5000 block of Wayne Ave

How the block compares

The typical home here is $193K — about 0.8× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19144 median of $207K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19144 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 111 reported crimes (about 9 a month, 46% of them violent) and 279 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

• $193K typical home, up +136% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $953 to $2,140 a year through 2027, +8%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $48,319/yr from taxable assessments, or $2,416 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.

• 5009 Wayne Avelower taxable assessment0.00%$0/yr on $99K
• 5005 Wayne Avelower taxable assessment0.12%$126/yr on $109K
• 5027 Wayne Avelower taxable assessment0.65%$1,219/yr on $187K
• 5029 Wayne Avelower taxable assessment0.68%$1,326/yr on $195K
• 5035 Wayne Avelower taxable assessment0.68%$1,326/yr on $195K
• …and 5 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart

One large gap: 5031 Wayne Ave has a $1,923/year assessment-based estimate on $268K assessed value — about 51% of the $3,756 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 +8.1% 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 $236 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). Informational only, not investment advice.

How often it changes hands

This block has recorded 25 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 6 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).

Parcel by parcel

All 43 parcels 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 parcel's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one parcel

Worth a look

New construction

5011-13 Wayne Ave

$1.1M · built new under a 2021 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown).

New construction

5031 Wayne Ave

$269K · Bought for $13K in 2001, built new under a 2018 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $90K in 20

New construction

5003 Wayne Ave

$255K · built new under a 2017 permit.

New construction

5058-62 Wayne Ave

$252K · built new under a 2010 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown).

New construction

5040-42 Wayne Ave

$242K · built new under a 2008 permit, sold for $125K in 2006.

Renovated & sold on

5048 Wayne Ave

$285K · Bought for $65K in 2001, demolition permit in 2008, sold for $165K in 2019 (+154%).

Neighborhood