1500 block of Wynsam St

How the block compares

The typical home here is $191K — about 0.8× the citywide median home, and in line with the ZIP 19138 median of $189K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19138 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 80 reported crimes (about 7 a month, 29% of them violent) and 170 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

• $191K typical home, up +75% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,103 to $1,555 a year through 2027, +3%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $80,785/yr from taxable assessments, or $2,020 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.

• 1517 Wynsam Stlower taxable assessment0.67%$1,288/yr on $192K
• 1523 Wynsam Stlower taxable assessment0.68%$1,305/yr on $193K
• 1519 Wynsam Stlower taxable assessment0.68%$1,313/yr on $194K
• 1525 Wynsam Stlower taxable assessment0.68%$1,313/yr on $194K
• 1537 Wynsam Stlower taxable assessment0.68%$1,313/yr on $194K
• …and 18 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.2% 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 $175 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 40 arm's-length sales since 1969. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.

Who owns it

The block's largest owner, Hobiefella Trust, carries 2 open violations across 11 properties it owns around the city.

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 40 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

1541 Wynsam St

$340K · Bought for $82K in 1969, mechanical permit in 2018, sold for $230K in 2018 (+180%).

Renovated & sold on

1500 Wynsam St

$247K · Bought for $108K in 2005, change of use permit in 2024, sold for $255K in 2026 (+136%).

Renovated & sold on

1533 Wynsam St

$190K · Bought for $85K in 2008, electrical permit in 2008, sold for $140K in 2008 (+65%).

Improved

1550 Wynsam St

$230K · Bought for $225K in 2023. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025.

Improved

1548 Wynsam St

$194K · Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017.

Improved

1539 Wynsam St

$193K · Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019.

Neighborhood