Philadelphia property report

2500 block of W Willard St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 73% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 4 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($8,178 recorded then).

The typical home here is up 133% since 2016, now about $84K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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By the Numbers

Median home value
$84K
26 homes of 27 parcels
ZIP median $327K
Price / sq ft
$83
typical home
city median $181
Vs. Philadelphia
0.4×
the city median
city $230K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $2K
city ≈$3K/yr
Major assessment exemptions
16 of 26
$19K/yr estimated reduction
Owner-occupied
73%
19 of 26
city 48%
Rentals
4%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 4% · city 5%
Tax delinquency · Jun 2022
$8K
4 of 27 listed
▲ block 15% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-1%
value · tax −$323
5 years
+101%
value · tax −$514
10 years
+133%
value · tax −$55

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 $84K — about 0.4× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19129 median of $327K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19129 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19129Philadelphia
Median home value$84K$327K$230K
Owner-occupied58%55%48%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 51 reported crimes (about 4 a month, 39% of them violent) and 163 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
51
about 4/month · 39% violent
311 requests · 12mo
163
about 14/month · 58 open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults15
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
Fraud6
Thefts5
Motor Vehicle Theft4
Aggravated Assault No Firearm2

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint45
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection23
Abandoned Vehicle16
Street Defect13
Illegal Dumping10
Other (Streets)7

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
E Washington Rhodes
2900 W Clearfield St · 350 students
High · 9-12
Strawberry Mansion HS
3133 Ridge Ave · 275 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$50K$100K$84K2016: $36K2017: $36K2018: $36K2019: $40K2020: $42K2021: $42K2022: $42K2023: $70K2024: $70K2025: $85K2026: $85K2027: $84K2016202020232027

▲ +133% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$692016: $2512017: $1242018: $4222019: $5652020: $5842021: $5832022: $5832023: $8132024: $5982025: $3922026: $3922027: $692016202020232027

▼ -73% since 2016 · ~-11%/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 $19,087. 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.

11 homes pay the full 1.40%15 pay less
$973pays now $2,186at the full rate

One large gap: 2543 W Willard St has a $973/year assessment-based estimate on $156K assessed value — about 45% of the $2,186 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 +8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 233 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $233 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+133%
since 2016
Net rental yield
18.5%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+26.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+23.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.5 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 10 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 21 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K20002005201020152020
10arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
21homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 27 parcels

Owner-occupied: 19Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 5Vacant: 1 27parcels
  • Owner-occupied 19
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 5
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels1 parcels20 parcels1 parcels4 parcels
$14K$113K+

The block's largest owner, Philadelphia Lotus 04a LLC, carries 1 open violation across 88 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueTax bills mail toSource
Philadelphia Lotus 04a LLC188$14M829 N 29th St, Philadelphia PA, 19130phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Kibbutz 03 LLC128$5.8M829 N 29th St #5, Philadelphia PA, 19130phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Keithjre Holdings LLC12$172K4169 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19140phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Deather B Jackson (individual)22$168Kphila.gov ↗

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 27 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$100K$200K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2501 W WILLARD ST Owner-occupied $91K 3/1 1,080 1943 0
2503 W WILLARD ST Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,008 1943 0 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
2505 W WILLARD ST built new under a 2018 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $84K 3/— 1,008 1943 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
2507 W WILLARD ST L&I violation (2018); Inspection failed ×2 (2018); Inspection failed ×2 (2019); Inspection passed (2024). Investor / LLC $84K 3/1 1,008 1943 0 $4K tax · Jun ’22
2509 W WILLARD ST Bought for $40K in 2004, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $6K in 2012. Owner-occupied $61K 3/1 1,008 1943 2 $3K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
2511 W WILLARD ST 5 L&I violations (2008); 4 L&I violations (2009); Inspection failed ×2 (2009); 4 L&I violations (2012); Inspection failed ×3 (2012); Inspection failed (2013); L&I violation (2016); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2016). Absentee individual $84K 3/1 1,008 1943 0 $1K tax · Jun ’22
2513 W WILLARD ST built new under a 2010 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,008 1943 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
2515 W WILLARD ST Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,008 1943 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
2517 W WILLARD ST built new under a 2009 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,008 1943 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
2519 W WILLARD ST Bought for $40K in 2000, built new under a 2025 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $30K in 2006. Owner-occupied $110K 3/1 1,008 1943 2 assessment exemption · basis unverified
2521 W WILLARD ST Bought for $35K in 2010. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Absentee individual $84K 3/1 1,008 1943 1 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2523 W WILLARD ST Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,008 1943 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2525 W WILLARD ST built new under a 2022 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,008 1943 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
2527 W WILLARD ST built new under a 2008 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,008 1943 0 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
2529 W WILLARD ST built new under a 2026 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,008 1943 0 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
2531 W WILLARD ST Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,008 1943 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
2533 W WILLARD ST Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,008 1943 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
2535 W WILLARD ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Absentee individual $84K 3/1 1,008 1943 0
2537 W WILLARD ST built new under a 2019 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,008 1943 0 assessment exemption · basis unverifiedlien in pre-2017 ledger
2539 W WILLARD ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Absentee individual $84K 3/1 1,008 1943 0
2541 W WILLARD ST Absentee individual $84K 3/1 1,008 1943 0
2543 W WILLARD ST built new under a 2019 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Investor / LLC $129K 3/1 1,008 1943 0 licensed rentalassessment exemption · basis unverified
2545 W WILLARD ST built new under a 2019 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,008 1943 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified1 viol
2547 W WILLARD ST Vacant lot Bought for $17K in 2021. Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2018. Vacant $14K —/— 1 $1 tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
2549 W WILLARD ST Bought for $40K in 2008, built new under a 2017 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $105K in 2019. Owner-occupied $113K 4/1 1,061 1943 2 assessment exemption · basis unverified
2551 W WILLARD ST built new (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $84K 3/1 1,008 1943 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
2553 W WILLARD ST Bought for $23K in 2002. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $113K 3/1 1,062 1943 3

Neighborhood

Median income
$-667M
household
Own vs. rent
84%
owner-occupied
Median age
52.9
residents
Median rent
$1K
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, 3:21 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.