7900 block of Williams Ave

How the block compares

The typical home here is $228K — about 1.0× the citywide median home, and in line with the ZIP 19150 median of $233K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19150 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 54 reported crimes (about 5 a month, 22% of them violent) and 150 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

• $228K typical home, up +80% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,575 to $1,799 a year through 2027, +1%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $81,026/yr from taxable assessments, or $2,132 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.

• 7923 Williams Avemajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $223K
• 7951 Williams Avelower taxable assessment0.71%$1,439/yr on $203K
• 7909 Williams Avelower taxable assessment0.73%$1,513/yr on $208K
• 7927 Williams Avelower taxable assessment0.73%$1,515/yr on $208K
• 7905 Williams Avelower taxable assessment0.73%$1,516/yr on $208K
• …and 22 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart

One large gap: 7923 Williams Ave has a $0/year assessment-based estimate on $223K assessed value — about 0% of the $3,123 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 +5.5% 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 $180 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 27 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 17 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 38 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

7923 Williams Ave

$228K · built new under a 2015 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $133K in 2012.

New construction

7919 Williams Ave

$210K · built new under a 2020 permit.

Renovated & sold on

7921 Williams Ave

$311K · Bought for $100K in 2006, use permit in 2010, sold for $260K in 2020 (+160%).

Renovated & sold on

7961 Williams Ave

$280K · Bought for $71K in 2013, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $159K in 2013 (+125%).

Improved

7975 Williams Ave

$266K · Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015.

Improved

7945 Williams Ave

$258K · Bought for $142K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008.

Neighborhood