5800 block of Washington Ave

How the block compares

The typical home here is $168K — about 0.7× the citywide median home, and above 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: 90 reported crimes (about 8 a month, 36% of them violent) and 336 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

• $168K typical home, up +90% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $843 to $1,604 a year through 2027, +6%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $90,160/yr from taxable assessments, or $1,734 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.

• 5812 Washington Avelower taxable assessment0.54%$885/yr on $163K
• 5820 Washington Avelower taxable assessment0.54%$885/yr on $163K
• 5830 Washington Avelower taxable assessment0.54%$885/yr on $163K
• 5832 Washington Avelower taxable assessment0.54%$885/yr on $163K
• 5836 Washington Avelower taxable assessment0.54%$885/yr on $163K
• …and 20 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6% 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 $190 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 52 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 19 have not changed hands at all.

Who owns it

The block's largest owner, Wilmington Savings Fund Society Fsb Tr, carries 26 open violations across 56 properties it owns around the city.

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 52 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

Renovated & sold on

5817 Washington Ave

$215K · Bought for $50K in 2000, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $185K in 2018 (+271%).

Renovated & sold on

5814 Washington Ave

$165K · Bought for $65K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $236K in 2025 (+263%).

Improved

5829 Washington Ave

$274K · Bought for $148K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024.

Improved

5835 Washington Ave

$215K · Bought for $91K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023.

Improved

5860 Washington Ave

$195K · Bought for $50K in 2000. Owner pulled a use permit in 2010.

Improved

5861 Washington Ave

$189K · Owner pulled a fast form building permit in 2007.

Neighborhood