Who owns your block
100 block of Rex Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 87% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $27,177 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 96% since 2016, now about $679K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
- 01Appreciation
The block underperformed citywide appreciation by 0.2 percentage points per year despite commanding a 3x city median premium.
- 02Turnover
Forty percent of block homes have never changed hands since 2000 despite the 96% total appreciation over the same period.
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 $679K — about 3.0× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19118 median of $756K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19118 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19118 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $679K | $756K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 77% | 56% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 4 reported crimes (2 violent) and 22 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
- $679K typical home, up +96% since 2016
- Tax bill $4,523 to $8,397 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $23M assessed, $283,422/yr to the city, about $9,447 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +96% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +86% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.3% 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 $196 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 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 30 parcels
- Owner-occupied 26
- Absentee individual 4
Value distribution today
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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 REX AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $368K in 2007, major alteration permit in 2011, sold for $471K in 2016 (+28%). | Owner-occupied | $724K | 3/2 | 1,755 | 1927 | 3 | |
| 101-03 REX AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $769K | 4/1 | 1,920 | 1854 | 0 | |
| 102 REX AVE | Owner-occupied | $630K | 3/1 | 1,678 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 104 REX AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $245K in 2001 → $395K in 2007 (+62%). | Owner-occupied | $691K | 3/1 | 1,658 | 1926 | 3 | |
| 105 REX AVE | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | 4/3 | 3,502 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 106 REX AVE ImprovedBought for $605K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $739K | 3/2 | 1,658 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 108 REX AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $352K in 2005, alteration permit in 2013, sold for $530K in 2020 (+51%). | Owner-occupied | $683K | 3/1 | 1,675 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 109 REX AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $445K in 2008, alteration permit in 2015, sold for $703K in 2023 (+58%). | Owner-occupied | $770K | 3/1 | 2,030 | 1858 | 4 | |
| 110 REX AVE | Owner-occupied | $630K | 3/1 | 1,675 | 1919 | 1 | |
| 111 REX AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $905K | 5/2 | 2,725 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 112 REX AVE | Owner-occupied | $605K | 3/1 | 1,651 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 114 REX AVE | Owner-occupied | $605K | 3/2 | 1,651 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 115 REX AVE ImprovedBought for $740K in 2008. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | 4/3 | 2,250 | 1938 | 2 | |
| 116 REX AVE | Owner-occupied | $630K | 3/1 | 1,676 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 118 REX AVE ImprovedBought for $600K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $631K | 3/1 | 1,681 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 120 REX AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $631K | 4/1 | 1,818 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 121 REX AVE | Owner-occupied | $702K | 3/1 | 1,633 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 122 REX AVE ImprovedBought for $545K in 2024. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $606K | 3/1 | 1,658 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 124 REX AVE ImprovedBought for $430K in 2005. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $756K | 3/1 | 1,880 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 126 REX AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $629K | 3/1 | 1,670 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 127 REX AVE TradedTraded 2×: $410K in 2009 → $589K in 2024 (+44%). | Owner-occupied | $675K | 3/3 | 1,650 | 1983 | 2 | |
| 128 REX AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $229K in 2001, electrical permit in 2013, sold for $608K in 2023 (+165%). | Absentee individual | $607K | 3/1 | 1,655 | 1926 | 4 | |
| 129 REX AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $675K | —/— | 1,650 | 1980 | 0 | |
| 130 REX AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $653K | 3/2 | 1,658 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 131 REX AVE ImprovedBought for $730K in 2008. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $1.8M | 6/4 | 4,725 | 1904 | 1 | |
| 132 REX AVE | Owner-occupied | $735K | 3/1 | 1,675 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 133 REX AVE TradedTraded 2×: $420K in 2013 → $626K in 2024 (+49%). | Owner-occupied | $675K | 3/3 | 1,650 | 1980 | 2 | |
| 134 REX AVE | Owner-occupied | $698K | 3/1 | 1,835 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 135 REX AVE ImprovedBought for $350K in 2006. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $668K | 2/3 | 1,650 | 1980 | 2 | |
| 155 REX AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $425K in 2004 → $640K in 2019 (+51%). | Absentee individual | $815K | 3/2 | 2,042 | 1965 | 4 |
Neighborhood
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)