Who owns your block
5900 block of N 13th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 82% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 8 open code violations and 6 homes behind $9,524 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 51% since 2016, now about $176K. 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 $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 | 57% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 81 reported crimes (33 violent) and 141 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 +51% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,214 to $1,324 a year, +1%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.7M assessed, $74,276/yr to the city, about $1,857 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +51% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +9% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5934 N 13th St is assessed at $184K but pays $1,214 a year — about 47% of the $2,577 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 +3.8% 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 $151 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 1998. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 22 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 40 parcels
- Owner-occupied 33
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 5
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, 742 Llc, carries 1 open violation across 7 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 742 Llc | 1 | 7 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Farlow Charles (individual) | 2 | 2 | $215K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5900-02 N 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $219K | 4/1 | 1,920 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5901 N 13TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit, sold for $5K in 2016. | Absentee individual | $163K | —/— | 2,250 | 1940 | 1 | rented |
| 5903 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $176K | —/— | 1,380 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5904 N 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $188K | —/— | 1,440 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5905 N 13TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $15K in 2000 → $35K in 2003 (+133%). | Absentee individual | $163K | —/— | 1,200 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5906 N 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $188K | —/— | 1,440 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5907 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | —/— | 1,200 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5908 N 13TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $40K in 2012 → $160K in 2020 (+299%). | Owner-occupied | $192K | 3/1 | 1,536 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 5909 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | —/— | 1,200 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5911 N 13TH ST History7 L&I violations (2016); 7 L&I violations (2018); sold $40K (2023). | Absentee individual | $174K | —/— | 1,350 | 1940 | 1 | rented |
| 5912 N 13TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $38K in 2002 → $115K in 2017 (+203%). | Owner-occupied | $250K | —/— | 1,410 | 1940 | 3 | 1 viol |
| 5916 N 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $33K in 2014. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $183K | 4/1 | 3,140 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5917 N 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $226K in 2025. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $382K | —/— | 3,141 | 1940 | 1 | 7 violtax lien |
| 5918 N 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $171K | —/— | 1,200 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5919 N 13TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2014). | Absentee individual | $295K | —/— | 1,688 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5921 N 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $69K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $199K | —/— | 1,462 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 5924 N 13TH ST Historysold $90K (2000); L&I violation (2011); 3 L&I violations (2019); Appeal filed (2020). | Owner-occupied | $257K | —/— | 2,619 | 1940 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5925 N 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $176K | —/— | 1,376 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5927 N 13TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $68K in 2010 → $127K in 2011 (+88%). | Owner-occupied | $214K | 3/1 | 1,376 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5928 N 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,260 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5929 N 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2006. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $178K | —/— | 1,376 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5930 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,260 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5932 N 13TH ST History2 L&I violations (2019). | Owner-occupied | $184K | —/— | 1,320 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5933 N 13TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $28K in 2006 → $300K in 2022 (+956%). | Owner-occupied | $254K | 4/1 | 1,670 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 5934 N 13TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $184K | —/— | 1,320 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 5935 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $179K | —/— | 1,400 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5936 N 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,260 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5937 N 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $210K in 2018. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $281K | 4/2 | 1,808 | 1940 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5938 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,260 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5939 N 13TH ST | Vacant | $41K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 5940 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,260 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5942 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,260 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5943 N 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,344 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5944 N 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,260 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5945 N 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,344 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5946 N 13TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $35K in 1998 → $138K in 2009 (+295%). | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/— | 1,260 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 5947 N 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $210K in 2020. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $229K | 2/2 | 1,344 | 1940 | 1 | rented |
| 5948 N 13TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $46K in 2019 → $215K in 2019 (+373%). | Owner-occupied | $257K | 3/2 | 1,260 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5949 N 13TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $44K in 2004 → $108K in 2010 (+147%). | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 5950 N 13TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $107K in 2021, addition and/or alteration permit in 2022, sold for $300K in 2026 (+180%). | Owner-occupied | $91K | —/— | 1,260 | 1940 | 2 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)