The Block Report

Philadelphia property report

5500 block of Wyalusing Ave

A mostly owner-occupied block: 69% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 10 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($26,249 recorded then).

The typical home here is up 88% since 2016, now about $118K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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By the Numbers

Median home value
$118K
42 homes of 43 parcels
ZIP median $165K
Price / sq ft
$90
typical home
city median $181
Vs. Philadelphia
0.5×
the city median
city $230K
Recent sale
$111K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $118K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $2K
city ≈$3K/yr
Major assessment exemptions
16 of 42
$27K/yr estimated reduction
Owner-occupied
69%
29 of 42
city 48%
Rentals
16%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Tax delinquency · Jun 2022
$26K
10 of 43 listed
▲ block 23% · city 9%
Record caveats
2
of 43 parcels

How fast it's moving

1 year
+12%
value · tax +$105
5 years
+109%
value · tax +$314
10 years
+88%
value · tax +$202

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.

2027
  • 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 $118K — about 0.5× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19131 median of $165K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19131 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19131Philadelphia
Median home value$118K$165K$230K
Owner-occupied45%48%48%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 169 reported crimes (about 14 a month, 47% of them violent) and 232 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.

Crimes · 12mo
169
about 14/month · 47% violent
311 requests · 12mo
232
about 19/month · 62 open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults53
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief19
Thefts17
All Other Offenses14
Aggravated Assault No Firearm11
Motor Vehicle Theft11

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint54
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection44
Abandoned Vehicle28
Illegal Dumping22
Street Defect10
Other (Streets)9

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
Guion Bluford
5720 Media St · 490 students
High · 9-12
Overbrook High
5898 Lancaster Ave · 466 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$100K$200K$118K2016: $63K2017: $63K2018: $63K2019: $54K2020: $56K2021: $56K2022: $56K2023: $57K2024: $57K2025: $106K2026: $106K2027: $118K2016202020232027

▲ +88% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$9012016: $6992017: $6992018: $5792019: $5662020: $5872021: $5872022: $5872023: $5362024: $5872025: $7962026: $7962027: $9012016202020232027

▲ +29% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr

16
16 properties on this block show a material assessment exemption. At the current rate, the difference between full and taxable assessments reduces the block's annual estimate by about $27,272. OPA's numeric split does not establish whether any row is Homestead, an abatement, another program, or when treatment changes.

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.

22 homes pay the full 1.40%20 pay less
$154pays now $1,554at the full rate

One large gap: 5516 Wyalusing Ave has a $154/year assessment-based estimate on $111K assessed value — about 10% of the $1,554 full-assessment scenario. Verify the exemption basis and live account before relying on either number.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

8610025020162019202220252027This block 188 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $188 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+88%
since 2016
Net rental yield
10.7%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+16.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+13.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.6 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 36 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$5.0M$10M200020052010201520202025
36arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
23homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 43 parcels

Owner-occupied: 29Investor / LLC: 8Absentee individual: 6 43parcels
  • Owner-occupied 29
  • Investor / LLC 8
  • Absentee individual 6

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels0 parcels1 parcels7 parcels28 parcels5 parcels
$22K$151K+

The block's largest owner, Km2021 Owner LLC, carries 24 open violations across 43 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueTax bills mail toSource
Km2021 Owner LLC243$5.1M2755 Philmont Ave, Huntingdon Valley PA, 19006phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Haddington Partners III L133$1.0M2042 Arch St, Philadelphia PA, 19103phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
1260 Housing Development Corporation (city agency)123$504K2042 48 Arch St, Philadelphia PA, 19103phila.gov ↗
Shalom Group Flats LLC115$1.8MPo Box 297257, Brooklyn NY, 11229phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Mhm Properties LLC111$1.6M5538 Wyalusing Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19131phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Individual owner on record (individual)310$4.8M—phila.gov ↗
Bsdway 2 LLC13$630KPo Box 1202, Monsey NY, 10952phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Mad Properties12$283K410 E 21st St, Chester PA, 19013phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Harlan Street Group LLC11$119K710 Ruskin Ln, Upper Darby PA, 19082phila.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 43 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

$0$100K$200K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

New construction
5531 Wyalusing Ave
$171K · built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $126K in 2018.
New construction
5516 Wyalusing Ave
$124K · built new under a 2020 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown).
New construction
5502 Wyalusing Ave
$122K · built new under a 2019 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $185K in 2020.
New construction
5515 Wyalusing Ave
$119K · built new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $48K in 2004.
New construction
5519 Wyalusing Ave
$119K · built new under a 2022 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown).
New construction
5525 Wyalusing Ave
$119K · built new under a 2012 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5500 WYALUSING AVE ImprovedBought for $54K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $143K 4/1 1,800 1925 1
5502 WYALUSING AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $185K in 2020. Owner-occupied $122K 3/1 1,290 1925 2 assessment exemption · basis unverified
5504 WYALUSING AVE Owner-occupied $118K 3/1 1,290 1925 0
5506 WYALUSING AVE New constructionbuilt new (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $118K 3/1 1,290 1925 0 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
5508 WYALUSING AVE Apartment building HistoryInspection failed (2006); L&I violation (2012); Inspection failed (2012); Inspection failed (2013); Inspection passed (2014). Absentee individual $167K —/— 1,290 1920 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
5510 WYALUSING AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $23K in 2006 → $102K in 2008 (+353%). Owner-occupied $118K 3/1 1,286 1925 3 licensed rental
5511 WYALUSING AVE TradedTraded 2×: $65K in 2004 → $20K in 2013 (-69%). Absentee individual $119K 3/1 1,348 1925 2
5512 WYALUSING AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $118K —/— 1,290 1920 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
5513 WYALUSING AVE House Absentee individual $119K 4/1 1,348 1925 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
5514 WYALUSING AVE TradedTraded 2×: $31K in 2007 → $75K in 2009 (+139%). Owner-occupied $118K 4/1 1,290 1925 2
5515 WYALUSING AVE New constructionbuilt new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $48K in 2004. Owner-occupied $119K 4/1 1,348 1925 1 assessment exemption · basis unverified
5516 WYALUSING AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $124K 3/1 1,430 1925 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
5517 WYALUSING AVE Owner-occupied $132K 3/1 1,546 1925 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
5519 WYALUSING AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,348 1925 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
5521 WYALUSING AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $126K 3/1 1,582 1925 0
5523 WYALUSING AVE TradedTraded 2×: $1K in 2008 → $1K in 2009 (+0%). Absentee individual $119K 3/1 1,348 1925 2
5525 WYALUSING AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $119K 3/1 1,348 1925 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
5526 WYALUSING AVE Owner-occupied $89K 3/1 860 1925 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
5527 WYALUSING AVE Investor / LLC $119K 3/1 1,348 1925 1 licensed rental
5528 WYALUSING AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $15K in 2003 → $105K in 2021 (+624%). Investor / LLC $102K 3/1 1,010 1925 4 licensed rental
5529 WYALUSING AVE Owner-occupied $151K 3/1 1,348 1925 1
5530 WYALUSING AVE TradedTraded 2×: $11K in 2000 → $185K in 2025 (+1662%). Owner-occupied $102K 3/1 1,010 1925 2 lien in pre-2017 ledger
5531 WYALUSING AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit, sold for $126K in 2018. Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,348 1925 2 lien in pre-2017 ledger
5532 WYALUSING AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $102K 3/1 1,010 1925 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
5533 WYALUSING AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $118K 3/1 1,348 1925 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
5534 WYALUSING AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $102K 3/1 1,010 1925 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
5535 WYALUSING AVE Apartment building ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Absentee individual $168K 3/1 1,348 1925 0 licensed rental
5536 WYALUSING AVE TradedTraded 2×: $41K in 2015 → $6.5M in 2022 (+15937%). Investor / LLC $101K 3/1 1,010 1925 2 licensed rental
5537 WYALUSING AVE Owner-occupied $118K 3/1 1,348 1925 0
5538 WYALUSING AVE History8 L&I violations (2011); Inspection failed ×3 (2011); Inspection passed (2013). Owner-occupied $102K 3/1 1,010 1925 0
5539 WYALUSING AVE TradedTraded 2×: $23K in 2015 → $6.5M in 2022 (+28139%). Investor / LLC $118K 3/1 1,348 1925 2 licensed rental
5540 WYALUSING AVE Owner-occupied $104K 3/1 1,050 1925 0 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
5541 WYALUSING AVE ImprovedBought for $40K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Investor / LLC $22K 3/1 1,348 1925 1 $638 tax · Jun ’22
5542 WYALUSING AVE Owner-occupied $122K —/— 1,350 1920 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
5543 WYALUSING AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Investor / LLC $22K 3/1 1,158 1925 0 licensed rental
5544 WYALUSING AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $16K in 2001. Owner-occupied $118K 3/1 1,278 1925 1 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
5545 WYALUSING AVE Owner-occupied $118K 3/1 1,348 1925 0 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
5546 WYALUSING AVE Owner-occupied $118K 3/1 1,278 1925 1 lien in pre-2017 ledger
5547 WYALUSING AVE HistoryL&I violation (2018); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2018). Owner-occupied $118K 3/1 1,348 1925 0
5548 WYALUSING AVE ImprovedBought for $57K in 2006. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2011. Absentee individual $118K 3/1 1,278 1925 5 lien in pre-2017 ledger
5549 WYALUSING AVE ImprovedBought for $17K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Investor / LLC $118K 3/1 1,348 1925 1
5551 WYALUSING AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $118K 3/1 1,348 1925 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
5553 WYALUSING AVE History3 L&I violations incl VACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSU (2007); 2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2017); Inspection failed (2018); L&I violation (2021); Inspection failed (2021); Inspection passed (2023); Inspection passed (2024). Investor / LLC $118K 3/1 1,348 1925 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger

Neighborhood

Median income
$40K
household
Own vs. rent
38%
owner-occupied
Median age
27.7
residents
Median rent
$1K
gross monthly

Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 3:42 AM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.