Who owns your block
6500 block of N 5th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 82% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 2 homes behind $10,411 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 61% since 2016, now about $218K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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 $218K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19126 median of $219K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19126 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19126 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $218K | $219K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 67% | 60% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 40 reported crimes (9 violent) and 76 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
- $218K typical home, up +61% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,485 to $1,653 a year, +1%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $105,998/yr to the city, about $2,163 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +61% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +11% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.4% 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 $161 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 53 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 49 parcels
- Owner-occupied 40
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 6
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannon Legacy Llc | 1 | 1 | $277K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Nn&P Investments Lp | 1 | 1 | $237K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6500 N 5TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2010); L&I violation (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014); L&I violation (2015); sold $340K (2025). | Absentee individual | $190K | —/— | 2,280 | 1939 | 1 | |
| 6501 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $257K | 3/1 | 1,584 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 6502 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $220K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 6503 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $200K in 2025. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $243K | 3/1 | 1,552 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 6504 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $240K | 3/2 | 1,472 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 6505 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,414 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 6506 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $224K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 6507 N 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $80K in 2002, alteration permit in 2009, sold for $140K in 2016 (+75%). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,414 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 6508 N 5TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $100K in 2006 → $260K in 2024 (+160%). | Owner-occupied | $225K | 3/3 | 1,472 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 6509 N 5TH ST History2 L&I violations (2012); L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,414 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 6510 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2003. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $209K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 6511 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,414 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 6512 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $65K in 2008. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $266K | 2/2 | 1,472 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 6513 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,414 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 6514 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $221K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 6515 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,414 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 6516 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $56K in 2000. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 6517 N 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $72K in 2000, use permit in 2014, sold for $175K in 2017 (+143%). | Absentee individual | $273K | 3/1 | 1,743 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 6518 N 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $119K in 2010, zoning permit in 2017, sold for $150K in 2017 (+26%). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 6519 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $46K in 2024. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $284K | —/— | 1,670 | 1940 | 3 | tax lien |
| 6520 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $207K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 6521 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 6522 N 5TH ST History2 L&I violations (2017); sold $108K (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 6523 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $79K in 2001 → $110K in 2004 (+39%). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 6524 N 5TH ST History4 L&I violations (2016); 7 L&I violations (2017); L&I violation (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 6525 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $135K in 2005 → $139K in 2008 (+3%). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 6526 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $15K in 2004 → $85K in 2005 (+467%). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 6527 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $280K | 4/2 | 1,630 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 6528 N 5TH ST Historysold $105K (2004); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 6529 N 5TH ST History5 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014). | Absentee individual | $281K | 4/2 | 1,640 | 1940 | 0 | rented |
| 6530 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 6531 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 6532 N 5TH ST History2 L&I violations (2019); 3 L&I violations (2024). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 6533 N 5TH ST History2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2021); sold $120K (2021). | Investor / LLC | $277K | 3/1 | 1,630 | 1965 | 1 | rented |
| 6534 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2016. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $207K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 6535 N 5TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $127K in 2005 → $110K in 2011 (-13%). | Owner-occupied | $228K | 3/1 | 1,630 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 6536 N 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $70K in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 6537 N 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $284K | 4/2 | 1,670 | 1940 | 0 | rented |
| 6538 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $41K in 2017. Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2019. | Vacant | $22K | —/— | — | — | 1 | 1 viol |
| 6540 N 5TH ST Historysold $130K (2008); 4 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 6542 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $119K in 2010. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 6544 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $130K in 2006. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 6546 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 6548 N 5TH ST History2 L&I violations (2016); sold $90K (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Absentee individual | $114K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 6550 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $133K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 6552 N 5TH ST | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 6554 N 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 6556 N 5TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2007); L&I violation (2010). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,472 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 6558 N 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $163K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $237K | —/— | 3,480 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)