8600 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: 40 reported crimes (about 3 a month, 28% of them violent) and 58 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 $1,544 to $2,010 a year through 2027, +2%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $149,075/yr from taxable assessments, or $2,404 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.

• 8649 Williams Avelower taxable assessment0.74%$1,551/yr on $211K
• 8613 Williams Avelower taxable assessment0.74%$1,554/yr on $211K
• 8625 Williams Avelower taxable assessment0.74%$1,554/yr on $211K
• 8645 Williams Avelower taxable assessment0.74%$1,554/yr on $211K
• 8609 Williams Avelower taxable assessment0.74%$1,559/yr on $211K
• …and 37 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 50 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 32 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 62 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

8642 Williams Ave

$331K · Bought for $97K in 2005, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $226K in 2019 (+133%).

Renovated & sold on

8643 Williams Ave

$287K · Bought for $65K in 2003, alterations permit in 2022, sold for $287K in 2023 (+342%).

Renovated & sold on

8659 Williams Ave

$277K · Bought for $78K in 2000, alteration permit in 2011, sold for $150K in 2012 (+92%).

Improved

8658 Williams Ave

$288K · Bought for $73K in 2015. Owner pulled a fast form building permit in 2009.

Improved

8601 Williams Ave

$266K · Owner pulled a fast form building permit in 2009.

Improved

8616 Williams Ave

$245K · Bought for $75K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023.

Neighborhood