Philadelphia property report
5600 block of Westminster Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 67% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($12,538 recorded then).
The typical home here is up 172% since 2016, now about $86K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $86K — about 0.4× 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 block | ZIP 19131 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $86K | $165K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 50% | 48% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 206 reported crimes (about 17 a month, 40% of them violent) and 170 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
- $86K typical home, up +172% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $269 to $575 a year through 2027, +7%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $3,758/yr from taxable assessments, or $626 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +172% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +114% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
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
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.
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 2 arm's-length sales since 2004. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 8 parcels
- Owner-occupied 4
- Absentee individual 2
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceasar Edmondson (individual) | 2 | 2 | $97K | phila.gov ↗ |
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 8 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5621 WESTMINSTER AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $86K | 3/1 | 1,050 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 5623 WESTMINSTER AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $86K | —/— | 1,020 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5625 WESTMINSTER AVE | Absentee individual | $82K | —/— | 900 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 5627 WESTMINSTER AVE Vacant lot | Vacant | $15K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 5629 WESTMINSTER AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $10K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $97K | 3/1 | 900 | 1920 | 1 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 5631 WESTMINSTER AVE Vacant lot History2 L&I violations (2016); Inspection failed ×2 (2016). | Vacant | $13K | —/— | — | — | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5633 WESTMINSTER AVE | Owner-occupied | $81K | —/— | 846 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5635 WESTMINSTER AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit. | Owner-occupied | $101K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1920 | 0 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)