2600 block of Welsh Rd

How the block compares

The typical home here is $171K — about 0.7× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19152 median of $330K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19152 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 85 reported crimes (about 7 a month, 26% of them violent) and 69 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.

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

• $171K typical home, up +113% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $991 to $2,059 a year through 2027, +7%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $361,017/yr from taxable assessments, or $4,513 per home — not live account balances

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.

• 2628 Welsh Rdmajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $135K
• 2628 Welsh Rdmajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $135K
• 2628 Welsh Rdlower taxable assessment0.36%$490/yr on $135K
• 2628 Welsh Rdlower taxable assessment0.47%$700/yr on $150K
• 2628 Welsh Rdlower taxable assessment0.47%$700/yr on $150K
• …and 18 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart

One large gap: 2628 Welsh Rd has a $0/year assessment-based estimate on $135K assessed value — about 0% of the $1,890 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 +7.1% 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 $213 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 17 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 69 have not changed hands at all.

Who owns it

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 85 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

New construction

2601-05 Welsh Rd

$1.9M · built new under a 2017 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown).

New construction

2628 Welsh Rd

$147K · built new under a 2012 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown).

New construction

2628 Welsh Rd

$147K · built new under a 2013 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown).

Renovated & sold on

2650 Welsh Rd

$10M · Bought for $17M in 2016, alteration permit in 2018, sold for $35M in 2022 (+197%).

Renovated & sold on

2600 Welsh Rd

$8.5M · Bought for $17M in 2016, alteration permit in 2018, sold for $35M in 2022 (+197%).

Renovated & sold on

2682 Welsh Rd

$436K · Bought for $80K in 2002, electrical permit in 2012, sold for $270K in 2020 (+238%).

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