Philadelphia property report
2500 block of Waverly St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 63% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 parcel listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($125 recorded then).
The typical home here is up 73% since 2016, now about $615K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year.
- 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 $615K — about 2.7× 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 block | ZIP 19146 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $615K | $386K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 46% | 33% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 40 reported crimes (about 3 a month, 5% of them violent) and 319 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
- $615K typical home, up +73% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $4,562 to $7,923 a year through 2027, +5%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $187,824/yr from taxable assessments, or $7,826 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +73% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +74% since 2016 · ~+5%/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.
- 2518 Waverly Stmajor assessment exemption0.28%$3,919/yr on $1.4M
- 2505 Waverly Stlower taxable assessment1.15%$6,421/yr on $559K
- 2509 Waverly Stlower taxable assessment1.15%$6,436/yr on $560K
- 2523 Waverly Stlower taxable assessment1.16%$6,860/yr on $590K
- 2520 Waverly Stlower taxable assessment1.17%$7,279/yr on $620K
- …and 7 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
One large gap: 2518 Waverly St has a $3,919/year assessment-based estimate on $1.4M assessed value — about 20% 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 +5.1% 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 $173 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 47 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 24 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 8
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew J Distasio (individual) | 2 | 2 | $1.2M | — | phila.gov ↗ |
| Barbara L Delaney (individual) | 2 | 2 | $1.2M | — | phila.gov ↗ |
| 2527 Waverly LLC | 1 | 1 | $900K | 409 S 26th St, Philadelphia PA, 19146 | 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 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2503 WAVERLY ST Renovated & sold onBought for $399K in 2018, zoning permit in 2018, sold for $760K in 2020 (+90%). | Owner-occupied | $694K | 2/1 | 1,260 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 2505 WAVERLY ST ImprovedBought for $195K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $572K | —/— | 840 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 2507 WAVERLY ST ImprovedBought for $285K in 2012. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $626K | 1/1 | 840 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 2509 WAVERLY ST ImprovedBought for $285K in 2010. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $573K | 3/1 | 840 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 2511 WAVERLY ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $480K in 2005 → $640K in 2018 (+33%). | Owner-occupied | $652K | 3/2 | 1,320 | 1950 | 4 | |
| 2513 WAVERLY ST Historysold $397K (2006); Appeal withdrawn (2010). | Owner-occupied | $574K | —/— | 840 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 2514 WAVERLY ST ImprovedBought for $300K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $615K | 2/1 | 784 | 1950 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 2515 WAVERLY ST ImprovedBought for $170K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $593K | 2/1 | 700 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 2516 WAVERLY ST | Owner-occupied | $615K | 3/1 | 784 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 2517 WAVERLY ST ImprovedBought for $377K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $591K | 2/1 | 700 | 1950 | 4 | |
| 2518 WAVERLY ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $475K in 2020, demolished in 2021 and rebuilt (2020), then sold for $1.5M in 2022. | Absentee individual | $1.4M | 3/2 | 1,528 | 2022 | 2 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 2519 WAVERLY ST ImprovedBought for $305K in 2015. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $478K | 2/1 | 700 | 1950 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 2520 WAVERLY ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $200K in 2003 → $555K in 2021 (+177%). | Owner-occupied | $642K | 2/1 | 1,078 | 1950 | 4 | |
| 2521 WAVERLY ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $672K | —/— | 1,215 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 2522 WAVERLY ST | Absentee individual | $632K | 2/1 | 784 | 1950 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 2523 WAVERLY ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $186K in 2000 → $599K in 2022 (+223%). | Owner-occupied | $592K | 2/1 | 700 | 1950 | 4 | |
| 2524 WAVERLY ST New constructionBought for $291K in 2002, built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $480K in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $632K | 2/1 | 784 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 2525 WAVERLY ST Frequently tradedTraded 6×: $200K in 2000 → $484K in 2020 (+142%). | Absentee individual | $512K | 2/1 | 700 | 1950 | 6 | |
| 2526 WAVERLY ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $615K | 3/1 | 784 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 2527 WAVERLY ST Renovated & sold onBought for $555K in 2018, alteration permit in 2019, sold for $900K in 2022 (+62%). | Investor / LLC | $900K | 2/1 | 744 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 2528 WAVERLY ST ImprovedBought for $360K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $584K | 3/1 | 784 | 1950 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 2530 WAVERLY ST TradedTraded 2×: $199K in 2001 → $289K in 2003 (+45%). | Absentee individual | $584K | —/— | 784 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 2532 WAVERLY ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $631K | 3/1 | 1,026 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 2534 WAVERLY ST ImprovedBought for $455K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $660K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1950 | 1 |
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)