Philadelphia property report
6800 block of Woolston Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 61% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 6 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($21,700 recorded then).
The typical home here is up 83% since 2016, now about $144K. 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 $144K — about 0.6× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19138 median of $189K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19138 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19138 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $144K | $189K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 28% | 57% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 55 reported crimes (about 5 a month, 33% of them violent) and 127 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
- $144K typical home, up +83% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,102 to $1,964 a year through 2027, +5%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $30,300/yr from taxable assessments, or $1,683 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +83% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +78% 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.
- 6847 Woolston Avelower taxable assessment0.41%$571/yr on $141K
- 6853 Woolston Avelower taxable assessment0.41%$571/yr on $141K
- 6850 Woolston Avelower taxable assessment0.44%$647/yr on $146K
- 6844 Woolston Avelower taxable assessment0.44%$650/yr on $146K
- 6856 Woolston Avelower taxable assessment0.75%$1,607/yr on $215K
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 $183 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 30 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 20 parcels
- Owner-occupied 11
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Tax bills mail to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comfort Rentals LLC | 1 | 6 | $835K | 6505 N 06th St, Philadelphia PA, 19126 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| 509 Investments LLC | 1 | 4 | $80K | 6105 Pleasant Ave, Pennsauken NJ, 08110 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Active Realty Co | 1 | 3 | $469K | 1751 Easton Rd, Willow Grove PA, 19090 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Tlh3 LLC | 1 | 2 | $302K | 1510 Federal St, Philadelphia PA, 19146 | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Carol A Torres (individual) | 2 | 2 | $229K | — | phila.gov ↗ |
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 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6839 WOOLSTON AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $10K in 2008 → $105K in 2024 (+950%). | Absentee individual | $140K | 2/1 | 980 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 6840 WOOLSTON AVE History5 L&I violations (2013); L&I violation (2015); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2015); 8 L&I violations (2016); L&I: 3 failed, 2 passed (2016); Inspection passed (2017); L&I violation (2025); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2025). | Owner-occupied | $145K | 3/1 | 980 | 1920 | 0 | $4K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 6841 WOOLSTON AVE | Owner-occupied | $140K | 3/1 | 980 | 1920 | 1 | $3K tax · Jun ’22 |
| 6842 WOOLSTON AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $71K in 2007 → $75K in 2023 (+6%). | Owner-occupied | $145K | 2/1 | 980 | 1920 | 4 | licensed rental |
| 6843 WOOLSTON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2014 → $105K in 2021 (+91%). | Absentee individual | $153K | 2/1 | 980 | 1903 | 2 | licensed rental |
| 6844 WOOLSTON AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $145K | 3/1 | 980 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 6845 WOOLSTON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $5K in 2010 → $90K in 2023 (+1700%). | Investor / LLC | $140K | 3/1 | 980 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 6846 WOOLSTON AVE ImprovedBought for $18K in 2009. Owner pulled a fast form building permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $144K | 3/1 | 980 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 6847 WOOLSTON AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $140K | 3/1 | 980 | 1920 | 0 | $2K tax · Jun ’22 |
| 6848 WOOLSTON AVE | Absentee individual | $145K | 2/1 | 980 | 1920 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 6849 WOOLSTON AVE | Investor / LLC | $140K | 3/1 | 980 | 1920 | 1 | licensed rentallien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 6850 WOOLSTON AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $33K in 2005, electrical permit in 2017, sold for $80K in 2020 (+146%). | Owner-occupied | $145K | 3/1 | 980 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 6851 WOOLSTON AVE | Investor / LLC | $140K | 3/1 | 980 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 6852 WOOLSTON AVE Historysold $23K (2008); 2 L&I violations (2009); Inspection failed ×2 (2009); Inspection passed (2010); L&I violation (2025); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2025). | Absentee individual | $145K | 3/1 | 980 | 1920 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 6853 WOOLSTON AVE | Owner-occupied | $143K | 3/1 | 980 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 6854 WOOLSTON AVE ImprovedBought for $50K in 2024. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $160K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1953 | 1 | licensed rental$4K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 6855 WOOLSTON AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $2K in 2003 → $61K in 2018 (+2950%). | Owner-occupied | $139K | 3/1 | 936 | 1920 | 4 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 6856 WOOLSTON AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $48K in 2021, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $160K in 2022 (+237%). | Owner-occupied | $217K | 2/1 | 980 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 6857 WOOLSTON AVE Vacant lot | Vacant | $12K | —/— | — | — | 0 | $4K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 6858 WOOLSTON AVE Vacant lot | Vacant | $11K | —/— | — | — | 0 | $5K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger |
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)