Philadelphia property report

1900 block of Waverly St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 81% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 parcel listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($67,446 recorded then).

The typical home here is up 47% since 2016, now about $565K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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By the Numbers

Median home value
$565K
32 homes of 32 parcels
ZIP median $386K
Price / sq ft
$626
typical home
city median $181
Vs. Philadelphia
2.5×
the city median
city $230K
Recent sale
$658K
9 sold in 2yr
assessed $565K
Tax / yr
$7K
typical · up to $14K
city ≈$3K/yr
Major assessment exemptions
1 of 32
$34K/yr estimated reduction
Owner-occupied
81%
26 of 32
city 48%
Rentals
3%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Tax delinquency · Jun 2022
$67K
1 of 32 listed
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Record caveats
1
of 32 parcels

How fast it's moving

1 year
+4%
value · tax +$363
5 years
+19%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+47%
value · tax +$2K

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 $565K — about 2.5× 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.

This blockZIP 19146Philadelphia
Median home value$565K$386K$230K
Owner-occupied47%33%48%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 53 reported crimes (about 4 a month, 17% of them violent) and 382 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
53
about 4/month · 17% violent
311 requests · 12mo
382
about 32/month · 27 open

Most reported crimes

Thefts13
Theft from Vehicle8
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief8
Other Assaults7
Motor Vehicle Theft6
Burglary Residential2

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection67
Graffiti Removal57
Salting47
Information Request45
Street Defect27
Street Light Outage21

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 & Middle · K-8
Albert M Greenfield
2200 Chestnut St · 757 students
High · 9-12
Benjamin HS Franklin
616 N 15th St · 975 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$500K$1.0M$565K2016: $385K2017: $385K2018: $385K2019: $460K2020: $476K2021: $476K2022: $476K2023: $486K2024: $486K2025: $544K2026: $544K2027: $565K2016202020232027

▲ +47% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$7,2922016: $5,2742017: $5,2662018: $5,2152019: $6,1312020: $6,2562021: $6,1372022: $6,2562023: $5,8672024: $5,8672025: $7,1632026: $6,9292027: $7,2922016202020232027

▲ +38% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr

1
1 property 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 $33,595. 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.

16 homes pay the full 1.40%16 pay less
$6,999pays now $19,597at the full rate

One large gap: 1939 Waverly St has a $6,999/year assessment-based estimate on $1.4M assessed value — about 36% of the $19,597 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 +3.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 147 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $147 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+3.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+47%
since 2016
Net rental yield
2.4%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2.9 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 100 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 3 times in that window, while 1 has not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M2004201020162022
100arm's-length sales since 1999
3times the typical home has sold
7most sales for a single property
1homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 32 parcels

Owner-occupied: 26Absentee individual: 6 32parcels
  • Owner-occupied 26
  • Absentee individual 6

Value distribution today

10 parcels19 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels3 parcels
$467K$1.1M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueTax bills mail toSource
E M Kennedy Revocable Trust (trust / estate)11$540K1915 Waverly St, Philadelphia PA, 19146phila.gov ↗
Only The Good Notes LLC11$565K1922 Waverly St, Philadelphia PA, 19146phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

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 32 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$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1900 WAVERLY ST Traded 3×: $391K in 2002 → $490K in 2015 (+25%). Owner-occupied $565K 2/2 882 1800 3
1901 WAVERLY ST Bought for $325K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Absentee individual $540K —/— 930 1800 2
1902 WAVERLY ST Bought for $415K in 2014. Owner pulled a exterior window and door replacement permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $565K 2/2 882 1800 3
1903 WAVERLY ST Traded 7×: $175K in 2001 → $500K in 2016 (+186%). Owner-occupied $570K 2/2 930 1800 7
1904 WAVERLY ST Bought for $305K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $525K in 2019 (+72%). Owner-occupied $565K —/— 882 1800 3
1905 WAVERLY ST Bought for $449K in 2004, major alteration permit in 2018, sold for $579K in 2020 (+29%). Absentee individual $570K 2/2 930 1800 3
1906 WAVERLY ST Bought for $475K in 2006. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $538K 2/2 882 1800 3
1907 WAVERLY ST Traded 2×: $472K in 2006 → $500K in 2016 (+6%). Owner-occupied $570K —/— 930 1800 2
1908 WAVERLY ST Bought for $309K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $564K 2/2 882 1800 4
1909 WAVERLY ST Traded 3×: $327K in 2001 → $499K in 2019 (+53%). Owner-occupied $570K 2/2 930 1800 3
1910 WAVERLY ST Traded 3×: $475K in 2008 → $612K in 2021 (+29%). Owner-occupied $565K 2/2 882 1862 3
1911 WAVERLY ST Bought for $510K in 2025. Owner pulled a exterior window and door replacement permit in 2026. Absentee individual $467K 2/2 930 1800 1
1912 WAVERLY ST Traded 6×: $345K in 2002 → $613K in 2022 (+78%). Owner-occupied $565K 2/2 882 1800 6
1913 WAVERLY ST Bought for $510K in 2022, addition and/or alteration permit in 2022, sold for $510K in 2022 (+26%). Absentee individual $510K 2/2 930 1800 3
1914 WAVERLY ST Bought for $340K in 2003, alteration permit in 2012, sold for $470K in 2016 (+38%). Owner-occupied $565K —/— 882 1800 2
1915 WAVERLY ST Bought for $155K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $540K —/— 930 1800 4
1916 WAVERLY ST Traded 4×: $390K in 2002 → $525K in 2020 (+35%). Owner-occupied $538K 2/2 882 1800 4
1917 WAVERLY ST Owner-occupied $540K —/— 930 1800 1
1918 WAVERLY ST Bought for $250K in 2004, alteration permit in 2016, sold for $670K in 2026 (+168%). Owner-occupied $565K 2/2 882 1800 6
1919 WAVERLY ST Bought for $614K in 2021. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $590K 2/2 930 1800 2 lien in pre-2017 ledger
1920 WAVERLY ST Bought for $335K in 2001, exterior window and door replacement permit in 2022, sold for $687K in 2025 (+105%). Owner-occupied $622K 2/2 882 1800 6
1921 WAVERLY ST Bought for $150K in 2018, demolition permit in 2018, sold for $620K in 2025 (+313%). Owner-occupied $620K 2/2 990 1800 3
1922 WAVERLY ST Bought for $142K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $565K —/— 882 1800 3
1923 WAVERLY ST Traded 2×: $180K in 2001 → $560K in 2026 (+211%). Owner-occupied $570K —/— 930 1800 2 lien in pre-2017 ledger
1924 WAVERLY ST Traded 5×: $305K in 2000 → $658K in 2024 (+116%). Owner-occupied $622K 2/2 882 1800 5
1925 WAVERLY ST Absentee individual $540K —/— 930 1800 0 licensed rental
1926 WAVERLY ST Traded 2×: $250K in 2012 → $360K in 2015 (+44%). Owner-occupied $490K 3/1 1,050 1800 2
1928 WAVERLY ST Bought for $220K in 1999, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $440K in 2020 (+100%). Owner-occupied $565K 2/1 895 1800 3
1930 WAVERLY ST Bought for $264K in 2001, alteration permit in 2018, sold for $535K in 2023 (+103%). Owner-occupied $550K 2/2 913 1800 5
1937 WAVERLY ST Bought for $650K in 2021, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $900K in 2024 (+38%). Owner-occupied $1.1M 3/2 1,755 1800 2
1939 WAVERLY ST built new under a 2021 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $1.4M in 2024. Owner-occupied $1.4M 4/4 2,096 1800 2 assessment exemption · basis unverified
1941 WAVERLY ST built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $1.4M in 2024. Absentee individual $1.1M 4/4 1,800 1800 2

Neighborhood

Median income
$101K
household
Own vs. rent
21%
owner-occupied
Median age
32.1
residents
Median rent
$2K
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, 3:01 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.