5300 block of Wayne Ave

How the block compares

The typical home here is $347K — about 1.5× 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.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 107 reported crimes (about 9 a month, 50% of them violent) and 206 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

• $347K typical home, up +91% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $2,429 to $4,632 a year through 2027, +6%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $172,314/yr from taxable assessments, or $5,942 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.

• 5324 Wayne Avelower taxable assessment0.48%$733/yr on $152K
• 5318 Wayne Avelower taxable assessment0.91%$2,637/yr on $288K
• 5325 Wayne Avelower taxable assessment0.97%$3,159/yr on $326K
• 5327 Wayne Avelower taxable assessment0.97%$3,159/yr on $326K
• 5346 Wayne Avelower taxable assessment0.98%$3,287/yr on $335K
• …and 2 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.1% 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 $191 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 37 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.

Who owns it

The block's largest owner, Kelley Investment Group LP, carries 3 open violations across 22 properties it owns around the city.

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 40 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

New construction

5317 Wayne Ave

$517K · built new under a 2023 permit.

New construction

5327 Wayne Ave

$387K · built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $235K in 2024.

New construction

5301 Wayne Ave

$319K · built new under a 2020 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $410K in 2019.

New construction

5304 Wayne Ave

$295K · built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $100K in 2004.

New construction

5351 Wayne Ave

$50K · built new under a 2025 permit.

Renovated & sold on

5322 Wayne Ave

$341K · Bought for $80K in 2016, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $175K in 2019 (+67%).

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