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Who owns your block

5800 block of N 5th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 93% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 open code violations and 1 home behind $47,112 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 71% since 2016, now about $172K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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
$172K
$62K–$3.8M
ZIP median $171K
Price / sq ft
$137
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$350K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $172K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 28
$76K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
93%
26 of 28
city 41%
Rentals
4%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
5
L&I code
▼ block 4% · city 5%
Back taxes
$47K
1 of 28 behind
▼ block 4% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-6%
value · tax −$161
5 years
+64%
value · tax +$172
10 years
+71%
value · tax −$104

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 $172K — 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$172K$171K$223K
Owner-occupied61%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 80 reported crimes (25 violent) and 115 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
80
25 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
115
23 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft14
Other Assaults13
Thefts12
Theft from Vehicle7
All Other Offenses6
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief6

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint19
Illegal Dumping12
Street Defect11
Abandoned Vehicle10
Other (Streets)9
Dangerous Sidewalk8

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$172K2016: $101K2017: $101K2018: $101K2019: $97K2020: $105K2021: $105K2022: $105K2023: $141K2024: $141K2025: $184K2026: $184K2027: $172K2016202020232027

▲ +71% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,0092016: $1,1132017: $1,1132018: $9882019: $8032020: $8372021: $8372022: $8372023: $9902024: $8592025: $1,1702026: $1,1702027: $1,0092016202020232027

▼ -9% since 2016 · ~-1%/yr

2
2 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $75,754 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$0pays now $52,550at the full rate

5801-51 N 5th St is assessed at $3.8M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $52,550 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.

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 24 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K20002005201020152020
24arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
2most sales for a single property
10homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 28 parcels

Owner-occupied: 26Absentee individual: 2 28parcels
  • Owner-occupied 26
  • Absentee individual 2

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels2 parcels0 parcels19 parcels0 parcels6 parcels
$62K$227K+

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

House by house

All 28 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$2.5M$5.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5800 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $296K —/— 3,399 2011 0
5801-51 N 5TH ST built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $3.8M —/— 42,275 0 abated5 viol
5804 N 5TH ST Bought for $125K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $166K 3/1 1,080 1945 1
5806 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,260 1945 0
5808 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,260 1945 1
5810 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,260 1945 0
5812 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,260 1945 0
5814 N 5TH ST Bought for $100K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,260 1945 1
5816 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,260 1945 1
5818 N 5TH ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,260 1945 0 tax lien
5820 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $209K 3/1 1,260 1945 1
5822 N 5TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $25K in 2016. Owner-occupied $62K 3/1 1,260 1945 1 abated
5824 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,260 1945 0
5826 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,260 1945 0
5828 N 5TH ST Traded 2×: $49K in 2001 → $72K in 2017 (+47%). Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,260 1945 2
5830 N 5TH ST Bought for $135K in 2008. Owner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $227K 3/2 1,568 1945 1
5832 N 5TH ST Traded 2×: $129K in 2005 → $153K in 2022 (+19%). Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,260 1945 2
5834 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,260 1945 0
5836 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,260 1945 1
5838 N 5TH ST Traded 2×: $56K in 1999 → $85K in 2019 (+52%). Owner-occupied $116K 3/1 1,310 1945 2
5840 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,260 1945 1
5842 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,260 1945 0
5844 N 5TH ST Bought for $50K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,260 1945 1
5846 N 5TH ST sold $119K (2019); L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,260 1945 1
5848 N 5TH ST Owner-occupied $114K 3/1 1,260 1945 1
5850 N 5TH ST Traded 2×: $53K in 2003 → $110K in 2013 (+108%). Owner-occupied $214K 3/1 1,260 1945 2
5852 N 5TH ST Traded 2×: $80K in 2005 → $80K in 2010 (+0%). Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,260 1945 2
5854 N 5TH ST Traded 2×: $70K in 2004 → $320K in 2024 (+357%). Absentee individual $218K 3/3 1,260 1920 2 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

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.