Who owns your block
5800 block of Charles St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 100% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 2 homes behind $8,984 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 76% since 2016, now about $240K. Property taxes are climbing about 0% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $240K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19135 median of $207K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19135 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19135 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $240K | $207K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 58% | 44% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 35 reported crimes (9 violent) and 70 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
- $240K typical home, up +76% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,905 to $1,965 a year, +0%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $2.9M assessed, $30,525/yr to the city, about $2,544 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +76% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +3% since 2016 · ~+0%/yr
Who really pays
Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:
- 5805 Charles Stexemption0.82%$1,954/yr on $240K
- 5811 Charles Stexemption0.82%$1,954/yr on $240K
- 5815 Charles Stexemption0.82%$1,954/yr on $240K
- 5817 Charles Stexemption0.82%$1,954/yr on $240K
- 5819 Charles Stexemption0.82%$1,954/yr on $240K
- …and 2 more paying under the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.3% 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 $176 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 11 arm's-length sales since 1995. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 12 parcels
- Owner-occupied 12
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 12 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5801 CHARLES ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $240K | 3/1 | 1,800 | 1945 | 0 | |
| 5803 CHARLES ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 1995. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $240K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 5805 CHARLES ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $40K in 2003 → $142K in 2007 (+255%). | Owner-occupied | $240K | 3/1 | 1,800 | 1945 | 3 | |
| 5807 CHARLES ST History3 L&I violations (2012); L&I violation (2021). | Owner-occupied | $241K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1945 | 0 | |
| 5809 CHARLES ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2004 → $255K in 2024 (+219%). | Owner-occupied | $240K | 3/1 | 1,800 | 1945 | 2 | 2 viol |
| 5811 CHARLES ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $240K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1945 | 0 | |
| 5813 CHARLES ST History2 L&I violations (2008); sold $142K (2009). | Owner-occupied | $244K | 4/1 | 1,896 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 5815 CHARLES ST ImprovedBought for $250K in 2024. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $240K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 5817 CHARLES ST History2 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2023). | Owner-occupied | $240K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1945 | 0 | |
| 5819 CHARLES ST Historysold $125K (2004); 4 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2023). | Owner-occupied | $240K | 4/2 | 1,800 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 5821 CHARLES ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $240K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1945 | 0 | |
| 5823 CHARLES ST TradedTraded 2×: $130K in 2004 → $96K in 2013 (-26%). | Owner-occupied | $240K | 3/1 | 1,800 | 1945 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)