4600 block of Whitaker Ave

How the block compares

The typical home here is $169K — about 0.7× the citywide median home, and in line with the ZIP 19120 median of $171K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19120 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 173 reported crimes (about 14 a month, 21% of them violent) and 178 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

• $169K typical home, up +117% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $992 to $1,874 a year through 2027, +6%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $48,155/yr from taxable assessments, or $1,661 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.

• 4609 Whitaker Avelower taxable assessment0.33%$427/yr on $131K
• 4619 Whitaker Avelower taxable assessment0.48%$739/yr on $153K
• 4627 Whitaker Avelower taxable assessment0.53%$857/yr on $161K
• 4635 Whitaker Avelower taxable assessment0.53%$864/yr on $162K
• 4639 Whitaker Avelower taxable assessment0.53%$866/yr on $162K
• …and 7 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.3% 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 $217 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 37 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 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 31 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

Renovated & sold on

4604 Whitaker Ave

$228K · Bought for $225K in 2016, electrical permit in 2010, sold for $225K in 2016 (+181%).

Renovated & sold on

4653 Whitaker Ave

$174K · Bought for $78K in 2007, alterations permit in 2024, sold for $209K in 2026 (+170%).

Improved

4605 Whitaker Ave

$201K · Bought for $41K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025.

Improved

4643 Whitaker Ave

$188K · Bought for $65K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024.

Improved

4655 Whitaker Ave

$188K · Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025.

Improved

4635 Whitaker Ave

$187K · Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011.

Neighborhood