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Who owns your block

5900 block of Bennington St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 87% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations and 1 home behind $1,702 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 109% since 2016, now about $191K. 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
$191K
$190K–$308K
ZIP median $171K
Price / sq ft
$159
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$180K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $191K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1950
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
87%
45 of 52
city 41%
Rentals
12%
6 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▲ block 6% · city 5%
Back taxes
$2K
1 of 52 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+4%
value · tax +$96
5 years
+100%
value · tax +$582
10 years
+109%
value · tax +$24

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 $191K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and above 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$191K$171K$223K
Owner-occupied62%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 55 reported crimes (13 violent) and 135 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
55
13 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
135
33 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft11
Other Assaults10
Thefts10
Fraud7
All Other Offenses5
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief3

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle41
Maintenance Complaint30
Shoveling11
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection10
Street Defect7
Illegal Dumping6

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 & Middle · K-8
Benjamin ES Franklin
8025 Thouron Ave · 376 students
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$191K2016: $92K2017: $92K2018: $92K2019: $92K2020: $96K2021: $96K2022: $96K2023: $138K2024: $138K2025: $184K2026: $184K2027: $191K2016202020232027

▲ +109% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,2962016: $1,2722017: $1,2722018: $8692019: $7332020: $7142021: $7142022: $7142023: $8102024: $8102025: $1,2002026: $1,2002027: $1,2962016202020232027

▲ +2% 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 209 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $209 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+6.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+109%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.4 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 63 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
63arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
13homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 52 parcels

Owner-occupied: 45Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 5 52parcels
  • Owner-occupied 45
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 5

Value distribution today

48 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels4 parcels
$190K$256K+

The block's largest owner, Choice Rentals Llc, carries 5 open violations across 48 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Choice Rentals Llc148$8.3Mphila.gov ↗
Eyd Investments Llc11$191Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 52 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
5900 BENNINGTON ST Traded 2×: $48K in 2000 → $95K in 2018 (+98%). Owner-occupied $256K 2/2 1,400 1950 2 rented
5901 BENNINGTON ST Absentee individual $256K 2/2 1,400 1950 0
5902 BENNINGTON ST sold $57K (2002); 2 L&I violations (2010); 4 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,200 1950 1
5903 BENNINGTON ST sold $58K (2002); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,200 1950 1 1 viol
5904 BENNINGTON ST sold $54K (2002); 2 L&I violations (2010); 2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2023). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,200 1950 1
5905 BENNINGTON ST sold $115K (2007); 2 L&I violations (2014). Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,200 1950 1
5906 BENNINGTON ST sold $49K (2001); 2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2025). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,200 1950 1
5907 BENNINGTON ST Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,200 1950 0
5908 BENNINGTON ST Traded 2×: $35K in 2003 → $180K in 2022 (+414%). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,200 1950 2
5909 BENNINGTON ST Bought for $67K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,200 1950 2
5910 BENNINGTON ST Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,200 1950 1
5911 BENNINGTON ST Traded 2×: $69K in 2001 → $135K in 2021 (+97%). Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,200 1950 2 rented
5912 BENNINGTON ST Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,200 1950 1
5913 BENNINGTON ST Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,200 1950 1
5914 BENNINGTON ST Bought for $50K in 2000. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,200 1950 1
5915 BENNINGTON ST Traded 3×: $54K in 2000 → $83K in 2005 (+54%). Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,200 1950 3
5916 BENNINGTON ST Traded 5×: $60K in 2001 → $132K in 2020 (+120%). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,200 1950 5
5917 BENNINGTON ST sold $58K (2013); L&I violation (2023). Absentee individual $193K 3/1 1,200 1950 1 rented
5918 BENNINGTON ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,200 1950 0
5919 BENNINGTON ST Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,200 1950 0
5920 BENNINGTON ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,200 1950 0
5921 BENNINGTON ST Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,200 1950 0
5922 BENNINGTON ST Traded 2×: $69K in 2003 → $69K in 2003 (+0%). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,200 1950 2
5923 BENNINGTON ST 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2018). Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,200 1950 0
5924 BENNINGTON ST Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,200 1950 1
5925 BENNINGTON ST Traded 2×: $65K in 2003 → $119K in 2006 (+83%). Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,200 1950 2
5926 BENNINGTON ST Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,200 1950 0
5927 BENNINGTON ST Traded 4×: $69K in 2003 → $193K in 2024 (+180%). Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,200 1950 4 1 viol
5928 BENNINGTON ST Bought for $58K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,200 1950 1
5929 BENNINGTON ST 2 L&I violations (2022); sold $146K (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023). Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,200 1950 1
5930 BENNINGTON ST Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,200 1950 1
5931 BENNINGTON ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,200 1950 0
5932 BENNINGTON ST Traded 2×: $34K in 2001 → $63K in 2001 (+88%). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,200 1950 2
5933 BENNINGTON ST Bought for $58K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,200 1950 1
5934 BENNINGTON ST Bought for $61K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,200 1950 1 1 viol
5935 BENNINGTON ST sold $110K (2005); L&I violation (2007). Absentee individual $193K 3/1 1,200 1950 1 rented
5936 BENNINGTON ST sold $65K (2006); 2 L&I violations (2012); L&I violation (2022). Investor / LLC $191K 3/1 1,200 1950 1
5937 BENNINGTON ST Traded 2×: $68K in 2001 → $95K in 2018 (+40%). Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,200 1950 2
5938 BENNINGTON ST sold $70K (2008); 2 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2023). Absentee individual $191K 3/1 1,200 1950 1
5939 BENNINGTON ST Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,200 1950 1
5940 BENNINGTON ST sold $90K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2010). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,200 1950 1
5941 BENNINGTON ST Traded 3×: $69K in 2002 → $68K in 2013 (-1%). Absentee individual $191K 3/1 1,200 1950 3 rented
5942 BENNINGTON ST Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,200 1950 1
5943 BENNINGTON ST Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,200 1950 0
5944 BENNINGTON ST sold $65K (2003); 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,200 1950 1
5945 BENNINGTON ST Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,200 1950 0
5946 BENNINGTON ST Traded 2×: $115K in 2005 → $92K in 2025 (-20%). Investor / LLC $191K 3/1 1,200 1950 2
5947 BENNINGTON ST sold $115K (2006); 3 L&I violations (2010); 3 L&I violations (2014); 4 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2023). Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,200 1950 1
5948 BENNINGTON ST Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,200 1950 0
5949 BENNINGTON ST Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,200 1950 0
5950 BENNINGTON ST 2 L&I violations (2016); sold $230K (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $256K 2/2 1,400 1950 1 rented
5951 BENNINGTON ST Traded 5×: $115K in 2004 → $268K in 2025 (+133%). Owner-occupied $308K 2/2 1,400 1950 5

Neighborhood

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

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