4700 block of Whitaker Ave

How the block compares

The typical home here is $180K — about 0.8× the citywide median home, and above 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: 107 reported crimes (about 9 a month, 23% of them violent) and 140 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

• $180K typical home, up +131% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,085 to $2,276 a year through 2027, +7%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $108,236/yr from taxable assessments, or $1,899 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.

• 4725 Whitaker Avelower taxable assessment0.52%$822/yr on $159K
• 4727 Whitaker Avelower taxable assessment0.52%$822/yr on $159K
• 4729 Whitaker Avelower taxable assessment0.52%$822/yr on $159K
• 4741 Whitaker Avelower taxable assessment0.52%$822/yr on $159K
• 4743 Whitaker Avelower taxable assessment0.52%$822/yr on $159K
• …and 19 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart

One large gap: 4745 Whitaker Ave has a $1,065/year assessment-based estimate on $152K assessed value — about 50% of the $2,130 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 +7.9% 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 $231 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 84 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.

Who owns it

The block's largest owner, Safehaven Investment Grou, carries 1 open violation across 21 properties it owns around the city.

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 57 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

New construction

4745 Whitaker Ave

$163K · Bought for $70K in 2017, built new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $96K in 2019.

Renovated & sold on

4730 Whitaker Ave

$191K · Bought for $10K in 2015, major alteration permit in 2018, sold for $210K in 2024 (+2042%).

Renovated & sold on

4716 Whitaker Ave

$163K · Bought for $1K in 1999, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $175K in 2024 (+17400%).

Improved

4748 Whitaker Ave

$191K · Bought for $45K in 2019. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019.

Improved

4758 Whitaker Ave

$191K · Bought for $20K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026.

Improved

4725 Whitaker Ave

$180K · Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012.

Neighborhood