Who owns your block
900 block of S 5th St
A mixed-ownership block: 24% owner-occupied, 3% investor-held, with 7 open code violations and 5 homes behind $25,948 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 91% since 2016, now about $550K. Property taxes are climbing about 31% 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 $550K — about 2.5× 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 block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $550K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 14% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 99 reported crimes (34 violent) and 222 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
- $550K typical home, up +91% since 2016
- Tax bill $384 to $7,679 a year, +31%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $15M assessed, $170,442/yr to the city, about $6,087 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +91% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +1900% since 2016 · ~+31%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
934 S 5th St is assessed at $2.0M but pays $11,147 a year — about 40% of the $27,869 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 +6.1% 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 $191 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 24 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 29 parcels
- Owner-occupied 7
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 14
- Vacant 7
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 2 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| John Sullivan (individual) | 4 | 8 | $3.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Kim Tae Soo (individual) | 2 | 4 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Native Street Associates | 1 | 1 | $2.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $650K in 2024. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $660K | 6/3 | 2,637 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 902 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $511K | —/— | 2,106 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 906 S 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $464K | —/— | 1,944 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 908 S 5TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $471K | —/— | 1,944 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 910 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $290K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $557K | —/— | 1,890 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 914 S 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $722K | 3/3 | 2,068 | 2011 | 0 | |
| 914 S 5TH ST | Vacant | $68K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 914 S 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $700K | 3/3 | 1,994 | 2011 | 0 | |
| 914 S 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $693K | 3/3 | 1,994 | 2011 | 0 | |
| 914 S 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $700K | 3/3 | 1,994 | 2011 | 0 | |
| 914 S 5TH ST | Vacant | — | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 914 S 5TH ST | Vacant | $68K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 914 S 5TH ST | Vacant | $68K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 914 S 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $695K | 3/3 | 1,994 | 2011 | 0 | rented |
| 914 S 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $765K | 3/— | 1,993 | 2011 | 0 | rented |
| 914 S 5TH ST | Vacant | $68K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 914 S 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $700K | 3/3 | 1,994 | 2011 | 0 | |
| 924 S 5TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2017). | Vacant | $185K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 926 S 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $550K | —/— | 3,312 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 928 S 5TH ST | Absentee individual | $154K | —/— | 3,020 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 930 S 5TH ST ImprovedBought for $115K in 2008. Owner pulled a use permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $574K | 4/2 | 2,112 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 932 S 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $106K in 2011, alteration permit in 2011, sold for $404K in 2023 (+281%). | Owner-occupied | $547K | 3/2 | 2,000 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 934 S 5TH ST New constructionBought for $100K in 2008, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $2.0M | —/— | 13,461 | 2017 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 936 S 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $310K in 2016, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $485K in 2023 (+4309%). | Owner-occupied | $495K | 4/— | 2,344 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 938 S 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $80K in 2006, major alteration permit in 2007, sold for $433K in 2018 (+862%). | Owner-occupied | $576K | 3/2 | 1,833 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 940 S 5TH ST New constructionBought for $284K in 2008, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $540K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $551K | 3/— | 1,794 | 2007 | 4 | |
| 942 S 5TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $30K in 2002, alteration permit in 2010, sold for $250K in 2015 (+733%). | Absentee individual | $315K | —/— | 1,536 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 944 S 5TH ST Historysold $50K (2010); 2 L&I violations (2012). | Vacant | $141K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 946 S 5TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $721K | —/— | 3,696 | 1915 | 0 | 7 viol |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)