7000 block of Woolston Ave

How the block compares

The typical home here is $198K — about 0.9× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19138 median of $189K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19138 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 31 reported crimes (about 3 a month, 39% of them violent) and 154 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

• $198K typical home, up +84% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,085 to $1,375 a year through 2027, +2%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $64,798/yr from taxable assessments, or $1,751 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.

• 7020 Woolston Avemajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $274K
• 7039 Woolston Avelower taxable assessment0.69%$1,379/yr on $199K
• 7007 Woolston Avelower taxable assessment0.70%$1,417/yr on $201K
• 7017 Woolston Avelower taxable assessment0.70%$1,417/yr on $201K
• 7035 Woolston Avelower taxable assessment0.70%$1,417/yr on $201K
• …and 25 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart

One large gap: 7020 Woolston Ave has a $0/year assessment-based estimate on $274K assessed value — about 0% of the $3,828 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 30 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 22 have not changed hands at all.

Who owns it

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

House by house

All 37 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

7020 Woolston Ave

$278K · Bought for $70K in 2017, built new under a 2007 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $185K in 2

Renovated & sold on

7012 Woolston Ave

$243K · Bought for $71K in 2007, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $155K in 2017 (+118%).

Improved

7021 Woolston Ave

$256K · Bought for $77K in 2008. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024.

Improved

7019 Woolston Ave

$219K · Bought for $84K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026.

Improved

7017 Woolston Ave

$201K · Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022.

Improved

7003 Woolston Ave

$198K · Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013.

Neighborhood