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Who owns your block

5800 block of N 4th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 83% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 2 homes behind $5,788 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 71% since 2016, now about $168K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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
$168K
$107K–$236K
ZIP median $171K
Price / sq ft
$138
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$161K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $168K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1940
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
83%
38 of 46
city 41%
Rentals
13%
6 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▼ block 4% · city 5%
Back taxes
$6K
2 of 46 behind
▼ block 4% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-2%
value · tax +$98
5 years
+63%
value · tax +$947
10 years
+71%
value · tax +$808

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 $168K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and in line with 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$168K$171K$223K
Owner-occupied46%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 86 reported crimes (24 violent) and 175 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
86
24 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
175
37 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft14
Other Assaults14
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief10
All Other Offenses9
Theft from Vehicle9
Thefts8

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint43
Street Defect37
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection23
Abandoned Vehicle11
Other (Streets)9
Illegal Dumping8

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$168K2016: $98K2017: $98K2018: $98K2019: $96K2020: $103K2021: $103K2022: $103K2023: $128K2024: $128K2025: $171K2026: $171K2027: $168K2016202020232027

▲ +71% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,7852016: $9772017: $9772018: $9772019: $8052020: $8382021: $8382022: $8382023: $1,1022024: $1,2472025: $1,6872026: $1,6872027: $1,7852016202020232027

▲ +83% since 2016 · ~+6%/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 +5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 171 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $171 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+71%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.5 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 50 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$2.5M$5.0M200020052010201520202025
50arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
15homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 46 parcels

Owner-occupied: 38Investor / LLC: 4Absentee individual: 4 46parcels
  • Owner-occupied 38
  • Investor / LLC 4
  • Absentee individual 4

Value distribution today

1 parcels5 parcels1 parcels2 parcels32 parcels1 parcels4 parcels
$107K$202K+

The block's largest owner, Philadelphia Lotus 08 Llc, carries 3 open violations across 62 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Lotus 08 Llc162$8.0Mphila.gov ↗
Porter 3re Llc18$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
Argoplex Properties Lp14$689Kphila.gov ↗
Hai Thach (individual)22$401Kphila.gov ↗
Wharton Homes Llc11$158Kphila.gov ↗
6539 Theodore Llc11$204Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 46 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$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5800 N 4TH ST Traded 3×: $43K in 2003 → $4.1M in 2020 (+9542%). Investor / LLC $167K —/— 896 1940 3 rented
5802 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 896 1940 1
5804 N 4TH ST Bought for $78K in 2018. Owner pulled a use permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 896 1940 1
5806 N 4TH ST Bought for $20K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 896 1940 2
5808 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $128K 3/1 896 1940 0 rented
5810 N 4TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $131K 3/1 896 1940 0
5812 N 4TH ST Bought for $50K in 2018, plumbing permit in 2019, sold for $180K in 2022 (+260%). Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,050 1940 2
5814 N 4TH ST 2 L&I violations (2012). Owner-occupied $145K 3/1 990 1940 0
5815 N 4TH ST Bought for $23K in 2000. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2007. Absentee individual $236K —/— 1,344 1940 5
5816-22 N 4TH ST Traded 3×: $60K in 2003 → $98K in 2016 (+63%). Owner-occupied $158K —/— 1,938 1975 3
5821 N 4TH ST sold $50K (2010); 2 L&I violations (2012). Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,240 1940 1
5823 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $202K —/— 1,390 1940 1
5824 N 4TH ST Bought for $137K in 2024. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Investor / LLC $165K 3/1 1,240 1940 1 rented
5825 N 4TH ST Traded 2×: $82K in 2006 → $185K in 2025 (+126%). Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,240 1940 2
5826 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,240 1940 0
5827 N 4TH ST Bought for $33K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,240 1940 2 1 viol
5828 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,240 1940 0
5829 N 4TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,240 1940 0
5830 N 4TH ST Bought for $52K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $107K 3/1 1,240 1940 1
5831 N 4TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,240 1940 0
5832 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,240 1940 1
5833 N 4TH ST Bought for $34K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,240 1940 2
5834 N 4TH ST sold $80K (2009); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,240 1940 1
5835 N 4TH ST Bought for $40K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,240 1940 2
5836 N 4TH ST Bought for $90K in 2022. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Investor / LLC $168K 3/1 1,240 1940 1 rented
5837 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,240 1940 0
5838 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,240 1940 0
5839 N 4TH ST Bought for $52K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,240 1940 1
5840 N 4TH ST Bought for $74K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,240 1940 1
5841 N 4TH ST L&I violation (2011). Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,240 1940 0
5842 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,240 1940 0
5843 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $171K 3/1 1,240 1940 1
5844 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,240 1940 1
5845 N 4TH ST Bought for $103K in 2014. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $208K 3/1 1,240 1940 1
5846 N 4TH ST Bought for $68K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,240 1940 2
5847 N 4TH ST sold $55K (2000); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,240 1940 1 1 viol
5848 N 4TH ST Bought for $13K in 2011. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $204K 3/1 1,240 1940 4 rented
5849 N 4TH ST Bought for $67K in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,146 1940 2
5850 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,240 1940 1 tax lien
5852 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,240 1940 0
5854 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,240 1940 1
5856 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,240 1940 0
5858 N 4TH ST Absentee individual $168K 3/1 1,240 1940 1
5860 N 4TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,240 1940 0 tax lien
5862 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,240 1940 1
5864 N 4TH ST Owner-occupied $178K 4/1 1,533 1940 0 rented

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

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