Philadelphia property report
900 block of Waverly St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 83% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 28% since 2016, now about $401K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $401K — about 1.7× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19147 median of $464K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $401K | $464K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 58% | 44% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 113 reported crimes (about 9 a month, 30% of them violent) and 306 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
- $401K typical home, up +28% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $3,978 to $4,208 a year through 2027, +1%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $57,581/yr from taxable assessments, or $4,798 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +28% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +6% since 2016 · ~+1%/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.
- 922 Waverly Stlower taxable assessment0.95%$2,909/yr on $308K
- 918 Waverly Stlower taxable assessment1.03%$3,963/yr on $383K
- 902 Waverly Stlower taxable assessment1.04%$4,050/yr on $389K
- 900 Waverly Stmajor assessment exemption1.04%$4,313/yr on $413K
- 904 Waverly Stlower taxable assessment1.05%$4,194/yr on $400K
- …and 3 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
One large gap: 900 Waverly St has a $4,313/year assessment-based estimate on $413K assessed value — about 75% of the $5,783 full-assessment scenario. Verify the exemption basis and live account before relying on either number.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +2.3% 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 $128 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 26 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 3 times in that window, while 2 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 12 parcels
- Owner-occupied 10
- Absentee individual 2
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 12 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900 WAVERLY ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Absentee individual | $633K | 2/1 | 1,105 | 1875 | 0 | licensed rentalassessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 902 WAVERLY ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2000. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $397K | 2/1 | 900 | 1875 | 3 | |
| 904 WAVERLY ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $191K in 2002 → $348K in 2006 (+82%). | Owner-occupied | $400K | 2/1 | 888 | 1875 | 3 | |
| 906 WAVERLY ST | Owner-occupied | $403K | 2/1 | 882 | 1875 | 0 | |
| 908 WAVERLY ST New constructionBought for $350K in 2005, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $372K in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $499K | 2/2 | 900 | 1875 | 2 | |
| 910 WAVERLY ST | Owner-occupied | $462K | 2/2 | 882 | 1875 | 1 | |
| 912 WAVERLY ST ImprovedBought for $270K in 2004. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $399K | 2/1 | 912 | 1875 | 3 | licensed rental |
| 914 WAVERLY ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $180K in 2002 → $295K in 2004 (+64%). | Owner-occupied | $402K | 2/1 | 918 | 1875 | 3 | |
| 916 WAVERLY ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $245K in 2003 → $295K in 2014 (+20%). | Owner-occupied | $406K | 2/1 | 960 | 1875 | 3 | |
| 918 WAVERLY ST Renovated & sold onBought for $200K in 2010, alteration permit in 2010, sold for $355K in 2020 (+78%). | Owner-occupied | $375K | 2/1 | 612 | 1875 | 2 | licensed rental |
| 920 WAVERLY ST ImprovedBought for $200K in 2016. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $292K | 2/1 | 600 | 1875 | 2 | |
| 922 WAVERLY ST ImprovedBought for $115K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $308K | 2/1 | 597 | 1875 | 4 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)