Who owns your block
5900 block of N 6th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 82% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $214 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 79% since 2016, now about $169K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $169K — 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 block | ZIP 19120 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $169K | $171K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 46% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 54 reported crimes (24 violent) and 86 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
- $169K typical home, up +79% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,173 to $1,925 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.7M assessed, $38,252/yr to the city, about $1,739 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +79% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +64% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5935 N 6th St is assessed at $111K but pays $160 a year — about 10% of the $1,559 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 +5.5% 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 $179 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 24 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 22 parcels
- Owner-occupied 18
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 3
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, D & T Properties Inc, carries 1 open violation across 28 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D & T Properties Inc | 1 | 28 | $4.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Aquila M Coulibaly (individual) | 2 | 2 | $279K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 22 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 N 6TH ST | Owner-occupied | $183K | —/— | 1,504 | 1945 | 0 | |
| 5903 N 6TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2014 → $200K in 2022 (+264%). | Absentee individual | $223K | 3/1 | 1,504 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 5905 N 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $47K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $166K | 3/1 | 1,164 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 5907 N 6TH ST | Absentee individual | $202K | 3/1 | 1,164 | 1930 | 1 | rented |
| 5909 N 6TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $166K | 3/1 | 1,164 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 5911 N 6TH ST | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,164 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 5913 N 6TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $38K in 2002, alteration permit in 2011, sold for $98K in 2016 (+161%). | Owner-occupied | $169K | 3/1 | 1,164 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 5915 N 6TH ST | Owner-occupied | $169K | 3/1 | 1,164 | 1930 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5917 N 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $58K in 2010. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $169K | 3/1 | 1,164 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 5919 N 6TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $110K | 3/1 | 1,164 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 5921 N 6TH ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,164 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 5923 N 6TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $200K | —/— | 1,545 | 1945 | 0 | |
| 5925 N 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $68K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $204K | —/— | 1,260 | 1945 | 2 | |
| 5927 N 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $165K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 5929 N 6TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $164K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 5931 N 6TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $60K in 2004 → $60K in 2018 (+0%). | Owner-occupied | $111K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1930 | 3 | |
| 5933 N 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $97K in 2005. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $168K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 5935 N 6TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $57K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $111K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1930 | 1 | abated |
| 5937 N 6TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $74K in 2008 → $93K in 2022 (+26%). | Investor / LLC | $171K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1930 | 2 | rented |
| 5939 N 6TH ST | Owner-occupied | $171K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 5941 N 6TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $10K in 2004 → $168K in 2021 (+1580%). | Owner-occupied | $168K | 3/2 | 1,200 | 1930 | 4 | |
| 5943 N 6TH ST | Owner-occupied | $212K | —/— | 1,260 | 1945 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)