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Who owns your block

900 block of Wakeling St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 97% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 7 open code violations and 1 home behind $4,846 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 67% since 2016, now about $248K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% a year and the increases are speeding up.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$248K
$226K–$257K
ZIP median $170K
Price / sq ft
$176
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$191K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $248K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 30
$30K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
97%
29 of 30
city 41%
Rentals
0%
0 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
7
L&I code
▲ block 7% · city 5%
Back taxes
$5K
1 of 30 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-1%
value · tax −$44
5 years
+57%
value · tax +$550
10 years
+67%
value · tax +$416

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 tax-abated new construction. Click a bubble for its report.

2027
  • Owner-occupied
  • Investor / LLC
  • Absentee
  • Vacant
  • Tax-abated
  • 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 $248K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19124 median of $170K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19124 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19124Philadelphia
Median home value$248K$170K$223K
Owner-occupied73%40%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 31 reported crimes (5 violent) and 47 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
31
5 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
47
8 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft11
All Other Offenses4
Other Assaults4
Theft from Vehicle4
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief3
Thefts2

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection16
Street Light Outage7
Abandoned Vehicle5
Street Trees5
Other (Streets)4
Maintenance Complaint3

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.

Elementary & Middle
Phila Charter For Arts At Hr Edmunds
High · 9-12
Frankford HS
5000 Oxford Ave · 908 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$250K$500K$248K2016: $148K2017: $148K2018: $148K2019: $151K2020: $157K2021: $157K2022: $157K2023: $212K2024: $212K2025: $250K2026: $250K2027: $248K2016202020232027

▲ +67% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,1232016: $1,7072017: $1,7072018: $1,7072019: $1,5542020: $1,5732021: $1,5732022: $1,5732023: $1,8972024: $1,8722025: $2,1042026: $2,1672027: $2,1232016202020232027

▲ +24% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr

1
1 property on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $30,178 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$2,638pays now $3,420at the full rate

954 Wakeling St is assessed at $244K but pays $2,638 a year — about 77% of the $3,420 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 167 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $167 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+67%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.7 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 32 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K20002005201020152020
32arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
10homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 30 parcels

Owner-occupied: 29Absentee individual: 1 30parcels
  • Owner-occupied 29
  • Absentee individual 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels4 parcels15 parcels10 parcels
$226K$256K+

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

House by house

All 30 homes on the block — value and 12-year trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail on the ones that were bought, built, torn down, or flipped. Sorted up the street; each links to its full city record — or download the roster (CSV).

Every house's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one home

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

Frequently traded
957 Wakeling St
$254K · Traded 3×: $103K in 2004 → $250K in 2024 (+143%).
Frequently traded
962 Wakeling St
$248K · Traded 3×: $170K in 2006 → $158K in 2012 (-7%).
Frequently traded
971 Wakeling St
$248K · Traded 4×: $92K in 2000 → $173K in 2010 (+88%).
Traded
959 Wakeling St
$254K · Traded 2×: $66K in 2000 → $110K in 2005 (+67%).
Traded
960 Wakeling St
$248K · Traded 2×: $150K in 2010 → $180K in 2019 (+20%).
Traded
969 Wakeling St
$248K · Traded 2×: $89K in 2002 → $162K in 2005 (+82%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
950 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $248K —/— 1,408 1930 0
951 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $256K 3/1 1,408 1930 1
952 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $248K —/— 1,408 1930 0
953 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $255K —/— 1,408 1930 1
954 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $244K —/— 1,408 1930 0 abated
955 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $254K —/— 1,408 1930 0
956 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $251K 4/1 1,408 1930 1
957 WAKELING ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $103K in 2004 → $250K in 2024 (+143%). Owner-occupied $254K 3/1 1,408 1930 3
958 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $248K —/— 1,408 1930 1
959 WAKELING ST TradedTraded 2×: $66K in 2000 → $110K in 2005 (+67%). Owner-occupied $254K —/— 1,408 1930 2
960 WAKELING ST TradedTraded 2×: $150K in 2010 → $180K in 2019 (+20%). Owner-occupied $248K —/— 1,408 1930 2
961 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $252K —/— 1,408 1930 0
962 WAKELING ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $170K in 2006 → $158K in 2012 (-7%). Owner-occupied $248K 4/1 1,408 1930 3
963 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $256K 3/2 1,408 1930 1
964 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $248K —/— 1,408 1930 0
965 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $251K —/— 1,408 1930 0
966 WAKELING ST Historysold $61K (2004); Appeal granted (2025). Absentee individual $244K —/— 1,408 1930 1 3 viol
967 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $255K —/— 1,408 1930 1
968 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $248K —/— 1,408 1930 0
969 WAKELING ST TradedTraded 2×: $89K in 2002 → $162K in 2005 (+82%). Owner-occupied $248K —/— 1,408 1930 2
970 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $248K —/— 1,408 1930 1
971 WAKELING ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $92K in 2000 → $173K in 2010 (+88%). Owner-occupied $248K —/— 1,408 1930 4
972 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $244K —/— 1,408 1930 1
973 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $248K —/— 1,408 1930 1
974 WAKELING ST TradedTraded 2×: $88K in 2001 → $110K in 2003 (+25%). Owner-occupied $248K —/— 1,408 1930 2
975 WAKELING ST TradedTraded 2×: $90K in 2001 → $160K in 2016 (+78%). Owner-occupied $226K 4/1 1,200 1930 2
976 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $248K —/— 1,408 1930 1
977 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $257K 3/— 1,408 1930 1
978 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $248K —/— 1,408 1930 0
980 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $244K —/— 1,408 1930 0 4 violtax lien

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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