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Who owns your block

5900 block of Walton Ave

A mostly owner-occupied block: 70% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations and 3 homes behind $27,179 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 185% since 2016, now about $149K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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.

By the Numbers

Median value
$149K
$25K–$243K
ZIP median $152K
Price / sq ft
$124
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
5 of 44
$32K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
70%
31 of 44
city 41%
Rentals
18%
8 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$27K
3 of 44 behind
▼ block 7% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 5% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+1%
value · tax −$252
5 years
+85%
value · tax +$492
10 years
+185%
value · tax +$499

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 tax-abated new construction. Click a bubble for its report.

2027
  • Owner-occupied
  • Investor / LLC
  • Absentee
  • Vacant
  • Tax-abated
  • 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 $149K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19143Philadelphia
Median home value$149K$152K$223K
Owner-occupied52%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 79 reported crimes (34 violent) and 326 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
79
34 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
326
98 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults24
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief12
All Other Offenses9
Fraud9
Thefts8
Motor Vehicle Theft5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection98
Maintenance Complaint44
Abandoned Vehicle37
Street Defect33
Illegal Dumping27
Other (Streets)15

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 Cullen Bryant
6001 Cedar Ave · 332 students
High · 9-12
William Sayre
5800 Walnut St · 439 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

$0$100K$200K$149K2016: $52K2017: $52K2018: $52K2019: $78K2020: $81K2021: $81K2022: $81K2023: $98K2024: $98K2025: $147K2026: $147K2027: $149K2016202020232027

▲ +185% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,0272016: $5292017: $5282018: $5292019: $5612020: $5352021: $5352022: $5352023: $3532024: $3722025: $9772026: $1,2792027: $1,0272016202020232027

▲ +94% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

5
5 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $32,195 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$116pays now $1,516at the full rate

5922 Walton Ave is assessed at $108K but pays $116 a year — about 8% of the $1,516 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +10% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 285 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $285 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+10%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+185%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+10%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+3.5 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 44 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 24 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K2005201020152020
44arm's-length sales since 2001
0times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
24homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 44 parcels

Owner-occupied: 31Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 10 44parcels
  • Owner-occupied 31
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 10

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels6 parcels10 parcels20 parcels1 parcels5 parcels
$25K$216K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Reserve Properties Llc134$4.8Mphila.gov ↗
C&L Investments Llc122$3.4Mphila.gov ↗
Maesec Llc13$872Kphila.gov ↗
Cilleson Llc13$319Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 44 homes on the block — value and 12-year trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail on the ones that were bought, built, torn down, or flipped. Sorted up the street; each links to its full city record — or download the roster (CSV).

Every house's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one home

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5910 WALTON AVE Traded 2×: $23K in 2002 → $140K in 2023 (+509%). Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 1,350 1925 2
5911 WALTON AVE Traded 2×: $55K in 2013 → $123K in 2019 (+123%). Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,350 1925 2
5912 WALTON AVE Investor / LLC $156K 3/1 1,260 1925 1 rented
5913 WALTON AVE Traded 4×: $11K in 2001 → $56K in 2002 (+416%). Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,248 1925 4
5914 WALTON AVE Traded 5×: $15K in 2002 → $90K in 2009 (+500%). Absentee individual $156K 3/1 1,260 1925 5
5915 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,248 1925 0
5916 WALTON AVE Traded 5×: $40K in 2005 → $105K in 2011 (+162%). Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,260 1925 5
5917 WALTON AVE Traded 2×: $65K in 2006 → $47K in 2010 (-28%). Absentee individual $149K 3/1 1,248 1925 2 rented
5918 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,260 1925 0
5919 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,248 1925 1
5920 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $199K 3/1 1,260 1925 0
5921 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,248 1925 0
5922 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,260 1925 0 abated
5923 WALTON AVE Traded 2×: $41K in 2010 → $27K in 2010 (-35%). Investor / LLC $149K 3/1 1,248 1925 2 rented
5924 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,260 1925 0 abated
5925 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,248 1925 0
5926 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,260 1925 1 rented
5927 WALTON AVE Traded 3×: $39K in 2017 → $198K in 2022 (+406%). Owner-occupied $243K 3/1 1,248 1925 3 tax lien
5928 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,260 1925 0 abated
5929 WALTON AVE Absentee individual $103K 3/1 1,248 1925 0
5930 WALTON AVE Traded 2×: $38K in 2014 → $113K in 2020 (+201%). Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,260 1925 2 tax lien
5931 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $103K 3/1 1,248 1925 0 abated3 violtax lien
5932 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,260 1925 0
5933 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,248 1925 0 tax lien
5934 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,260 1925 0
5935 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,248 1925 0
5936 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $103K 3/1 1,110 1925 0
5937 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 972 1925 0
5938 WALTON AVE Absentee individual $149K 3/1 1,110 1925 0
5939 WALTON AVE Absentee individual $133K 3/1 972 1925 0
5940 WALTON AVE Traded 2×: $62K in 2020 → $246K in 2021 (+296%). Owner-occupied $243K 3/2 1,110 1925 2 rented
5941 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 972 1925 1
5942 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $103K 3/1 1,110 1925 0 abated
5943 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 972 1925 0
5944 WALTON AVE Traded 2×: $50K in 2002 → $20K in 2005 (-59%). Absentee individual $25K 3/1 1,110 1925 2 rented
5945 WALTON AVE Traded 3×: $34K in 2009 → $185K in 2024 (+438%). Absentee individual $216K 3/1 972 1925 3
5946 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,110 1925 0 tax lien
5947 WALTON AVE Appeal complete (2025). Absentee individual $133K 3/1 972 1925 0
5948 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $103K 3/1 1,110 1925 1
5949 WALTON AVE Traded 2×: $50K in 2021 → $210K in 2021 (+320%). Absentee individual $133K 3/1 972 1925 2
5950 WALTON AVE Investor / LLC $90K 3/1 1,110 1925 1
5951 WALTON AVE Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 972 1925 0
5952 WALTON AVE Traded 2×: $63K in 2004 → $54K in 2018 (-14%). Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,110 1925 2 rented
5953 WALTON AVE Absentee individual $25K 3/1 972 1904 0 rented

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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