly owner-occupied block: 74% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 15 open code violations and 4 homes behind $18,796 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 147% since 2016, now about $149K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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
$149K
$22K–$342K
ZIP median $152K
Price / sq ft
$116
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$128K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $149K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
74%
26 of 35
city 41%
Rentals
11%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
15
L&I code
▲ block 11% · city 5%
Back taxes
$19K
4 of 35 behind
▲ block 11% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+19%
value · tax +$342
5 years
+139%
value · tax +$718
10 years
+147%
value · tax +$691

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 $149K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and in line with 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$149K$152K$223K
Owner-occupied54%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 45 reported crimes (21 violent) and 104 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
45
21 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
104
19 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults13
Motor Vehicle Theft6
Aggravated Assault No Firearm4
Theft from Vehicle4
Fraud3
Thefts3

Top 311 complaints

Illegal Dumping31
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection18
Maintenance Complaint12
Other (Streets)6
Abandoned Vehicle5
Dumpster Violation4

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$100K$200K$149K2016: $60K2017: $60K2018: $60K2019: $58K2020: $63K2021: $63K2022: $63K2023: $101K2024: $101K2025: $125K2026: $125K2027: $149K2016202020232027

▲ +147% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,1172016: $4262017: $4262018: $4262019: $3882020: $3982021: $3982022: $3992023: $6722024: $6722025: $7752026: $7752027: $1,1172016202020232027

▲ +162% since 2016 · ~+9%/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 +8.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 247 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $247 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+147%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+2.1 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 36 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
36arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
16homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 35 parcels

Owner-occupied: 26Absentee individual: 6Vacant: 3 35parcels
  • Owner-occupied 26
  • Absentee individual 6
  • Vacant 3

Value distribution today

3 parcels0 parcels2 parcels16 parcels10 parcels0 parcels4 parcels
$22K$292K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Robert E Grant (individual)27$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
Dana Cohen (individual)23$612Kphila.gov ↗
Trading Spaces Llc11$39Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 35 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
5802 ASHLAND AVE Traded 2×: $18K in 2001 → $55K in 2001 (+211%). Owner-occupied $179K —/— 1,500 1925 2
5804 ASHLAND AVE L&I violation (2024). Absentee individual $179K —/— 1,500 1925 0 1 viol
5806 ASHLAND AVE Traded 2×: $18K in 2002 → $39K in 2010 (+123%). Absentee individual $179K —/— 1,500 1925 2 rented
5808 ASHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $179K —/— 1,500 1925 0
5810 ASHLAND AVE 2 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2023). Vacant $39K —/— 0 tax lien
5812 ASHLAND AVE Bought for $125K in 2022. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $342K 4/2 2,380 1925 2
5814 ASHLAND AVE Bought for $65K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $299K in 2024 (+360%). Owner-occupied $309K 3/3 1,500 1925 4
5816 ASHLAND AVE built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $5K in 2018. Owner-occupied $267K —/— 1,500 1925 1 rentedtax lien
5818 ASHLAND AVE 2 L&I violations (2017); sold $13K (2020); L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2023); 6 L&I violations (2026). Vacant $22K —/— 1 6 viol
5820 ASHLAND AVE Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2026. Absentee individual $106K —/— 1,500 1925 0 7 viol
5821 ASHLAND AVE Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $157K 3/1 1,410 1925 0
5822 ASHLAND AVE Traded 3×: $3K in 2003 → $20K in 2021 (+700%). Vacant $22K —/— 3 tax lien
5823 ASHLAND AVE Bought for $63K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2017, sold for $95K in 2018 (+51%). Owner-occupied $147K 3/1 1,260 1925 2
5824 ASHLAND AVE L&I violation (2012). Owner-occupied $180K —/— 1,500 1925 0
5825 ASHLAND AVE Bought for $53K in 1999. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Absentee individual $147K 3/1 1,260 1925 2 rented
5826 ASHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $180K —/— 1,500 1925 0
5827 ASHLAND AVE 3 L&I violations (2007); sold $90K (2008); 3 L&I violations (2008). Owner-occupied $152K 3/1 1,260 1925 1
5828 ASHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $180K —/— 1,500 1925 0
5829 ASHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $147K 3/1 1,260 1925 0
5830 ASHLAND AVE 3 L&I violations (2009); 6 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $136K —/— 1,500 1925 0 tax lien
5831 ASHLAND AVE Bought for $71K in 2020. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $292K 3/1 2,520 1925 2 1 viol
5832 ASHLAND AVE Traded 2×: $19K in 2001 → $65K in 2002 (+242%). Owner-occupied $180K —/— 1,500 1925 2
5833 ASHLAND AVE Traded 2×: $30K in 2009 → $70K in 2012 (+133%). Owner-occupied $147K 3/1 1,260 1925 2
5834 ASHLAND AVE Bought for $75K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $180K —/— 1,500 1925 1
5835 ASHLAND AVE Bought for $102K in 2018. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,450 1925 1
5836 ASHLAND AVE Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $194K —/— 1,500 1925 0
5837 ASHLAND AVE Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $147K 3/1 1,260 1925 0
5839 ASHLAND AVE sold $74K (2017); L&I violation (2019). Owner-occupied $147K 3/1 1,260 1925 1
5841 ASHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $147K 3/1 1,260 1925 0
5843 ASHLAND AVE Bought for $128K in 2025. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $147K 3/1 1,260 1925 1
5845 ASHLAND AVE 2 L&I violations incl CS UNSAFE ADDITIONAL INFO (2009); 2 L&I violations (2010); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $147K 3/1 1,260 1925 0 tax lien
5847 ASHLAND AVE Traded 3×: $22K in 2002 → $46K in 2006 (+108%). Absentee individual $147K 3/1 1,260 1925 3
5849 ASHLAND AVE Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $147K 3/1 1,260 1925 0
5851 ASHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $147K 3/1 1,260 1925 0
5853 ASHLAND AVE Traded 3×: $65K in 2008 → $222K in 2022 (+242%). Absentee individual $149K 3/1 1,290 1925 3 rented

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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