Philadelphia property report
8700 block of Wissahickon Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 100% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 71% since 2016, now about $379K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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 $379K — about 1.7× the citywide median home, and in line with the ZIP 19128 median of $370K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19128 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19128 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $379K | $370K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 79% | 62% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 6 reported crimes (about 1 a month, 17% of them violent) and 25 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
- $379K typical home, up +71% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $2,786 to $4,110 a year through 2027, +4%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $137,372/yr from taxable assessments, or $4,163 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +71% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +48% since 2016 · ~+4%/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.
- 8711 Wissahickon Avelower taxable assessment0.89%$2,459/yr on $276K
- 8701 Wissahickon Avelower taxable assessment0.92%$2,706/yr on $293K
- 8723 Wissahickon Avelower taxable assessment0.95%$2,934/yr on $310K
- 8703 Wissahickon Avelower taxable assessment0.95%$2,980/yr on $313K
- 8730 Wissahickon Avelower taxable assessment0.96%$3,087/yr on $321K
- …and 19 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% 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 $171 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 41 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 33 parcels
- Owner-occupied 33
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8701 WISSAHICKON AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $331K | —/— | 1,164 | 1967 | 0 | |
| 8703 WISSAHICKON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $145K in 2002 → $145K in 2002 (+0%). | Owner-occupied | $354K | —/— | 1,164 | 1967 | 2 | |
| 8705 WISSAHICKON AVE ImprovedBought for $170K in 2002. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $297K | —/2 | 1,736 | 1952 | 1 | |
| 8706 WISSAHICKON AVE | Owner-occupied | $285K | —/— | 1,530 | 1961 | 1 | lien in pre-2017 ledger |
| 8707 WISSAHICKON AVE | Owner-occupied | $465K | —/— | 2,168 | 1967 | 0 | |
| 8708 WISSAHICKON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $254K in 2009 → $330K in 2020 (+30%). | Owner-occupied | $392K | 3/2 | 1,327 | 1961 | 2 | |
| 8709 WISSAHICKON AVE | Owner-occupied | $386K | —/— | 1,660 | 1967 | 0 | |
| 8710 WISSAHICKON AVE ImprovedBought for $335K in 2020. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $462K | 3/2 | 1,388 | 1961 | 2 | |
| 8711 WISSAHICKON AVE | Owner-occupied | $350K | 3/1 | 1,176 | 1967 | 1 | |
| 8712 WISSAHICKON AVE ImprovedBought for $350K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $379K | —/— | 1,311 | 1961 | 1 | |
| 8713 WISSAHICKON AVE | Owner-occupied | $382K | —/— | 1,288 | 1967 | 0 | |
| 8714 WISSAHICKON AVE New constructionBought for $225K in 2005, built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $298K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $408K | 3/— | 1,199 | 1961 | 4 | |
| 8716 WISSAHICKON AVE New constructionBought for $193K in 2004, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $500K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $433K | 4/2 | 1,199 | 1961 | 2 | |
| 8717 WISSAHICKON AVE ImprovedBought for $244K in 2013. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $407K | 2/1 | 1,368 | 1967 | 1 | |
| 8718 WISSAHICKON AVE | Owner-occupied | $394K | —/— | 1,427 | 1961 | 1 | |
| 8719 WISSAHICKON AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $374K | —/— | 1,372 | 1967 | 0 | |
| 8720 WISSAHICKON AVE ImprovedBought for $144K in 2001. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $413K | 4/— | 1,666 | 1957 | 1 | |
| 8721 WISSAHICKON AVE ImprovedBought for $210K in 2016. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $327K | 3/1 | 1,176 | 1967 | 1 | |
| 8722 WISSAHICKON AVE | Owner-occupied | $362K | —/— | 1,367 | 1961 | 1 | |
| 8723 WISSAHICKON AVE | Owner-occupied | $350K | —/— | 1,176 | 1961 | 0 | |
| 8724 WISSAHICKON AVE ImprovedBought for $300K in 2019. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $428K | 3/2 | 1,799 | 1961 | 2 | |
| 8725 WISSAHICKON AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit, sold for $177K in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $370K | —/— | 1,404 | 1961 | 1 | |
| 8726 WISSAHICKON AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $185K in 2008, electrical permit in 2008, sold for $332K in 2020 (+79%). | Owner-occupied | $403K | 3/1 | 1,479 | 1958 | 3 | |
| 8727 WISSAHICKON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $203K in 2012 → $275K in 2024 (+35%). | Owner-occupied | $365K | —/— | 1,356 | 1961 | 2 | |
| 8728 WISSAHICKON AVE ImprovedBought for $110K in 1999. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $395K | 3/1 | 1,507 | 1961 | 2 | |
| 8730 WISSAHICKON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $165K in 2011 → $300K in 2024 (+82%). | Owner-occupied | $351K | 2/1 | 1,199 | 1961 | 2 | |
| 8731 WISSAHICKON AVE | Owner-occupied | $383K | —/— | 1,336 | 1961 | 0 | |
| 8732 WISSAHICKON AVE | Owner-occupied | $351K | —/— | 1,199 | 1961 | 1 | |
| 8733 WISSAHICKON AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $353K | —/— | 1,176 | 1961 | 0 | |
| 8734 WISSAHICKON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $137K in 2000 → $247K in 2014 (+80%). | Owner-occupied | $302K | 3/2 | 1,806 | 1961 | 2 | |
| 8735 WISSAHICKON AVE TradedTraded 2×: $227K in 2005 → $254K in 2018 (+12%). | Owner-occupied | $353K | —/— | 1,176 | 1961 | 2 | |
| 8736 WISSAHICKON AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $230K in 2008 → $368K in 2022 (+60%). | Owner-occupied | $394K | 3/1 | 1,423 | 1964 | 3 | |
| 8738 WISSAHICKON AVE | Owner-occupied | $419K | —/— | 1,619 | 1961 | 0 |
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)