Philadelphia property report
3200 block of Wharton St
A mixed-ownership block: 57% owner-occupied, 24% investor-held, with 6 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($60,510 recorded then).
The typical home here is up 156% since 2016, now about $173K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% 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 $173K — about 0.8× 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 | $173K | $386K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 24% | 33% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 114 reported crimes (about 10 a month, 25% of them violent) and 200 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
- $173K typical home, up +156% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $592 to $1,814 a year through 2027, +11%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $33,489/yr from taxable assessments, or $1,595 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +156% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +206% since 2016 · ~+11%/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.
- 3217 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $153K
- 3208 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.22%$466/yr on $212K
- 3219 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.28%$445/yr on $161K
- 3206 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.30%$479/yr on $161K
- 3200 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.30%$445/yr on $147K
- …and 6 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
One large gap: 3201 Wharton St has a $2,139/year assessment-based estimate on $384K assessed value — about 40% of the $5,377 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 +8.9% 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 $256 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 16 arm's-length sales since 1998. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 21 parcels
- Owner-occupied 12
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locust Property Group LLC | 1 | 6 | $1.9M | Po Box 4022, Great Neck NY, 11023 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Build It Up Investments LLC | 1 | 1 | $165K | 6575 Windsor St, Philadelphia PA, 19142 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Backdam LLC | 1 | 1 | $249K | 3205 Wharton St, Philadelphia PA, 19146 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Leeks Investments LLC | 1 | 1 | $159K | 136 N 52nd St, Philadelphia PA, 19139 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| 3215 Wharton LLC | 1 | 1 | $159K | 1328 W Shunk St, Philadelphia PA, 19148 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3200 WHARTON ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,147 | 1925 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified$27K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 3201 WHARTON ST Apartment building New constructionBought for $6K in 2002, built new under a 2019 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $138K in 2019. | Absentee individual | $326K | 4/2 | 1,410 | 1925 | 3 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 3202 WHARTON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $17K in 1998, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $80K in 2020 (+371%). | Investor / LLC | $165K | 3/1 | 1,184 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 3203 WHARTON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $173K | 3/1 | 1,303 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 3204 WHARTON ST HistoryL&I violation (2011); L&I violation (2013); Inspection passed (2014); L&I violation (2015); Inspection failed ×2 (2015); Inspection passed (2016); L&I violation (2017); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2017). | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,336 | 1925 | 0 | $12K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 3205 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $15K in 2014. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $249K | 3/1 | 1,176 | 1925 | 3 | licensed rental |
| 3206 WHARTON ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $147K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/1 | 1,298 | 1925 | 1 | licensed rentalassessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 3207 WHARTON ST HistoryL&I violation (2009); Inspection failed (2009); Inspection passed (2010); 4 L&I violations (2011); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2011). | Owner-occupied | $159K | 3/1 | 1,176 | 1925 | 0 | $11K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 3208 WHARTON ST | Owner-occupied | $226K | 3/1 | 1,298 | 1925 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 3209 WHARTON ST Historysold $47K (2008); 2 L&I violations (2009); Inspection failed ×2 (2009); Inspection passed (2010); 3 L&I violations (2011); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2011). | Absentee individual | $159K | 3/1 | 1,176 | 1925 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 3210 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $130K in 2023. Owner pulled a fast form building permit in 2008. | Investor / LLC | $190K | 3/1 | 1,394 | 1925 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 3211 WHARTON ST History3 L&I violations (2011); L&I violation (2015); 2 L&I violations (2017); 10 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2022); Inspection failed ×7 (2022); Inspection failed ×5 (2024); Inspection failed ×5 (2025); Inspection passed (2026). | Absentee individual | $159K | 3/1 | 1,176 | 1925 | 0 | $993 tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 3212 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $8K in 2000. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $175K | 3/1 | 1,204 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 3213 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $90K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $159K | 3/1 | 1,176 | 1925 | 1 | $7K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 3215 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $35K in 2015. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $159K | 3/1 | 1,176 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 3217 WHARTON ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Absentee individual | $170K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 3219 WHARTON ST New constructionbuilt new (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1925 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 3221 WHARTON ST | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,176 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 3223 WHARTON ST | Owner-occupied | $164K | 3/1 | 1,176 | 1925 | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 3225 WHARTON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,332 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 3227 WHARTON ST Historysold $80K (2024); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2024); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2024). | Absentee individual | $200K | 4/1 | 1,696 | 1925 | 1 | $2K tax · Jun ’22 |
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)