Who owns your block
5500 block of Walton Ave
An investor-heavy block: 46% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 2 open code violations and 8 homes behind $54,110 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 119% since 2016, now about $126K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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 tax-abated new construction. Click a bubble for its report.
- 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 $126K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $126K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 29% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 95 reported crimes (38 violent) and 274 resident 311 requests to the city.
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
- $126K typical home, up +119% since 2016
- Tax bill $805 to $1,619 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.1M assessed, $60,443/yr to the city, about $1,259 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +119% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +101% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
5520 Walton Ave is assessed at $400K but pays $2,277 a year — about 41% of the $5,599 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 +7.4% 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 $219 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 57 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 20 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 48 parcels
- Owner-occupied 18
- Investor / LLC 17
- Absentee individual 9
- Vacant 4
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, S3 Enterprises Llc, carries 7 open violations across 77 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S3 Enterprises Llc | 1 | 77 | $6.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Steamboat Scm Fund B Llc | 1 | 61 | $5.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Wpre Iv Lp | 1 | 50 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Philadelphia Lotus 09 Llc | 1 | 42 | $5.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| City Block Acq Vii Llc | 1 | 39 | $11M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ag Housing Vi Llc | 1 | 20 | $3.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Shalom Group Flats Llc | 2 | 15 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Loobia Llc | 1 | 14 | $487K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ag Housing Ii Llc | 1 | 9 | $1.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ldc Realty Ii Llc | 1 | 9 | $1.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1962 Park Llc | 1 | 7 | $324K | phila.gov ↗ |
| A&P Construction Llc | 1 | 6 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 48 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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5510 WALTON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $29K in 2000 → $50K in 2019 (+72%). | Investor / LLC | $161K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 5511 WALTON AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $30K in 2004 → $363K in 2012 (+1110%). | Investor / LLC | $25K | 3/1 | 1,130 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 5512 WALTON AVE | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5513 WALTON AVE Frequently tradedTraded 6×: $14K in 2000 → $911K in 2018 (+6648%). | Investor / LLC | $87K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 6 | rented |
| 5514 WALTON AVE | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 5515 WALTON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $9K in 2004 → $26K in 2012 (+189%). | Investor / LLC | $76K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 5516 WALTON AVE | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5517 WALTON AVE | Absentee individual | $87K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5518 WALTON AVE | Owner-occupied | $87K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 5519 WALTON AVE | Vacant | $16K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 5520 WALTON AVE | Investor / LLC | $400K | 3/2 | 1,260 | 2024 | 0 | abated2 violtax lien |
| 5521 WALTON AVE | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5522 WALTON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $65K in 2020 → $195K in 2021 (+200%). | Owner-occupied | $205K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5523 WALTON AVE | Absentee individual | $126K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5524 WALTON AVE | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5525 WALTON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $24K in 2008 → $75K in 2014 (+214%). | Owner-occupied | $161K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5526 WALTON AVE | Investor / LLC | $126K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 5527 WALTON AVE | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5528 WALTON AVE New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $32K in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $177K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 5529 WALTON AVE | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5530 WALTON AVE | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 5531 WALTON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $1K in 2006 → $249K in 2021 (+24790%). | Investor / LLC | $126K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 5532 WALTON AVE | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5533 WALTON AVE | Absentee individual | $126K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 5534 WALTON AVE | Investor / LLC | $205K | 3/2 | 1,040 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 5535 WALTON AVE | Vacant | $16K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 5536 WALTON AVE | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5537 WALTON AVE | Absentee individual | $126K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 5538 WALTON AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $17K in 2004 → $140K in 2021 (+748%). | Absentee individual | $126K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 4 | rentedtax lien |
| 5539 WALTON AVE ImprovedBought for $750 in 2004. | Vacant | $16K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 5540 WALTON AVE | Investor / LLC | $205K | 4/2 | 1,040 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5541 WALTON AVE | Owner-occupied | $135K | 3/3 | 1,166 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5542 WALTON AVE Improved | Vacant | $16K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 5543 WALTON AVE | Investor / LLC | $126K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 5544 WALTON AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $15K in 2009 → $363K in 2012 (+2320%). | Absentee individual | $25K | —/1 | 1,166 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 5545 WALTON AVE | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5546 WALTON AVE | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 5547 WALTON AVE | Investor / LLC | $161K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5548 WALTON AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $24K in 2015 → $125K in 2021 (+421%). | Investor / LLC | $126K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 3 | tax lien |
| 5549 WALTON AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $10K in 2000 → $119K in 2020 (+1153%). | Absentee individual | $161K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 4 | rentedtax lien |
| 5550 WALTON AVE | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5551 WALTON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $32K in 2006 → $40K in 2018 (+25%). | Absentee individual | $161K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 5552 WALTON AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $25K in 2015 → $89K in 2021 (+255%). | Investor / LLC | $161K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 5553 WALTON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $26K in 2005 → $80K in 2016 (+208%). | Owner-occupied | $126K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5554 WALTON AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $26K in 2010 → $3.0M in 2020 (+11443%). | Investor / LLC | $126K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 5555 WALTON AVE | Investor / LLC | $165K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 5556 WALTON AVE | Absentee individual | $126K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 5557 WALTON AVE | Investor / LLC | $126K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)