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Who owns your block

5900 block of N 3rd St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 84% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $7,915 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 76% since 2016, now about $174K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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
$174K
$98K–$248K
ZIP median $171K
Price / sq ft
$146
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$203K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $174K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1940
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
84%
43 of 51
city 41%
Rentals
10%
5 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$8K
2 of 51 behind
▼ block 4% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 6% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-1%
value · tax +$40
5 years
+65%
value · tax +$155
10 years
+76%
value · tax +$260

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 $174K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and in line with 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$174K$171K$223K
Owner-occupied51%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 89 reported crimes (23 violent) and 284 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
89
23 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
284
56 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft17
Other Assaults16
All Other Offenses12
Fraud11
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
Thefts8

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint62
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection52
Street Defect37
Abandoned Vehicle26
Sanitation Violation19
Illegal Dumping16

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 · K-4
James R Lowell
450 W Nedro Ave · 430 students
Middle
Grover Washington Jr
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$174K2016: $99K2017: $99K2018: $99K2019: $98K2020: $106K2021: $106K2022: $106K2023: $132K2024: $132K2025: $175K2026: $175K2027: $174K2016202020232027

▲ +76% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,5692016: $1,3352017: $1,3092018: $1,3092019: $1,3142020: $1,4142021: $8552022: $1,4142023: $1,0432024: $1,6462025: $1,8932026: $1,5292027: $1,5692016202020232027

▲ +18% since 2016 · ~+1%/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 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 176 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $176 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+76%
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 31 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 27 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K20002004200820122016
31arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
27homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 51 parcels

Owner-occupied: 43Absentee individual: 8 51parcels
  • Owner-occupied 43
  • Absentee individual 8

Value distribution today

3 parcels0 parcels1 parcels17 parcels19 parcels3 parcels8 parcels
$98K$226K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Reagan Thach (individual)22$333Kphila.gov ↗
Seak Riv Vong Revocable Trust11$109Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 51 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

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5901 N 3RD ST Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2021. Absentee individual $248K —/— 2,070 1940 0 tax lien
5903 N 3RD ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $98K 3/1 1,080 1940 0 rented
5905 N 3RD ST Traded 2×: $45K in 2001 → $65K in 2003 (+44%). Owner-occupied $158K 3/2 1,080 1940 2
5907 N 3RD ST Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 0
5909 N 3RD ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 0
5911 N 3RD ST Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 1
5913 N 3RD ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 0
5915 N 3RD ST Bought for $26K in 2016. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 1
5916 N 3RD ST Bought for $118K in 2005. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. Absentee individual $176K 3/1 1,220 1940 2
5917 N 3RD ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $205K —/— 1,462 1940 0
5918 N 3RD ST Owner-occupied $174K 3/1 1,194 1940 0
5919 N 3RD ST L&I violation (2008). Owner-occupied $231K —/— 1,520 1940 0
5920 N 3RD ST Owner-occupied $174K 3/1 1,194 1940 0
5921 N 3RD ST Owner-occupied $186K 3/1 1,118 1940 1
5922 N 3RD ST Owner-occupied $174K 3/1 1,194 1940 1
5923 N 3RD ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $160K 3/2 1,118 1940 0
5924 N 3RD ST L&I violation (2010); sold $97K (2013). Owner-occupied $174K 3/1 1,196 1940 1
5925 N 3RD ST Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,118 1940 0
5926 N 3RD ST 2 L&I violations (2019); 5 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2022). Owner-occupied $212K 3/1 1,194 1940 0
5927 N 3RD ST Traded 3×: $22K in 2000 → $60K in 2001 (+179%). Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,118 1940 3
5928 N 3RD ST Owner-occupied $174K 3/1 1,194 1940 0
5929 N 3RD ST Bought for $77K in 2013. Owner pulled a fast form building permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,118 1940 1 rented
5930 N 3RD ST Owner-occupied $174K 3/1 1,194 1940 1
5931 N 3RD ST Bought for $95K in 2011. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,118 1940 1
5932 N 3RD ST Traded 2×: $73K in 2004 → $105K in 2006 (+44%). Owner-occupied $174K 3/1 1,194 1940 2
5933 N 3RD ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,118 1940 0
5934 N 3RD ST Owner-occupied $174K 3/1 1,194 1940 0
5935 N 3RD ST Owner-occupied $207K 3/3 1,216 1940 0
5936 N 3RD ST L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $174K 3/1 1,194 1940 0
5937 N 3RD ST sold $40K (2002); 3 L&I violations incl VACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSU (2008). Absentee individual $202K —/— 1,216 1940 1
5938 N 3RD ST 2 L&I violations (2022). Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,194 1940 0
5939 N 3RD ST Traded 2×: $39K in 2003 → $95K in 2007 (+146%). Owner-occupied $226K 3/2 1,118 1940 2
5940 N 3RD ST Owner-occupied $174K 3/1 1,194 1940 1
5941 N 3RD ST Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,118 1940 0
5942 N 3RD ST Bought for $70K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $212K 3/2 1,194 1940 1
5943 N 3RD ST Bought for $67K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,118 1940 1
5944 N 3RD ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $212K 3/2 1,194 1940 0
5945 N 3RD ST Bought for $95K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,118 1940 1
5946 N 3RD ST L&I violation (2012); 2 L&I violations (2014). Absentee individual $188K 3/1 1,194 1940 0
5947 N 3RD ST Bought for $90K in 2011. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,118 1940 1
5948 N 3RD ST Absentee individual $174K 3/1 1,194 1940 0 rented
5949 N 3RD ST Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,118 1940 1
5950 N 3RD ST L&I violation (2011); L&I violation (2023). Owner-occupied $174K 3/1 1,194 1940 0 rented
5951 N 3RD ST Owner-occupied $231K 3/2 1,118 1940 0
5952 N 3RD ST sold $70K (2014); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2019). Absentee individual $109K 3/1 1,194 1940 1
5953 N 3RD ST Bought for $35K in 2002. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. Absentee individual $210K 3/3 1,472 1940 1 rented
5954 N 3RD ST L&I violation (2022). Owner-occupied $174K 3/1 1,194 1940 0
5956 N 3RD ST Bought for $65K in 2004. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $174K —/— 1,194 1940 1
5958 N 3RD ST Traded 2×: $37K in 2004 → $74K in 2015 (+100%). Owner-occupied $174K 3/1 1,194 1940 2
5960 N 3RD ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $188K 3/2 1,480 1940 0
5962 N 3RD ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Absentee individual $144K —/— 1,696 1940 0

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

Where this comes from

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