2900 block of Weikel St

How the block compares

The typical home here is $159K — about 0.7× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19134 median of $117K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19134 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 81 reported crimes (about 7 a month, 43% of them violent) and 244 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

• $159K typical home, up +120% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,011 to $2,228 a year through 2027, +7%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $98,465/yr from taxable assessments, or $1,969 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.

• 2939 Weikel Stlower taxable assessment0.47%$704/yr on $150K
• 2941 Weikel Stlower taxable assessment0.47%$704/yr on $150K
• 2947 Weikel Stlower taxable assessment0.47%$704/yr on $150K
• 2968 Weikel Stlower taxable assessment0.47%$704/yr on $150K
• 2977 Weikel Stlower taxable assessment0.47%$704/yr on $150K
• …and 7 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.4% 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 $220 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 91 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 9 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 52 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

2960 Weikel St

$161K · Bought for $27K in 2002, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $72K in 2019.

New construction

2973 Weikel St

$159K · Bought for $200K in 2014, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $25K in 2014.

New construction

2954 Weikel St

$158K · built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $10K in 2018.

Renovated & sold on

2958 Weikel St

$236K · Bought for $40K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2019, sold for $124K in 2021 (+213%).

Renovated & sold on

2977 Weikel St

$209K · Bought for $62K in 2008, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $185K in 2025 (+198%).

Renovated & sold on

2917 Weikel St

$169K · Bought for $23K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $110K in 2021 (+385%).

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