Philadelphia property report

1500 block of E Washington Ln

A mostly owner-occupied block: 96% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 parcel listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($309 recorded then).

The typical home here is up 57% since 2016, now about $253K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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By the Numbers

Median home value
$253K
28 homes of 28 parcels
ZIP median $189K
Price / sq ft
$161
typical home
city median $181
Vs. Philadelphia
1.1×
the city median
city $230K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
96%
27 of 28
city 48%
Rentals
0%
0 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Tax delinquency · Jun 2022
$309
1 of 28 listed
▼ block 4% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-3%
value · tax −$86
5 years
+59%
value · tax +$550
10 years
+57%
value · tax +$303

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.

2027
  • 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 $253K — about 1.1× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19138 median of $189K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19138 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19138Philadelphia
Median home value$253K$189K$230K
Owner-occupied82%57%48%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 60 reported crimes (about 5 a month, 25% of them violent) and 196 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.

Crimes · 12mo
60
about 5/month · 25% violent
311 requests · 12mo
196
about 16/month · 45 open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses13
Motor Vehicle Theft12
Other Assaults10
Thefts7
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief6
Aggravated Assault No Firearm2

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection73
Abandoned Vehicle36
Maintenance Complaint16
Inlet Cleaning9
Sanitation Violation8
Smoke Detector8

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
Anna Blakiston Day
6324 Crittenden St · 289 students
High · 9-12
Martin Luther King
6100 Stenton Ave · 604 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$250K$500K$253K2016: $161K2017: $161K2018: $161K2019: $165K2020: $159K2021: $159K2022: $159K2023: $215K2024: $215K2025: $261K2026: $261K2027: $253K2016202020232027

▲ +57% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,1682016: $1,8652017: $1,8652018: $1,8652019: $1,7882020: $1,6182021: $1,6182022: $1,6182023: $1,8882024: $1,8882025: $2,2542026: $2,2542027: $2,1682016202020232027

▲ +16% since 2016 · ~+1%/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.

5 homes pay the full 1.40%23 pay less

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 157 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $157 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+57%
since 2016
Net rental yield
5.5%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2.3 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 24 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2005201020152020
24arm's-length sales since 2001
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
13homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 28 parcels

Owner-occupied: 27Absentee individual: 1 28parcels
  • Owner-occupied 27
  • Absentee individual 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels21 parcels1 parcels1 parcels4 parcels
$171K$345K+

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

House by house

All 28 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

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1500 E WASHINGTON LN Bought for $138K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $198K in 2015 (+44%). Owner-occupied $399K 3/1 1,856 1925 3
1501 E WASHINGTON LN Bought for $129K in 2017. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,568 1925 1
1502 E WASHINGTON LN Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Absentee individual $250K 4/1 1,568 1925 0
1503 E WASHINGTON LN Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $262K 4/1 1,568 1925 0
1504 E WASHINGTON LN Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $250K 4/1 1,568 1925 0
1505 E WASHINGTON LN Traded 2×: $88K in 2001 → $147K in 2008 (+68%). Owner-occupied $253K 4/1 1,568 1925 2
1506 E WASHINGTON LN Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $250K 4/1 1,568 1925 0
1507 E WASHINGTON LN Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $310K 3/1 1,568 1925 0
1508 E WASHINGTON LN Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $250K 4/1 1,568 1925 0
1509 E WASHINGTON LN L&I violation (2022); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2022). Owner-occupied $253K 4/1 1,568 1925 0
1510 E WASHINGTON LN Inspection failed (2006); 2 L&I violations (2008); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2008); L&I violation (2010); Inspection passed (2010). Owner-occupied $253K 4/1 1,568 1925 0
1511 E WASHINGTON LN Bought for $75K in 2008, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $231K in 2009 (+208%). Owner-occupied $253K 4/1 1,568 1925 2
1512 E WASHINGTON LN Traded 2×: $175K in 2017 → $200K in 2023 (+14%). Owner-occupied $250K 4/1 1,568 1925 2
1513 E WASHINGTON LN 2 L&I violations (2016); sold $265K (2019). Owner-occupied $253K 4/1 1,568 1925 1 lien in pre-2017 ledger
1514 E WASHINGTON LN Traded 2×: $95K in 2018 → $261K in 2019 (+174%). Owner-occupied $339K 4/1 1,568 1925 2
1515 E WASHINGTON LN Traded 3×: $81K in 2014 → $225K in 2018 (+178%). Owner-occupied $345K 4/2 1,568 1950 3
1516 E WASHINGTON LN Bought for $71K in 2001. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $250K 3/1 1,568 1925 1
1517 E WASHINGTON LN Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $253K 4/1 1,568 1925 0
1518 E WASHINGTON LN Bought for $116K in 2002. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $250K 4/1 1,568 1925 1
1519 E WASHINGTON LN Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $257K 4/1 1,568 1925 0
1520 E WASHINGTON LN Bought for $205K in 2022. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $250K 3/1 1,568 1925 1
1521 E WASHINGTON LN Owner-occupied $253K 4/1 1,568 1925 0
1522 E WASHINGTON LN Owner-occupied $250K 3/1 1,568 1925 1 $309 tax · Jun ’22
1523 E WASHINGTON LN Owner-occupied $253K 4/1 1,568 1925 0
1524 E WASHINGTON LN Bought for $180K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $259K 3/2 1,568 1925 1 lien in pre-2017 ledger
1525 E WASHINGTON LN sold $85K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2022); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2022). Owner-occupied $266K 4/1 1,568 1925 1
1526 E WASHINGTON LN Bought for $65K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $345K 3/3 1,568 1925 2 lien in pre-2017 ledger
1527 E WASHINGTON LN Owner-occupied $285K —/— 1,888 1925 0

Neighborhood

Median income
$45K
household
Own vs. rent
64%
owner-occupied
Median age
43.1
residents
Median rent
$1K
gross monthly

Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 2:57 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. “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.