Who owns your block
5900 block of N 11th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 83% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 19 open code violations and 1 home behind $12,222 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 65% since 2016, now about $193K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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 $193K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and above 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 | $193K | $176K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 52% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 69 reported crimes (29 violent) and 161 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
- $193K typical home, up +65% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,410 to $2,005 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.7M assessed, $55,788/yr to the city, about $1,924 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +65% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +42% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5901 N 11th St is assessed at $295K but pays $819 a year — about 20% of the $4,127 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 +4.7% 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 $165 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 33 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 29 parcels
- Owner-occupied 23
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion E Smith (individual) | 2 | 3 | $480K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Clemens Michael Jr (individual) | 2 | 2 | $258K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Priscilla Thompson (individual) | 2 | 2 | $202K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5900 N 11TH ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 2006. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $161K | —/— | 1,080 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 5901 N 11TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $94K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $295K | —/— | 2,500 | 1940 | 1 | abated5 viol |
| 5902 N 11TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $18K in 2010, alteration permit in 2010, sold for $205K in 2023 (+1039%). | Absentee individual | $161K | —/— | 1,080 | 1940 | 3 | rented |
| 5904 N 11TH ST History2 L&I violations (2018). | Owner-occupied | $161K | —/— | 1,080 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5905 N 11TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $186K | —/— | 1,120 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5906 N 11TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $32K in 2001 → $68K in 2008 (+111%). | Absentee individual | $171K | —/— | 1,080 | 1940 | 3 | 1 viol |
| 5909 N 11TH ST History2 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $39K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 5910 N 11TH ST History4 L&I violations (2018); 3 L&I violations (2020); 3 L&I violations (2024); L&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $125K | —/— | 1,260 | 1940 | 0 | 2 violtax lien |
| 5912 N 11TH ST Historysold $102K (2014); 4 L&I violations (2023); 3 L&I violations (2025). | Owner-occupied | $15K | —/— | 400 | 1940 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 5914 N 11TH ST | Owner-occupied | $243K | —/— | 1,280 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5916 N 11TH ST | Owner-occupied | $165K | —/— | 1,280 | 1940 | 1 | rented |
| 5917 N 11TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $271K | —/— | 1,760 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5918 N 11TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $109K | —/— | 1,280 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5919 N 11TH ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 4/1 | 800 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5920 N 11TH ST | Owner-occupied | $243K | —/— | 1,280 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5922 N 11TH ST | Owner-occupied | $157K | —/— | 1,980 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5923 N 11TH ST | Vacant | $39K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 5926-28 N 11TH ST History2 L&I violations (2018). | Owner-occupied | $230K | —/— | 1,400 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5930 N 11TH ST ImprovedBought for $114K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $266K | —/— | 2,000 | 1940 | 4 | |
| 5931 N 11TH ST | Owner-occupied | $238K | —/— | 1,776 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5937 N 11TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $61K in 2010 → $235K in 2020 (+288%). | Owner-occupied | $212K | 3/1 | 1,744 | 1940 | 4 | 1 viol |
| 5938 N 11TH ST ImprovedBought for $131K in 2004. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $246K | —/— | 1,600 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5939 N 11TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $331K | —/— | 2,782 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5941 N 11TH ST ImprovedBought for $335K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $362K | 3/3 | 2,117 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5945 N 11TH ST Historysold $21K (2002); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2024); 8 L&I violations (2025); 8 L&I violations (2026). | Absentee individual | $193K | —/— | 1,350 | 1940 | 1 | 9 viol |
| 5946-50 N 11TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $252K | —/— | 1,400 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5947 N 11TH ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2009. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $193K | —/— | 1,350 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5949 N 11TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $125K in 2014 → $234K in 2023 (+87%). | Owner-occupied | $234K | 3/1 | 1,416 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5951 N 11TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $52K in 2015, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $230K in 2022 (+340%). | Owner-occupied | $258K | 4/1 | 1,416 | 1940 | 3 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)