Philadelphia property report
4000 block of Wells St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 92% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 73% since 2016, now about $275K. 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 $275K — about 1.2× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19135 median of $207K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19135 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19135 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $275K | $207K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 77% | 48% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 62 reported crimes (about 5 a month, 31% of them violent) and 147 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
- $275K typical home, up +73% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,956 to $2,335 a year through 2027, +2%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $32,292/yr from taxable assessments, or $2,484 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +73% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +19% 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.
- 4010 Wells Stmajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $271K
- 4023 Wells Stlower taxable assessment0.76%$1,674/yr on $220K
- 4025 Wells Stlower taxable assessment0.76%$1,674/yr on $220K
- 4027 Wells Stlower taxable assessment0.76%$1,674/yr on $220K
- 4014 Wells Stlower taxable assessment0.80%$1,874/yr on $234K
- …and 6 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
One large gap: 4010 Wells St has a $0/year assessment-based estimate on $271K assessed value — about 0% of the $3,796 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 18 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 3 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 13 parcels
- Owner-occupied 12
- Absentee individual 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, David Home LLC, carries 1 open violation across 3 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Home LLC | 1 | 3 | $756K | 4026 Wells St, Philadelphia PA, 19135 | 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 13 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4010 WELLS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $120K in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $275K | —/1 | 1,664 | 1950 | 1 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 4012 WELLS ST ImprovedBought for $179K in 2006. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $267K | —/1 | 1,664 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 4014 WELLS ST | Owner-occupied | $240K | —/— | 1,344 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4015 WELLS ST | Owner-occupied | $285K | —/— | 1,733 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4016-20 WELLS ST | Owner-occupied | $294K | —/1 | 1,600 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 4017 WELLS ST ImprovedBought for $235K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $329K | 2/2 | 1,000 | 1987 | 1 | |
| 4019 WELLS ST TradedTraded 2×: $120K in 2003 → $235K in 2021 (+96%). | Absentee individual | $316K | 2/1 | 1,000 | 1987 | 2 | licensed rental |
| 4022 WELLS ST TradedTraded 2×: $100K in 2002 → $180K in 2013 (+81%). | Owner-occupied | $329K | —/— | 1,584 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 4023 WELLS ST | Owner-occupied | $228K | —/— | 1,178 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 4025 WELLS ST | Owner-occupied | $232K | —/— | 1,178 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 4026 WELLS ST ImprovedBought for $89K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $300K | —/— | 1,520 | 1950 | 3 | licensed rental |
| 4027 WELLS ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $180K in 2006 → $194K in 2020 (+8%). | Owner-occupied | $231K | 3/1 | 1,178 | 1950 | 4 | |
| 4029 WELLS ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $256K | —/— | 1,479 | 1950 | 0 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)