1700 block of Webster St

How the block compares

The typical home here is $402K — about 1.8× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19146 median of $386K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19146 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 109 reported crimes (about 9 a month, 16% of them violent) and 465 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

• $402K typical home, up +69% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $2,777 to $4,630 a year through 2027, +5%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $216,549/yr from taxable assessments, or $4,708 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.

• 1703 Webster Stmajor assessment exemption0.28%$945/yr on $334K
• 1705 Webster Stmajor assessment exemption0.28%$945/yr on $334K
• 1708 Webster Stmajor assessment exemption0.36%$1,180/yr on $332K
• 1743 Webster Stmajor assessment exemption0.56%$2,757/yr on $492K
• 1719 Webster Stmajor assessment exemption0.69%$2,112/yr on $306K
• …and 17 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart

One large gap: 1743 Webster St has a $2,757/year assessment-based estimate on $492K assessed value — about 40% of the $6,893 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 +4.9% 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.

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 128 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 3 times in that window, while 7 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 47 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

New construction

1701 Webster St

$583K · Bought for $50K in 2005, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $560K in 2023.

New construction

1743 Webster St

$441K · Bought for $150K in 2016, built new under a 2010 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $490K in

New construction

1732 Webster St

$359K · Bought for $225K in 2009, built new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $225K in 2009.

New construction

1703 Webster St

$355K · built new under a 2018 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown).

New construction

1730 Webster St

$355K · Bought for $55K in 2000, built new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $280K in 2007.

New construction

1719 Webster St

$298K · Bought for $18K in 2001, built new under a 2023 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $110K in 2

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