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Who owns your block

5400 block of Walnut St

A mixed-ownership block: 41% owner-occupied, 24% investor-held, with 9 open code violations and 8 homes behind $75,691 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 172% since 2016, now about $261K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$261K
$49K–$1.1M
ZIP median $133K
Price / sq ft
$120
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.2×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$185K
7 sold in 2yr
assessed $261K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $16K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
41%
21 of 51
city 41%
Rentals
29%
15 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
9
L&I code
▲ block 6% · city 5%
Back taxes
$76K
8 of 51 behind
▲ block 16% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
4
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 6% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+12%
value · tax +$387
5 years
+117%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+172%
value · tax +$2K

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 $261K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19139Philadelphia
Median home value$261K$133K$223K
Owner-occupied24%32%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 131 reported crimes (39 violent) and 253 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
131
39 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
253
65 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults21
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief20
Thefts18
All Other Offenses14
Fraud13
Aggravated Assault Firearm7

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint60
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection53
Illegal Dumping30
Abandoned Vehicle25
Street Defect14
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
Global Leadership Academy Charter School At Huey
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$261K2016: $96K2017: $96K2018: $96K2019: $116K2020: $120K2021: $120K2022: $120K2023: $261K2024: $261K2025: $234K2026: $234K2027: $261K2016202020232027

▲ +172% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,6562016: $1,2652017: $1,2652018: $1,2652019: $1,6212020: $1,6532021: $1,6532022: $1,6532023: $3,1752024: $3,6522025: $3,2692026: $3,2692027: $3,6562016202020232027

▲ +189% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +9.5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 272 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $272 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+9.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+172%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+3 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 55 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 19 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M2004201020162022
55arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
19homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 51 parcels

Owner-occupied: 21Investor / LLC: 9Absentee individual: 20Vacant: 1 51parcels
  • Owner-occupied 21
  • Investor / LLC 9
  • Absentee individual 20
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

3 parcels0 parcels8 parcels0 parcels9 parcels25 parcels6 parcels
$49K$338K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Do 2 Win Re Group Llc176$16Mphila.gov ↗
Limpnickey Lp16$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
American Property Investment Assoc Inc15$473Kphila.gov ↗
Mr Holdings Llc23$826Kphila.gov ↗
Innovative Dwellings Llc12$570Kphila.gov ↗
Dawkins Investment Group Llc12$526Kphila.gov ↗
Famz Realty Llc12$317Kphila.gov ↗
5400 Walnut Street Inc11$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
Patrice Felton Enterprises Llc11$273Kphila.gov ↗
First Millenium Llc11$261Kphila.gov ↗
Q&L Investment Llc11$909Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 51 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$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

Improved
5450 Walnut St
$51K ·
Frequently traded
5427 Walnut St
$451K · Traded 3×: $88K in 2018 → $340K in 2025 (+289%).
Frequently traded
5402 Walnut St
$289K · Traded 4×: $45K in 2014 → $387K in 2024 (+759%).
Frequently traded
5434 Walnut St
$261K · Traded 3×: $60K in 2014 → $160K in 2017 (+167%).
Frequently traded
5414 Walnut St
$254K · Traded 3×: $3K in 2002 → $110K in 2009 (+4300%).
Frequently traded
5431 Walnut St
$173K · Traded 3×: $103K in 2022 → $185K in 2025 (+80%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5400 WALNUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $360K in 2011 → $550K in 2013 (+53%). Investor / LLC $1.1M —/— 11,160 1957 2 rented
5402 WALNUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $45K in 2014 → $387K in 2024 (+759%). Investor / LLC $289K 6/2 2,240 1925 4 rented
5405 WALNUT ST Absentee individual $273K —/— 2,280 1925 1
5407 WALNUT ST Absentee individual $338K —/— 2,280 1925 1 rented
5408 WALNUT ST Absentee individual $49K —/— 4,320 1920 0 rented
5409 WALNUT ST Owner-occupied $273K 5/2 2,280 1925 1 rented
5410 WALNUT ST Absentee individual $49K —/— 1,920 1925 0 1 viol
5411 WALNUT ST Owner-occupied $273K 5/2 2,280 1925 1
5412 WALNUT ST Absentee individual $254K —/— 1,920 1925 1 6 viol
5413 WALNUT ST Absentee individual $273K —/— 2,280 1925 1 rented
5414 WALNUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $3K in 2002 → $110K in 2009 (+4300%). Investor / LLC $254K —/— 1,920 1925 3 rented
5415 WALNUT ST Owner-occupied $273K —/— 2,280 1925 1 2 violtax lien
5416 WALNUT ST Absentee individual $254K —/— 1,920 1925 0 tax lien
5417 WALNUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $3K in 2004 → $3K in 2004 (+0%). Absentee individual $274K —/— 2,280 1925 2 tax lien
5418 WALNUT ST Investor / LLC $254K —/— 1,920 1925 1
5419 WALNUT ST Owner-occupied $216K 4/1 2,240 1925 0
5420 WALNUT ST Absentee individual $254K —/— 1,920 1925 1 tax lien
5421 WALNUT ST Owner-occupied $278K —/— 2,240 1925 0
5422 WALNUT ST Investor / LLC $254K —/— 1,920 1925 0
5423-25 WALNUT ST Absentee individual $275K —/— 4,050 1925 1
5424 WALNUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $106K in 2006 → $106K in 2011 (+0%). Investor / LLC $254K —/— 1,920 1925 2
5426 WALNUT ST Absentee individual $254K —/— 1,920 1925 0
5427 WALNUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $88K in 2018 → $340K in 2025 (+289%). Owner-occupied $451K 6/2 2,600 1925 3 rented
5428 WALNUT ST Owner-occupied $261K —/— 2,130 1925 1
5429 WALNUT ST Owner-occupied $294K —/— 2,600 1925 0
5430 WALNUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2000 → $147K in 2017 (+267%). Absentee individual $261K —/— 2,130 1925 2 rented
5431 WALNUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $103K in 2022 → $185K in 2025 (+80%). Investor / LLC $173K 6/2 2,600 1925 3 rentedtax lien
5432 WALNUT ST Owner-occupied $261K —/— 2,130 1925 0
5433 WALNUT ST Absentee individual $293K —/— 2,600 1925 0 rented
5434 WALNUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $60K in 2014 → $160K in 2017 (+167%). Owner-occupied $261K —/— 2,130 1925 3
5435 WALNUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2004 → $77K in 2005 (+28%). Absentee individual $293K —/— 2,600 1925 2
5436 WALNUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $18K in 2016 → $150K in 2016 (+723%). Owner-occupied $261K —/— 2,130 1925 2 tax lien
5437 WALNUT ST HistoryAppeal city affirmed (2016). Absentee individual $293K —/— 2,600 1925 0
5438 WALNUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2007 → $135K in 2017 (+59%). Absentee individual $261K —/— 2,130 1925 2
5439 WALNUT ST Owner-occupied $293K —/— 2,600 1925 1 tax lien
5440 WALNUT ST Owner-occupied $261K —/— 2,130 1925 1 tax lien
5441 WALNUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $64K in 2005 → $130K in 2017 (+103%). Absentee individual $293K —/— 2,600 1925 2
5442 WALNUT ST Owner-occupied $261K —/— 2,130 1925 0
5444 WALNUT ST Investor / LLC $261K —/— 2,130 1925 1 rented
5446 WALNUT ST TradedTraded 2×: $49K in 1999 → $270K in 2018 (+451%). Absentee individual $323K —/— 2,130 1925 2
5448 WALNUT ST Investor / LLC $261K —/— 2,130 1925 0 rented
5450 WALNUT ST Improved Vacant $51K —/— — — 0 tax lien
5452-56 WALNUT ST Owner-occupied $909K —/— 21,390 1925 0
5453 WALNUT ST Absentee individual $301K —/— 2,600 1925 0 rented
5455 WALNUT ST Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,440 1925 1
5457 WALNUT ST Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,440 1925 1 tax lien
5459 WALNUT ST Absentee individual $155K 3/1 1,440 1925 1 rented
5461 WALNUT ST Owner-occupied $155K 3/1 1,440 1925 0
5463 WALNUT ST Owner-occupied $155K 3/1 1,440 1925 0 tax lien
5465 WALNUT ST Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,440 1925 0
5467 WALNUT ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $48K in 2003 → $30K in 2025 (-37%). Owner-occupied $148K —/— 1,950 1925 4

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

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