Who owns your block
100 block of S 53rd St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 78% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 6 homes behind $36,824 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 116% since 2016, now about $162K. 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 $162K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19139 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $162K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 63% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 120 reported crimes (45 violent) and 251 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
- $162K typical home, up +116% since 2016
- Tax bill $929 to $1,393 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.7M assessed, $42,603/yr to the city, about $1,578 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +116% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +50% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.2% 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 $216 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 25 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 27 parcels
- Owner-occupied 21
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracey A Cummings (individual) | 2 | 2 | $461K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Wwp3 Llc | 1 | 2 | $401K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 S 53RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2012). | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 108 S 53RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2011); L&I violation (2012); L&I violation (2024); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2025). | Owner-occupied | $112K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | 2 viol |
| 110 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2013. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $206K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 112 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 114 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $162K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 116 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2011. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $206K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 118 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $157K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 120 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $48K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $200K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 122 S 53RD ST History4 L&I violations (2011). | Absentee individual | $221K | —/— | 1,536 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 126 S 53RD ST HistoryL&I violation (2014). | Absentee individual | $240K | —/— | 1,856 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 127 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $189K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 128 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $297K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $259K | 3/2 | 1,500 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 129 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 130 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $159K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 131 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 132 S 53RD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $57K in 2017, major alteration permit in 2018, sold for $259K in 2018 (+354%). | Owner-occupied | $268K | 3/2 | 1,500 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 133 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $32K in 2009. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $154K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 134 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $165K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 135 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 136 S 53RD ST ImprovedBought for $80K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Investor / LLC | $165K | —/— | 1,500 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 137 S 53RD ST | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 138 S 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2009 → $115K in 2010 (+360%). | Owner-occupied | $165K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 139 S 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2005 → $77K in 2006 (+206%). | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 140 S 53RD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $165K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 141 S 53RD ST | Absentee individual | $153K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 142 S 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $5K in 2018 → $260K in 2022 (+5100%). | Owner-occupied | $165K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 143 S 53RD ST TradedTraded 2×: $39K in 2006 → $70K in 2017 (+80%). | Absentee individual | $153K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)