4600 block of Wayne Ave

How the block compares

The typical home here is $319K — about 1.4× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19144 median of $207K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19144 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 92 reported crimes (about 8 a month, 37% of them violent) and 125 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.

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

• $319K typical home, up +184% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,449 to $4,353 a year through 2027, +11%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $73,294/yr from taxable assessments, or $3,858 per home — not live account balances

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.

• 4631 Wayne Avemajor assessment exemption0.30%$1,299/yr on $438K
• 4604 Wayne Avelower taxable assessment0.78%$1,755/yr on $225K
• 4609 Wayne Avelower taxable assessment0.87%$2,282/yr on $263K
• 4610 Wayne Avelower taxable assessment0.92%$2,718/yr on $294K
• 4620 Wayne Avelower taxable assessment1.00%$3,460/yr on $347K

One large gap: 4631 Wayne Ave has a $1,299/year assessment-based estimate on $438K assessed value — about 21% of the $6,128 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 +9.9% 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 $284 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 23 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.

Who owns it

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 28 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

Torn down & rebuilt

4629 Wayne Ave

$57K · demolished and rebuilt (2022).

New construction

4631 Wayne Ave

$469K · built new under a 2022 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown).

New construction

4612 Wayne Ave

$65K · built new, sold for $60K in 2022.

New construction

4628 Wayne Ave

$34K · built new under a 2023 permit.

Renovated & sold on

4607 Wayne Ave

$496K · Bought for $17K in 2001, use permit in 2013, sold for $350K in 2020 (+1958%).

Renovated & sold on

4601 Wayne Ave

$342K · Bought for $92K in 2018, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $367K in 2021 (+359%).

Neighborhood