Philadelphia property report
400 block of Wharton St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 100% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 106% since 2016, now about $701K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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 $701K — about 3.1× the citywide median home, and above 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 | $701K | $464K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 79% | 44% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 73 reported crimes (about 6 a month, 40% of them violent) and 256 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
- $701K typical home, up +106% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $4,566 to $8,418 a year through 2027, +6%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $120,066/yr from taxable assessments, or $8,576 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +106% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +84% since 2016 · ~+6%/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.
- 424 Wharton Stlower taxable assessment1.09%$4,838/yr on $446K
- 409 Wharton Stlower taxable assessment1.16%$6,705/yr on $579K
- 433 Wharton Stlower taxable assessment1.16%$6,713/yr on $580K
- 423 Wharton Stlower taxable assessment1.16%$6,718/yr on $580K
- 429 Wharton Stlower taxable assessment1.16%$6,718/yr on $580K
- …and 5 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.8% 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 $206 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 22 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 19 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Vacant 4
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Moriah Temple Baptist (religious org) | 3 | 3 | $85K | 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 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 406 WHARTON ST Vacant lot HistoryL&I violation (2009); Inspection failed ×2 (2009); Inspection passed ×2 (2010); L&I violation (2011); Inspection passed (2011); L&I violation (2012); Inspection passed (2012). | Vacant | $40K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 408 WHARTON ST Vacant lot | Vacant | $34K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 408R WHARTON ST Vacant lot | Vacant | $30K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 409 WHARTON ST New constructionBought for $48K in 2002, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $268K in 2005. | Owner-occupied | $700K | —/— | 1,972 | 2005 | 2 | |
| 410-14 WHARTON ST Place of worship New constructionbuilt new (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $409K | —/— | 3,980 | 1945 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 411 WHARTON ST | Owner-occupied | $702K | 4/— | 1,972 | 2005 | 1 | |
| 414R WHARTON ST Vacant lot Historysold $4K (2010); L&I violation (2013); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2013). | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 419 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $267K in 2005. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $702K | 4/3 | 1,972 | 2005 | 2 | |
| 420 WHARTON ST New constructionBought for $13K in 2001, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $540K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $690K | 4/3 | 2,712 | 2005 | 3 | |
| 423 WHARTON ST TradedTraded 2×: $269K in 2006 → $410K in 2016 (+53%). | Owner-occupied | $701K | 4/3 | 1,972 | 2005 | 2 | |
| 424 WHARTON ST LandVacant land, last sold for $281K in 2005. | Owner-occupied | $582K | 4/3 | 1,680 | 2005 | 2 | |
| 428 WHARTON ST | Owner-occupied | $675K | 4/3 | 2,712 | 2005 | 1 | |
| 429 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $280K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $701K | 4/— | 1,972 | 2005 | 1 | |
| 430 WHARTON ST New constructionBought for $270K in 2005, built new under a 2023 permit, sold for $345K in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $800K | 4/3 | 2,712 | 2005 | 2 | |
| 433 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $263K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $701K | 4/— | 1,972 | 2005 | 1 | |
| 436 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $284K in 2005. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $712K | 4/3 | 2,712 | 2005 | 1 | |
| 439 WHARTON ST | Owner-occupied | $701K | —/— | 1,972 | 2005 | 1 | |
| 440 WHARTON ST | Owner-occupied | $600K | 4/3 | 2,712 | 2005 | 1 | |
| 441 WHARTON ST TradedTraded 2×: $269K in 2006 → $410K in 2016 (+53%). | Owner-occupied | $710K | 4/— | 1,972 | 2005 | 2 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)