5200 block of Woodland Ave

How the block compares

The typical home here is $181K — about 0.8× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19143 median of $155K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 110 reported crimes (about 9 a month, 43% of them violent) and 235 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

• $181K typical home, up +246% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $661 to $2,238 a year through 2027, +12%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $17,446/yr from taxable assessments, or $2,181 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.

• 5233 Woodland Avelower taxable assessment0.60%$1,041/yr on $174K
• 5231 Woodland Avelower taxable assessment0.62%$1,118/yr on $180K
• 5237 Woodland Avelower taxable assessment0.82%$1,978/yr on $241K

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +11.9% 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 $346 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); rental yield is estimated from ACS area rents. Informational only, not investment advice.

How often it changes hands

This block has recorded 4 arm's-length sales since 2012. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 5 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 29 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

5200-12 Woodland Ave

$502K · built new under a 2017 permit.

New construction

5213 Woodland Ave

$178K · built new under a 2014 permit.

New construction

5201 Woodland Ave

$113K · built new under a 2014 permit.

New construction

5217 Woodland Ave

$106K · Bought for $15K in 2018, built new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $150K in 2025.

Renovated & sold on

5218 Woodland Ave

$258K · Bought for $50K in 2020, addition and/or alteration permit in 2022, sold for $180K in 2025 (+260%).

Renovated & sold on

5215 Woodland Ave

$131K · Bought for $65K in 2012, mechanical permit in 2014, sold for $295K in 2023 (+354%).

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