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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 8, 2026

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.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.
The readAI analysis · from the figures below
  1. 01
    Appreciation

    The block underperformed citywide appreciation by 0.2 percentage points per year despite commanding a 3x city median premium.

  2. 02
    Turnover

    Forty percent of block homes have never changed hands since 2000 despite the 96% total appreciation over the same period.

By the Numbers

Median value
$679K
$605K–$1.8M
ZIP median $756K
Price / sq ft
$394
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
3.0×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$620K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $679K
Tax / yr
$8K
typical · up to $24K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
87%
26 of 30
city 41%
Rentals
0%
0 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$27K
1 of 30 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+11%
value · tax +$869
5 years
+62%
value · tax +$3K
10 years
+96%
value · tax +$4K

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 $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 blockZIP 19118Philadelphia
Median home value$679K$756K$223K
Owner-occupied77%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.

Crimes · 12mo
4
2 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
22
8 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults2
All Other Offenses1
Fraud1

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle7
Maintenance Complaint5
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection5
Other (Streets)2
Construction Complaints1
Sanitation Violation1

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 · K-8
John S Jenks
8301 Germantown Ave · 380 students
High · 9-12
Roxborough High School
6498 Ridge Ave · 529 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$500K$1.0M$679K2016: $347K2017: $347K2018: $347K2019: $438K2020: $419K2021: $419K2022: $419K2023: $531K2024: $536K2025: $610K2026: $610K2027: $679K2016202020232027

▲ +96% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$8,3972016: $4,5232017: $4,5232018: $4,5092019: $5,5662020: $5,2422021: $5,2422022: $5,2422023: $6,4422024: $6,5032025: $7,6182026: $7,5282027: $8,3972016202020232027

▲ +86% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 196 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+6.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+96%
since 2016
Net rental yield
1.9%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.2 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 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

$0$500K$1.0M200020052010201520202025
41arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
12homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 30 parcels

Owner-occupied: 26Absentee individual: 4 30parcels
  • Owner-occupied 26
  • Absentee individual 4

Value distribution today

12 parcels9 parcels4 parcels1 parcels1 parcels0 parcels3 parcels
$605K$1.1M+

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$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
100 REX AVE Bought 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 Owner 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 Traded 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Owner 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 Bought 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 Bought 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 Owner 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 Bought for $545K in 2024. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2007. Absentee individual $606K 3/1 1,658 1925 1
124 REX AVE Bought 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 Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $629K 3/1 1,670 1925 0
127 REX AVE Traded 2×: $410K in 2009 → $589K in 2024 (+44%). Owner-occupied $675K 3/3 1,650 1983 2
128 REX AVE Bought 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 Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $675K —/— 1,650 1980 0
130 REX AVE Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $653K 3/2 1,658 1925 0
131 REX AVE Bought 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 Traded 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 Bought 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 Traded 4×: $425K in 2004 → $640K in 2019 (+51%). Absentee individual $815K 3/2 2,042 1965 4

Neighborhood

Median income
$124K
household
Own vs. rent
60%
owner-occupied
Median age
56.1
residents
Median rent
$2K
gross monthly

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

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.