The Block Report

Philadelphia property report

5600 block of Willows Ave

A mostly owner-occupied block: 81% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 15 open code violations and 11 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($60,606 recorded then).

The typical home here is up 154% since 2016, now about $135K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year and the increases are speeding up.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.
The readRecord analysis · from the figures below
  1. 01
    Appreciation

    Block appreciation has outpaced citywide rates by 2.3 percentage points per year since 2016, reaching 8.8% annually.

  2. 02
    Tax snapshot

    The City’s June 2022 delinquency snapshot recorded $61K across 11 parcels; it does not show today’s balance.

AI-generated from the public record; it can contain errors. Verify with the cited sources before relying on it.

By the Numbers

Median home value
$135K
63 homes of 63 parcels
ZIP median $155K
Price / sq ft
$108
typical home
city median $181
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $230K
Tax / yr
$571
typical · up to $2K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
81%
51 of 63
city 48%
Rentals
17%
11 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
15
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Tax delinquency · Jun 2022
$61K
11 of 63 listed
▲ block 17% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%
Record caveats
1
of 63 parcels

How fast it's moving

1 year
+9%
value · tax +$0
5 years
+112%
value · tax −$14
10 years
+154%
value · tax −$175

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 $135K — 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.

This blockZIP 19143Philadelphia
Median home value$135K$155K$230K
Owner-occupied54%46%48%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 98 reported crimes (about 8 a month, 46% of them violent) and 238 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
98
about 8/month · 46% violent
311 requests · 12mo
238
about 20/month · 55 open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults30
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief13
All Other Offenses10
Motor Vehicle Theft9
Thefts8
Aggravated Assault No Firearm6

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint71
Illegal Dumping39
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection31
Abandoned Vehicle30
Sanitation Violation10
Construction Complaints7

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
William Longstreth
5700 Willows Ave · 259 students
High · 9-12
John Bartram
2401 S 67th St · 594 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 · latest published roll

$0$100K$200K$135K2016: $53K2017: $53K2018: $53K2019: $59K2020: $64K2021: $64K2022: $64K2023: $75K2024: $75K2025: $124K2026: $124K2027: $135K2016202020232027

▲ +154% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$5672016: $7422017: $7422018: $7422019: $3022020: $5812021: $5812022: $5812025: $5672026: $5672016201920232026

▼ -24% since 2016 · ~-3%/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.

27 homes pay the full 1.40%36 pay less

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 254 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $254 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+133%
since 2016
Net rental yield
10%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+18.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+15.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+2.3 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 38 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 39 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K20052010201520202025
38arm's-length sales since 2001
0times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
39homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 63 parcels

Owner-occupied: 51Investor / LLC: 4Absentee individual: 8 63parcels
  • Owner-occupied 51
  • Investor / LLC 4
  • Absentee individual 8

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels14 parcels38 parcels4 parcels6 parcels
$79K$171K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueTax bills mail toSource
City Block Acquisition V133$4.9MPo Box 29332, Philadelphia PA, 19125phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Optivest Holdings LLC129$4.3MPo Box 460, Uwchland PA, 19480phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
5317 Greenway LLC13$435K2755 Philmont Ave, Huntingdon Valley PA, 19006phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Ramey Family Trust (trust / estate)11$135K2120 S 19th Street, Philadelphia PA, 19145phila.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 63 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; final year is the latest published roll

$0$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

New construction
5642 Willows Ave
$135K · built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $95K in 2024.
Renovated & sold on
5664 Willows Ave
$227K · Bought for $90K in 2022, addition and/or alteration permit in 2022, sold for $248K in 2023 (+2772%).
Renovated & sold on
5644 Willows Ave
$171K · Bought for $8K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $79K in 2014 (+888%).
Improved
5659 Willows Ave
$191K · Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013.
Improved
5616 Willows Ave
$171K · Bought for $100K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021.
Improved
5609 Willows Ave
$154K · Bought for $85K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025.
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5600 WILLOWS AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,452 1925 0
5601 WILLOWS AVE HistoryL&I violation (2012); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2012). Owner-occupied $144K 3/1 1,322 1925 0 $3K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
5602 WILLOWS AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
5603 WILLOWS AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,220 1925 0
5604 WILLOWS AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $43K in 2005 → $148K in 2021 (+244%). Investor / LLC $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 3
5605 WILLOWS AVE Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,220 1925 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
5606 WILLOWS AVE Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 1
5607 WILLOWS AVE TradedTraded 2×: $49K in 2001 → $64K in 2007 (+31%). Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,220 1925 2 licensed rental
5608 WILLOWS AVE Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 0
5609 WILLOWS AVE ImprovedBought for $85K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,220 1925 2 lien in pre-2017 ledger
5610 WILLOWS AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 0
5611 WILLOWS AVE Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,220 1925 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
5612 WILLOWS AVE ImprovedBought for $23K in 2015. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 1
5613 WILLOWS AVE Owner-occupied $169K 4/1 1,220 1925 1 lien in pre-2017 ledger
5614 WILLOWS AVE Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 0 $22K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
5615 WILLOWS AVE Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,220 1925 1
5616 WILLOWS AVE ImprovedBought for $100K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,248 1925 1
5617 WILLOWS AVE Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,220 1925 0
5618 WILLOWS AVE HistoryL&I violation (2011); Inspection failed (2011); L&I violation (2012); L&I: 2 failed, 2 passed (2012). Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 0
5619 WILLOWS AVE Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,220 1925 1
5620 WILLOWS AVE Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 0
5621 WILLOWS AVE Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,220 1925 1
5622 WILLOWS AVE Investor / LLC $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 1 licensed rental
5623 WILLOWS AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $131K 3/1 1,220 1925 0
5624 WILLOWS AVE History14 L&I violations (2007); Inspection failed ×2 (2007); L&I violation (2008); Inspection failed ×3 (2008); L&I violation (2011); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2011). Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 0 licensed rental$3K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
5625 WILLOWS AVE Absentee individual $131K 3/1 1,220 1925 1 licensed rental
5626 WILLOWS AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
5627 WILLOWS AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $131K 3/1 1,220 1925 0
5628 WILLOWS AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a fast form building permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 0
5629 WILLOWS AVE HistoryL&I violation (2015); Inspection failed (2015). Absentee individual $145K 3/1 1,284 1925 0 licensed rental
5630 WILLOWS AVE Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 0
5631 WILLOWS AVE Owner-occupied $148K 3/1 1,320 1925 0
5632 WILLOWS AVE History2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 3 (2015); Inspection failed (2015); Inspection failed ×2 (2016); Inspection passed (2019). Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 0
5633 WILLOWS AVE Owner-occupied $127K 3/1 1,160 1925 0
5634 WILLOWS AVE TradedTraded 2×: $100K in 2022 → $90K in 2024 (-10%). Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 2 licensed rental
5635 WILLOWS AVE Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 2,320 1925 1
5636 WILLOWS AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 0 $2K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
5637 WILLOWS AVE TradedTraded 2×: $93K in 2021 → $77K in 2021 (-17%). Absentee individual $127K 3/1 1,160 1925 2 licensed rental
5638 WILLOWS AVE Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 0 $10K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
5639 WILLOWS AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 1,160 1925 0 $1K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
5640 WILLOWS AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 0
5641 WILLOWS AVE HistoryL&I violation (2010); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2010); 10 L&I violations (2014); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2014); 6 L&I violations (2016); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2016); 2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCTURALLY UNSAFE (2017); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2017). Absentee individual $130K 3/1 1,160 1925 0 licensed rental
5642 WILLOWS AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit, sold for $95K in 2024. Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 1 $13K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
5643 WILLOWS AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 1,160 1925 0
5644 WILLOWS AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $8K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $79K in 2014 (+888%). Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,248 1925 3
5645 WILLOWS AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 1,160 1925 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
5646 WILLOWS AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 0
5647 WILLOWS AVE HistoryL&I violation (2015); Inspection failed ×2 (2015); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2016). Absentee individual $130K 3/1 1,160 1925 0 licensed rental
5648 WILLOWS AVE Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 0
5649 WILLOWS AVE Historysold $49K (2020); 3 L&I violations (2022); Inspection failed ×2 (2022); L&I: 4 failed, 1 passed (2024). Investor / LLC $130K 3/1 1,160 1925 1
5650 WILLOWS AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 0
5651 WILLOWS AVE ImprovedBought for $49K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 1,160 1925 3
5652 WILLOWS AVE ImprovedBought for $6K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Investor / LLC $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 1 licensed rental
5653 WILLOWS AVE History6 L&I violations (2009); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2009); sold $130K (2023). Owner-occupied $130K 3/2 1,160 1925 1
5654 WILLOWS AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 0
5655 WILLOWS AVE TradedTraded 2×: $5K in 2003 → $130K in 2022 (+2500%). Owner-occupied $130K 3/1 1,160 1925 2
5656 WILLOWS AVE HistoryL&I violation (2008); Inspection failed (2009); L&I violation (2011); Inspection failed (2011); Inspection failed ×2 (2012); Inspection passed (2013). Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 0 $3K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
5657 WILLOWS AVE ImprovedBought for $11K in 2017. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,160 1925 1 15 viol$2K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
5658 WILLOWS AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. Absentee individual $79K 3/1 1,248 1925 0 licensed rental
5659 WILLOWS AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,320 1925 0
5660 WILLOWS AVE Absentee individual $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 0 $879 tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
5662 WILLOWS AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $135K 3/1 1,248 1925 0
5664 WILLOWS AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $90K in 2022, addition and/or alteration permit in 2022, sold for $248K in 2023 (+2772%). Absentee individual $227K 3/1 1,452 1925 4 $2K tax · Jun ’22

Neighborhood

Median income
$33K
household
Own vs. rent
74%
owner-occupied
Median age
41.7
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, 3:50 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.