Who owns your block
6200 block of N 5th St
A mixed-ownership block: 45% owner-occupied, 9% investor-held, with 9 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 137% since 2016, now about $279K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year.
- 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 $279K — about 1.3× the citywide median, and above 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 | $279K | $171K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 36% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 56 reported crimes (10 violent) and 65 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
- $279K typical home, up +137% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,608 to $3,362 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.5M assessed, $93,371/yr to the city, about $4,244 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +137% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +109% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.2% 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 $237 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 27 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 22 parcels
- Owner-occupied 10
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 9
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 153 Bowen Real Estate Llc | 1 | 5 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 6200 N 5th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $351K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6200-06 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit. | Investor / LLC | $351K | —/— | 1,561 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 6201 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $296K in 2008. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $1.1M | —/— | 1,930 | 1970 | 1 | |
| 6208-10 N 5TH ST Historysold $190K (2000); 6 L&I violations (2023). | Absentee individual | $616K | —/— | 7,425 | 1950 | 1 | rented6 viol |
| 6212-14 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $301K | 3/1 | 1,757 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 6216 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 2014. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $293K | 2/1 | 1,015 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 6218 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2021 → $251K in 2022 (+402%). | Owner-occupied | $236K | 2/1 | 1,015 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 6220 N 5TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $85K in 2002 → $280K in 2024 (+229%). | Owner-occupied | $290K | 3/2 | 2,250 | 1960 | 4 | |
| 6222 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2002 → $135K in 2016 (+59%). | Absentee individual | $262K | 2/2 | 1,520 | 1960 | 2 | rented |
| 6224-30 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $890K | —/— | 4,470 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 6225 N 5TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2017). | Vacant | $77K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 6237 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $150K in 2004 → $278K in 2025 (+85%). | Owner-occupied | $287K | 4/2 | 2,100 | 1980 | 2 | |
| 6239 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $278K | 4/2 | 2,100 | 1980 | 0 | |
| 6241 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $240K | 4/2 | 1,400 | 1980 | 0 | |
| 6243 N 5TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $70K in 2000 → $149K in 2019 (+113%). | Investor / LLC | $240K | 3/3 | 1,400 | 1980 | 3 | |
| 6245 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2001 → $95K in 2015 (+28%). | Absentee individual | $240K | 4/2 | 1,400 | 1980 | 2 | rented |
| 6247 N 5TH ST History2 L&I violations (2019). | Absentee individual | $240K | 4/2 | 1,400 | 1980 | 0 | |
| 6249 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $240K | 4/2 | 1,400 | 1980 | 0 | 2 viol |
| 6251 N 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $55K in 2005, use permit in 2010, sold for $166K in 2018 (+202%). | Owner-occupied | $289K | 4/2 | 1,400 | 1980 | 3 | |
| 6253 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $140K in 2006. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $240K | 4/2 | 1,400 | 1980 | 3 | |
| 6255 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $218K in 2020. Owner pulled a use permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $240K | 4/2 | 1,400 | 1980 | 1 | rented |
| 6257 N 5TH ST Historysold $135K (2004); L&I violation (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025); L&I violation (2026). | Absentee individual | $281K | 4/2 | 2,166 | 1980 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 6259 N 5TH ST History2 L&I violations (2022); L&I violation (2023). | Owner-occupied | $287K | 4/2 | 2,100 | 1980 | 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)