Philadelphia property report
1600 block of Yerkes St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 100% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 69% since 2016, now about $321K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
- 01Appreciation
The block gained 71% since 2016 yet grew 1 percentage point per year slower than the city despite trading at 1.4x the city median.
- 02Ownership
100% of the 14 homes are owner-occupied and 5 have never sold since 2002, indicating a deeply rooted resident base.
- 03Safety
24 crimes were recorded within 200 meters in the past year, including 5 violent incidents, against zero open violations.
AI-generated from the public record; it can contain errors. Verify with the cited sources before relying on it.
By the Numbers
How fast it's moving
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.
- 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 $321K — about 1.4× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19150 median of $233K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19150 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19150 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $321K | $233K | $230K |
| Homes with Homestead exemption | 79% | 69% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 24 reported crimes (about 2 a month, 21% of them violent) and 104 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.
Most reported crimes
Top 311 complaints
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.
Assessment trend
The median home assessment on this block has lagged Philadelphia's residential assessment trend, changing +5.5% 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 $169 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.
This compares City assessments, not sale prices or investment returns. Reassessment years are lumpy, and construction, demolition, subdivision, or classification changes can move a block median.
How often it changes hands
This block has recorded 12 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 14 parcels
- Owner-occupied 14
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 14 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; final year is the latest published roll
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 YERKES ST ImprovedBought for $145K in 2002. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $326K20162027 | —/— | 1,636 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1601 YERKES ST TradedTraded 2×: $138K in 2018 → $360K in 2019 (+161%). | Owner-occupied | $421K20162027 | 3/2 | 1,970 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 1602 YERKES ST Historysold $235K (2010); L&I violation (2014); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2014). | Owner-occupied | $321K20162027 | —/— | 1,636 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1603 YERKES ST Historysold $215K (2008); 2 L&I violations (2014); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2014). | Owner-occupied | $321K20162027 | —/— | 1,636 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1604 YERKES ST ImprovedBought for $180K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $295K20162027 | —/— | 1,636 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 1605 YERKES ST | Owner-occupied | $303K20162027 | —/— | 1,732 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 1606 YERKES ST ImprovedBought for $305K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $321K20162027 | —/— | 1,636 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1607 YERKES ST | Owner-occupied | $321K20162027 | —/— | 1,636 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 1608 YERKES ST | Owner-occupied | $321K20162027 | —/— | 1,636 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 1609 YERKES ST | Owner-occupied | $330K20162027 | 4/2 | 1,756 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1610 YERKES ST | Owner-occupied | $324K20162027 | —/— | 1,636 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 1611 YERKES ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $321K20162027 | —/— | 1,636 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 1612 YERKES ST ImprovedBought for $221K in 2004. Owner pulled a use permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $315K20162027 | —/— | 1,636 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1613 YERKES ST ImprovedBought for $325K in 2020. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $389K20162027 | 3/2 | 1,636 | 1950 | 1 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
Neighborhood
Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)