Philadelphia property report
500 block of W Wyoming Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 61% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($5,203 recorded then).
The typical home here is up 134% since 2016, now about $167K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
By the Numbers
How fast it's moving
Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.
The makeup of the block
Every home, plotted by size and assessed value — press play and watch the block reprice from 2016 to 2027. One bubble per house (area = lot size), colored by who owns it; a gold ring marks a material assessment exemption whose legal basis is not established by the roll. Click a bubble for its report.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Assessment exemption
- Bubble = lot size
- → bigger interior · ↑ higher value
Assessed values from the city's year-by-year assessment record — a proxy for price, lumpy in reassessment years.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $167K — about 0.7× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19140 median of $111K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19140 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19140 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $167K | $111K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 30% | 39% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 171 reported crimes (about 14 a month, 18% of them violent) and 56 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.
Most reported crimes
Top 311 complaints
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.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8% 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 $234 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 22 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 24 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 6
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Mervic Investments LLC, carries 7 open violations across 5 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mervic Investments LLC | 1 | 5 | $728K | 2617 Street Rd Unit 350, Bensalem PA, 19020 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Ks Investments And Acquisitions LLC | 1 | 5 | $599K | 2755 Philmont Ave Ste 130, Huntingdon Valley PA, 19006 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Phila Rental Properties LLC | 1 | 1 | $137K | 1357 Green Road, Abington PA, 19001 | phila.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 24 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512 W WYOMING AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $218K20162027 | —/— | 2,608 | 1935 | 0 | licensed rental |
| 514 W WYOMING AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $20K in 2001 → $25K in 2024 (+28%). | Investor / LLC | $166K20162027 | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1935 | 4 | |
| 515 W WYOMING AVE | Owner-occupied | $196K20162027 | —/— | 2,550 | 1935 | 0 | $4K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 516 W WYOMING AVE | Owner-occupied | $201K20162027 | 4/1 | 1,998 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 517 W WYOMING AVE TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2001 → $80K in 2001 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $14K20162027 | —/— | 357 | 1935 | 2 | $1K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 518 W WYOMING AVE | Owner-occupied | $120K20162027 | —/— | 1,350 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 520 W WYOMING AVE HistoryL&I violation (2020); Inspection failed (2020); Inspection failed (2021); Inspection passed (2024). | Owner-occupied | $167K20162027 | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1935 | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 522 W WYOMING AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $20K in 2002 → $2.2M in 2006 (+10767%). | Absentee individual | $167K20162027 | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1935 | 3 | licensed rental |
| 524 W WYOMING AVE | Owner-occupied | $167K20162027 | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 526 W WYOMING AVE | Owner-occupied | $154K20162027 | —/— | 1,350 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 528 W WYOMING AVE ImprovedBought for $45K in 2004. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $178K20162027 | —/— | 1,350 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 530 W WYOMING AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $166K20162027 | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 532 W WYOMING AVE | Owner-occupied | $167K20162027 | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 534 W WYOMING AVE ImprovedBought for $106K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $167K20162027 | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 536 W WYOMING AVE Apartment building | Absentee individual | $137K20162027 | 2/— | 1,350 | 1935 | 0 | licensed rental |
| 538 W WYOMING AVE | Owner-occupied | $166K20162027 | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 540 W WYOMING AVE TradedTraded 2×: $32K in 2005 → $58K in 2005 (+84%). | Investor / LLC | $167K20162027 | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1935 | 2 | licensed rental |
| 542 W WYOMING AVE Apartment building Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $25K in 2001 → $121K in 2009 (+385%). | Absentee individual | $137K20162027 | —/— | 1,350 | 1935 | 3 | |
| 544 W WYOMING AVE | Owner-occupied | $167K20162027 | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 546 W WYOMING AVE Apartment building HistoryL&I violation (2013); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2013); 4 L&I violations (2021); Inspection failed (2021); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2022). | Absentee individual | $137K20162027 | —/— | 1,350 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 548 W WYOMING AVE | Owner-occupied | $150K20162027 | —/— | 1,350 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 550 W WYOMING AVE Apartment building Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $20K in 2002 → $140K in 2025 (+617%). | Investor / LLC | $137K20162027 | 2/2 | 1,350 | 1935 | 3 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 552 W WYOMING AVE Apartment building ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $214K20162027 | —/— | 2,400 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 554-58 W WYOMING AVE Place of worship | Owner-occupied | $299K20162027 | —/— | 4,649 | — | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
Neighborhood
Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)