The Block Report

Philadelphia property report

5200 block of Westford Rd

A mostly owner-occupied block: 80% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 open code violations and 1 parcel listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($694 recorded then).

The typical home here is up 70% since 2016, now about $191K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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By the Numbers

Median home value
$191K
55 homes of 55 parcels
ZIP median $171K
Price / sq ft
$129
typical home
city median $181
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $230K
Recent sale
$125K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $191K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Major assessment exemptions
1 of 55
$47K/yr estimated reduction
Owner-occupied
80%
44 of 55
city 48%
Rentals
9%
5 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
4
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Tax delinquency · Jun 2022
$694
1 of 55 listed
▼ block 2% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%
Record caveats
1
of 55 parcels

How fast it's moving

1 year
-2%
value · tax −$63
5 years
+114%
value · tax +$655
10 years
+70%
value · tax −$31

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 $191K — 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.

This blockZIP 19120Philadelphia
Median home value$191K$171K$230K
Owner-occupied58%51%48%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 80 reported crimes (about 7 a month, 24% of them violent) and 141 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
80
about 7/month · 24% violent
311 requests · 12mo
141
about 12/month · 45 open

Most reported crimes

Thefts25
Other Assaults14
Theft from Vehicle12
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
Motor Vehicle Theft8
All Other Offenses3

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle27
Maintenance Complaint25
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection15
Street Light Outage12
Street Defect9
Other (Streets)8

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
Olney Elementary
5301 N Water St · 666 students
High · 9-12
Olney High School
100 W Duncannon Ave · 1036 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$191K2016: $112K2017: $112K2018: $112K2019: $83K2020: $89K2021: $89K2022: $89K2023: $141K2024: $141K2025: $195K2026: $195K2027: $191K2016202020232027

▲ +70% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,2752016: $1,5692017: $1,3062018: $1,2652019: $1,0952020: $9172021: $8372022: $6202023: $8592024: $8612025: $1,3382026: $1,3382027: $1,2752016202020232027

▼ -19% since 2016 · ~-2%/yr

1
1 property 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 $47,467. 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.

24 homes pay the full 1.40%31 pay less
$0pays now $2,735at the full rate

One large gap: 5202 Westford Rd has a $0/year assessment-based estimate on $195K assessed value — about 0% of the $2,735 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% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

7410025020162019202220252027This block 170 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $170 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+70%
since 2016
Net rental yield
9.2%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+14.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+11.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.5 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 63 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K200020052010201520202025
63arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
15homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 55 parcels

Owner-occupied: 44Absentee individual: 11 55parcels
  • Owner-occupied 44
  • Absentee individual 11

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels47 parcels1 parcels5 parcels
$126K$221K+

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

House by house

All 55 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

Improved
5241 Westford Rd
$192K · Bought for $67K in 2003. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2022.
Improved
5217 Westford Rd
$191K · Bought for $40K in 2013. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2019.
Improved
5249 Westford Rd
$191K · Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022.
Improved
5204 Westford Rd
$191K · Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023.
Improved
5242 Westford Rd
$191K · Bought for $67K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024.
Improved
5244 Westford Rd
$191K · Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014.
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5200 WESTFORD RD Owner-occupied $209K 4/1 1,600 1940 1
5201 WESTFORD RD Apartment building TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2009 → $128K in 2009 (+82%). Owner-occupied $236K —/2 1,600 1940 2 1 viol
5202 WESTFORD RD Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified$694 tax · Jun ’22
5203 WESTFORD RD Historysold $50K (2015); L&I violation (2025); Inspection failed ×2 (2025). Absentee individual $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 1 licensed rental
5204 WESTFORD RD ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 0
5205 WESTFORD RD Historysold $63K (2001); L&I violation (2025); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2025). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 1
5206 WESTFORD RD HistoryL&I violation (2021); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2021); L&I violation (2022); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2022); 2 L&I violations (2025); Inspection failed ×2 (2025); L&I violation (2026); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2026). Absentee individual $127K 3/1 1,480 1940 0
5207 WESTFORD RD History2 L&I violations (2017); L&I violation (2025); Inspection failed ×2 (2025). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,478 1940 0
5208 WESTFORD RD TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2003 → $80K in 2004 (+129%). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 2
5209 WESTFORD RD HistoryL&I violation (2025); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2025). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 0
5210 WESTFORD RD Apartment building Historysold $50K (2007); 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2021); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2021); L&I violation (2025); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2025). Absentee individual $221K —/— 1,480 1940 1 licensed rental
5211 WESTFORD RD Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 1
5212 WESTFORD RD Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 1
5213 WESTFORD RD Historysold $65K (2000); 2 L&I violations (2017). Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,480 1940 1
5214 WESTFORD RD Historysold $200K (2021); L&I violation (2024); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2024). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 1
5215 WESTFORD RD History2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2017); L&I violation (2025); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2025). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,480 1940 0
5216 WESTFORD RD Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,480 1940 1
5217 WESTFORD RD ImprovedBought for $40K in 2013. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 3
5218 WESTFORD RD Historysold $84K (2004); L&I violation (2021); Inspection failed ×2 (2021); L&I violation (2025); Inspection failed ×2 (2025). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 1
5219 WESTFORD RD Historysold $102K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2022); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2022). Absentee individual $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 1 licensed rental
5220 WESTFORD RD Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 1
5221 WESTFORD RD ImprovedBought for $38K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,480 1940 2 2 viol
5222 WESTFORD RD Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $93K in 2007 → $205K in 2023 (+120%). Owner-occupied $182K 3/2 1,480 1940 4
5223 WESTFORD RD History5 L&I violations (2012); Inspection failed ×4 (2014); Inspection failed (2015); L&I violation (2024); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2024); L&I violation (2025); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2025). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,480 1940 0
5224 WESTFORD RD History2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2024); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2024); L&I violation (2025); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2025). Absentee individual $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 0
5225 WESTFORD RD TradedTraded 2×: $135K in 2006 → $90K in 2012 (-33%). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,480 1940 2
5226 WESTFORD RD Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 1
5227 WESTFORD RD Absentee individual $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 0
5228 WESTFORD RD Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 1
5229 WESTFORD RD Absentee individual $126K 3/1 1,480 1940 1
5230 WESTFORD RD History2 L&I violations (2016). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 0
5231 WESTFORD RD Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 0
5232 WESTFORD RD Absentee individual $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 1
5233 WESTFORD RD TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2006 → $135K in 2007 (+80%). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 2 licensed rental
5234 WESTFORD RD Historysold $90K (2011); 2 L&I violations (2023); Inspection failed ×3 (2023); Inspection failed (2024); Inspection failed (2025). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 1
5235 WESTFORD RD TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2000 → $61K in 2004 (+11%). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 2
5236 WESTFORD RD TradedTraded 2×: $73K in 2001 → $160K in 2021 (+119%). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 2
5237 WESTFORD RD TradedTraded 2×: $65K in 2013 → $135K in 2015 (+108%). Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,480 1940 2
5238 WESTFORD RD Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 1
5239 WESTFORD RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $105K in 2007 → $210K in 2024 (+99%). Absentee individual $191K 3/2 1,480 1940 3
5240 WESTFORD RD Historysold $132K (2007); 2 L&I violations (2018). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,448 1940 1
5241 WESTFORD RD ImprovedBought for $67K in 2003. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $192K 3/1 1,480 1940 4
5242 WESTFORD RD ImprovedBought for $67K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 1
5243 WESTFORD RD Historysold $57K (2002); 4 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2023); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); Inspection failed (2024); Inspection passed (2025). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 1
5244 WESTFORD RD ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 0
5245 WESTFORD RD History4 L&I violations (2016); Inspection failed ×2 (2016). Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,480 1940 0
5246 WESTFORD RD ImprovedBought for $193K in 2025. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,480 1940 1
5247 WESTFORD RD ImprovedBought for $91K in 2004. Owner pulled a use permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,480 1940 1
5248 WESTFORD RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $105K in 2005 → $118K in 2011 (+12%). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,480 1940 3
5249 WESTFORD RD ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 0
5250 WESTFORD RD TradedTraded 2×: $98K in 2015 → $230K in 2024 (+135%). Absentee individual $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 2
5251 WESTFORD RD ImprovedBought for $70K in 2003. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,480 1940 1
5252 WESTFORD RD TradedTraded 2×: $115K in 2016 → $20K in 2025 (-83%). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,480 1940 2
5253 WESTFORD RD HistoryL&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2011); 2 L&I violations (2018); 4 L&I violations (2020); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2020); 2 L&I violations (2025); L&I: 4 failed, 1 passed (2025); L&I violation (2026); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2026). Owner-occupied $253K —/— 2,040 1940 0 licensed rental1 viol
5254 WESTFORD RD TradedTraded 2×: $93K in 2011 → $50K in 2023 (-46%). Absentee individual $207K 4/1 1,600 1940 2

Neighborhood

Median income
$47K
household
Own vs. rent
79%
owner-occupied
Median age
36.8
residents
Median rent
$2K
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.