Philadelphia property report
1500 block of Wharton St
A mixed-ownership block: 59% owner-occupied, 12% investor-held, with 3 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 157% since 2016, now about $371K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $371K — about 1.6× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19146 median of $386K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19146 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19146 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $371K | $386K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 29% | 33% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 102 reported crimes (about 9 a month, 32% of them violent) and 324 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
- $371K typical home, up +157% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,933 to $4,985 a year through 2027, +9%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $74,037/yr from taxable assessments, or $4,355 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +157% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +158% since 2016 · ~+9%/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.
- 1518 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.28%$1,907/yr on $681K
- 1534 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.44%$1,386/yr on $314K
- 1526 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.44%$1,386/yr on $312K
- 1538 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.45%$1,386/yr on $308K
- 1522 Wharton Stlower taxable assessment0.98%$3,264/yr on $333K
- …and 4 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
One large gap: 1518 Wharton St has a $1,907/year assessment-based estimate on $681K assessed value — about 20% of the $9,535 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +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 $257 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 30 arm's-length sales since 2004. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 21 parcels
- Owner-occupied 10
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 7
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Realty Group LLC | 1 | 8 | $1.8M | 12603 Biscayne Dr, Philadelphia PA, 19154 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| 1500 Wharton St LLC | 1 | 1 | $353K | Po Box 9, Clifton Heights PA, 19018 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| 1215 Carpenter LLC | 1 | 1 | $493K | 1241 Carpenter St, Philadelphia PA, 19147 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| 1528 Wharton LLC | 1 | 1 | $389K | 118 Providence Rd, Morton PA, 19070 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 WHARTON ST Apartment building | Investor / LLC | $353K | —/— | 2,848 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1502 WHARTON ST TradedTraded 2×: $90K in 2009 → $90K in 2023 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $343K | 5/1 | 1,632 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1504 WHARTON ST TradedTraded 2×: $66K in 2004 → $86K in 2010 (+30%). | Investor / LLC | $365K | 5/1 | 1,908 | 1915 | 2 | licensed rental |
| 1506 WHARTON ST | Absentee individual | $371K | —/— | 1,536 | 1915 | 1 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 1508 WHARTON ST Apartment building ImprovedBought for $130K in 2013. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Investor / LLC | $493K | —/— | 2,070 | 1915 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 1510 WHARTON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $90K in 2005, use permit in 2009, sold for $445K in 2020 (+394%). | Owner-occupied | $464K | 3/2 | 1,566 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1512 WHARTON ST | Absentee individual | $341K | —/— | 1,632 | 1915 | 0 | licensed rental |
| 1514 WHARTON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $137K in 2005, major alteration permit in 2010, sold for $460K in 2023 (+235%). | Owner-occupied | $454K | 3/3 | 1,632 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1516 WHARTON ST New constructionBought for $137K in 2005, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $293K in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $504K | 4/4 | 2,064 | 2010 | 3 | |
| 1518 WHARTON ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $530K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $534K | 4/3 | 2,364 | 2017 | 3 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 1520 WHARTON ST Apartment building ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $284K | —/— | 1,743 | 1915 | 1 | licensed rental2 viol |
| 1522 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $78K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $368K | —/— | 1,992 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1524 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $242K in 2019. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $362K | —/— | 1,920 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1526 WHARTON ST | Owner-occupied | $344K | —/— | 1,680 | 1915 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 1528 WHARTON ST Apartment building Renovated & sold onBought for $250K in 2015, certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2020, sold for $395K in 2018 (+73%). | Investor / LLC | $389K | —/— | 2,386 | 1915 | 4 | licensed rental1 viol |
| 1530 WHARTON ST Apartment building ImprovedBought for $60K in 2012. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $375K | —/— | 1,920 | 1915 | 2 | licensed rental |
| 1532 WHARTON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $18K in 2006, major alteration permit in 2011, sold for $420K in 2019 (+2233%). | Owner-occupied | $456K | 4/2 | 1,680 | 1915 | 6 | |
| 1534 WHARTON ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $352K | —/— | 1,780 | 1915 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 1536 WHARTON ST Apartment building ImprovedBought for $185K in 2013. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $383K | 3/3 | 1,780 | 1915 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 1538 WHARTON ST | Owner-occupied | $346K | —/— | 1,680 | 1915 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 1540 WHARTON ST Apartment building ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $394K | —/— | 2,416 | 1915 | 0 | licensed rental |
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)