Who owns your block
5900 block of N 10th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 79% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $154 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 61% since 2016, now about $176K. Property taxes are climbing about 0% 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 $176K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19141 median of $176K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19141 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19141 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $176K | $176K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 59% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 63 reported crimes (20 violent) and 128 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
- $176K typical home, up +61% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,232 to $1,267 a year, +0%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.5M assessed, $50,828/yr to the city, about $1,753 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +61% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +3% since 2016 · ~+0%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5938 N 10th St is assessed at $304K but pays $1,743 a year — about 41% of the $4,260 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 +4.4% 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 $161 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 16 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 17 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 29 parcels
- Owner-occupied 23
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 3
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthia King Trust | 1 | 7 | $1.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Richard A Brown (individual) | 2 | 3 | $446K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5901-03 N 10TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Vacant | $39K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 5905 N 10TH ST Historysold $15K (2015); L&I violation (2020); L&I violation (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I violation (2025). | Vacant | $17K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 5907 N 10TH ST | Investor / LLC | $236K | —/— | 1,290 | 1955 | 1 | rented |
| 5909 N 10TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $173K | —/— | 1,290 | 1955 | 0 | |
| 5910 N 10TH ST | Owner-occupied | $158K | —/— | 1,050 | 1950 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5911 1/2 N 10TH ST | Owner-occupied | $236K | —/— | 1,290 | 1955 | 0 | |
| 5911 N 10TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $94K in 2005 → $120K in 2018 (+28%). | Absentee individual | $236K | —/— | 1,290 | 1955 | 2 | rented |
| 5912 N 10TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $274K | —/— | 1,797 | 1950 | 0 | rented |
| 5913 N 10TH ST | Owner-occupied | $14K | —/— | 374 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5917 N 10TH ST Historysold $42K (2003); 2 L&I violations (2009); L&I violation (2025). | Absentee individual | $172K | —/— | 1,140 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5918 N 10TH ST | Owner-occupied | $251K | —/— | 1,290 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 5919 N 10TH ST | Owner-occupied | $172K | —/— | 1,140 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5920 N 10TH ST History12 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2011). | Owner-occupied | $251K | —/— | 1,290 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 5921 N 10TH ST | Owner-occupied | $172K | —/— | 1,140 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5923 N 10TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $172K | —/— | 1,140 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5924 N 10TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2021). | Owner-occupied | $191K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5925 N 10TH ST ImprovedBought for $1.7M in 2003. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $349K | —/— | 2,688 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 5926 N 10TH ST | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5928 N 10TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $166K | 3/1 | 1,158 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5930 N 10TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2021). | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 5931 N 10TH ST | Owner-occupied | $289K | —/— | 2,538 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 5932 N 10TH ST | Owner-occupied | $166K | 3/1 | 1,158 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5934 N 10TH ST | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 5935 N 10TH ST ImprovedBought for $44K in 2008. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $127K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 5938 N 10TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2020 and rebuilt (2020), then sold for $30K in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $304K | —/— | 2,380 | 1935 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 5939 N 10TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2023). | Owner-occupied | $186K | —/— | 1,200 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 5941 N 10TH ST ImprovedBought for $58K in 2001. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $199K | —/— | 1,370 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 5942 N 10TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $98K in 2002 → $100K in 2021 (+3%). | Absentee individual | $274K | —/— | 2,742 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 5943 N 10TH ST HistoryAppeal filed (2020); 2 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2023). | Owner-occupied | $176K | —/— | 988 | 1950 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)