Philadelphia property report

300 block of Wharton St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 68% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($52,909 recorded then).

The typical home here is up 77% since 2016, now about $419K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year.

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By the Numbers

Median home value
$419K
38 homes of 41 parcels
ZIP median $464K
Commercial
$332K
1 building · $166/sqft
Price / sq ft
$219
typical home
city median $181
Vs. Philadelphia
1.8×
the city median
city $230K
Recent sale
$263K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $419K
Tax / yr
$5K
typical · up to $9K
city ≈$3K/yr
Major assessment exemptions
4 of 38
$44K/yr estimated reduction
Owner-occupied
68%
26 of 38
city 48%
Rentals
17%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Tax delinquency · Jun 2022
$53K
5 of 41 listed
▲ block 12% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
7
6 homes · ZBA & boards
block 16% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+6%
value · tax +$380
5 years
+45%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+77%
value · tax +$2K

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.

2027
  • 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 $419K — about 1.8× 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 blockZIP 19147Philadelphia
Median home value$419K$464K$230K
Owner-occupied50%44%48%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 65 reported crimes (about 5 a month, 35% of them violent) and 161 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.

Crimes · 12mo
65
about 5/month · 35% violent
311 requests · 12mo
161
about 13/month · 34 open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults17
Theft from Vehicle13
Motor Vehicle Theft10
Thefts9
Aggravated Assault No Firearm4
All Other Offenses4

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection28
Salting25
Abandoned Vehicle23
Street Defect14
Maintenance Complaint11
Information Request9

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
Vare-Washington ES
1198 S 5th St · 370 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$250K$500K$419K2016: $237K2017: $237K2018: $237K2019: $267K2020: $289K2021: $289K2022: $289K2023: $341K2024: $341K2025: $394K2026: $394K2027: $419K2016202020232027

▲ +77% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$5,1902016: $2,8992017: $2,9622018: $2,9622019: $3,4392020: $3,7162021: $3,7162022: $3,8032023: $4,2152024: $4,2252025: $4,8232026: $4,8102027: $5,1902016202020232027

▲ +79% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

4
4 properties on this block show a material assessment exemption. At the current rate, the difference between full and taxable assessments reduces the block's annual estimate by about $43,721. OPA's numeric split does not establish whether any row is Homestead, an abatement, another program, or when treatment changes.

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.

15 homes pay the full 1.40%24 pay less
$4,734pays now $8,703at the full rate

One large gap: 333 Wharton St has a $4,734/year assessment-based estimate on $622K assessed value — about 54% of the $8,703 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 +5.3% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 177 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $177 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+77%
since 2016
Net rental yield
5.2%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+10.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+7.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.2 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 51 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M2004201020162022
51arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
12homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 41 parcels

Owner-occupied: 27Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 12 41parcels
  • Owner-occupied 27
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 12

Value distribution today

6 parcels9 parcels14 parcels4 parcels4 parcels0 parcels4 parcels
$302K$646K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueTax bills mail toSource
Eric Gehl (individual)225$12Mphila.gov ↗
Rj Custom Homes LLC13$1.1M4 John Drive, Sewell NJ, 08080phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Hnm LLC12$861KPo Box 31244, Philadelphia PA, 19147phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
301 Wharton Prop INC11$332K303 Wharton St, Philadelphia PA, 19147phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
323 Wharton Street LLC11$437K323 Wharton St, Philadelphia PA, 19147phila.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 41 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

$0$1.3M$2.5M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
300 WHARTON ST Apartment building 4 L&I violations (2011); L&I: 2 failed, 2 passed (2011); L&I violation (2012); Inspection passed (2012); L&I violation (2017); Inspection failed ×2 (2017). Absentee individual $373K 6/2 1,680 1915 0
302 WHARTON ST Bought for $142K in 2011. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $476K 3/2 1,632 1915 1
303 WHARTON ST Offices sold $45K (2001); L&I violation (2007); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2007). Owner-occupied $332K —/— 1,998 1910 1
304 WHARTON ST Apartment building 6 L&I violations (2011); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2011). Absentee individual $390K 6/3 1,875 1915 0 licensed rental
305 WHARTON ST L&I violation (2014); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2014); Appeal moot (2014). Owner-occupied $354K —/— 1,656 1915 0
306 WHARTON ST Owner-occupied $344K 4/1 1,400 1915 1
307 WHARTON ST Bought for $250K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $363K —/— 1,744 1915 1
308 WHARTON ST L&I violation (2025); Inspection failed (2025); L&I violation (2026). Absentee individual $319K 4/1 1,215 1915 0 licensed rental
309 WHARTON ST Owner-occupied $370K —/— 1,744 1915 0
310 WHARTON ST Bought for $182K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Absentee individual $402K 6/2 1,928 1915 1 licensed rentallien in pre-2017 ledger
311 WHARTON ST Apartment building Bought for $220K in 2004, zoning/use permit in 2015, sold for $568K in 2023 (+158%). Owner-occupied $482K 4/3 2,162 1915 3
312 WHARTON ST built new under a 2024 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $435K in 2024. Absentee individual $646K 3/2 2,400 1915 1 assessment exemption · basis unverified
313 WHARTON ST Bought for $147K in 2004. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $449K —/— 2,278 1915 3
314 WHARTON ST Apartment building Owner pulled a use permit in 2016. Absentee individual $330K 4/3 1,485 1915 0 licensed rental
315 WHARTON ST Traded 2×: $290K in 2007 → $300K in 2013 (+3%). Owner-occupied $446K —/— 2,223 1915 2
316 WHARTON ST Owner-occupied $342K 4/1 1,400 1915 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
317 WHARTON ST Bought for $286K in 2013, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $693K in 2026 (+142%). Owner-occupied $531K 4/2 1,893 1915 3
318 WHARTON ST Owner-occupied $417K 5/1 1,752 1915 1
319 WHARTON ST Apartment building Bought for $258K in 2013. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. Absentee individual $432K —/— 1,968 1915 1 licensed rental
320 WHARTON ST built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $275K in 2025. Investor / LLC $371K 4/2 1,668 1915 1
321 WHARTON ST Traded 3×: $244K in 2005 → $226K in 2024 (-7%). Owner-occupied $403K —/— 1,876 1915 3
323 WHARTON ST Bought for $185K in 2006, built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $355K in 2024. Owner-occupied $437K 4/2 2,208 1915 2
324 WHARTON ST Place of worship built new under a 2012 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Absentee individual $2.1M —/— 21,411 1918 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
325 WHARTON ST Traded 3×: $230K in 2004 → $290K in 2013 (+26%). Owner-occupied $507K 3/1 1,788 1915 3
327 WHARTON ST Owner-occupied $483K —/— 2,208 1915 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
329 WHARTON ST Apartment building Bought for $148K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $425K in 2015 (+188%). Owner-occupied $527K —/— 2,616 1915 2
331 WHARTON ST Owner-occupied $485K 6/2 2,520 1915 1
333 WHARTON ST Bought for $245K in 2016, built new under a 2016 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $495K in 2017. Owner-occupied $605K 4/4 2,544 1915 2 assessment exemption · basis unverified
335 WHARTON ST Bought for $220K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $415K —/— 1,965 1915 2
337 WHARTON ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Absentee individual $422K —/— 2,010 1915 0
338 WHARTON ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $842K 6/3 4,844 1954 0 licensed rental
339 WHARTON ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Absentee individual $427K —/— 2,064 1915 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
341 WHARTON ST Bought for $120K in 2009, major alteration permit in 2009, sold for $475K in 2019 (+296%). Owner-occupied $532K 4/2 1,968 1915 5
342 WHARTON ST Bought for $170K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $383K 5/1 1,650 1915 1
343 WHARTON ST built new (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $412K —/— 2,160 1915 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
344 WHARTON ST Traded 4×: $123K in 2003 → $475K in 2022 (+286%). Owner-occupied $432K 4/1 1,770 1915 4
345 WHARTON ST Bought for $228K in 2013. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $379K 4/1 1,600 1915 1
346 WHARTON ST Bought for $255K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $411K 3/2 1,900 1915 2
347 WHARTON ST Bought for $205K in 2016. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. Absentee individual $428K 4/2 1,728 1915 1 licensed rental
348 WHARTON ST Apartment building Bought for $100K in 2002. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. Absentee individual $375K 3/3 1,920 1915 3
349 WHARTON ST Apartment building 4 L&I violations (2007); L&I: 4 failed, 2 passed (2007); Inspection failed (2008); 3 L&I violations (2010); L&I: 4 failed, 2 passed (2010); Appeal dismissed (2010); L&I violation (2011); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2011); Appeal dismissed (2012); sold $20K (2012). Investor / LLC $302K —/— 1,776 1915 1 $317 tax · Jun ’22

Neighborhood

Median income
$117K
household
Own vs. rent
71%
owner-occupied
Median age
39.3
residents
Median rent
$2K
gross monthly

Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 3:12 AM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.