1400 block of Wolf St

How the block compares

The typical home here is $378K — about 1.6× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19145 median of $241K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 102 reported crimes (about 9 a month, 27% of them violent) and 406 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.

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

• $378K typical home, up +121% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $2,277 to $5,214 a year through 2027, +8%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $98,650/yr from taxable assessments, or $4,932 per home — not live account balances

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.

• 1417 Wolf Stmajor assessment exemption0.53%$1,524/yr on $285K
• 1419 Wolf Stmajor assessment exemption0.58%$1,625/yr on $278K
• 1421 Wolf Stlower taxable assessment0.90%$2,489/yr on $278K
• 1416 Wolf Stlower taxable assessment1.02%$3,779/yr on $370K
• 1432 Wolf Stlower taxable assessment1.06%$4,426/yr on $416K

One large gap: 1417 Wolf St has a $1,524/year assessment-based estimate on $285K assessed value — about 38% of the $3,995 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.5% 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 $221 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 15 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.

Who owns it

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 24 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

New construction

1424 Wolf St

$476K · Bought for $130K in 2004, built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $285K in 2012.

New construction

1417 Wolf St

$298K · built new (reduced taxable assessment shown).

Renovated & sold on

1431 Wolf St

$361K · Bought for $133K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $287K in 2019 (+115%).

Improved

1415 Wolf St

$534K · Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021.

Improved

1440 Wolf St

$456K · Bought for $240K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014.

Improved

1429 Wolf St

$432K · Bought for $140K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008.

Neighborhood