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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 9, 2026

Who owns your block

5900 block of Ella St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 84% of homes are lived in by their owners.

The typical home here is up 77% since 2016, now about $182K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% 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
$182K
$171K–$236K
ZIP median $171K
Price / sq ft
$166
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 56
$47K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
84%
47 of 56
city 41%
Rentals
5%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+5%
value · tax +$15
5 years
+70%
value · tax +$348
10 years
+77%
value · tax +$231

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 $182K — about 0.8× 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$182K$171K$223K
Owner-occupied57%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 39 reported crimes (11 violent) and 97 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
39
11 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
97
27 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft7
All Other Offenses6
Other Assaults6
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief5
Fraud3
Thefts3

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint24
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection16
Abandoned Vehicle15
Illegal Dumping6
Street Defect6
License Complaint5

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
Thomas K Finletter
6100 N Front St · 577 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$182K2016: $103K2017: $103K2018: $103K2019: $100K2020: $107K2021: $107K2022: $107K2023: $136K2024: $136K2025: $174K2026: $174K2027: $182K2016202020232027

▲ +77% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,3102016: $1,0222017: $1,0792018: $1,1112019: $9292020: $9732021: $9622022: $9622023: $9602024: $9602025: $1,2952026: $1,2952027: $1,3102016202020232027

▲ +28% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr

1
1 property 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 $47,315 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

23 homes pay the full 1.40%33 pay less
$0pays now $2,521at the full rate

The starkest example: 5916 Ella St is assessed at $180K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $2,521 it would owe at the full rate, because its new-construction value is abated for 10 years.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.3% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 177 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $177 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+77%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.2 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 36 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 30 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K20002005201020152020
36arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
30homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 56 parcels

Owner-occupied: 47Absentee individual: 9 56parcels
  • Owner-occupied 47
  • Absentee individual 9

Value distribution today

3 parcels25 parcels5 parcels4 parcels13 parcels0 parcels6 parcels
$171K$210K+

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

House by house

All 56 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

Renovated & sold on
5915 Ella St
$180K · Bought for $58K in 2001, alteration permit in 2011, sold for $115K in 2011 (+98%).
Improved
5922 Ella St
$194K · Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026.
Improved
5948 Ella St
$194K · Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026.
Improved
5937 Ella St
$184K · Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2014.
Improved
5908 Ella St
$180K · Owner pulled a addition permit in 2013.
Improved
5930 Ella St
$180K · Bought for $105K in 2015. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024.
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5900 ELLA ST Absentee individual $210K 3/1 1,242 1954 1
5901 ELLA ST HistoryL&I violation (2011). Owner-occupied $226K —/— 1,242 1954 0
5902 ELLA ST HistoryL&I violation (2013). Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5903 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $184K 3/1 1,104 1954 1
5904 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5905 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5906 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5907 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5908 ELLA ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5909 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5910 ELLA ST TradedTraded 2×: $108K in 2008 → $174K in 2021 (+61%). Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,104 1954 2
5911 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,104 1954 1
5912 ELLA ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2006 → $167K in 2023 (+234%). Absentee individual $180K 3/1 1,104 1954 2 rented
5913 ELLA ST TradedTraded 2×: $63K in 2001 → $75K in 2003 (+19%). Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,104 1954 2
5914 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,104 1954 1
5915 ELLA ST Renovated & sold onBought for $58K in 2001, alteration permit in 2011, sold for $115K in 2011 (+98%). Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,104 1954 3
5916 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,104 1954 0 abated
5917 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5918 ELLA ST TradedTraded 2×: $67K in 2004 → $172K in 2022 (+159%). Absentee individual $180K 3/1 1,104 1954 2
5919 ELLA ST Absentee individual $180K 3/1 1,104 1954 1 rented
5920 ELLA ST Absentee individual $194K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5921 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5922 ELLA ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5923 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $184K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5924 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,104 1954 1
5925 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5926 ELLA ST Absentee individual $193K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5927 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5928 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5929 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5930 ELLA ST ImprovedBought for $105K in 2015. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,104 1954 1
5931 ELLA ST TradedTraded 2×: $62K in 2000 → $130K in 2019 (+110%). Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,104 1954 2
5932 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5933 ELLA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $66K in 2000 → $90K in 2006 (+36%). Absentee individual $180K 3/1 1,104 1954 3 rented
5934 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5935 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5936 ELLA ST ImprovedBought for $124K in 2006. Owner pulled a deck (exist. one-family dwellings) permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,104 1954 1
5937 ELLA ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $184K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5938 ELLA ST ImprovedBought for $63K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,104 1954 1
5939 ELLA ST ImprovedBought for $155K in 2020. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,104 1954 1
5940 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,104 1954 1
5941 ELLA ST Historysold $99K (2005); L&I violation (2010); L&I violation (2012); L&I violation (2014); 3 L&I violations (2015). Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,104 1954 1
5942 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,104 1954 1
5943 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $236K 3/1 1,104 1954 1
5944 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5945 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5946 ELLA ST Historysold $70K (2003); L&I violation (2010). Absentee individual $180K 3/1 1,104 1954 1
5947 ELLA ST TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2000 → $98K in 2005 (+40%). Absentee individual $180K 3/1 1,104 1954 2
5948 ELLA ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5949 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5950 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,104 1954 1
5951 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 1,104 1954 0
5952 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $184K 3/1 1,104 1954 1
5953 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $184K 3/1 1,104 1954 1
5954 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $210K 3/1 1,242 1954 0
5955 ELLA ST Owner-occupied $210K 3/1 1,242 1954 0

Neighborhood

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

Where this comes from

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