Philadelphia property report
1000 block of Watkins St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 74% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 91% since 2016, now about $327K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $327K — about 1.4× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19148 median of $259K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19148 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $327K | $259K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 41% | 44% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 57 reported crimes (about 5 a month, 18% of them violent) and 320 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
- $327K typical home, up +91% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $2,019 to $3,360 a year through 2027, +5%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $88,930/yr from taxable assessments, or $3,294 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +91% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +66% since 2016 · ~+5%/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.
- 1002-12 Watkins Stmajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $887K
- 1016-20 Watkins Stmajor assessment exemption0.28%$1,948/yr on $696K
- 1030 Watkins Stmajor assessment exemption0.40%$1,243/yr on $313K
- 1028 Watkins Stmajor assessment exemption0.42%$1,243/yr on $299K
- 1017 Watkins Stmajor assessment exemption0.46%$1,394/yr on $303K
- …and 13 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
One large gap: 1002-12 Watkins St has a $0/year assessment-based estimate on $887K assessed value — about 0% of the $12,409 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% 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 $191 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 46 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 27 parcels
- Owner-occupied 20
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hojc LLC | 1 | 4 | $1.3M | 257 Roxborough Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19128 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| 1001 Watkins LLC | 1 | 1 | $114K | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 WATKINS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit. | Investor / LLC | $114K | 4/— | 1,527 | 2025 | 0 | |
| 1002-12 WATKINS ST New constructionBought for $72K in 2001, built new under a 2016 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $425K in 2007. | Absentee individual | $961K | —/— | 5,000 | 1925 | 2 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 1003 WATKINS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $90K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $360K in 2021 (+300%). | Owner-occupied | $327K | 2/1 | 1,092 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1005 WATKINS ST ImprovedBought for $239K in 2018. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $302K | 3/1 | 1,100 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1007 WATKINS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $56K in 2003 → $218K in 2012 (+288%). | Absentee individual | $332K | 2/2 | 1,120 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1009 WATKINS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $250K in 2021, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $440K in 2022 (+76%). | Owner-occupied | $398K | 2/1 | 920 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1011 WATKINS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $303K in 2014, roof covering replacement permit in 2019, sold for $450K in 2025 (+150%). | Owner-occupied | $393K | 2/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1013 WATKINS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $30K in 2001, alteration permit in 2018, sold for $380K in 2020 (+1166%). | Owner-occupied | $428K | 2/1 | 1,064 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1015 WATKINS ST | Owner-occupied | $286K | 3/1 | 992 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1016-20 WATKINS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $660K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $675K | 3/3 | 2,021 | 2018 | 1 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 1017 WATKINS ST New constructionbuilt new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $85K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $306K | 2/1 | 1,130 | 1920 | 1 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 1019 WATKINS ST New constructionBought for $175K in 2016, built new under a 2016 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $452K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $378K | 2/1 | 1,036 | 1920 | 4 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 1021 WATKINS ST | Owner-occupied | $283K | 3/1 | 966 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1022 WATKINS ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $292K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | licensed rental |
| 1023 WATKINS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $38K in 2002, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $445K in 2022 (+1071%). | Owner-occupied | $340K | 2/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1024 WATKINS ST History2 L&I violations (2011); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2011). | Absentee individual | $312K | 2/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | licensed rental |
| 1025 WATKINS ST | Owner-occupied | $304K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1026 WATKINS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $100K in 2005, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $450K in 2025 (+350%). | Owner-occupied | $403K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 6 | |
| 1027 WATKINS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $281K | 3/1 | 954 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 1028 WATKINS ST | Owner-occupied | $297K | 3/1 | 1,010 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 1029 WATKINS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $110K in 2010, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $400K in 2021 (+263%). | Owner-occupied | $382K | 2/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 4 | licensed rental |
| 1030 WATKINS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $315K | 3/1 | 1,084 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 1031 WATKINS ST | Owner-occupied | $296K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1032 WATKINS ST ImprovedBought for $250K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $320K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 1033-35 WATKINS ST | Owner-occupied | $453K | 4/2 | 1,846 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1034 WATKINS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $37K in 2001, major alteration permit in 2012, sold for $439K in 2020 (+1086%). | Owner-occupied | $468K | 3/1 | 1,400 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1036 WATKINS ST | Owner-occupied | $334K | 2/1 | 1,188 | 1920 | 0 |
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)