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Who owns your block

5900 block of Shisler St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 81% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 3 homes behind $7,333 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 90% since 2016, now about $196K. 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
$196K
$194K–$263K
ZIP median $234K
Price / sq ft
$153
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.9×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
81%
50 of 62
city 41%
Rentals
11%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$7K
3 of 62 behind
▼ block 5% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+3%
value · tax +$73
5 years
+68%
value · tax +$328
10 years
+90%
value · tax +$304

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 $196K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19149 median of $234K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19149 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19149Philadelphia
Median home value$196K$234K$223K
Owner-occupied69%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 94 reported crimes (35 violent) and 162 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
94
35 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
162
58 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults24
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief16
Fraud9
Motor Vehicle Theft9
Theft from Vehicle9
Thefts9

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle38
Maintenance Complaint32
Dangerous Sidewalk21
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection18
Street Defect8
License Complaint6

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-5
Laura H Carnell
1100 Devereaux Ave · 652 students
Middle · 6-8
Warren G Harding
2000 Wakeling St · 522 students
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$196K2016: $103K2017: $103K2018: $103K2019: $112K2020: $117K2021: $117K2022: $117K2023: $159K2024: $159K2025: $191K2026: $191K2027: $196K2016202020232027

▲ +90% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,3442016: $1,4462017: $1,0402018: $1,0402019: $1,1852020: $1,2232021: $1,0162022: $1,0162023: $1,1002024: $1,1002025: $1,2712026: $1,2712027: $1,3442016202020232027

▼ -7% 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 190 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $190 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+90%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.5 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 98 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M20002005201020152020
98arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
11homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 62 parcels

Owner-occupied: 50Investor / LLC: 4Absentee individual: 8 62parcels
  • Owner-occupied 50
  • Investor / LLC 4
  • Absentee individual 8

Value distribution today

12 parcels43 parcels2 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels5 parcels
$194K$205K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Gbl Properties Llc110$2.1Mphila.gov ↗
Estate Partners Llc15$962Kphila.gov ↗
88 Investments Llc12$346Kphila.gov ↗
Gg & J Solutions Llc12$353Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 62 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

Frequently traded
5923 Shisler St
$263K · Traded 5×: $42K in 2001 → $180K in 2020 (+328%).
Frequently traded
5950 Shisler St
$237K · Traded 5×: $61K in 2000 → $142K in 2016 (+133%).
Frequently traded
5961 Shisler St
$216K · Traded 3×: $57K in 2003 → $130K in 2017 (+128%).
Frequently traded
5901 Shisler St
$205K · Traded 4×: $90K in 2004 → $80K in 2014 (-11%).
Frequently traded
5902 Shisler St
$197K · Traded 4×: $32K in 2000 → $152K in 2023 (+375%).
Frequently traded
5905 Shisler St
$197K · Traded 3×: $43K in 2001 → $65K in 2003 (+51%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5900 SHISLER ST TradedTraded 2×: $615K in 2012 → $197K in 2021 (-68%). Owner-occupied $217K 4/2 1,472 1925 2
5901 SHISLER ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $90K in 2004 → $80K in 2014 (-11%). Investor / LLC $205K 3/1 1,280 1925 4 rented
5902 SHISLER ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $32K in 2000 → $152K in 2023 (+375%). Investor / LLC $197K 3/1 1,280 1925 4 rented
5903 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $199K 3/1 1,280 1925 1
5904 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 1
5905 SHISLER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $43K in 2001 → $65K in 2003 (+51%). Owner-occupied $197K 3/1 1,280 1925 3
5906 SHISLER ST TradedTraded 2×: $36K in 2004 → $102K in 2005 (+183%). Absentee individual $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 2 tax lien
5907 SHISLER ST Absentee individual $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 1 tax lien
5908 SHISLER ST TradedTraded 2×: $58K in 2012 → $107K in 2015 (+84%). Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 2
5909 SHISLER ST TradedTraded 2×: $32K in 2006 → $70K in 2016 (+119%). Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,280 1925 2
5910 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 1
5911 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 1
5912 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 0
5913 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 0
5914 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,280 1925 0
5915 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $196K 3/2 1,280 1925 1
5916 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 0
5917 SHISLER ST Absentee individual $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 1
5918 SHISLER ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2015 → $85K in 2016 (+70%). Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 2
5919 SHISLER ST TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2013 → $68K in 2014 (+50%). Investor / LLC $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 2 rented
5920 SHISLER ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2011 → $165K in 2021 (+107%). Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,280 1925 2
5921 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 1 tax lien
5922 SHISLER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $61K in 2001 → $101K in 2015 (+66%). Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 3
5923 SHISLER ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $42K in 2001 → $180K in 2020 (+328%). Owner-occupied $263K 3/1 1,280 1925 5
5924 SHISLER ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2004 → $65K in 2009 (-19%). Absentee individual $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 2 rented
5925 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 0
5926 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 1
5927 SHISLER ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2002 → $190K in 2022 (+280%). Owner-occupied $194K 3/2 1,280 1925 2
5928 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 1
5929 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 1
5930 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 1
5931 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 0
5932 SHISLER ST TradedTraded 2×: $95K in 2011 → $165K in 2020 (+74%). Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 2
5933 SHISLER ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2003 → $83K in 2004 (+50%). Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 2
5934 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 0
5935 SHISLER ST TradedTraded 2×: $100K in 2005 → $63K in 2015 (-37%). Absentee individual $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 2 rented
5936 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 1
5937 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,280 1925 1
5938 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 0
5939 SHISLER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $50K in 2014 → $170K in 2024 (+240%). Investor / LLC $196K 3/2 1,280 1925 3
5940 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,280 1925 1
5941 SHISLER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $15K in 2010 → $169K in 2020 (+1027%). Owner-occupied $194K 3/2 1,280 1925 3
5942 SHISLER ST TradedTraded 2×: $33K in 2000 → $120K in 2009 (+264%). Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,280 1925 2 2 viol
5943 SHISLER ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2001 → $129K in 2019 (+158%). Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,280 1925 2
5944 SHISLER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $45K in 2005 → $123K in 2018 (+173%). Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 3
5945 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 1
5946 SHISLER ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2012 → $145K in 2019 (+81%). Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 2
5947 SHISLER ST TradedTraded 2×: $58K in 2001 → $85K in 2019 (+47%). Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 2
5948 SHISLER ST TradedTraded 2×: $51K in 2000 → $100K in 2006 (+96%). Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,280 1925 2
5949 SHISLER ST Absentee individual $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 1 rented
5950 SHISLER ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $61K in 2000 → $142K in 2016 (+133%). Owner-occupied $237K 3/1 1,280 1925 5
5951 SHISLER ST TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2000 → $90K in 2006 (+100%). Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,280 1925 2
5952 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 0
5953 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 1
5954 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 1
5955 SHISLER ST TradedTraded 2×: $53K in 2000 → $110K in 2009 (+107%). Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 2
5956 SHISLER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $75K in 2003 → $177K in 2021 (+136%). Owner-occupied $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 3
5957 SHISLER ST Absentee individual $196K 3/1 1,280 1925 0 rented
5958 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $197K 3/1 1,280 1925 0 tax lien
5959 SHISLER ST Owner-occupied $199K 3/1 1,280 1925 1
5960 SHISLER ST Absentee individual $196K —/— 1,280 1920 1
5961 SHISLER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $57K in 2003 → $130K in 2017 (+128%). Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,650 1925 3

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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