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.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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 tax-abated new construction. Click a bubble for its report.
- 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 block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $149K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 52% | 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.
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
- $149K typical home, up +185% since 2016
- Tax bill $529 to $1,027 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.2M assessed, $55,074/yr to the city, about $1,252 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +185% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +94% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 44 parcels
- Owner-occupied 31
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 10
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reserve Properties Llc | 1 | 34 | $4.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| C&L Investments Llc | 1 | 22 | $3.4M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Maesec Llc | 1 | 3 | $872K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cilleson Llc | 1 | 3 | $319K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5910 WALTON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $23K in 2002 → $140K in 2023 (+509%). | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 5911 WALTON AVE TradedTraded 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 Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $11K in 2001 → $56K in 2002 (+416%). | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,248 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 5914 WALTON AVE Frequently tradedTraded 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 Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $40K in 2005 → $105K in 2011 (+162%). | Owner-occupied | $219K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 5917 WALTON AVE TradedTraded 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 TradedTraded 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 Frequently tradedTraded 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 TradedTraded 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 TradedTraded 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 TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2002 → $20K in 2005 (-59%). | Absentee individual | $25K | 3/1 | 1,110 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 5945 WALTON AVE Frequently tradedTraded 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 HistoryAppeal 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 TradedTraded 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 TradedTraded 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
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)