Philadelphia property report
5400 block of Wissahickon Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 61% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 15 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 81% since 2016, now about $375K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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By the Numbers
How fast it's moving
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.
- 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 $375K — about 1.6× 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.
| This block | ZIP 19144 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $375K | $207K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 56% | 48% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 66 reported crimes (about 6 a month, 20% of them violent) and 82 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.
Most reported crimes
Top 311 complaints
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
- $375K typical home, up +81% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $2,508 to $4,500 a year through 2027, +5%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $82,090/yr from taxable assessments, or $4,561 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +81% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +79% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
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.
- 5400 Wissahickon Avelower taxable assessment1.00%$3,500/yr on $350K
- 5400 Wissahickon Avelower taxable assessment1.01%$3,639/yr on $360K
- 5400 Wissahickon Avelower taxable assessment1.01%$3,639/yr on $360K
- 5400 Wissahickon Avelower taxable assessment1.01%$3,639/yr on $360K
- 5400 Wissahickon Avelower taxable assessment1.01%$3,639/yr on $360K
- …and 6 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.5% 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 $181 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 12 arm's-length sales since 2018. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 24 parcels
- Owner-occupied 12
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 7
- Vacant 4
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenue Apts I LLC | 1 | 1 | $1.9M | C/O Sbt Property Llc 475 Oberlin Avenue South Suite 205, Lakewood NJ, 08701 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Avenue Apartments I, LLC | 1 | 1 | $61M | 475 Oberlin Avenue South, Lakewood NJ, 08701 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
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 24 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5400 WISSAHICKON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $350K in 2022 → $436K in 2026 (+25%). | Absentee individual | $435K | 3/3 | 2,000 | 1988 | 2 | |
| 5400 WISSAHICKON AVE | Absentee individual | $375K | —/1 | 1,440 | 1988 | 1 | |
| 5400 WISSAHICKON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $325K in 2019 → $390K in 2024 (+20%). | Owner-occupied | $396K | 3/3 | 1,400 | 1988 | 2 | |
| 5400 WISSAHICKON AVE | Owner-occupied | $340K | —/1 | 1,440 | 1990 | 1 | |
| 5400 WISSAHICKON AVE ImprovedBought for $385K in 2024. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $401K | 3/2 | 1,440 | 1989 | 1 | |
| 5400 WISSAHICKON AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $340K | —/1 | 1,440 | 1988 | 0 | |
| 5400 WISSAHICKON AVE | Owner-occupied | $375K | —/1 | 1,440 | 1991 | 0 | licensed rental |
| 5400 WISSAHICKON AVE | Owner-occupied | $340K | —/1 | 1,440 | 1988 | 0 | |
| 5400 WISSAHICKON AVE | Absentee individual | $375K | —/1 | 1,440 | 1988 | 0 | |
| 5400 WISSAHICKON AVE Vacant lot | Vacant | $32K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5400 WISSAHICKON AVE ImprovedBought for $250K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $403K | 3/2 | 1,440 | 1989 | 2 | |
| 5400 WISSAHICKON AVE | Absentee individual | $375K | —/1 | 1,440 | 1990 | 0 | |
| 5400 WISSAHICKON AVE ImprovedBought for $315K in 2021. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $442K | 3/2 | 1,440 | 1988 | 1 | |
| 5400 WISSAHICKON AVE | Absentee individual | $353K | 3/2 | 1,440 | 1988 | 1 | |
| 5400 WISSAHICKON AVE ImprovedBought for $197K in 2020. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $388K | 3/3 | 1,440 | 1988 | 1 | |
| 5400 WISSAHICKON AVE | Owner-occupied | $375K | —/1 | 1,440 | 1988 | 0 | |
| 5400 WISSAHICKON AVE | Owner-occupied | $428K | —/1 | 1,440 | 1988 | 0 | |
| 5400 WISSAHICKON AVE | Absentee individual | $340K | —/1 | 1,440 | 1992 | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5400 WISSAHICKON AVE | Owner-occupied | $383K | 3/2 | 1,400 | 1988 | 0 | |
| 5401 WISSAHICKON AVE Offices ImprovedBought for $380K in 2006. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $280K | —/— | 2,750 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 5403-05 WISSAHICKON AVE Vacant lot Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $40M in 2006 → $56M in 2016 (+40%). | Vacant | $1.9M | —/— | — | — | 3 | 2 viol |
| 5407 WISSAHICKON AVE Vacant lot ImprovedBought for $250K in 2018. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2018. | Vacant | $236K | —/— | — | — | 3 | |
| 5425 WISSAHICKON AVE Vacant lot | Vacant | $1.1M | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 5450 WISSAHICKON AVE Apartment building Renovated & sold onAlterations (2023); 8 L&I violations (2023); L&I: 7 failed, 3 passed (2023); Addition and/or Alteration (2024); Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu… (2024); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I: 3 failed, 3 passed (2024); Addition and/or Alteration (2024); 3 L&I violations (2025); L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed (2025); 13 L&I violations (2026); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2026). | Investor / LLC | $61M | —/— | 425,535 | 1950 | 4 | licensed rental13 viol |
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)