5600 block of Whitby Ave

How the block compares

The typical home here is $147K — about 0.6× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19143 median of $155K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 99 reported crimes (about 8 a month, 39% of them violent) and 198 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.

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

• $147K typical home, up +137% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $486 to $2,062 a year through 2027, +14%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $70,494/yr from taxable assessments, or $1,532 per home — not live account balances

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.

• 5615 Whitby Avemajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $141K
• 5627 Whitby Avemajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $86K
• 5602 Whitby Avelower taxable assessment0.41%$570/yr on $141K
• 5608 Whitby Avelower taxable assessment0.41%$570/yr on $141K
• 5609 Whitby Avelower taxable assessment0.41%$570/yr on $141K
• …and 15 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart

One large gap: 5615 Whitby Ave has a $0/year assessment-based estimate on $141K assessed value — about 0% of the $1,970 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.2% 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 $237 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 34 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 28 have not changed hands at all.

Who owns it

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 50 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

New construction

5637 Whitby Ave

$165K · built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $30K in 2006.

New construction

5640 Whitby Ave

$149K · built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $136K in 2019.

New construction

5615 Whitby Ave

$147K · built new (reduced taxable assessment shown).

Renovated & sold on

5613 Whitby Ave

$208K · Bought for $10K in 2002, electrical permit in 2017, sold for $90K in 2017 (+800%).

Renovated & sold on

5601 Whitby Ave

$180K · Bought for $55K in 2013, use permit in 2018, sold for $170K in 2024 (+325%).

Renovated & sold on

5648 Whitby Ave

$147K · Bought for $80K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2009, sold for $225K in 2021 (+182%).

Neighborhood