Philadelphia property report
500 block of Wharton St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 65% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 6 open code violations and 4 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($51,244 recorded then).
The typical home here is up 80% since 2016, now about $394K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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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 $394K — about 1.7× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19147 median of $464K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $394K | $464K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 39% | 44% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 71 reported crimes (about 6 a month, 37% of them violent) and 382 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.
What it's worth, and where taxes are going
- $394K typical home, up +80% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $2,934 to $4,786 a year through 2027, +5%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $114,392/yr from taxable assessments, or $4,400 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +80% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +63% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
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.
- 512 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.23%$651/yr on $279K
- 510 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.23%$651/yr on $278K
- 513 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.41%$1,436/yr on $348K
- 529 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.42%$1,713/yr on $406K
- 541 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.79%$3,812/yr on $485K
- …and 7 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
One large gap: 541 Wharton St has a $3,812/year assessment-based estimate on $485K assessed value — about 56% of the $6,788 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.5% 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 $180 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 35 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 27 parcels
- Owner-occupied 18
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Queen Village Development, carries 14 open violations across 17 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Village Development | 2 | 17 | $6.7M | 811 S 2nd St, Philadelphia PA, 19147 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| New York - Washington C M (individual) | 2 | 2 | $1.2M | — | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cm Wharton LLC | 1 | 1 | $402K | 218 Highland Ave, Wallingford PA, 19086 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Mag Holdings LLC | 1 | 1 | $488K | 1230 Gulph Creek Dr, Wayne PA, 19087 | 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 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 502 WHARTON ST LandVacant land, last sold for $225K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $398K | 3/2 | 2,376 | 2005 | 2 | 4 viol |
| 504 WHARTON ST | Owner-occupied | $265K | 4/1 | 1,050 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 506 WHARTON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $50K in 2004, addition permit in 2007, sold for $343K in 2017 (+586%). | Owner-occupied | $419K | 3/2 | 1,568 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 508 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $24K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $293K | 5/1 | 1,250 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 510 WHARTON ST New constructionBought for $40K in 2001, built new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $61K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $284K | 5/1 | 1,125 | 1920 | 2 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 511 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $135K in 2010. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $343K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 512 WHARTON ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $281K | 4/1 | 1,234 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 513 WHARTON ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $357K | —/— | 1,620 | 1915 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 514 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $155K in 2004. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $331K | 3/1 | 1,241 | 1915 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 515 WHARTON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $272K | —/— | 1,640 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 516 WHARTON ST Place of worship New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $600K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $774K | —/— | 7,200 | 1900 | 1 | assessment exemption · basis unverified2 viol$19K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 517 WHARTON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $160K in 2013, zoning permit in 2016, sold for $545K in 2022 (+241%). | Owner-occupied | $490K | 3/2 | 1,800 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 519 WHARTON ST New constructionBought for $190K in 2009, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $530K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $457K | 3/2 | 1,584 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 521 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $212K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $375K | —/— | 1,801 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 523 WHARTON ST Apartment building | Investor / LLC | $391K | —/— | 1,900 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 524 WHARTON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $389K | 4/1 | 1,795 | 1920 | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 525 WHARTON ST Apartment building ImprovedBought for $150K in 2011. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $508K | —/— | 2,424 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 526 WHARTON ST Apartment building ImprovedBought for $195K in 2004. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $597K | 6/3 | 3,633 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 527 WHARTON ST Apartment building TradedTraded 2×: $22K in 2001 → $235K in 2008 (+954%). | Investor / LLC | $508K | —/— | 2,640 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 528 WHARTON ST Apartment building ImprovedBought for $116K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Investor / LLC | $402K | 4/2 | 1,911 | 1915 | 2 | licensed rental |
| 529 WHARTON ST | Owner-occupied | $419K | —/— | 2,280 | 1915 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 531 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $52K in 2001. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $441K | —/— | 2,280 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 533 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2003. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $400K | 4/2 | 2,085 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 535 WHARTON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $334K | —/— | 1,448 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 537 WHARTON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $100K in 2006, alteration permit in 2007, sold for $280K in 2007 (+180%). | Investor / LLC | $488K | 4/4 | 1,857 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 539 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $175K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $374K | 4/1 | 1,530 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 541 WHARTON ST New constructionBought for $250K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $468K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $500K | 4/2 | 1,680 | 1915 | 2 | licensed rentalassessment exemption · basis unverified |
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)