1500 block of Widener Pl

How the block compares

The typical home here is $223K — about 1.0× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19141 median of $176K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19141 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 112 reported crimes (about 9 a month, 46% of them violent) and 215 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

• $223K typical home, up +67% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,657 to $2,556 a year through 2027, +4%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $77,503/yr from taxable assessments, or $2,422 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.

• 1502 Widener Pllower taxable assessment0.49%$743/yr on $153K
• 1518 Widener Pllower taxable assessment0.49%$743/yr on $153K
• 1506 Widener Plmajor assessment exemption0.65%$1,726/yr on $264K
• 1521 Widener Plmajor assessment exemption0.69%$1,625/yr on $234K
• 1508 Widener Pllower taxable assessment0.72%$1,463/yr on $205K
• …and 9 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart

One large gap: 1506 Widener Pl has a $1,726/year assessment-based estimate on $264K assessed value — about 47% of the $3,697 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.8% 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 $167 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 18 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 18 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 32 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

Renovated & sold on

1508 Widener Pl

$220K · Bought for $78K in 2011, electrical permit in 2011, sold for $140K in 2017 (+79%).

Improved

1529 Widener Pl

$241K · Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018.

Improved

1531 Widener Pl

$234K · Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007.

Improved

1505 Widener Pl

$232K · Bought for $105K in 2025. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2026.

Improved

1518 Widener Pl

$231K · Owner pulled a use permit in 2016.

Improved

1509 Widener Pl

$228K · Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017.

Neighborhood