5100 block of Westford Rd

How the block compares

The typical home here is $184K — about 0.8× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19120 median of $171K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19120 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 69 reported crimes (about 6 a month, 22% of them violent) and 93 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

• $184K typical home, up +67% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,188 to $1,243 a year through 2027, +0%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $84,959/yr from taxable assessments, or $1,888 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.

• 5131 Westford Rdlower taxable assessment0.67%$1,295/yr on $193K
• 5132 Westford Rdlower taxable assessment0.69%$1,356/yr on $197K
• 5156 Westford Rdlower taxable assessment0.69%$1,363/yr on $197K
• 5130 Westford Rdlower taxable assessment0.69%$1,365/yr on $198K
• 5134 Westford Rdlower taxable assessment0.69%$1,365/yr on $198K
• …and 23 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.8% 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 $167 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 43 arm's-length sales since 1998. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 17 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).

House by house

All 45 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

Renovated & sold on

5128 Westford Rd

$253K · Bought for $103K in 2014, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $223K in 2021 (+77%).

Renovated & sold on

5123 Westford Rd

$230K · Bought for $150K in 2007, use permit in 2014, sold for $230K in 2022 (+53%).

Renovated & sold on

5162 Westford Rd

$198K · Bought for $84K in 2004, zoning permit in 2009, sold for $165K in 2019 (+96%).

Improved

5137 Westford Rd

$255K · Bought for $170K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026.

Improved

5133 Westford Rd

$191K · Bought for $110K in 2011. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017.

Improved

5151 Westford Rd

$184K · Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015.

Neighborhood