Who owns your block
600 block of N 5th St
A mixed-ownership block: 16% owner-occupied, 11% investor-held, with 1 home behind $10,522 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 229% since 2016, now about $792K. 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 $792K — about 3.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19123 median of $455K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19123 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19123 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $792K | $455K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 23% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 113 reported crimes (14 violent) and 201 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
- $792K typical home, up +229% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,374 to $2,410 a year, -3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $51M assessed, $212,176/yr to the city, about $3,422 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +229% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▼ -29% since 2016 · ~-3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
635 N 5th St is assessed at $2.9M but pays $4,075 a year — about 10% of the $40,752 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +11.4% 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 $329 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 11 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 56 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 64 parcels
- Owner-occupied 8
- Investor / LLC 7
- Absentee individual 45
- Vacant 4
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colts Run Realty Llc | 3 | 4 | $2.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 600 N 5th Street Planned (individual) | 2 | 2 | $1.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Gandhi 2012 Trust | 1 | 1 | $626K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Casalai Llc | 1 | 1 | $566K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bridgeview Prop Ventures | 1 | 1 | $617K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 635fairmountventure Llc | 1 | 1 | $2.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 N 5TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2017 and rebuilt (2020). | Vacant | — | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 601-05 N 5TH ST | Vacant | $349K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 602 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $1.0M | 5/3 | 2,550 | 2020 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 602 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $1.3M | 4/4 | 3,039 | 2020 | 0 | abated |
| 602 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $974K | 4/2 | 2,430 | 2020 | 0 | abated |
| 602 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $885K | 4/3 | 2,430 | 2020 | 0 | abated |
| 602 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $890K | 3/3 | 2,430 | 2020 | 0 | abated |
| 602 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $885K | 4/4 | 2,430 | 2020 | 0 | abated |
| 602 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $974K | 3/3 | 2,430 | 2020 | 0 | abated |
| 602 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $974K | 3/3 | 2,430 | 2020 | 0 | abated |
| 602 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $1.3M | 4/4 | 3,159 | 2020 | 0 | abated |
| 602 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $866K | 3/3 | 2,346 | 2020 | 0 | abated |
| 602 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $1.3M | 4/3 | 3,159 | 2020 | 0 | abated |
| 604 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $1.2M | 4/3 | 3,039 | 2020 | 0 | abated |
| 604 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $1.3M | 4/4 | 3,159 | 2020 | 0 | abated |
| 604 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $1.1M | 4/3 | 3,039 | 2020 | 0 | abated |
| 607-11 N 5TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2012). | Absentee individual | $466K | —/— | 1,865 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 608 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $757K | 3/3 | 2,346 | 2019 | 0 | abated |
| 610 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $941K | 4/3 | 3,352 | 2018 | 0 | abated |
| 612 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $773K | 4/3 | 2,430 | 2018 | 0 | abated |
| 613 N 5TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2015 and rebuilt (2015). | Vacant | $100 | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 614R N 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $811K | 4/3 | 2,430 | 2019 | 0 | abated |
| 614 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $979K | 4/3 | 3,336 | 2018 | 0 | abated |
| 615 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $853K | 3/3 | 2,540 | 2015 | 0 | |
| 616R N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $811K | 4/3 | 3,039 | 2018 | 0 | abated |
| 616 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $1.1M | 4/3 | 3,352 | 2018 | 0 | abated |
| 617 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $853K | 3/— | 2,540 | 2015 | 0 | |
| 618 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | 4/3 | 3,159 | 2019 | 0 | abated |
| 618R N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | 3/2 | 2,430 | 2019 | 0 | abated |
| 619 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $853K | 3/— | 2,540 | 2015 | 0 | |
| 620R N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $811K | 3/2 | 2,430 | 2019 | 0 | abated |
| 620 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $970K | 4/3 | 3,039 | 2018 | 0 | abated |
| 621 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $750K in 2018. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $880K | 3/2 | 2,620 | 2015 | 2 | |
| 622R N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $856K | 3/2 | 2,430 | 2019 | 0 | abated |
| 622 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $1.0M | 4/4 | 3,357 | 2019 | 0 | abated |
| 623 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $860K in 2018 → $940K in 2023 (+9%). | Owner-occupied | $880K | 4/3 | 2,620 | 2015 | 2 | |
| 626 N 5TH ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished and rebuilt (2018), then sold for $645K in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $626K | 3/3 | 2,337 | 2016 | 1 | abated |
| 628 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $634K | 3/3 | 2,386 | 2016 | 0 | abated |
| 630 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $626K | 3/3 | 2,337 | 2016 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 632 N 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $589K | 3/3 | 1,998 | 2016 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 634R N 5TH ST | Vacant | — | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 634 N 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $664K | 3/3 | 2,330 | 2017 | 0 | abated |
| 634 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $485K in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $566K | 3/3 | 2,330 | 2017 | 1 | abated |
| 634 N 5TH ST New constructionBought for $125K in 2015, built new (tax-abated), sold for $475K in 2021. | Absentee individual | $478K | 3/2 | 1,764 | 2017 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 634 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $625K in 2020. | Absentee individual | $664K | 3/3 | 2,330 | 2017 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 634 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $575K in 2019. | Absentee individual | $649K | 3/3 | 2,337 | 2017 | 1 | abated |
| 634 N 5TH ST | Investor / LLC | $617K | 3/3 | 2,330 | 2017 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 634 N 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $664K | 3/3 | 2,330 | 2017 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 634 N 5TH ST | Investor / LLC | $664K | 3/— | 2,330 | 2017 | 0 | |
| 634 N 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $617K | 3/— | 2,330 | 2017 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 634 N 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $617K | 3/3 | 2,330 | 2017 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 634 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $664K | 3/— | 2,330 | 2017 | 0 | rented |
| 634 N 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $718K | 3/3 | 2,330 | 2017 | 0 | abated |
| 634 N 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $664K | 3/3 | 2,330 | 2017 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 634 N 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $664K | 3/3 | 2,330 | 2017 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 634 N 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $617K | 3/3 | 2,330 | 2017 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 634 N 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $617K | 3/3 | 2,330 | 2017 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 634 N 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $617K | 3/3 | 2,330 | 2017 | 0 | abated |
| 634 N 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $617K | 3/3 | 2,330 | 2017 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 635 N 5TH ST New constructionBought for $10K in 2000, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $2.9M | —/— | 10,620 | 2025 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 636 N 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $581K | 3/3 | 1,998 | 2016 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 638 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $634K | 3/3 | 2,383 | 2016 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 640 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $634K | 3/— | 2,386 | 2016 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 642 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $634K | 3/— | 2,383 | 2016 | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)