Who owns your block
100 block of Monroe St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 70% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $2,460 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 50% since 2016, now about $420K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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 tax-abated new construction. Click a bubble for its report.
- 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 $420K — about 1.9× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $420K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 35% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 46 reported crimes (6 violent) and 182 resident 311 requests to the city.
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
- $420K typical home, up +50% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,553 to $5,400 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.7M assessed, $108,184/yr to the city, about $5,409 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +50% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +52% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
121 Monroe St is assessed at $330K but pays $2,415 a year — about 52% of the $4,625 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 +3.8% 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 $150 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 36 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 20 parcels
- Owner-occupied 14
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weir David S Tr (individual) | 2 | 2 | $714K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mullen Group Re & Development Llc | 1 | 1 | $331K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 20 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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 MONROE ST | Vacant | $184K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 110 MONROE ST | Owner-occupied | $312K | 2/1 | 780 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 111 MONROE ST | Absentee individual | $310K | —/— | 1,160 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 112 MONROE ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit, sold for $200K in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $331K | 2/1 | 825 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 113 MONROE ST | Absentee individual | $404K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 114 MONROE ST Renovated & sold onBought for $255K in 2005, addition and/or alteration permit in 2023, sold for $475K in 2024 (+86%). | Owner-occupied | $424K | 2/2 | 948 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 115 MONROE ST Renovated & sold onBought for $378K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $555K in 2022 (+47%). | Owner-occupied | $536K | 3/2 | 1,488 | 1900 | 3 | |
| 117-19 MONROE ST | Owner-occupied | $495K | —/— | 1,632 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 121 MONROE ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $330K | 3/1 | 810 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 123-25 MONROE ST LandVacant land, last sold for $200K in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $990K | 4/4 | 2,582 | 2008 | 2 | |
| 127 MONROE ST Renovated & sold onBought for $200K in 2000, alteration permit in 2007, sold for $440K in 2019 (+120%). | Owner-occupied | $446K | 2/2 | 968 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 129 MONROE ST Renovated & sold onBought for $220K in 2011, demolition permit in 2011, sold for $519K in 2020 (+136%). | Owner-occupied | $445K | 2/1 | 964 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 131 MONROE ST Renovated & sold onBought for $305K in 2008, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $420K in 2018 (+38%). | Owner-occupied | $388K | 3/1 | 1,020 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 133 MONROE ST TradedTraded 2×: $275K in 2004 → $290K in 2007 (+5%). | Owner-occupied | $371K | 3/1 | 834 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 135 MONROE ST ImprovedBought for $285K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $440K | 2/1 | 856 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 137 MONROE ST Renovated & sold onBought for $245K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $405K in 2025 (+65%). | Owner-occupied | $438K | 2/2 | 856 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 138 MONROE ST TradedTraded 2×: $260K in 1999 → $445K in 2006 (+71%). | Owner-occupied | $494K | —/2 | 1,536 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 139 MONROE ST ImprovedBought for $380K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $578K | 2/1 | 1,335 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 141 MONROE ST ImprovedBought for $389K in 2018. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $400K | 3/1 | 1,006 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 143 MONROE ST ImprovedBought for $388K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $417K | 2/1 | 1,088 | 1925 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)