7100 block of Akron St

How the block compares

The typical home here is $218K — about 1.0× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19149 median of $233K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19149 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 50 reported crimes (about 4 a month, 36% of them violent) and 96 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

• $218K typical home, up +97% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,142 to $2,857 a year through 2027, +9%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $152,886/yr from taxable assessments, or $2,548 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.

• 7110 Akron Stlower taxable assessment0.69%$1,379/yr on $199K
• 7108 Akron Stlower taxable assessment0.69%$1,380/yr on $199K
• 7116 Akron Stlower taxable assessment0.69%$1,380/yr on $199K
• 7130 Akron Stlower taxable assessment0.69%$1,380/yr on $199K
• 7132 Akron Stlower taxable assessment0.69%$1,380/yr on $199K
• …and 18 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.3% 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 $197 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 85 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 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 60 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

Renovated & sold on

7151 Akron St

$303K · Bought for $203K in 2019, alteration permit in 2019, sold for $203K in 2019 (+716%).

Renovated & sold on

7154 Akron St

$212K · Bought for $118K in 2006, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $155K in 2020 (+31%).

Renovated & sold on

7104 Akron St

$211K · Bought for $95K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $95K in 2023 (+58%).

Renovated & sold on

7148 Akron St

$211K · Bought for $101K in 2012, change of use permit in 2022, sold for $210K in 2024 (+108%).

Improved

7147 Akron St

$228K · Bought for $180K in 2019. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021.

Improved

7155 Akron St

$220K · Bought for $130K in 2008. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021.

Neighborhood