Philadelphia property report

4000 block of Westminster Ave

A mixed-ownership block: 20% owner-occupied, 20% investor-held, with 1 parcel listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($25 recorded then).

The typical home here is up 307% since 2016, now about $206K. Property taxes are climbing about 14% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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By the Numbers

Median home value
$206K
5 homes of 8 parcels
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$117
typical home
city median $181
Vs. Philadelphia
0.9×
the city median
city $230K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1893
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
20%
1 of 5
city 48%
Rentals
13%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Tax delinquency · Jun 2022
$25
1 of 8 listed
▲ block 13% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 40% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+66%
value · tax +$1K
5 years
+212%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+307%
value · tax +$2K

Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.

How the block compares

The typical home here is $206K — about 0.9× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19104 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19104 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19104Philadelphia
Median home value$206K$242K$230K
Owner-occupied0%26%48%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 109 reported crimes (about 9 a month, 47% of them violent) and 151 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
109
about 9/month · 47% violent
311 requests · 12mo
151
about 13/month · 30 open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults43
Thefts17
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief11
Burglary Residential6
Fraud6
Motor Vehicle Theft6

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint36
Illegal Dumping26
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection24
Abandoned Vehicle16
Other (Streets)8
Street Defect8

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
Belmont Elementary Charter School
High · 9-12
West Philadelphia HS
4901 Chestnut St · 729 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$206K2016: $51K2017: $51K2018: $51K2019: $37K2020: $66K2021: $66K2022: $66K2023: $102K2024: $102K2025: $124K2026: $124K2027: $206K2016202020232027

▲ +307% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,8792016: $7082017: $7082018: $7082019: $5152020: $9222021: $9222022: $9222023: $1,4322024: $1,4322025: $1,7332026: $1,7332027: $2,8792016202020232027

▲ +307% since 2016 · ~+14%/yr

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +13.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

7310050020162019202220252027This block 407 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $407 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+13.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+307%
since 2016
Net rental yield
6.7%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+20.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+17.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+7.1 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 16 arm's-length sales since 2005. The typical home has sold 3 times in that window, while 1 has not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K20082012201620202024
16arm's-length sales since 2005
3times the typical home has sold
7most sales for a single property
1homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 8 parcels

Owner-occupied: 1Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 4Vacant: 2 8parcels
  • Owner-occupied 1
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 4
  • Vacant 2

Value distribution today

3 parcels0 parcels2 parcels0 parcels1 parcels0 parcels2 parcels
$24K$468K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueTax bills mail toSource
West Girard LLC112$8.9M3720 Spruce St #508, Philadelphia PA, 19104phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Bet The House Investments LLC11$468K2012 Oakford St, Philadelphia PA, 19146phila.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 8 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$2.5M$5.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median
AddressOwnershipValue & trendSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
4024 WESTMINSTER AVE Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $206K 1,755 1893 0
4025-69 WESTMINSTER AVE Place of worship built new under a 2011 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Absentee individual $4.1M 78,336 1893 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
4025R-69 WESTMINSTER AVE Vacant lot Vacant $80K 0
4026 WESTMINSTER AVE Traded 2×: $30K in 2015 → $37K in 2016 (+23%). Absentee individual $155K 1,755 1893 2 licensed rental
4028 WESTMINSTER AVE Apartment building Bought for $129K in 2021, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $250K in 2024. Investor / LLC $468K 2,799 1893 7 lien in pre-2017 ledger
4030 WESTMINSTER AVE Apartment building Traded 3×: $46K in 2005 → $102K in 2018 (+122%). Absentee individual $282K 1,755 1893 3
4032 WESTMINSTER AVE Vacant lot Traded 5×: $9K in 2007 → $35K in 2020 (+289%). Vacant $59K 5
4034 WESTMINSTER AVE Apartment building Bought for $20K in 2012, use permit in 2012, sold for $100K in 2019 (+153%). Absentee individual $24K 3,000 1940 4

Neighborhood

Median income
$33K
household
Own vs. rent
20%
owner-occupied
Median age
27.5
residents
Median rent
$1K
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, 3:08 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.