Philadelphia property report
5000 block of Wissahickon Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 90% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 8 open code violations and 1 parcel listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($37,099 recorded then).
The typical home here is up 65% since 2016, now about $286K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $286K — about 1.2× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19144 median of $207K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19144 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19144 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $286K | $207K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 50% | 48% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 27 reported crimes (about 2 a month, 33% of them violent) and 76 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
- $286K typical home, up +65% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $2,388 to $3,503 a year through 2027, +4%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $35,159/yr from taxable assessments, or $3,516 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +65% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +47% since 2016 · ~+4%/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.
- 5027 Wissahickon Avelower taxable assessment0.79%$1,828/yr on $231K
- 5033 Wissahickon Avelower taxable assessment0.91%$2,583/yr on $285K
- 5029 Wissahickon Avelower taxable assessment0.91%$2,629/yr on $288K
- 5023 Wissahickon Avelower taxable assessment0.92%$2,688/yr on $292K
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.7% 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 $165 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 18 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 3 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 14 parcels
- Owner-occupied 9
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 4
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wissahickon Estate LLC | 1 | 1 | $675K | P. O. Box 504, Pennsauken NJ, 08110 | 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 14 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000 WISSAHICKON AVE Commercial New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Absentee individual | $84M | —/— | 455,889 | 1998 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified$37K tax · Jun ’22 |
| 5009 WISSAHICKON AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $286K | —/— | 1,998 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5011 WISSAHICKON AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $83K in 2001 → $455K in 2023 (+452%). | Owner-occupied | $405K | 5/4 | 2,268 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 5017 WISSAHICKON AVE Apartment building ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $973K | —/— | 11,284 | 1963 | 1 | licensed rental1 viol |
| 5021 WISSAHICKON AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $160K in 2006 → $301K in 2025 (+88%). | Owner-occupied | $315K | 4/2 | 1,998 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 5023 WISSAHICKON AVE ImprovedBought for $116K in 2008. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $283K | —/— | 1,998 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5025 WISSAHICKON AVE ImprovedBought for $288K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $340K | 4/— | 1,998 | 1940 | 3 | |
| 5027 WISSAHICKON AVE ImprovedBought for $55K in 2005. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $234K | 5/2 | 2,728 | 1940 | 1 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5029 WISSAHICKON AVE | Owner-occupied | $279K | —/— | 1,998 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5031 WISSAHICKON AVE ImprovedBought for $70K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $308K | —/— | 1,998 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 5033 WISSAHICKON AVE | Owner-occupied | $277K | —/— | 1,998 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 5035 WISSAHICKON AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $160K in 2006 → $48K in 2016 (-70%). | Absentee individual | $286K | —/— | 2,188 | 1940 | 4 | |
| 5037-41 WISSAHICKON AVE Store New constructionBought for $315K in 2003, built new under a 2023 permit, sold for $440K in 2009. | Investor / LLC | $675K | —/— | 6,747 | 1950 | 3 | 2 viol |
| 5043-47 WISSAHICKON AVE Store ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $545K | —/— | 3,077 | 1980 | 1 | 5 viol |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)