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Philadelphia property report

1600 block of Widener Pl

A mostly owner-occupied block: 88% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($95,901 recorded then).

The typical home here is up 64% since 2016, now about $182K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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By the Numbers

Median home value
$182K
48 homes of 48 parcels
ZIP median $176K
Price / sq ft
$134
typical home
city median $181
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $230K
Recent sale
$285K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $182K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Major assessment exemptions
2 of 48
$42K/yr estimated reduction
Owner-occupied
88%
42 of 48
city 48%
Rentals
2%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Tax delinquency · Jun 2022
$96K
4 of 48 listed
▼ block 8% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+1%
value · tax +$193
5 years
+81%
value · tax +$338
10 years
+64%
value · tax +$235

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 $182K — about 0.8× 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.

This blockZIP 19141Philadelphia
Median home value$182K$176K$230K
Owner-occupied63%54%48%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 94 reported crimes (about 8 a month, 35% of them violent) and 228 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
94
about 8/month · 35% violent
311 requests · 12mo
228
about 19/month · 54 open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults19
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief13
Fraud9
Thefts9
All Other Offenses8
Motor Vehicle Theft8

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection51
Maintenance Complaint49
Abandoned Vehicle22
Illegal Dumping18
Street Trees11
Sanitation Violation10

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 · K-5
Joseph Pennell
1800 Nedro Ave · 249 students
Middle · 6-8
General Louis Wagner
1701 Chelten Ave · 294 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$100K$200K$182K2016: $111K2017: $111K2018: $111K2019: $105K2020: $100K2021: $100K2022: $100K2023: $138K2024: $138K2025: $179K2026: $179K2027: $182K2016202020232027

▲ +64% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,3882016: $1,1532017: $1,1532018: $1,1372019: $9062020: $7742021: $7742022: $1,0502023: $8802024: $1,2282025: $1,4792026: $1,1952027: $1,3882016202020232027

▲ +20% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr

2
2 properties on this block show a material assessment exemption. At the current rate, the difference between full and taxable assessments reduces the block's annual estimate by about $41,994. OPA's numeric split does not establish whether any row is Homestead, an abatement, another program, or when treatment changes.

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.

19 homes pay the full 1.40%29 pay less
$195pays now $1,594at the full rate

One large gap: 1612 Widener Pl has a $195/year assessment-based estimate on $114K assessed value — about 12% of the $1,594 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 +4.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9010025020162019202220252027This block 164 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $164 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+64%
since 2016
Net rental yield
4.9%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.9 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 47 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 20 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K20052010201520202025
47arm's-length sales since 2001
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
20homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 48 parcels

Owner-occupied: 42Absentee individual: 6 48parcels
  • Owner-occupied 42
  • Absentee individual 6

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels1 parcels34 parcels2 parcels3 parcels6 parcels
$118K$246K+

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

House by house

All 48 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

New construction
1612 Widener Pl
$118K · Bought for $15K in 2023, built new under a 2023 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $300K in 2
Renovated & sold on
1611 Widener Pl
$265K · Bought for $115K in 2022, addition and/or alteration permit in 2022, sold for $295K in 2023 (+211%).
Renovated & sold on
1619 Widener Pl
$195K · Bought for $51K in 2010, alteration permit in 2010, sold for $123K in 2011 (+142%).
Renovated & sold on
1645 Widener Pl
$182K · Bought for $83K in 2023, change of use permit in 2023, sold for $275K in 2024 (+233%).
Improved
1616 Widener Pl
$246K · Bought for $130K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016.
Improved
1626 Widener Pl
$246K · Bought for $120K in 2012. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2010.
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1600 WIDENER PL History2 L&I violations (2020); Inspection failed (2020); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2021); 5 L&I violations (2024); L&I: 4 failed, 2 passed (2024); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2025). Owner-occupied $204K 4/1 1,590 1925 0
1601 WIDENER PL Apartment building Historysold $70K (2001); 2 L&I violations (2021); Inspection failed ×2 (2021); Inspection passed (2022). Absentee individual $226K —/— 1,988 1920 1
1602 WIDENER PL History4 L&I violations (2008); Inspection failed (2008); Inspection passed (2009); 3 L&I violations (2012); L&I: 4 failed, 1 passed (2012); L&I violation (2013); Inspection failed ×2 (2013); sold $110K (2017). Owner-occupied $226K 3/1 1,360 1925 1
1603 WIDENER PL ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,360 1925 0
1604 WIDENER PL Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,360 1946 1
1605 WIDENER PL ImprovedBought for $93K in 2006. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. Absentee individual $188K 3/1 1,360 1931 2
1606 WIDENER PL Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,360 1925 0
1607 WIDENER PL TradedTraded 2×: $125K in 2024 → $285K in 2025 (+128%). Owner-occupied $263K 4/2 1,360 1925 2
1608 WIDENER PL ImprovedBought for $75K in 2005. Owner pulled a fast form building permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,360 1925 1
1609 WIDENER PL Owner-occupied $120K 3/1 1,360 1925 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
1610 WIDENER PL ImprovedBought for $121K in 2024. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,360 1925 1
1611 WIDENER PL Renovated & sold onBought for $115K in 2022, addition and/or alteration permit in 2022, sold for $295K in 2023 (+211%). Owner-occupied $265K 3/2 1,360 1925 3 $27K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
1612 WIDENER PL New constructionBought for $15K in 2023, built new under a 2023 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $300K in 2024. Owner-occupied $118K 3/1 1,360 1925 4 assessment exemption · basis unverified$59K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
1613 WIDENER PL History2 L&I violations (2013); Inspection passed (2014); L&I violation (2018); Inspection failed (2018); Inspection failed (2019); sold $51K (2021); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2024). Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,290 1925 1
1614 WIDENER PL ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $184K 3/1 1,360 1925 0
1615 WIDENER PL ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,360 1925 0
1616 WIDENER PL ImprovedBought for $130K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $246K 4/2 1,360 1925 1
1617 WIDENER PL ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,140 1925 0
1618 WIDENER PL Owner-occupied $184K 3/1 1,360 1925 0
1619 WIDENER PL Renovated & sold onBought for $51K in 2010, alteration permit in 2010, sold for $123K in 2011 (+142%). Owner-occupied $195K 3/1 1,360 1925 2
1620 WIDENER PL HistoryL&I violation (2024); Inspection failed ×2 (2024); L&I violation (2025); Inspection passed (2025). Absentee individual $184K 3/1 1,360 1925 0
1621 WIDENER PL ImprovedOwner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $179K 3/1 1,360 1925 0
1622 WIDENER PL Historysold $60K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2025); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2025); Appeal filed (2026). Owner-occupied $184K 3/1 1,360 1925 1
1623 WIDENER PL Owner-occupied $179K 3/1 1,360 1925 1
1624 WIDENER PL ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $184K 3/1 1,360 1925 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
1625 WIDENER PL ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $179K 3/1 1,360 1925 0
1626 WIDENER PL ImprovedBought for $120K in 2012. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $246K 3/2 1,360 1925 1
1627 WIDENER PL TradedTraded 2×: $77K in 2020 → $200K in 2020 (+161%). Owner-occupied $244K 3/1 1,360 1929 2
1628 WIDENER PL HistoryL&I violation (2010); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2010); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2024). Owner-occupied $184K 3/1 1,360 1925 0
1629 WIDENER PL Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $37K in 2010 → $290K in 2021 (+684%). Absentee individual $258K 3/2 1,360 1925 3
1630 WIDENER PL ImprovedBought for $175K in 2021. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,360 1925 1
1631 WIDENER PL TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2004 → $97K in 2005 (+223%). Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,360 1925 2
1632 WIDENER PL ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,360 1925 0
1633 WIDENER PL Owner-occupied $179K 3/1 1,360 1925 0
1634 WIDENER PL ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,360 1925 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
1635 WIDENER PL Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,360 1925 1
1636 WIDENER PL Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,360 1925 0
1637 WIDENER PL HistoryL&I violation (2024); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2024). Owner-occupied $179K 3/1 1,360 1925 0
1638 WIDENER PL Historysold $60K (2001); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2024). Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,360 1925 1
1639 WIDENER PL Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,360 1925 1 $36 tax · Jun ’22
1640 WIDENER PL TradedTraded 2×: $90K in 2006 → $180K in 2023 (+100%). Absentee individual $187K 3/1 1,360 1931 2 licensed rental
1641 WIDENER PL TradedTraded 2×: $49K in 2009 → $132K in 2009 (+172%). Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,360 1925 2
1642 WIDENER PL Owner-occupied $181K 3/1 1,360 1925 0
1643 WIDENER PL ImprovedBought for $170K in 2023. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,360 1925 1
1644 WIDENER PL ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Absentee individual $184K 3/1 1,360 1925 0
1645 WIDENER PL Renovated & sold onBought for $83K in 2023, change of use permit in 2023, sold for $275K in 2024 (+233%). Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,360 1925 2 $9K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
1646 WIDENER PL ImprovedBought for $75K in 2009. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,440 1925 3
1647 WIDENER PL ImprovedBought for $56K in 2005. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $187K 3/1 1,440 1925 3

Neighborhood

Median income
$33K
household
Own vs. rent
44%
owner-occupied
Median age
50.1
residents
Median rent
$861
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, 3:18 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.