8000 block of Williams Ave

How the block compares

The typical home here is $200K — about 0.9× the citywide median home, and below 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: 56 reported crimes (about 5 a month, 41% of them violent) and 128 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

• $200K typical home, up +63% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,382 to $1,648 a year through 2027, +2%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $119,099/yr from taxable assessments, or $2,089 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.

• 8013 Williams Avelower taxable assessment0.69%$1,358/yr on $197K
• 8033 Williams Avelower taxable assessment0.69%$1,358/yr on $197K
• 8019 Williams Avelower taxable assessment0.69%$1,370/yr on $198K
• 8021 Williams Avelower taxable assessment0.69%$1,370/yr on $198K
• 8023 Williams Avelower taxable assessment0.69%$1,370/yr on $198K
• …and 35 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 +4.6% 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 $163 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 54 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 28 have not changed hands at all.

Who owns it

The block's largest owner, Mel Stein, carries 11 open violations across 15 properties it owns around the city.

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 58 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

8060 Williams Ave

$9.3M · built new under a 2019 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown).

Renovated & sold on

8031 Williams Ave

$296K · Bought for $60K in 2020, alterations permit in 2021, sold for $262K in 2021 (+337%).

Renovated & sold on

8024 Williams Ave

$263K · Bought for $116K in 2009, mechanical permit in 2017, sold for $200K in 2021 (+73%).

Renovated & sold on

8055 Williams Ave

$259K · Bought for $61K in 2017, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $250K in 2021 (+310%).

Renovated & sold on

8079 Williams Ave

$238K · Bought for $87K in 2004, alteration permit in 2018, sold for $169K in 2018 (+94%).

Renovated & sold on

8026 Williams Ave

$214K · Bought for $82K in 2009, electrical permit in 2010, sold for $158K in 2010 (+93%).

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