Philadelphia property report
2500 block of S Watts St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 72% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 parcel listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($6,606 recorded then).
The typical home here is up 64% since 2016, now about $231K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $231K — about 1.0× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19148 median of $259K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19148 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $231K | $259K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 39% | 44% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 91 reported crimes (about 8 a month, 38% of them violent) and 330 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
- $231K typical home, up +64% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,950 to $2,527 a year through 2027, +2%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $96,900/yr from taxable assessments, or $2,485 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +64% 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.
- 2522 S Watts Stmajor assessment exemption0.57%$1,742/yr on $305K
- 2541 S Watts Stmajor assessment exemption0.69%$1,608/yr on $234K
- 2513 S Watts Stmajor assessment exemption0.70%$1,579/yr on $226K
- 2518 S Watts Stmajor assessment exemption0.70%$1,516/yr on $217K
- 2534 S Watts Stlower taxable assessment0.74%$1,586/yr on $213K
- …and 15 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
One large gap: 2522 S Watts St has a $1,742/year assessment-based estimate on $305K assessed value — about 41% of the $4,269 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 +4.6% 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 $164 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 48 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 39 parcels
- Owner-occupied 28
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 10
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C C Realty Investment LLC | 1 | 1 | $218K | 1731 Johnston St, Philadelphia PA, 19145 | phila.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 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2508 S WATTS ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2002. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 976 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2509 S WATTS ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $231K | 3/1 | 1,032 | 1925 | 0 | $7K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 2510 S WATTS ST ImprovedBought for $38K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $164K | 3/1 | 1,010 | 1920 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 2511 S WATTS ST | Owner-occupied | $231K | 3/1 | 1,032 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2512 S WATTS ST | Owner-occupied | $224K | 3/1 | 1,034 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2513 S WATTS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $231K | 3/1 | 1,032 | 1925 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 2514 S WATTS ST TradedTraded 2×: $88K in 2004 → $140K in 2018 (+59%). | Owner-occupied | $221K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2515 S WATTS ST TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2001 → $120K in 2006 (+166%). | Owner-occupied | $231K | 3/1 | 1,032 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2516 S WATTS ST ImprovedBought for $205K in 2022. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $222K | 3/1 | 1,016 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2517 S WATTS ST HistoryAppeal filed (2026). | Absentee individual | $231K | 3/1 | 1,032 | 1925 | 0 | licensed rental |
| 2518 S WATTS ST New constructionbuilt new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $95K in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $221K | 3/1 | 1,009 | 1920 | 1 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 2519 S WATTS ST | Owner-occupied | $231K | 2/1 | 1,032 | 1925 | 1 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 2520 S WATTS ST TradedTraded 2×: $115K in 2006 → $118K in 2014 (+2%). | Absentee individual | $218K | 2/1 | 976 | 1925 | 2 | licensed rental |
| 2521 S WATTS ST | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 976 | 1925 | 0 | licensed rental |
| 2522 S WATTS ST New constructionBought for $115K in 2016, built new under a 2016 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $240K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $285K | 2/1 | 1,006 | 1925 | 2 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 2523 S WATTS ST TradedTraded 2×: $199K in 2009 → $210K in 2017 (+6%). | Absentee individual | $255K | 4/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2524 S WATTS ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $40K in 2007 → $307K in 2025 (+668%). | Absentee individual | $281K | 2/1 | 976 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 2525 S WATTS ST | Absentee individual | $218K | 3/1 | 976 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2526 S WATTS ST | Owner-occupied | $235K | 2/1 | 960 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2527 S WATTS ST TradedTraded 2×: $119K in 2004 → $184K in 2021 (+55%). | Owner-occupied | $224K | 3/1 | 1,036 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2528 S WATTS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $178K in 2016, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $259K in 2024 (+46%). | Owner-occupied | $281K | 2/1 | 976 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2529 S WATTS ST TradedTraded 2×: $163K in 2010 → $150K in 2014 (-8%). | Owner-occupied | $237K | 2/1 | 976 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2530 S WATTS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 976 | 1925 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 2531 S WATTS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $54K in 2001 → $290K in 2025 (+437%). | Owner-occupied | $244K | 3/1 | 1,031 | 1920 | 3 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 2532 S WATTS ST | Owner-occupied | $291K | 3/1 | 1,048 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2533 S WATTS ST TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2013 → $235K in 2017 (+236%). | Owner-occupied | $281K | 3/1 | 976 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2534 S WATTS ST | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 976 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2535 S WATTS ST | Owner-occupied | $237K | 2/1 | 976 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2536 S WATTS ST | Investor / LLC | $218K | 2/1 | 976 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2537 S WATTS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $112K in 2015, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $240K in 2016 (+114%). | Owner-occupied | $282K | 2/1 | 988 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2538 S WATTS ST | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 976 | 1925 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 2539 S WATTS ST ImprovedBought for $105K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/1 | 1,012 | 1920 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 2540 S WATTS ST New constructionBought for $95K in 2010, built new under a 2019 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $307K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $311K | 2/1 | 960 | 1925 | 3 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 2541 S WATTS ST | Owner-occupied | $240K | 3/1 | 1,005 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 2542 S WATTS ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2000 → $151K in 2007 (+504%). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 2/1 | 976 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2543 S WATTS ST | Owner-occupied | $218K | 2/1 | 976 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2544 S WATTS ST | Absentee individual | $218K | 3/1 | 976 | 1925 | 0 | licensed rental |
| 2545 S WATTS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $26K in 2002 → $154K in 2011 (+492%). | Absentee individual | $237K | 3/1 | 976 | 1925 | 3 | licensed rental |
| 2546 S WATTS ST | Absentee individual | $218K | 3/1 | 976 | 1925 | 1 | licensed rental |
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)