Philadelphia property report
7800 block of Whitaker Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 94% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 76% since 2016, now about $302K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $302K — about 1.3× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19111 median of $293K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19111 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19111 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $302K | $293K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 88% | 61% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 37 reported crimes (about 3 a month, 19% of them violent) and 113 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
- $302K typical home, up +76% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,988 to $2,835 a year through 2027, +3%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $98,224/yr from taxable assessments, or $3,069 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +76% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +43% since 2016 · ~+3%/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.
- 7812 Whitaker Avelower taxable assessment0.93%$2,730/yr on $295K
- 7811 Whitaker Avelower taxable assessment0.93%$2,748/yr on $296K
- 7817 Whitaker Avelower taxable assessment0.93%$2,748/yr on $296K
- 7819 Whitaker Avelower taxable assessment0.93%$2,748/yr on $296K
- 7821 Whitaker Avelower taxable assessment0.93%$2,748/yr on $296K
- …and 23 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.3% 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 $176 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 39 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 32 parcels
- Owner-occupied 30
- Absentee individual 2
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7800 WHITAKER AVE | Owner-occupied | $304K | —/— | 1,086 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7802 WHITAKER AVE | Owner-occupied | $304K | —/— | 1,086 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 7804 WHITAKER AVE ImprovedBought for $152K in 2004. Owner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $378K | 3/2 | 1,256 | 1925 | 3 | 1 viol |
| 7806 WHITAKER AVE | Owner-occupied | $303K | —/— | 1,086 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 7808 WHITAKER AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $135K in 2003 → $229K in 2018 (+70%). | Owner-occupied | $303K | —/— | 1,086 | 1960 | 3 | |
| 7809 WHITAKER AVE ImprovedBought for $310K in 2023. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $312K | 3/2 | 1,086 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 7810 WHITAKER AVE ImprovedBought for $162K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $303K | —/— | 1,086 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 7811 WHITAKER AVE | Owner-occupied | $301K | —/— | 1,086 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 7812 WHITAKER AVE TradedTraded 2×: $190K in 2011 → $240K in 2019 (+26%). | Owner-occupied | $303K | 3/1 | 1,086 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 7813 WHITAKER AVE | Owner-occupied | $301K | —/— | 1,086 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 7814 WHITAKER AVE TradedTraded 2×: $165K in 2012 → $188K in 2016 (+14%). | Owner-occupied | $303K | —/— | 1,086 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 7815 WHITAKER AVE ImprovedBought for $190K in 2022. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $301K | —/— | 1,086 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 7816 WHITAKER AVE | Owner-occupied | $303K | —/— | 1,086 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 7817 WHITAKER AVE HistoryL&I violation (2025); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2025). | Owner-occupied | $301K | —/— | 1,086 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 7818 WHITAKER AVE TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2000 → $210K in 2016 (+147%). | Owner-occupied | $303K | —/— | 1,086 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 7819 WHITAKER AVE | Owner-occupied | $301K | —/— | 1,086 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 7820 WHITAKER AVE TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2002 → $123K in 2002 (+45%). | Owner-occupied | $303K | —/— | 1,086 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 7821 WHITAKER AVE | Owner-occupied | $301K | —/— | 1,086 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 7822 WHITAKER AVE | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,086 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 7823 WHITAKER AVE TradedTraded 2×: $125K in 2019 → $268K in 2020 (+114%). | Owner-occupied | $355K | 3/2 | 1,086 | 1960 | 2 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 7824 WHITAKER AVE TradedTraded 2×: $93K in 2001 → $181K in 2018 (+95%). | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,086 | 1960 | 2 | 1 viol |
| 7825 WHITAKER AVE ImprovedBought for $150K in 2010. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $301K | —/— | 1,086 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 7826 WHITAKER AVE TradedTraded 2×: $175K in 2018 → $400K in 2024 (+129%). | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,086 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 7827 WHITAKER AVE | Owner-occupied | $301K | —/— | 1,086 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 7828 WHITAKER AVE ImprovedBought for $129K in 2012. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,086 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 7829 WHITAKER AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $301K | —/— | 1,086 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 7830 WHITAKER AVE | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,086 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 7831 WHITAKER AVE Historysold $160K (2014); L&I violation (2025); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2025). | Owner-occupied | $316K | —/— | 1,086 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 7832 WHITAKER AVE ImprovedBought for $194K in 2008. Owner pulled a use permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $302K | 4/2 | 1,086 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 7834 WHITAKER AVE | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,086 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 7836 WHITAKER AVE TradedTraded 2×: $96K in 2001 → $189K in 2009 (+96%). | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,086 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 7838 WHITAKER AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,086 | 1960 | 0 |
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)