Philadelphia property report
600 block of Watkins St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 75% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 84% since 2016, now about $260K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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 $260K — about 1.1× the citywide median home, and in line with the ZIP 19148 median of $259K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19148 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $260K | $259K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 17% | 44% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 80 reported crimes (about 7 a month, 14% of them violent) and 382 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
- $260K typical home, up +84% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,456 to $2,879 a year through 2027, +6%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $94,118/yr from taxable assessments, or $2,614 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +84% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +98% since 2016 · ~+6%/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.
- 602 Watkins Stmajor assessment exemption0.29%$861/yr on $294K
- 635 Watkins Stmajor assessment exemption0.31%$861/yr on $274K
- 629 Watkins Stmajor assessment exemption0.34%$861/yr on $252K
- 619 Watkins Stmajor assessment exemption0.35%$907/yr on $261K
- 612 Watkins Stmajor assessment exemption0.35%$861/yr on $245K
- …and 14 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
One large gap: 625 Watkins St has a $2,817/year assessment-based estimate on $442K assessed value — about 46% of the $6,190 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 +5.7% 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 $184 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 28 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 19 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 36 parcels
- Owner-occupied 27
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 8
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 898 Investment Group LLC | 1 | 1 | $235K | 6320 John Hancock CT, Bensalem PA, 19020 | 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 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 WATKINS ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $291K | 4/1 | 1,312 | 1920 | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 602 WATKINS ST | Owner-occupied | $304K | 4/1 | 1,146 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 603 WATKINS ST | Owner-occupied | $241K | 3/1 | 756 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 604 WATKINS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $30K in 2000, alteration permit in 2008, sold for $115K in 2009 (+285%). | Owner-occupied | $258K | 2/1 | 986 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 605 WATKINS ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $260K | 3/1 | 996 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 606 WATKINS ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | 3/1 | 1,051 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 607 WATKINS ST ImprovedBought for $110K in 2019. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $299K | 3/1 | 942 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 608 WATKINS ST | Owner-occupied | $281K | 4/1 | 1,166 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 609 WATKINS ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $272K | 4/1 | 1,092 | 1920 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 610 WATKINS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $13K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $253K | 3/1 | 998 | 1920 | 1 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 611 WATKINS ST ImprovedBought for $285K in 2022. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $387K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1920 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 612 WATKINS ST | Owner-occupied | $249K | 2/1 | 854 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 613 WATKINS ST TradedTraded 2×: $17K in 2002 → $17K in 2002 (+0%). | Owner-occupied | $269K | 2/1 | 1,064 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 614 WATKINS ST | Owner-occupied | $235K | 2/1 | 756 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 615 WATKINS ST Historysold $67K (2006); L&I violation (2008); Inspection failed ×2 (2008); Inspection passed (2009); 2 L&I violations (2013); L&I: 4 failed, 2 passed (2013). | Absentee individual | $260K | 3/1 | 876 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 616 WATKINS ST ImprovedBought for $290K in 2018. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $365K | 3/2 | 1,078 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 617 WATKINS ST ImprovedBought for $155K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $296K | 3/1 | 1,092 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 618 WATKINS ST | Owner-occupied | $254K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 619 WATKINS ST | Owner-occupied | $263K | 4/1 | 1,020 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 620 WATKINS ST | Absentee individual | $253K | 3/1 | 882 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 621 WATKINS ST ImprovedBought for $155K in 2010. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $247K | 3/1 | 900 | 1920 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 622 WATKINS ST | Investor / LLC | $235K | 3/1 | 756 | 1920 | 0 | licensed rentalassessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 623 WATKINS ST TradedTraded 2×: $58K in 2005 → $335K in 2024 (+478%). | Owner-occupied | $382K | 3/1 | 1,036 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 624 WATKINS ST ImprovedBought for $217K in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $253K | 3/1 | 882 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 625 WATKINS ST New constructionBought for $160K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $475K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $484K | 3/2 | 1,485 | 1920 | 3 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 626 WATKINS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Absentee individual | $228K | 3/1 | 756 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 627 WATKINS ST HistoryL&I violation (2011); Inspection failed ×2 (2011); Inspection failed (2012); 2 L&I violations (2014); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2014); Inspection passed (2016). | Owner-occupied | $276K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 628 WATKINS ST | Owner-occupied | $251K | 3/1 | 981 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 629 WATKINS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $256K | 3/1 | 850 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 630 WATKINS ST | Owner-occupied | $247K | 3/1 | 882 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 631 WATKINS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $171K in 2024, addition and/or alteration permit in 2024, sold for $369K in 2025 (+116%). | Owner-occupied | $386K | 2/1 | 1,056 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 632 WATKINS ST TradedTraded 2×: $22K in 2001 → $200K in 2026 (+809%). | Absentee individual | $239K | 3/1 | 940 | 1920 | 2 | licensed rental |
| 633 WATKINS ST | Owner-occupied | $50K | —/— | 756 | 1925 | 0 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 634 WATKINS ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $30K in 2017, demolished in 2019 and rebuilt (2019). | Absentee individual | $290K | 4/3 | 902 | 2020 | 2 | |
| 635 WATKINS ST | Owner-occupied | $281K | 3/1 | 866 | 1920 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 636 WATKINS ST | Absentee individual | $246K | 3/1 | 998 | 1920 | 1 | licensed rental |
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)