Philadelphia property report

5000 block of Westminster Ave

A mixed-ownership block: 56% owner-occupied, 25% investor-held, with 2 open code violations and 11 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($57,593 recorded then).

The typical home here is up 156% since 2016, now about $110K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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By the Numbers

Median home value
$110K
32 homes of 39 parcels
ZIP median $165K
Commercial
$131K
1 building · $26/sqft
Price / sq ft
$93
typical home
city median $181
Vs. Philadelphia
0.5×
the city median
city $230K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $2K
city ≈$3K/yr
Major assessment exemptions
10 of 32
$24K/yr estimated reduction
Owner-occupied
56%
18 of 32
city 48%
Rentals
23%
9 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Tax delinquency · Jun 2022
$58K
11 of 39 listed
▲ block 28% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%
Record caveats
4
of 39 parcels

How fast it's moving

1 year
+7%
value · tax +$313
5 years
+117%
value · tax +$800
10 years
+156%
value · tax +$882

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.

2027
  • 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 $110K — about 0.5× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19131 median of $165K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19131 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19131Philadelphia
Median home value$110K$165K$230K
Owner-occupied41%48%48%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 172 reported crimes (about 14 a month, 32% of them violent) and 215 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.

Crimes · 12mo
172
about 14/month · 32% violent
311 requests · 12mo
215
about 18/month · 70 open

Most reported crimes

Prostitution and Commercialized Vice37
Other Assaults33
All Other Offenses23
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief13
Aggravated Assault No Firearm11
Fraud10

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint56
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection36
Street Defect15
Illegal Dumping14
Salting14
Abandoned Vehicle11

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.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
James Rhoads
4901 Parrish St · 415 students
High · 9-12
Overbrook High
5898 Lancaster Ave · 466 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$100K$200K$110K2016: $43K2017: $43K2018: $43K2019: $46K2020: $51K2021: $51K2022: $51K2023: $75K2024: $75K2025: $103K2026: $103K2027: $110K2016202020232027

▲ +156% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,4642016: $5822017: $5822018: $5822019: $6402020: $6642021: $6642022: $6642023: $8992024: $8992025: $1,3522026: $1,1512027: $1,4642016202020232027

▲ +152% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr

10
10 properties on this block show a material assessment exemption. At the current rate, the difference between full and taxable assessments reduces the block's annual estimate by about $24,125. OPA's numeric split does not establish whether any row is Homestead, an abatement, another program, or when treatment changes.

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.

18 homes pay the full 1.40%15 pay less
$0pays now $7,614at the full rate

One large gap: 5038-40 Westminster Ave has a $0/year assessment-based estimate on $544K assessed value — about 0% of the $7,614 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 +8.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 256 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $256 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+156%
since 2016
Net rental yield
11.5%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+20.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+17.4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+2.4 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 33 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K2005201020152020
33arm's-length sales since 2001
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
14homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 39 parcels

Owner-occupied: 19Investor / LLC: 7Absentee individual: 11Vacant: 2 39parcels
  • Owner-occupied 19
  • Investor / LLC 7
  • Absentee individual 11
  • Vacant 2

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels1 parcels8 parcels21 parcels4 parcels3 parcels
$14K$177K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueTax bills mail toSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (city agency)24773$1.4B2013 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19121phila.gov ↗
Atf Real Estate INC110$1.3M2401 School Rd, Hatfield PA, 19440phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Philly Qozb1 LLC110$1.0M5020 Westminster Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19131phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
John Bradham (individual)26$1.2Mphila.gov ↗
Toffee LLC14$437K1 Union Avenue 1000, Bala Cynwyd PA, 19004phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Our Deeds LLC13$291K325 N 56th St, Philadelphia PA, 19139phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
S&I Homes LLC12$236K334 Bluebonnet Drive, Salisbury Nc, 28146phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Atr Real Estate INC11$106K2401 School Road, Hatfield PA, 19440phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
B&Z Holding LLC11$110K528 Street Rd, Southampton PA, 18966phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Woodbine Realty Professio11$109K81 Woodbine Way, Plymouth Meeting PA, 19462phila.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 39 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

$0$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5000 WESTMINSTER AVE Vacant lot L&I violation (2017); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2017); 2 L&I violations (2019). Vacant $18K —/— 0 $2K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
5001 WESTMINSTER AVE Mixed-use Owner-occupied $110K —/— 1,744 1925 0
5002 WESTMINSTER AVE L&I violation (2007); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2007); sold $70K (2007). Absentee individual $122K 3/1 1,170 1925 1
5003 WESTMINSTER AVE Bought for $42K in 2021, built new under a 2016 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $190K in 2022. Owner-occupied $111K 3/1 1,234 1925 2 assessment exemption · basis unverified
5004 WESTMINSTER AVE L&I violation (2007); 4 L&I violations (2012); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2012); 2 L&I violations (2014); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2014); sold $10K (2015); 2 L&I violations (2015); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2015); Inspection passed (2016). Investor / LLC $64K 3/1 980 1925 1 licensed rental
5005 WESTMINSTER AVE Traded 3×: $60K in 2005 → $33K in 2019 (-46%). Investor / LLC $106K 3/1 1,234 1925 3 $3K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
5006 WESTMINSTER AVE House built new under a 2020 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Absentee individual $106K 3/1 980 1925 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
5007 WESTMINSTER AVE built new under a 2011 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $106K 3/1 1,234 1925 0 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
5008 WESTMINSTER AVE House Absentee individual $108K 3/1 1,024 1925 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
5009 WESTMINSTER AVE 4 L&I violations (2024); L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed (2024). Investor / LLC $107K 3/1 1,248 1925 0 $5K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
5010 WESTMINSTER AVE Owner-occupied $146K 4/1 1,696 1925 0
5012 WESTMINSTER AVE Owner-occupied $136K 3/1 1,120 1925 1 lien in pre-2017 ledger
5014 WESTMINSTER AVE Owner-occupied $103K 3/1 980 1925 1
5016 WESTMINSTER AVE 4 L&I violations (2013); Inspection failed ×3 (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014); Inspection failed ×2 (2014); sold $57K (2019). Investor / LLC $110K 3/1 1,144 1925 1 licensed rental
5017 WESTMINSTER AVE Traded 3×: $11K in 2001 → $43K in 2006 (+310%). Absentee individual $115K 3/1 1,290 1925 3 licensed rental
5018 WESTMINSTER AVE Bought for $20K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Absentee individual $110K 3/1 1,144 1925 2 licensed rental
5019 WESTMINSTER AVE Absentee individual $115K 3/1 1,290 1925 1 licensed rental
5020 WESTMINSTER AVE Traded 2×: $23K in 2004 → $30K in 2023 (+30%). Owner-occupied $110K 3/1 1,144 1925 2 licensed rental$2K tax · Jun ’22
5021 WESTMINSTER AVE Absentee individual $115K 3/1 1,290 1925 1 licensed rental
5022 WESTMINSTER AVE Traded 4×: $37K in 2005 → $125K in 2022 (+237%). Investor / LLC $106K 3/1 1,144 1925 4 licensed rentallien in pre-2017 ledger
5023 WESTMINSTER AVE 8 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 12 (2018); L&I: 9 failed, 1 passed (2018); Inspection failed ×4 (2019); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2020); L&I: 3 failed, 2 passed (2020); Inspection passed (2023). Owner-occupied $115K 3/1 1,290 1925 0 $5K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
5024 WESTMINSTER AVE built new under a 2016 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $106K 3/1 1,144 1925 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
5025 WESTMINSTER AVE Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,290 1925 0
5026 WESTMINSTER AVE built new under a 2010 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,180 1925 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified$53 tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
5027 WESTMINSTER AVE Commercial Absentee individual $2.0M —/— 0
5028 WESTMINSTER AVE Owner-occupied $120K 3/1 1,440 1925 0
5030 WESTMINSTER AVE Bought for $138K in 2023. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $142K 3/1 1,256 1925 1
5032 WESTMINSTER AVE built new under a 2024 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $106K 3/1 1,144 1925 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
5034 WESTMINSTER AVE Traded 3×: $44K in 2007 → $80K in 2024 (+84%). Investor / LLC $110K 3/1 1,144 1925 3
5036 WESTMINSTER AVE Vacant lot L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2007); 4 L&I violations (2010); Inspection passed (2012); 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2024). Vacant $14K —/— 0 $25K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
5038-40 WESTMINSTER AVE Apartment building built new under a 2012 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Absentee individual $436K —/2 5,200 2005 0 licensed rentalassessment exemption · basis unverified
5044 WESTMINSTER AVE Store Bought for $55K in 2011. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. Absentee individual $131K —/— 5,040 1950 1 $5K tax · Jun ’22
5046 WESTMINSTER AVE Bought for $10K in 2013, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $140K in 2020. Owner-occupied $177K 3/2 1,143 1925 2 lien in pre-2017 ledger
5048 WESTMINSTER AVE built new under a 2010 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,143 1925 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified2 viol$5K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
5050 WESTMINSTER AVE built new (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,143 1925 0 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
5052 WESTMINSTER AVE Traded 2×: $5K in 2004 → $22K in 2006 (+340%). Investor / LLC $109K 3/1 1,143 1925 2 $5K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
5054 WESTMINSTER AVE Traded 2×: $135K in 2008 → $15K in 2009 (-89%). Absentee individual $109K 3/1 1,143 1925 2
5056 WESTMINSTER AVE Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,143 1925 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified$1K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
5058 WESTMINSTER AVE built new under a 2007 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $109K 3/1 1,143 1925 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified

Neighborhood

Median income
$41K
household
Own vs. rent
32%
owner-occupied
Median age
23
residents
Median rent
$1K
gross monthly

Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 3:08 AM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.