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Who owns your block

0 block of Woodale Ave

A mostly owner-occupied block: 82% of homes are lived in by their owners.

The typical home here is up 115% since 2016, now about $568K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.
The readAI analysis · from the figures below
  1. 01
    Ownership

    39% of the block has never changed hands since 2000, indicating long-term stability among a core group of owners.

  2. 02
    Taxes

    The 7% annual tax increase nearly matches the 7.2% per-year appreciation rate, compressing real returns.

  3. 03
    Value

    The block trades at 2.5x the city median but sits at 0.75x its own zip median, a notable internal discount.

By the Numbers

Median value
$568K
$471K–$753K
ZIP median $756K
Price / sq ft
$410
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.5×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$7K
typical · up to $10K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
82%
31 of 38
city 41%
Rentals
13%
5 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+9%
value · tax +$581
5 years
+82%
value · tax +$3K
10 years
+115%
value · tax +$4K

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.

2027
  • 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 $568K — about 2.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19118 median of $756K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19118 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19118Philadelphia
Median home value$568K$756K$223K
Owner-occupied79%56%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 15 reported crimes (5 violent) and 53 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
15
5 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
53
4 still open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses4
Other Assaults4
Motor Vehicle Theft2
Aggravated Assault No Firearm1
Fraud1
Theft from Vehicle1

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection18
Construction Complaints5
Maintenance Complaint4
Street Trees4
Shoveling3
Street Defect3

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.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
John S Jenks
8301 Germantown Ave · 380 students
High · 9-12
Roxborough High School
6498 Ridge Ave · 529 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$500K$1.0M$568K2016: $264K2017: $264K2018: $264K2019: $326K2020: $312K2021: $312K2022: $312K2023: $454K2024: $454K2025: $522K2026: $522K2027: $568K2016202020232027

▲ +115% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$7,1432016: $3,4872017: $3,4872018: $3,4872019: $4,3742020: $4,1912021: $4,1912022: $4,1912023: $5,9122024: $5,9122025: $6,5622026: $6,5622027: $7,1432016202020232027

▲ +105% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 215 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $215 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+115%
since 2016
Net rental yield
3.1%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+10.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+7.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.7 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 40 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M200020052010201520202025
40arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
15homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 38 parcels

Owner-occupied: 31Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 6 38parcels
  • Owner-occupied 31
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 6

Value distribution today

5 parcels14 parcels1 parcels8 parcels5 parcels0 parcels5 parcels
$471K$750K+

The block's largest owner, George Woodward Inc, carries 1 open violation across 87 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
George Woodward Inc187$76Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 38 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

$0$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
20 WOODALE AVE Traded 2×: $250K in 2006 → $245K in 2012 (-2%). Owner-occupied $602K 3/1 1,224 1925 2
22 WOODALE AVE Absentee individual $532K 3/1 1,224 1951 0
24 WOODALE AVE Absentee individual $521K —/1 1,224 1925 0
25 WOODALE AVE Investor / LLC $587K 3/1 1,258 1925 0 rented
26 WOODALE AVE Owner-occupied $521K 3/1 1,224 1925 1
27 WOODALE AVE Owner-occupied $549K 3/1 1,492 1925 0
28 WOODALE AVE Owner-occupied $548K 3/1 1,224 1925 0
29 WOODALE AVE Owner-occupied $519K —/1 1,258 1925 0
30 WOODALE AVE Traded 3×: $296K in 2008 → $490K in 2021 (+65%). Owner-occupied $601K 3/1 1,224 1925 3
31 WOODALE AVE Traded 2×: $157K in 2000 → $345K in 2006 (+120%). Owner-occupied $529K 3/1 1,258 1946 2
32 WOODALE AVE Traded 3×: $289K in 2004 → $285K in 2015 (-2%). Owner-occupied $525K 3/1 1,224 1925 3
33 WOODALE AVE Owner-occupied $596K 4/1 1,796 1925 1
34 WOODALE AVE Owner-occupied $500K —/1 1,224 1925 0
35 WOODALE AVE Traded 3×: $172K in 2012 → $750K in 2025 (+336%). Owner-occupied $670K 3/2 1,740 1925 3
36 WOODALE AVE Owner-occupied $525K 3/1 1,224 1925 0
37 WOODALE AVE Owner-occupied $519K —/1 1,258 1925 0
38 WOODALE AVE Owner-occupied $514K —/1 1,224 1925 1
39 WOODALE AVE Owner-occupied $534K —/1 1,258 1925 1
40 WOODALE AVE Owner-occupied $625K 4/3 1,893 1925 1
41 WOODALE AVE Absentee individual $721K —/1 1,893 1925 1
42 WOODALE AVE Traded 2×: $417K in 2008 → $701K in 2022 (+68%). Owner-occupied $750K 3/3 1,893 1925 2
43 WOODALE AVE Owner-occupied $660K 4/3 1,893 1925 1 rented
44 WOODALE AVE Owner-occupied $750K 4/3 1,893 1925 1
45 WOODALE AVE Traded 2×: $475K in 2008 → $535K in 2014 (+13%). Owner-occupied $753K 4/3 1,893 1925 2
46 WOODALE AVE Owner-occupied $625K —/1 1,893 1925 0
47 WOODALE AVE Owner-occupied $627K —/1 1,893 1925 0
48 WOODALE AVE Owner-occupied $657K 4/4 1,893 1925 1
49 WOODALE AVE Owner-occupied $660K 5/2 1,893 1925 1
50 WOODALE AVE Owner-occupied $624K —/1 1,890 1925 0
51 WOODALE AVE Owner-occupied $627K —/1 1,893 1925 1
52 WOODALE AVE Traded 3×: $405K in 2008 → $700K in 2021 (+73%). Owner-occupied $749K 4/4 1,890 1926 3
53 WOODALE AVE Traded 2×: $240K in 2003 → $310K in 2020 (+29%). Absentee individual $497K 3/1 1,148 1955 2 rented
54 WOODALE AVE Traded 2×: $335K in 2004 → $393K in 2016 (+17%). Owner-occupied $661K 4/3 1,890 1925 2
55 WOODALE AVE Absentee individual $483K —/1 1,148 1955 0 rented
57 WOODALE AVE Owner-occupied $525K —/1 1,532 1955 0
59 WOODALE AVE Traded 3×: $210K in 2004 → $314K in 2016 (+50%). Absentee individual $496K 3/1 1,148 1955 3 rented
61 WOODALE AVE Traded 2×: $245K in 2003 → $335K in 2018 (+37%). Owner-occupied $471K 3/1 1,148 1955 2
63 WOODALE AVE Owner-occupied $537K —/1 1,148 1955 0

Neighborhood

Median income
$115K
household
Own vs. rent
51%
owner-occupied
Median age
54.2
residents
Median rent
$2K
gross monthly

Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.