Who jumped most in the 2016 assessment?

Biggest assessment jumps · 2015–2016

Assessed-value change for the median home over the past year.

Source: OPA assessments · City of Philadelphia

1. 1NEWvs 2015ZIP 19121 · Brewerytown · Sharswood+23.7%
2. 2NEWvs 2015ZIP 19146 · Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze+12.1%
3. 3NEWvs 2015ZIP 19125 · Fishtown · East Kensington+7.3%
4. 4NEWvs 2015ZIP 19104 · University City · West Powelton+5.7%
5. 5NEWvs 2015ZIP 19142 · Elmwood · Southwest Philadelphia+4.5%

Most expensive ZIP codes

Qualifying Philadelphia ZIPs ranked by median assessed home value.

Source: OPA assessments · City of Philadelphia

Micro-line: recorded value · Movement: versus prior roll

1. 1→vs 2015ZIP 19103 · Rittenhouse · Logan Square20152016$397K
2. 2→vs 2015ZIP 19118 · Chestnut Hill20152016$368K
3. 3→vs 2015ZIP 19102 · Center City West20152016$322K
4. 4▲ 1vs 2015ZIP 19130 · Fairmount · Spring Garden20152016$289K
5. 5▼ 1vs 2015ZIP 19106 · Old City · Society Hill20152016$288K

Priciest ZIPs per square foot

Median of assessed value divided by more than 200 recorded interior square feet for OPA single- and multi-family homes, by ZIP.

Source: OPA assessments · City of Philadelphia

Micro-line: recorded value · Movement: versus prior roll

1. 1→vs 2015ZIP 19103 · Rittenhouse · Logan Square20152016$325/sqft
2. 2→vs 2015ZIP 19102 · Center City West20152016$323/sqft
3. 3→vs 2015ZIP 19106 · Old City · Society Hill20152016$294/sqft
4. 4→vs 2015ZIP 19107 · Washington Square West · Chinatown20152016$229/sqft
5. 5→vs 2015ZIP 19130 · Fairmount · Spring Garden20152016$209/sqft

Most million-dollar homes

Homes assessed at $1M or more, counted by ZIP.

Source: OPA assessments · City of Philadelphia

Micro-line: recorded value · Movement: versus prior roll

1. 1→vs 2015ZIP 19103 · Rittenhouse · Logan Square20152016788 homes
2. 2→vs 2015ZIP 19106 · Old City · Society Hill20152016293 homes
3. 3→vs 2015ZIP 19102 · Center City West20152016195 homes
4. 4→vs 2015ZIP 19118 · Chestnut Hill20152016159 homes
5. 5→vs 2015ZIP 19147 · Queen Village · East Passyunk20152016104 homes

Busiest sales markets

Homes whose latest OPA sale field is over $20,000 and dated in the past 180 days, by ZIP. This is not every deed transaction.

Source: OPA assessments · City of Philadelphia

1. 1ZIP 19146 · Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze213 records
2. 2ZIP 19134 · Port Richmond · Kensington205 records
3. 3ZIP 19143 · Cedar Park · Kingsessing202 records
4. 4ZIP 19148 · Pennsport · Lower Moyamensing192 records
5. 5ZIP 19145 · Girard Estate · South Philadelphia178 records

Hottest sale prices right now

Median of each home’s latest OPA sale field in the past 180 days versus the prior 180, requiring at least 30 observations in each window. This is not a repeat-sales index.

Source: OPA assessments · City of Philadelphia

1. 1ZIP 19103 · Rittenhouse · Logan Square+50.4%
2. 2ZIP 19129 · East Falls+20.1%
3. 3ZIP 19127 · Manayunk+18.4%
4. 4ZIP 19143 · Cedar Park · Kingsessing+18.3%
5. 5ZIP 19130 · Fairmount · Spring Garden+17.3%

Most affordable ZIP codes

Qualifying Philadelphia ZIPs ranked from the lowest median assessed home value upward.

Source: OPA assessments · City of Philadelphia

Micro-line: recorded value · Movement: versus prior roll

1. 1→vs 2015ZIP 19132 · Strawberry Mansion · North Philadelphia20152016$27K
2. 2→vs 2015ZIP 19121 · Brewerytown · Sharswood20152016$46K
3. 3→vs 2015ZIP 19133 · Fairhill · West Kensington20152016$47K
4. 4→vs 2015ZIP 19140 · Hunting Park · Nicetown–Tioga20152016$53K
5. 5→vs 2015ZIP 19134 · Port Richmond · Kensington20152016$56K

Most expensive blocks

Ranked by the median assessed home value—homes only, using the City’s classification and blocks with at least 12 homes.

Source: OPA assessments · City of Philadelphia

1. 12100-2199 Hamilton St$4.2M
2. 2500-599 Walnut St$4.0M
3. 31700-1799 Rittenhouse Sq$3.3M
4. 41900-1999 Walnut St$3.3M
5. 51800-1899 Delancey Pl$3.1M

Priciest Philadelphia blocks per square foot

Median assessed value per recorded interior square foot, among blocks with at least 12 homes.

Source: OPA assessments · City of Philadelphia

1. 11900-1999 Walnut St$1481
2. 22100-2199 Hamilton St$1391
3. 3500-599 Walnut St$1175
4. 4200-299 S 25th St$1036
5. 5100-199 S 18th St$953

Largest annualized assessment changes since 2016

Compounded change in the median assessment for an exact paired cohort of at least 12 current homes with records in 2016 and the latest billed year. Current year-built records after 2016 are excluded. Missing build years and historical classification changes can remain, so this is an assessment-change screen, not market appreciation or a sale-price index.

Source: OPA assessments · City of Philadelphia

1. 115100-15199 Wildflower Way+33.5%/yr
2. 21300-1399 S Bouvier St+27.8%/yr
3. 32800-2899 Master St+27.4%/yr
4. 42300-2399 Roma Dr+27.2%/yr
5. 5500-599 Kingsley Ct+26.5%/yr

Biggest changes in Philadelphia’s latest assessment roll

Change between the latest two consecutive published assessment rolls for a stable cohort of at least 12 homes that existed by 2016—not a sale-price change.

Source: OPA assessments · City of Philadelphia

1. 16700-6799 N 13th St+656.9%
2. 22600-2699 Waterloo St+99%
3. 32900-2999 Gransback St+86.5%
4. 45500-5599 Beaumont St+69.6%
5. 5800-899 W Firth St+68.8%

Blocks where buyers paid most above assessment

The median sale premium for the same homes, with each recorded sale from the past two years compared with that home’s assessment roll for the sale year. Every block has at least five matched sales; nominal transfers and package-looking price multiples are excluded. Renovation before resale can still widen the gap.

Source: OPA assessments · City of Philadelphia

1. 11300-1399 Kerbaugh St+133% vs assessed
2. 21100-1199 Divinity St+128% vs assessed
3. 3600-699 E Wensley St+114% vs assessed
4. 41500-1599 W Tioga St+107% vs assessed
5. 52000-2099 W Boston St+107% vs assessed

Blocks where buyers paid most below assessment

The median sale discount for the same homes, with each recorded sale from the past two years compared with that home’s assessment roll for the sale year. Every block has at least five matched sales; nominal transfers and package-looking price multiples are excluded.

Source: OPA assessments · City of Philadelphia

1. 12000-2099 W Oxford St-37% vs assessed
2. 24600-4699 Vista St-35% vs assessed
3. 3600-699 Mayfair St-31% vs assessed
4. 41700-1799 Arlington St-30% vs assessed
5. 5300-399 Earlham Ter-30% vs assessed

Most affordable blocks

The lowest median assessed home values from $25,000 upward, on blocks with at least 12 homes. The floor removes nominal and highly anomalous medians. Assessed value is not an asking price.

Source: OPA assessments · City of Philadelphia

1. 16900-6999 N 15th St$43K
2. 22900-2999 Frankford Ave$49K
3. 3100-199 N 2nd St$50K
4. 42700-2799 N 11th St$50K
5. 52800-2899 N Orkney St$52K

Affordable blocks rising fastest

Blocks with a median home assessment from $25,000 through $250,000, ranked by compounded assessment growth for an exact paired cohort of at least 12 homes with records in 2016 and the latest billed year.

Source: OPA assessments · City of Philadelphia

1. 11600-1699 N 27th St+25.4%/yr
2. 22500-2599 A St+23.5%/yr
3. 31600-1699 N 26th St+23.5%/yr
4. 4100-199 E Huntingdon St+22.8%/yr
5. 52500-2599 N Lee St+22.4%/yr

Philadelphia blocks where nearly every home is a rental

Residential parcels with an active City rental license, as a share of all homes on the block. This measures license records, not tenant count or unlicensed rentals. At least 12 homes per block.

Source: L&I violations · City of Philadelphia

1. 18500-8599 Alicia St100%
2. 28500-8599 Jeanes St100%
3. 3500-599 Kendrick St100%
4. 43400-3499 Powelton Ave100%
5. 5700-799 Wallace St100%

Blocks Philadelphia rebuilt since 2020

The share of homes whose OPA year-built record is 2020 or later. At least 12 homes per block, ranked by share and then by the number of new homes.

Source: OPA assessments · City of Philadelphia

1. 1300-399 S Broad St100%
2. 21100-1199 N 2nd St100%
3. 33400-3499 Messina Way100%
4. 41100-1199 Germantown Ave100%
5. 52100-2199 Northbank Pl100%

Blocks with the highest major-exemption share

The share of homes where OPA shows a material full-versus-taxable assessment gap. The numeric roll does not establish a residential improvement abatement or exclude every other relief program. At least 12 homes per block.

Source: OPA assessments · City of Philadelphia

1. 1300-399 S Broad St100%
2. 21900-1999 Walnut St100%
3. 33300-3399 Pietro Way100%
4. 42100-2199 Kensington Walk100%
5. 53400-3499 Messina Way100%

Blocks with the most major assessment exemptions

A numeric screen for homes where OPA shows a material gap between full and taxable assessment. It does not identify the exemption program, term, or legal basis.

Source: OPA assessments · City of Philadelphia

1. 1300-399 S Broad St107 homes
2. 2200-299 S 25th St68 homes
3. 31900-1999 Walnut St66 homes
4. 44500-4599 Riverside Way58 homes
5. 5900-999 N Marshall St58 homes

Where assessment exemptions reduce the annual estimate most

Full-assessment tax scenario minus taxable-assessment estimate for homes, block by block. This is not a Revenue ledger, appropriation figure, or finding about any exemption program.

Source: OPA assessments · City of Philadelphia

1. 11900-1999 Walnut St$3.9M/yr
2. 2300-399 S Broad St$3.7M/yr
3. 3500-599 Walnut St$2.4M/yr
4. 42100-2199 Hamilton St$1.4M/yr
5. 5200-299 S 25th St$1.2M/yr

Philadelphia blocks with the most million-dollar homes

Homes assessed at $1M or more, counted on blocks with at least 12 homes.

Source: OPA assessments · City of Philadelphia

1. 1200-299 S 18th St137 homes
2. 2200-299 W Rittenhouse Sq125 homes
3. 3100-199 S 18th St121 homes
4. 41400-1499 S Penn Sq117 homes
5. 5300-399 S Broad St107 homes

Blocks with the most zoning and L&I appeals

ZBA and related appeal records can challenge refusals, issued permits, violations, or other L&I decisions. The count alone does not say which side prevailed or whether work is authorized.

Source: ZBA appeals · City of Philadelphia

1. 11200-1299 Vine St79 appeals
2. 23400-3499 Midvale Ave31 appeals
3. 33400-3499 W Penn St31 appeals
4. 41800-1899 N 17th St30 appeals
5. 54300-4399 Main St30 appeals

Busiest blocks

Homes whose latest recorded OPA sale was at least $20,000 and occurred in the past two years, on blocks with at least 12 homes. This is a sale-count screen, not a verified arm’s-length classification.

Source: OPA assessments · City of Philadelphia

1. 11400-1499 Locust St51 in 2yr
2. 2200-299 W Rittenhouse Sq50 in 2yr
3. 31300-1399 Locust St48 in 2yr
4. 42000-2099 Hamilton St47 in 2yr
5. 52600-2699 Pennsylvania Ave46 in 2yr

Most valuable commercial blocks

Corridor and industrial blocks ranked by median assessed commercial parcel value—not the block’s total value.

Source: OPA assessments · City of Philadelphia

1. 12000-2099 Market St$185M
2. 21900-1999 Market St$121M
3. 33400-3499 Civic Center Blvd$103M
4. 41800-1899 Market St$84M
5. 5100-199 N Independence Mall$82M

Priciest commercial ZIP codes

ZIP codes ranked by median assessed value for commercial parcels. This is the City assessment basis, not asking price, sale price, rent, or a valuation.

Source: OPA assessments · City of Philadelphia

1. 1→vs 2015ZIP 19154 · Parkwood · Far Northeast$1.9M
2. 2→vs 2015ZIP 19103 · Rittenhouse · Logan Square$1.4M
3. 3→vs 2015ZIP 19102 · Center City West$1.4M
4. 4→vs 2015ZIP 19153 · Eastwick · Airport$1.2M
5. 5→vs 2015ZIP 19107 · Washington Square West · Chinatown$1.0M