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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 8, 2026

Who owns your block

5300 block of Walton Ave

A mostly owner-occupied block: 88% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations and 8 homes behind $63,064 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 149% since 2016, now about $242K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$242K
$25K–$395K
ZIP median $152K
Price / sq ft
$134
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$361K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $242K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $6K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 43
$37K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
88%
38 of 43
city 41%
Rentals
5%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$63K
8 of 43 behind
▲ block 19% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-11%
value · tax −$365
5 years
+60%
value · tax +$879
10 years
+149%
value · tax +$1K

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 tax-abated new construction. Click a bubble for its report.

2027
  • Owner-occupied
  • Investor / LLC
  • Absentee
  • Vacant
  • Tax-abated
  • 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 $242K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19143Philadelphia
Median home value$242K$152K$223K
Owner-occupied54%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 96 reported crimes (48 violent) and 204 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
96
48 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
204
45 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults32
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief11
Motor Vehicle Theft9
Thefts9
Aggravated Assault No Firearm8
All Other Offenses6

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection57
Maintenance Complaint26
Abandoned Vehicle22
Salting19
Street Defect16
Other (Streets)10

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
Avery Harrington
5300 Baltimore Ave · 259 students
High · 9-12
William Sayre
5800 Walnut St · 439 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$250K$500K$242K2016: $97K2017: $97K2018: $97K2019: $146K2020: $152K2021: $152K2022: $152K2023: $219K2024: $219K2025: $273K2026: $273K2027: $242K2016202020232027

▲ +149% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,3702016: $1,3612017: $1,3612018: $1,3612019: $1,4822020: $1,4912021: $1,4912022: $1,4912023: $1,9612024: $1,9612025: $2,6272026: $2,7352027: $2,3702016202020232027

▲ +74% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

1
1 property on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $37,176 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$2,054pays now $5,491at the full rate

5321 Walton Ave is assessed at $392K but pays $2,054 a year — about 37% of the $5,491 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 249 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $249 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+149%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+2.1 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 43 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 23 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
43arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
23homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 43 parcels

Owner-occupied: 38Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 3Vacant: 1 43parcels
  • Owner-occupied 38
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 3
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels28 parcels8 parcels5 parcels
$25K$340K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
3on3 Investments Llc11$242Kphila.gov ↗
Cheryl Nash Living Trust11$263Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 43 homes on the block — value and 12-year trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail on the ones that were bought, built, torn down, or flipped. Sorted up the street; each links to its full city record — 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

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5300 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $273K 4/1 1,920 1925 0
5301 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $269K 4/1 2,272 1925 0
5302 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $251K 4/1 1,824 1925 0
5303 WALTON AVE Absentee individual $25K 4/1 1,800 1925 1 rented
5304 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $242K 4/1 1,824 1925 0
5305 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $249K 4/1 1,856 1925 0 tax lien
5306 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $242K 4/1 1,824 1925 0
5307 WALTON AVE Traded 2×: $120K in 2021 → $324K in 2022 (+170%). Owner-occupied $392K 3/2 1,856 1925 2 tax lien
5308 WALTON AVE Traded 2×: $60K in 2006 → $90K in 2008 (+50%). Absentee individual $242K 4/1 1,824 1925 2
5309 WALTON AVE Traded 2×: $84K in 2011 → $360K in 2021 (+330%). Owner-occupied $338K 4/1 1,856 1925 2
5310 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $242K 4/1 1,824 1925 0 3 viol
5311 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $241K 4/1 1,856 1925 0
5312 WALTON AVE Traded 3×: $125K in 2019 → $368K in 2026 (+194%). Owner-occupied $340K 3/2 1,824 1925 3
5313 WALTON AVE Absentee individual $241K 4/1 1,856 1925 0
5314 WALTON AVE Traded 2×: $85K in 2025 → $338K in 2026 (+298%). Owner-occupied $395K 4/1 1,824 1925 2 tax lien
5315 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $241K 4/1 1,856 1925 1
5316 WALTON AVE Traded 3×: $5K in 2005 → $146K in 2017 (+2820%). Owner-occupied $242K 4/1 1,824 1925 3
5317 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $241K 4/1 1,856 1925 0
5318 WALTON AVE Investor / LLC $242K 4/1 1,824 1925 1 rented
5319 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $241K 4/1 1,856 1925 0
5320 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $242K 4/1 1,824 1925 1
5321 WALTON AVE Bought for $159K in 2024, built new (tax-abated), sold for $412K in 2025. Owner-occupied $392K 4/1 1,856 1925 2 abated
5322 WALTON AVE Traded 2×: $50K in 2002 → $105K in 2006 (+110%). Owner-occupied $242K 4/1 1,824 1925 2
5323 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $241K 4/1 1,856 1925 0 tax lien
5324 WALTON AVE Traded 2×: $83K in 2017 → $232K in 2023 (+180%). Owner-occupied $266K 4/1 1,824 1925 2
5325 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $207K 3/1 1,290 1925 0
5326 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $242K 4/1 1,824 1925 1
5327 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $207K 3/1 1,290 1925 0
5328 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $242K 4/1 1,824 1925 0
5329 WALTON AVE Traded 6×: $18K in 2002 → $197K in 2017 (+996%). Owner-occupied $263K 3/1 1,290 1925 6
5330 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $242K 4/1 1,824 1925 0 tax lien
5331 WALTON AVE Traded 5×: $40K in 2004 → $350K in 2020 (+775%). Owner-occupied $263K 3/1 1,290 1925 5
5332 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $242K 4/1 1,824 1925 1
5333 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $207K 3/1 1,290 1925 0
5334 WALTON AVE Traded 2×: $22K in 2004 → $80K in 2008 (+264%). Owner-occupied $242K 4/1 1,824 1925 2
5335 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $207K 3/1 1,290 1925 0
5336 WALTON AVE Vacant $110K —/— 0
5337 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $207K 3/1 1,290 1925 0
5339 WALTON AVE Traded 3×: $23K in 2009 → $354K in 2025 (+1439%). Owner-occupied $290K 3/1 1,290 1925 3
5341 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $228K —/— 1,290 1925 0 tax lien
5343 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $207K 3/1 1,290 1925 0
5345 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $207K 3/1 1,290 1925 0
5347 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $263K 3/1 1,290 1925 1

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.