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Who owns your block

800 block of S 5th St

A mixed-ownership block: 59% owner-occupied, 6% investor-held, with 2 open code violations and 2 homes behind $55,098 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 105% since 2016, now about $640K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year.

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
$640K
$221K–$1.0M
ZIP median $461K
Price / sq ft
$317
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$765K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $640K
Tax / yr
$8K
typical · up to $14K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 32
$34K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
59%
19 of 32
city 41%
Rentals
22%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$55K
2 of 32 behind
▼ block 6% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+0%
value · tax +$181
5 years
+24%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+105%
value · tax +$4K

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 $640K — about 2.9× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19147Philadelphia
Median home value$640K$461K$223K
Owner-occupied34%38%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 82 reported crimes (22 violent) and 294 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
82
22 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
294
23 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults19
Motor Vehicle Theft13
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief13
All Other Offenses8
Theft from Vehicle8
Thefts8

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection71
Illegal Dumping32
Construction Complaints19
Salting19
Other (Streets)15
Street Trees15

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 & Middle · K-8
George W Nebinger
601 Carpenter St · 399 students
High · 9-12
Horace Furness
1900 S 3rd St · 836 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$500K$1.0M$640K2016: $312K2017: $312K2018: $314K2019: $481K2020: $517K2021: $517K2022: $517K2023: $526K2024: $526K2025: $640K2026: $640K2027: $640K2016202020232027

▲ +105% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$7,8232016: $3,5622017: $3,7232018: $3,7232019: $5,9682020: $6,4312021: $6,2842022: $6,4312023: $6,2572024: $6,7762025: $7,4562026: $7,6422027: $7,8232016202020232027

▲ +120% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr

2
2 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $33,613 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$3,082pays now $12,996at the full rate

813 S 5th St is assessed at $928K but pays $3,082 a year — about 24% of the $12,996 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 205 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $205 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+6.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+105%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.3 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 33 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

$0$1.0M$2.0M2004201020162022
33arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
15homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 32 parcels

Owner-occupied: 19Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 8Vacant: 3 32parcels
  • Owner-occupied 19
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 8
  • Vacant 3

Value distribution today

3 parcels2 parcels3 parcels7 parcels8 parcels5 parcels4 parcels
$221K$914K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Settlement Music School O (individual)211$5.8Mphila.gov ↗
Patrick P Rozand (individual)23$1.6Mphila.gov ↗
Millan Enterprises L P23$2.9Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 32 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$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
800 S 5TH ST Bought for $375K in 2025, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $1.3M in 2026. Owner-occupied $602K —/— 2,180 1915 2
802 S 5TH ST Bought for $310K in 2024. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Absentee individual $500K —/— 1,376 1915 1 2 viol
804 S 5TH ST Absentee individual $736K —/— 2,464 1915 0 rented
805 S 5TH ST Owner-occupied $582K —/— 2,025 1915 0
806 S 5TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $688K —/— 2,112 1915 0 rented
807 S 5TH ST Bought for $398K in 2013. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $662K 3/2 1,416 1915 1
808 S 5TH ST Bought for $350K in 2006, electrical permit in 2007, sold for $840K in 2022 (+140%). Absentee individual $914K 8/4 2,340 1915 3
809 S 5TH ST Traded 2×: $325K in 2009 → $399K in 2012 (+23%). Absentee individual $717K —/— 2,985 1915 2
810 S 5TH ST 5 L&I violations (2015). Absentee individual $708K —/— 2,352 1915 0
811 S 5TH ST built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $650K in 2019. Absentee individual $669K —/— 2,488 1915 1 rented
812 S 5TH ST Bought for $237K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $520K in 2021 (+119%). Owner-occupied $538K 3/2 1,768 1915 2 rented
813 S 5TH ST Absentee individual $928K —/— 4,242 1915 0 abated
814 S 5TH ST Bought for $299K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $705K in 2025 (+136%). Owner-occupied $639K —/— 2,295 1915 4
815 S 5TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $811K —/— 3,045 1915 0 tax lien
816 S 5TH ST Bought for $408K in 2005, built new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated), sold for $330K in 2010. Owner-occupied $571K —/— 2,196 1915 2 abated
817 S 5TH ST Owner-occupied $719K 3/2 2,185 2013 0
817 S 5TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $661K 3/2 1,953 2013 0
817 S 5TH ST Owner-occupied $719K 3/2 2,185 2013 0
818 S 5TH ST Owner-occupied $415K —/— 1,815 1915 1
820R S 5TH ST Owner-occupied $556K 2/2 1,095 1915 0
820 S 5TH ST Traded 4×: $275K in 2006 → $290K in 2017 (+5%). Owner-occupied $537K 2/1 1,293 1915 4
821 S 5TH ST Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $431K —/— 1,104 1920 0
822 S 5TH ST Bought for $197K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $524K 2/— 1,326 1915 1
823R S 5TH ST Owner-occupied $393K —/— 1,020 1920 0
823 S 5TH ST Bought for $157K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $475K 3/2 1,461 1920 3
824 S 5TH ST Investor / LLC $1.0M —/— 4,744 1915 1 rented
825 S 5TH ST Vacant $222K —/— 0
826 S 5TH ST Investor / LLC $867K —/— 2,820 1915 1 rented
827 S 5TH ST Vacant $221K —/— 0
828 S 5TH ST Traded 3×: $63K in 2000 → $765K in 2026 (+1114%). Owner-occupied $682K 3/3 2,151 1915 3
829 S 5TH ST Vacant $228K —/— 0
830 S 5TH ST Bought for $407K in 2019. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Absentee individual $641K —/— 1,968 1915 1 rented

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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