Philadelphia property report
600 block of Wharton St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 77% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 94% since 2016, now about $424K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $424K — about 1.8× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19147 median of $464K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $424K | $464K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 50% | 44% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 79 reported crimes (about 7 a month, 39% of them violent) and 432 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
- $424K typical home, up +94% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $2,226 to $4,360 a year through 2027, +6%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $112,587/yr from taxable assessments, or $4,330 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +94% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +96% since 2016 · ~+6%/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.
- 638 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.26%$1,193/yr on $454K
- 618 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.29%$1,083/yr on $374K
- 642-44 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.31%$1,083/yr on $350K
- 611 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.40%$1,667/yr on $420K
- 648 Wharton Stmajor assessment exemption0.45%$1,067/yr on $238K
- …and 15 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
One large gap: 610 Wharton St has a $5,367/year assessment-based estimate on $705K assessed value — about 54% of the $9,866 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.2% 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 $194 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 41 arm's-length sales since 1997. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 27 parcels
- Owner-occupied 20
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 3
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lmz Real Estate LLC | 2 | 3 | $1.4M | 505 Murray Ave, Cherry Hill NJ, 08002 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Zohar Investments LLC | 1 | 1 | $534K | 934 S 23rd St, Philadelphia PA, 19146 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
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 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 WHARTON ST TradedTraded 2×: $425K in 2007 → $325K in 2009 (-24%). | Owner-occupied | $627K | —/— | 2,232 | 2006 | 3 | |
| 603 WHARTON ST New constructionBought for $171K in 2004, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $560K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $525K | 3/2 | 1,984 | 2006 | 6 | |
| 605 WHARTON ST | Absentee individual | $387K | 4/2 | 1,728 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 607 WHARTON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $380K | —/— | 1,667 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 609 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $320K in 2024. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $365K | 3/1 | 1,604 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 610 WHARTON ST Apartment building New constructionBought for $320K in 2016, built new under a 2017 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $325K in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $669K | 6/3 | 2,943 | 1915 | 2 | licensed rentalassessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 611 WHARTON ST | Owner-occupied | $432K | —/— | 2,142 | 1915 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 612 WHARTON ST Apartment building New constructionBought for $320K in 2016, built new under a 2017 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $325K in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $524K | 6/3 | 2,468 | 1915 | 2 | licensed rentalassessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 613 WHARTON ST Vacant lot New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit. | Vacant | $1.8M | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 614 WHARTON ST Apartment building ImprovedBought for $325K in 2016. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $534K | 6/3 | 2,565 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 616 WHARTON ST New constructionBought for $20K in 1997, built new under a 2023 permit, sold for $560K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $444K | 5/2 | 2,130 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 618 WHARTON ST New constructionBought for $82K in 2000, built new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $145K in 2003. | Owner-occupied | $385K | 5/1 | 1,604 | 1915 | 2 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 620 WHARTON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $206K in 2005 → $480K in 2019 (+133%). | Owner-occupied | $406K | 5/1 | 1,633 | 1930 | 3 | |
| 622 WHARTON ST New constructionBought for $230K in 2006, built new under a 2015 permit, sold for $475K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $523K | 3/2 | 1,760 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 624 WHARTON ST | Owner-occupied | $273K | 4/2 | 1,420 | 1915 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 626 WHARTON ST | Owner-occupied | $365K | 3/2 | 1,320 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 628 WHARTON ST New constructionBought for $127K in 2000, built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $289K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $417K | 3/1 | 1,545 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 630 WHARTON ST | Owner-occupied | $527K | 3/2 | 2,215 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 632 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $130K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $473K | 6/3 | 2,345 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 634 WHARTON ST Apartment building Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $97K in 2002 → $400K in 2021 (+312%). | Absentee individual | $390K | 4/2 | 2,345 | 1915 | 3 | licensed rental |
| 636 WHARTON ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 1999 → $186K in 2004 (+237%). | Owner-occupied | $473K | 4/2 | 2,345 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 638 WHARTON ST | Owner-occupied | $473K | 3/1 | 2,345 | 1915 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 640 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $320K in 2013. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $565K | 4/2 | 2,040 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 642-44 WHARTON ST | Owner-occupied | $363K | 4/1 | 1,632 | 1915 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 646 WHARTON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $78K in 2014, demolition permit in 2014, sold for $280K in 2015 (+261%). | Owner-occupied | $313K | 2/1 | 816 | 1920 | 2 | licensed rental |
| 648 WHARTON ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $242K | —/— | 816 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 650 WHARTON ST ImprovedBought for $275K in 2021. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $275K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 1 | licensed rental |
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)