Philadelphia property report
100 block of Wharton St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 86% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 87% since 2016, now about $390K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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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 a material assessment exemption whose legal basis is not established by the roll. Click a bubble for its report.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Assessment exemption
- 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 $390K — about 1.7× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19147 median of $464K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $390K | $464K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 62% | 44% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 65 reported crimes (about 5 a month, 17% of them violent) and 183 resident 311 requests to the city. A busy commercial corridor logs far more than a quiet residential block, so read this against nearby blocks, not the citywide total.
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
- $390K typical home, up +87% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $2,452 to $3,844 a year through 2027, +4%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $84,029/yr from taxable assessments, or $4,001 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +87% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +57% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays
Philadelphia's 1.3998% rate applies to the taxable assessment. The OPA roll shows exemptions that can make an estimate lower than the full assessed-value scenario; this chart does not identify their legal basis.
- 108 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.29%$1,020/yr on $357K
- 117 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.55%$2,310/yr on $417K
- 131 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.56%$1,289/yr on $229K
- 125 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.69%$1,692/yr on $245K
- 112 Wharton Stlower taxable assessment0.90%$2,511/yr on $279K
- …and 12 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
One large gap: 117 Wharton St has a $2,310/year assessment-based estimate on $417K assessed value — about 40% of the $5,830 full-assessment scenario. Verify the exemption basis and live account before relying on either number.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.9% 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 $187 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 34 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 21 parcels
- Owner-occupied 18
- Absentee individual 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher J Mcginnis (individual) | 2 | 3 | $822K | phila.gov ↗ |
The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).
House by house
All 21 homes on the block — value trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail assembled from the fetched public datasets. Sorted up the street; each links to its property report and official sources — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107 WHARTON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $324K | —/— | 1,104 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 108 WHARTON ST | Owner-occupied | $382K | 4/2 | 1,650 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 109 WHARTON ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $34K in 2000 → $175K in 2011 (+415%). | Owner-occupied | $363K | —/— | 1,016 | 1920 | 5 | |
| 110 WHARTON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $172K in 2013 → $430K in 2021 (+151%). | Owner-occupied | $375K | 3/3 | 1,203 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 111 WHARTON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $669K | —/— | 2,499 | 2012 | 0 | licensed rental |
| 112 WHARTON ST | Owner-occupied | $308K | 4/1 | 1,482 | 1920 | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 113 WHARTON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $63K in 2001 → $345K in 2013 (+448%). | Owner-occupied | $430K | 3/1 | 1,510 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 114 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $445K in 2006. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $526K | 4/2 | 2,050 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 115 WHARTON ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2009 and rebuilt (2009), then sold for $521K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $614K | 3/— | 2,545 | 2008 | 4 | |
| 116 WHARTON ST | Owner-occupied | $326K | 4/2 | 1,155 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 117 WHARTON ST New constructionbuilt new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $77K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $431K | 4/1 | 1,691 | 1920 | 1 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 118 WHARTON ST Historysold $212K (2006); L&I violation (2007); Inspection failed (2007); Inspection passed (2009). | Owner-occupied | $410K | 4/1 | 1,785 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 119 WHARTON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $213K | 3/2 | 1,272 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 121 WHARTON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $200K in 2013, plumbing permit in 2017, sold for $480K in 2022 (+140%). | Owner-occupied | $442K | 3/1 | 1,504 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 123 WHARTON ST TradedTraded 2×: $280K in 2006 → $298K in 2013 (+6%). | Owner-occupied | $409K | 3/1 | 1,543 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 125 WHARTON ST New constructionbuilt new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $48K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $248K | —/— | 980 | 1920 | 1 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 127 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $231K in 2019. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $390K | 3/2 | 1,165 | 1920 | 2 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 129 WHARTON ST TradedTraded 2×: $166K in 2005 → $262K in 2021 (+58%). | Absentee individual | $251K | 2/1 | 708 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 131 WHARTON ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $243K | 3/1 | 896 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 133 WHARTON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $215K in 2007 → $345K in 2014 (+60%). | Owner-occupied | $407K | 2/2 | 1,344 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 135 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $260K in 2005. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $396K | 4/2 | 1,344 | 1920 | 2 |
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)