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5939 Newtown Ave

2 bd1 ba2 stories896 sqftRSA5built 1950

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$181K OPA value, not a listing price
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Assessment and City record timeline

Published City assessments for this house against its block and ZIP. Dated City filings are marked on the same line. Select one to read it. Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals.

$0$100K$200KZIP 19120 (Olney · Logan) median$191K2003200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19120 (Olney · Logan) medianAssessmentPermitInspection

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Every dated record5 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitRoof Covering Replacement
  2. PermitAlterations
  3. PermitPlumbing
  4. InspectionL_CLIP
  5. InspectionL_CLIP

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$1,132/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $80,900 × 1.3998%. This is an estimate, not a bill or account balance. The City maintains payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due.

OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $191,100. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Current City balanceCheck Tax Center

Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.

OPA 352216800
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
896 sqft livable area
Lot
2,250 sqft
Basement
Partial city code H
Heat
Hot water / radiators city code B
Central air
No
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Average city code 4
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5 city zoning code

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Block context

5900 block of Newtown Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 5937 Newtown Ave  ·  5935 Newtown Ave

No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

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Open every source row 5 dated rows
  1. PermitRoof Covering Replacement

    Permit GM-2025-007399 · Expired

    EZ PERMIT RE-ROOFING- For the Installation of New Roof Coverings on Existing Roofs as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Replacement of sheathing in excess of 10% of roof area shall not be applicable to the EZ permit process. Shingles replacement-No structural work

  2. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2024-017075 · Completed

    Curb trap and FAI

  3. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 900306 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE HOUSE DRAIN, HOUSE TRAP, FAI PA20182191246 "SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED" - "ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION"

  4. InvestigationL_CLIP

    Case 19046 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  5. InvestigationL_CLIP

    Case 19046 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 28, 2026, 7:40 AM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. For this property: Permits: queried · Violations: queried · Investigations: queried · Appeals: queried · Licenses: queried · Building certifications: queried. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.

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