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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19120 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $172K | $171K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 61% | 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.
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
- $172K typical home, up +71% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,113 to $1,009 a year, -1%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.5M assessed, $42,912/yr to the city, about $1,533 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +71% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▼ -9% since 2016 · ~-1%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 28 parcels
- Owner-occupied 26
- Absentee individual 2
Value distribution today
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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5800 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $296K | —/— | 3,399 | 2011 | 0 | |
| 5801-51 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $3.8M | —/— | 42,275 | — | 0 | abated5 viol |
| 5804 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $172K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1945 | 0 | |
| 5814 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedOwner 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 New constructionbuilt 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 TradedTraded 2×: $49K in 2001 → $72K in 2017 (+47%). | Owner-occupied | $172K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1945 | 2 | |
| 5830 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought 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 TradedTraded 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 TradedTraded 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 ImprovedBought for $50K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $172K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1945 | 1 | |
| 5846 N 5TH ST Historysold $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 TradedTraded 2×: $53K in 2003 → $110K in 2013 (+108%). | Owner-occupied | $214K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1945 | 2 | |
| 5852 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2005 → $80K in 2010 (+0%). | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1945 | 2 | |
| 5854 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 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)