8500 block of Williams Ave

How the block compares

The typical home here is $233K — 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: 72 reported crimes (about 6 a month, 26% of them violent) and 87 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

• $233K typical home, up +76% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,489 to $1,964 a year through 2027, +3%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $153,972/yr from taxable assessments, or $2,264 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.

• 8555 Williams Avelower taxable assessment0.73%$1,543/yr on $210K
• 8557 Williams Avelower taxable assessment0.73%$1,543/yr on $210K
• 8523 Williams Avelower taxable assessment0.73%$1,545/yr on $210K
• 8551 Williams Avelower taxable assessment0.74%$1,551/yr on $211K
• 8519 Williams Avelower taxable assessment0.74%$1,557/yr on $211K
• …and 45 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 +5.2% 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 45 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 37 have not changed hands at all.

Who owns it

The block's largest owner, Hobiefella Trust, carries 2 open violations across 11 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 68 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

8515 Williams Ave

$282K · Bought for $73K in 2012, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $152K in 2012 (+107%).

Renovated & sold on

8566 Williams Ave

$268K · Bought for $101K in 2003, use permit in 2018, sold for $225K in 2020 (+123%).

Renovated & sold on

8508 Williams Ave

$240K · Bought for $100K in 2009, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $230K in 2021 (+130%).

Improved

8528 Williams Ave

$300K · Bought for $170K in 2010. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007.

Improved

8520 Williams Ave

$296K · Bought for $80K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010.

Improved

8550 Williams Ave

$244K · Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022.

Neighborhood