Philadelphia property report
1700 block of Widener Pl
A mostly owner-occupied block: 82% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation.
The typical home here is up 85% since 2016, now about $206K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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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 $206K — about 0.9× 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 block | ZIP 19141 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $206K | $176K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 59% | 54% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 105 reported crimes (about 9 a month, 30% of them violent) and 261 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.
What it's worth, and where taxes are going
- $206K typical home, up +85% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,548 to $2,005 a year through 2027, +2%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $48,938/yr from taxable assessments, or $2,224 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +85% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +30% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr
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.
- 1706 Widener Pllower taxable assessment0.62%$1,109/yr on $179K
- 1708 Widener Pllower taxable assessment0.62%$1,109/yr on $179K
- 1710 Widener Pllower taxable assessment0.62%$1,109/yr on $179K
- 1712 Widener Pllower taxable assessment0.62%$1,109/yr on $179K
- 1718 Widener Pllower taxable assessment0.62%$1,109/yr on $179K
- …and 8 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 +5.7% 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 $185 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 24 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 22 parcels
- Owner-occupied 18
- Absentee individual 4
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 22 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 WIDENER PL Apartment building ImprovedBought for $53K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $230K | —/— | 1,440 | 1920 | 3 | licensed rental |
| 1701 WIDENER PL Apartment building HistoryL&I violation (2015); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2015); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2019). | Absentee individual | $327K | —/— | 4,125 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1702 WIDENER PL Apartment building | Absentee individual | $190K | —/— | 1,360 | 1920 | 0 | licensed rental |
| 1703 WIDENER PL ImprovedBought for $60K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $209K | 4/1 | 1,640 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 1704 WIDENER PL | Owner-occupied | $245K | 4/2 | 1,360 | 1925 | 1 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 1705 WIDENER PL ImprovedBought for $41K in 2012. Owner pulled a deck (exist. one-family dwellings) permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $268K | 4/2 | 1,640 | 1920 | 3 | 1 viol |
| 1706 WIDENER PL | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1707 WIDENER PL | Owner-occupied | $203K | 4/1 | 1,640 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 1708 WIDENER PL ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1709 WIDENER PL | Owner-occupied | $200K | 4/1 | 1,640 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 1710 WIDENER PL ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1711 WIDENER PL TradedTraded 2×: $46K in 2004 → $95K in 2005 (+107%). | Owner-occupied | $200K | 4/1 | 1,640 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 1712 WIDENER PL | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1713 WIDENER PL TradedTraded 2×: $95K in 2006 → $63K in 2008 (-34%). | Absentee individual | $200K | 4/1 | 1,640 | 1965 | 2 | licensed rental |
| 1714 WIDENER PL ImprovedBought for $153K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $241K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1715 WIDENER PL | Owner-occupied | $209K | 4/1 | 1,886 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1716 WIDENER PL Renovated & sold onBought for $55K in 2017, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $188K in 2018 (+241%). | Owner-occupied | $268K | 4/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1718 WIDENER PL | Owner-occupied | $181K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1720 WIDENER PL Renovated & sold onBought for $40K in 2014, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $150K in 2015 (+276%). | Owner-occupied | $241K | 3/2 | 1,360 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1722 WIDENER PL Renovated & sold onBought for $47K in 2019, major alteration permit in 2019, sold for $220K in 2020 (+368%). | Owner-occupied | $268K | 3/2 | 1,360 | 1925 | 2 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 1724 WIDENER PL Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $39K in 2007 → $61K in 2016 (+58%). | Owner-occupied | $120K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 3 | licensed rental |
| 1726 WIDENER PL ImprovedBought for $75K in 2003. Owner pulled a use permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $276K | 4/1 | 3,020 | 1925 | 1 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)