4900 block of Whitaker Ave

How the block compares

The typical home here is $188K — about 0.8× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19124 median of $171K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19124 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 36 reported crimes (about 3 a month, 22% of them violent) and 68 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

• $188K typical home, up +119% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,179 to $2,543 a year through 2027, +7%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $87,020/yr from taxable assessments, or $2,072 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.

• 4980 Whitaker Avelower taxable assessment0.57%$970/yr on $169K
• 4953 Whitaker Avelower taxable assessment0.58%$977/yr on $170K
• 4967 Whitaker Avelower taxable assessment0.58%$977/yr on $170K
• 4971 Whitaker Avelower taxable assessment0.58%$977/yr on $170K
• 4979 Whitaker Avelower taxable assessment0.58%$977/yr on $170K
• …and 12 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 +7.4% 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 $219 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 60 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.

Who owns it

The block's largest owner, Renohome LLC, carries 2 open violations across 9 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 44 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

4947 Whitaker Ave

$205K · Bought for $74K in 2006, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $205K in 2022 (+177%).

Renovated & sold on

4951 Whitaker Ave

$182K · Bought for $35K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $106K in 2022 (+202%).

Improved

4957 Whitaker Ave

$191K · Bought for $105K in 2010. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025.

Improved

4956 Whitaker Ave

$190K · Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019.

Improved

4949 Whitaker Ave

$183K · Bought for $49K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019.

Improved

4979 Whitaker Ave

$183K · Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018.

Neighborhood