Philadelphia property report
5800 block of Whitby Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 84% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($11,698 recorded then).
The typical home here is up 190% since 2016, now about $174K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% 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.
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.
- 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 $174K — about 0.8× 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.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $174K | $155K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 68% | 46% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 68 reported crimes (about 6 a month, 41% of them violent) and 132 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
- $174K typical home, up +190% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $421 to $1,039 a year through 2027, +9%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $31,444/yr from taxable assessments, or $1,655 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +190% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +147% since 2016 · ~+9%/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.
- 5812 Whitby Avelower taxable assessment0.52%$824/yr on $159K
- 5814 Whitby Avelower taxable assessment0.52%$824/yr on $159K
- 5818 Whitby Avelower taxable assessment0.52%$824/yr on $159K
- 5820 Whitby Avelower taxable assessment0.52%$824/yr on $159K
- 5828 Whitby Avelower taxable assessment0.52%$824/yr on $159K
- …and 8 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
One large gap: 5844 Whitby Ave has a $1,112/year assessment-based estimate on $159K assessed value — about 50% of the $2,224 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 +10.2% 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 $290 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 12 arm's-length sales since 2004. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 20 parcels
- Owner-occupied 16
- Absentee individual 3
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 20 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5810 WHITBY AVE | Absentee individual | $174K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5812 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5814 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5816 WHITBY AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5818 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5820 WHITBY AVE HistoryL&I violation (2018); Inspection failed (2018); Inspection passed (2019). | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5822 WHITBY AVE ImprovedBought for $3K in 2020. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $174K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 3 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5824 WHITBY AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5826 WHITBY AVE ImprovedBought for $100K in 2022. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $174K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 2 | licensed rental |
| 5828 WHITBY AVE Historysold $90K (2009); L&I violation (2023). | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5830 WHITBY AVE Vacant lot New constructionbuilt new, sold for $10K in 2019. | Vacant | $24K | —/— | — | — | 1 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5832 WHITBY AVE ImprovedBought for $235K in 2021. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $263K | 4/1 | 1,920 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5834 WHITBY AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5836 WHITBY AVE ImprovedBought for $25K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 1 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 5838 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5840 WHITBY AVE ImprovedBought for $90K in 2009. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 5842 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 5844 WHITBY AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $183K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $174K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 1 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 5846 WHITBY AVE New constructionBought for $60K in 2020, built new under a 2015 permit, sold for $250K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $289K | 3/2 | 1,920 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5848 WHITBY AVE | Owner-occupied | $195K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)