Philadelphia property report

2000 block of Watkins St

A mixed-ownership block: 54% owner-occupied, 24% investor-held, with 12 open code violations and 5 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($33,041 recorded then).

The typical home here is up 246% since 2016, now about $236K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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By the Numbers

Median home value
$236K
50 homes of 51 parcels
ZIP median $241K
Price / sq ft
$216
typical home
city median $181
Vs. Philadelphia
1.0×
the city median
city $230K
Recent sale
$250K
7 sold in 2yr
assessed $236K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Major assessment exemptions
16 of 50
$65K/yr estimated reduction
Owner-occupied
54%
27 of 50
city 48%
Rentals
29%
15 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
12
L&I code
▲ block 6% · city 5%
Tax delinquency · Jun 2022
$33K
5 of 51 listed
▲ block 10% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
5
4 homes · ZBA & boards
block 8% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+32%
value · tax +$148
5 years
+177%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+246%
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 $236K — about 1.0× the citywide median home, and in line with the ZIP 19145 median of $241K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19145Philadelphia
Median home value$236K$241K$230K
Owner-occupied14%50%48%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 129 reported crimes (about 11 a month, 21% of them violent) and 332 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
129
about 11/month · 21% violent
311 requests · 12mo
332
about 28/month · 59 open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses39
Other Assaults17
Thefts17
Fraud14
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Theft from Vehicle8

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection75
Maintenance Complaint44
Street Defect30
Illegal Dumping25
Abandoned Vehicle24
Construction Complaints16

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
Delaplaine Mcdaniel
1801 S 22nd St · 240 students
High · 9-12
South Philadelphia HS
2101 S Broad St · 647 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$250K$500K$236K2016: $68K2017: $68K2018: $68K2019: $79K2020: $85K2021: $85K2022: $85K2023: $160K2024: $160K2025: $179K2026: $179K2027: $236K2016202020232027

▲ +246% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,4762016: $9492017: $9492018: $9492019: $1,0962020: $1,1792021: $1,1792022: $1,1792023: $2,1112024: $2,1112025: $2,3282026: $2,3282027: $2,4762016202020232027

▲ +161% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr

16
16 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 $65,236. 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.

26 homes pay the full 1.40%24 pay less
$1,396pays now $6,982at the full rate

One large gap: 2011 Watkins St has a $1,396/year assessment-based estimate on $499K assessed value — about 20% of the $6,982 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +11.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 346 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $346 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+11.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+246%
since 2016
Net rental yield
-3383380.1%
est., after tax carry
Total return
-3383368.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
-3383371.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+5.4 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 103 arm's-length sales since 1994. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K19952002200920162023
103arm's-length sales since 1994
2times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
11homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 51 parcels

Owner-occupied: 27Investor / LLC: 12Absentee individual: 11Vacant: 1 51parcels
  • Owner-occupied 27
  • Investor / LLC 12
  • Absentee individual 11
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

2 parcels20 parcels6 parcels13 parcels2 parcels0 parcels8 parcels
$85K$444K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueTax bills mail toSource
Kelley Investment Group L467$11M2115 Pine St, Philadelphia PA, 19103phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Tlc Jr LLC125$5.1M1229 Chestnut St, Philadelphia PA, 19107phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Man Group LLC110$2.1M610 Nicole Dr, Southampton PA, 18966phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Blr Properties LLC16$765K323 E Cheltenham Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19120phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Jcl Properties 1 LLC12$387K22 Chestnut Terrace, Newton MA, 02459phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Hadycumberland LLC12$346K1840 Tree St, Philadelphia PA, 19145phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
2012 Watkins LLC11$282K6477 Ross St, Philadelphia PA, 19119phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Unique Property & Builders LLC11$394K2231 W Allegheny Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19132phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Jjg Living LLC11$184K312 Helms Ave, Swedesboro NJ, 08085phila.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 51 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

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2010 WATKINS ST Bought for $229K in 2016, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $267K in 2022 (+492%). Owner-occupied $241K 2/2 932 1923 3
2011 WATKINS ST Bought for $94K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $412K in 2019. Owner-occupied $462K 3/2 1,788 2019 4 assessment exemption · basis unverified
2012 WATKINS ST Bought for $130K in 2021, built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $299K in 2022. Investor / LLC $282K 3/3 964 1923 2 licensed rentallien in pre-2017 ledger
2013 WATKINS ST Old house bought for $84K in 2017, demolished and rebuilt (2017), then sold for $440K in 2024. Owner-occupied $445K 3/2 1,570 2019 4 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
2014 WATKINS ST built new under a 2024 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 964 1923 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
2015 WATKINS ST built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $189K in 2021. Owner-occupied $175K 4/2 1,626 1923 2
2016 WATKINS ST Bought for $28K in 2005. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. Investor / LLC $180K 3/1 964 1923 2 licensed rental
2017 WATKINS ST Bought for $105K in 2022, built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $246K in 2025. Absentee individual $278K 2/1 947 1923 2 $6K tax · Jun ’22
2018 WATKINS ST Bought for $12K in 2012, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $140K in 2014 (+1067%). Owner-occupied $203K 2/1 1,064 1923 4
2019 WATKINS ST Traded 2×: $48K in 2006 → $100K in 2009 (+108%). Absentee individual $175K 3/1 910 1923 2 licensed rental
2020 WATKINS ST Traded 2×: $8K in 2003 → $13K in 2003 (+73%). Owner-occupied $180K 3/1 964 1923 2 licensed rental
2021 WATKINS ST Absentee individual $182K 3/1 1,004 1923 0 $10K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
2022 WATKINS ST Bought for $80K in 2016, built new under a 2016 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $234K in 2018. Absentee individual $292K 2/1 1,052 1923 3 assessment exemption · basis unverified
2023 WATKINS ST built new under a 2011 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 910 1923 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
2024 WATKINS ST Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $187K 3/1 1,058 1923 0 5 viol$16K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
2025 WATKINS ST Traded 4×: $13K in 2004 → $150K in 2022 (+1054%). Investor / LLC $175K 2/1 910 1923 4 licensed rental
2026 WATKINS ST 4 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2024); Inspection failed ×4 (2024); Inspection failed ×2 (2025); Inspection passed (2026). Absentee individual $187K 3/1 1,058 1923 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2027 WATKINS ST Bought for $137K in 2021, addition and/or alteration permit in 2022, sold for $220K in 2025 (+10895%). Owner-occupied $274K 2/— 910 1923 3
2028 WATKINS ST Bought for $30K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Investor / LLC $187K 3/1 1,058 1923 3 licensed rental
2029 WATKINS ST Bought for $58K in 2018, built new under a 2017 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $390K in 2020. Owner-occupied $442K 3/— 1,548 2020 2 assessment exemption · basis unverified
2030 WATKINS ST Bought for $40K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $262K in 2025. Owner-occupied $254K 2/2 1,058 1923 4 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
2031 WATKINS ST Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 910 1923 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
2032 WATKINS ST Bought for $30K in 2014, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $140K in 2015 (+1300%). Owner-occupied $248K 3/1 998 1923 4
2033 WATKINS ST Bought for $58K in 2016, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $272K in 2024 (+369%). Owner-occupied $237K 2/1 910 1923 3
2034 WATKINS ST Bought for $145K in 2019, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $168K in 2021. Investor / LLC $394K 4/2 1,506 1923 2
2035 WATKINS ST Traded 3×: $12K in 2009 → $175K in 2025 (+1358%). Investor / LLC $236K 3/1 1,092 1923 3 licensed rental
2036 WATKINS ST Owner-occupied $187K 3/1 1,058 1923 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
2037 WATKINS ST Bought for $75K in 2016, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $315K in 2022 (+320%). Absentee individual $260K 2/2 1,148 1923 3 licensed rental
2038 WATKINS ST Bought for $17K in 2013. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $245K 3/1 970 1923 3
2039 WATKINS ST Bought for $64K in 2017, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $313K in 2021 (+392%). Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,092 1923 3
2040 WATKINS ST Traded 2×: $90K in 2020 → $260K in 2022 (+189%). Owner-occupied $293K 3/1 1,058 1923 2 $542 tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
2041 WATKINS ST Bought for $6K in 2002, electrical permit in 2017, sold for $255K in 2022 (+4150%). Owner-occupied $237K 2/1 910 1923 5
2042 WATKINS ST built new under a 2026 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $187K 3/1 1,058 1923 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
2043 WATKINS ST Bought for $60K in 2015, built new under a 2016 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $250K in 2025. Owner-occupied $242K 2/2 957 1923 3 assessment exemption · basis unverified
2044 WATKINS ST 4 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2008); Inspection failed ×2 (2008); Inspection failed (2009); L&I: 1 failed, 2 passed (2010); Inspection passed (2018); sold $195K (2018). Absentee individual $281K 2/1 952 1923 1
2045 WATKINS ST demolished and rebuilt (2018), then sold for $415K in 2021. Absentee individual $441K 3/2 1,542 2021 1 assessment exemption · basis unverified
2046 WATKINS ST built new under a 2019 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Investor / LLC $281K 2/2 952 1923 2 licensed rentalassessment exemption · basis unverified
2047 WATKINS ST built new under a 2018 permit. Investor / LLC $184K 3/1 1,440 2022 1 4 viol
2048 WATKINS ST Bought for $75K in 2004, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $71K in 2016. Investor / LLC $179K 3/1 952 1923 3 licensed rental
2049 WATKINS ST demolished and rebuilt (2018), then sold for $395K in 2021. Owner-occupied $429K 3/2 1,434 2021 1 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
2050 WATKINS ST Bought for $290K in 2016. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. Investor / LLC $179K 3/1 952 1923 1 licensed rental
2051 WATKINS ST Vacant lot L&I violation (2010); Inspection failed (2010); Inspection passed (2012); L&I violation (2021); Inspection failed ×2 (2021). Vacant $85K —/— 0
2052 WATKINS ST built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $189K in 2016. Investor / LLC $243K 3/1 952 1923 2 licensed rental
2053 WATKINS ST Bought for $86K in 2020, built new under a 2020 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $428K in 2021. Owner-occupied $459K 3/2 1,800 2021 3 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
2054 WATKINS ST L&I violation (2015); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2015). Absentee individual $179K 3/1 952 1923 0 licensed rental
2055 WATKINS ST Traded 3×: $2K in 2005 → $24K in 2012 (+1113%). Investor / LLC $179K 3/1 960 1923 3 licensed rental
2056 WATKINS ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Absentee individual $179K 3/1 952 1923 0 licensed rental
2057 WATKINS ST Bought for $72K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit, sold for $298K in 2026. Owner-occupied $241K 2/1 944 1923 3 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2058 WATKINS ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2023. Absentee individual $131K 3/1 1,076 1923 1 3 viol
2059 WATKINS ST Old house bought for $95K in 2021, demolished and rebuilt (2021), then sold for $437K in 2023. Owner-occupied $444K 3/2 1,568 2022 4 assessment exemption · basis unverified$14 tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
2061 WATKINS ST 2 L&I violations (2013); Inspection failed ×2 (2013); Inspection failed (2014). Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,208 1923 0

Neighborhood

Median income
$-667M
household
Own vs. rent
39%
owner-occupied
Median age
55.4
residents
Median rent
$-667M
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, 3:00 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.