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Who owns your block

5800 block of N 3rd St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 83% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 open code violations and 2 homes behind $16,293 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 70% since 2016, now about $163K. Property taxes are climbing about 0% 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
$163K
$74K–$302K
ZIP median $171K
Price / sq ft
$154
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$155K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $163K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1940
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
83%
24 of 29
city 41%
Rentals
10%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
4
L&I code
▲ block 14% · city 5%
Back taxes
$16K
2 of 29 behind
▼ block 7% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 7% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-2%
value · tax −$200
5 years
+59%
value · tax +$207
10 years
+70%
value · tax −$42

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 $163K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19120 median of $171K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19120 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19120Philadelphia
Median home value$163K$171K$223K
Owner-occupied55%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 106 reported crimes (28 violent) and 240 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
106
28 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
240
57 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft23
Other Assaults18
Thefts11
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief11
Theft from Vehicle8
Fraud7

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint59
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection36
Street Defect26
Abandoned Vehicle24
Other (Streets)12
Sanitation Violation12

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-4
James R Lowell
450 W Nedro Ave · 430 students
Middle
Grover Washington Jr
High · 9-12
Samuel Fels
5500 Langdon St · 1228 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$163K2016: $96K2017: $96K2018: $96K2019: $94K2020: $103K2021: $103K2022: $103K2023: $128K2024: $128K2025: $166K2026: $166K2027: $163K2016202020232027

▲ +70% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,2852016: $1,3352017: $1,3272018: $1,3272019: $1,0022020: $1,0782021: $1,0782022: $1,0782023: $1,0362024: $1,0372025: $1,5032026: $1,4852027: $1,2852016202020232027

▼ -4% since 2016 · ~0%/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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 170 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $170 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+70%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.6 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 23 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K20002004200820122016
23arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
11homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 29 parcels

Owner-occupied: 24Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 4 29parcels
  • Owner-occupied 24
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 4

Value distribution today

1 parcels1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels18 parcels5 parcels4 parcels
$74K$219K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
A&M 5715 Holdings Llc12$788Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 29 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
5806 N 3RD ST Absentee individual $302K —/— 2,808 1940 0 rented
5814 N 3RD ST Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 1,060 1940 0
5815 N 3RD ST Owner-occupied $165K —/— 900 1940 1
5816 N 3RD ST sold $85K (2006); L&I violation (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023). Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 1,060 1940 1
5817 N 3RD ST Bought for $65K in 2009, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $128K in 2017 (+97%). Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,175 1940 2
5818 N 3RD ST Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 1,060 1940 1
5820 N 3RD ST Traded 2×: $40K in 2004 → $69K in 2004 (+72%). Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 1,060 1940 2 1 viol
5821 N 3RD ST Bought for $105K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $236K —/— 1,350 1940 1
5822 N 3RD ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 1,060 1940 0
5823 N 3RD ST Absentee individual $74K —/— 1,680 1970 0
5824 N 3RD ST Bought for $20K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Absentee individual $107K 3/1 1,238 1940 1 rented1 viol
5826 N 3RD ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,116 1940 0 1 viol
5828 N 3RD ST Bought for $70K in 2015. Owner pulled a use permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,060 1940 1 1 viol
5830 N 3RD ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,120 1940 0
5831 N 3RD ST Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,140 1940 1
5833 N 3RD ST sold $38K (2006); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I violation (2025). Investor / LLC $219K 3/1 1,092 1940 1 rented
5834 N 3RD ST Traded 2×: $60K in 2002 → $80K in 2009 (+33%). Owner-occupied $158K 3/2 1,024 1940 2
5835 N 3RD ST sold $36K (2002); L&I violation (2011); 3 L&I violations (2016). Absentee individual $158K 3/1 1,092 1940 1
5836 N 3RD ST Traded 3×: $4K in 2015 → $117K in 2016 (+2825%). Owner-occupied $192K 3/1 1,024 1940 3
5837 N 3RD ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,092 1940 0
5838 N 3RD ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $158K 3/2 1,024 1940 0
5839 N 3RD ST Bought for $53K in 2003. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,092 1940 1
5840 N 3RD ST sold $73K (2005); 4 L&I violations (2016); 4 L&I violations (2017); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022). Owner-occupied $192K 3/1 1,024 1940 1
5841 N 3RD ST Bought for $54K in 2000. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,092 1940 1
5842 N 3RD ST L&I violation (2015). Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,024 1940 0
5843 N 3RD ST sold $29K (2000); 2 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $182K —/— 1,710 1940 1
5844 N 3RD ST 2 L&I violations (2017); L&I violation (2022). Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,024 1940 0
5846 N 3RD ST Bought for $60K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,024 1940 1
5848 N 3RD ST Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,024 1940 0

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.