Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RM-1 and RSA-5 zoning in Walnut Hill, around West Philadelphia High School.
Search this neighborhoodWalnut Hill is a West Philadelphia neighborhood of about 6,000 residents between Dunlap and Spruce Hill, along Chestnut Street and the Market-Frankford Line, with a median home value near $452,000. Multi-family RM-1 zoning covers about 26% of it, RSA-5 rowhouse lots 12% and CMX-3 commercial 10%.
West Philadelphia High School at 4901 Chestnut Street and the Community College of Philadelphia's West Regional Center at 4725 Chestnut Street are inside the boundary. The Market-Frankford Line and bus routes 21, 31, 42, 52, 64 and 411 serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Walnut Hill. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Walnut Hill include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 546 permits in Walnut Hill from January 2024 through October 2026, 89 of them building permits (5 for new construction) and 5 for demolition; the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. Most building permits are for alterations and additions to existing buildings, with new construction about 6% of them.
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View new construction →The largest zoning district in Walnut Hill by area is RM-1 (multi-family housing), covering about 26% of the neighborhood, followed by RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 12% and CMX-3 (commercial mixed-use) at 10%.
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