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Who owns your block

100 block of Vassar St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 70% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $108,283 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 75% since 2016, now about $361K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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.

By the Numbers

Median value
$361K
$62K–$660K
ZIP median $368K
Price / sq ft
$236
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$329K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $361K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $9K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1920
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
70%
23 of 33
city 41%
Rentals
21%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$108K
2 of 33 behind
▼ block 6% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
4
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 9% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+27%
value · tax +$751
5 years
+78%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+75%
value · tax +$2K

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 $361K — about 1.6× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19128 median of $368K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19128 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19128Philadelphia
Median home value$361K$368K$223K
Owner-occupied42%58%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 31 reported crimes (3 violent) and 110 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
31
3 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
110
17 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft9
Thefts7
Theft from Vehicle4
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief4
Fraud3
Other Assaults3

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection17
Abandoned Vehicle16
Salting16
Graffiti Removal6
Information Request6
Maintenance Complaint6

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
Cook-Wissahickon
201 E Salaignac St · 426 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$250K$500K$361K2016: $207K2017: $207K2018: $207K2019: $200K2020: $203K2021: $203K2022: $203K2023: $239K2024: $239K2025: $285K2026: $285K2027: $361K2016202020232027

▲ +75% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$4,4492016: $2,6022017: $2,6022018: $2,6272019: $2,7662020: $2,8142021: $2,8142022: $2,8192023: $3,1362024: $3,1452025: $3,6982026: $3,6982027: $4,4492016202020232027

▲ +71% since 2016 · ~+5%/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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 175 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $175 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+75%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.3 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 67 arm's-length sales since 1994. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K19952002200920162023
67arm's-length sales since 1994
2times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
8homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 33 parcels

Owner-occupied: 23Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 8 33parcels
  • Owner-occupied 23
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 8

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels1 parcels4 parcels10 parcels10 parcels7 parcels
$62K$459K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Palmer Property Acquisiti18$2.6Mphila.gov ↗
Jac Property Holdings Llc12$555Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 33 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
104 VASSAR ST Traded 5×: $44K in 1998 → $170K in 2011 (+288%). Owner-occupied $418K 4/2 1,852 1900 5 rented
105 VASSAR ST Owner-occupied $372K 4/1 1,316 1920 1
106 VASSAR ST Traded 2×: $170K in 2003 → $275K in 2019 (+62%). Owner-occupied $446K 3/1 2,681 1900 2
107 VASSAR ST Traded 3×: $152K in 2003 → $210K in 2017 (+38%). Owner-occupied $314K 3/1 1,281 1920 3
108 VASSAR ST Traded 2×: $105K in 2014 → $289K in 2015 (+175%). Owner-occupied $459K 4/3 1,915 1900 2 rented
109 VASSAR ST Owner-occupied $292K 3/1 1,095 1920 0 rented
110 VASSAR ST Traded 4×: $56K in 1996 → $255K in 2016 (+355%). Owner-occupied $458K 4/1 1,905 1900 4
111 VASSAR ST Owner-occupied $300K 3/1 1,170 1920 0
112 VASSAR ST Traded 5×: $77K in 1998 → $329K in 2026 (+330%). Owner-occupied $369K 3/1 1,248 1920 5
113 VASSAR ST Traded 2×: $135K in 2008 → $167K in 2014 (+24%). Investor / LLC $292K 3/1 1,100 1920 2
114 VASSAR ST Owner-occupied $306K 3/1 1,236 1925 0
115 VASSAR ST Traded 3×: $114K in 2002 → $196K in 2018 (+71%). Owner-occupied $361K 4/1 1,656 1920 3
116 VASSAR ST Owner-occupied $547K 3/2 2,867 1900 0
117 VASSAR ST Absentee individual $387K 2/1 1,656 1920 1
119 VASSAR ST Traded 4×: $100K in 2002 → $305K in 2019 (+204%). Absentee individual $401K 3/2 1,962 1925 4 rented
121 VASSAR ST Absentee individual $62K —/— 1,080 1925 1
126 VASSAR ST Investor / LLC $405K 2/2 1,920 1920 1 rented
127 VASSAR ST Traded 5×: $30K in 1994 → $410K in 2024 (+1267%). Owner-occupied $399K 3/2 1,656 1900 5
128 VASSAR ST Traded 2×: $57K in 1998 → $172K in 2006 (+202%). Absentee individual $318K 3/1 1,408 1925 2
129 VASSAR ST Traded 2×: $186K in 2008 → $190K in 2018 (+2%). Owner-occupied $288K 3/1 1,287 1900 2 rented
130 VASSAR ST sold $64K (2000); Appeal moot (2014). Absentee individual $193K 3/1 1,308 1925 1
131 VASSAR ST Traded 3×: $134K in 2004 → $180K in 2016 (+34%). Owner-occupied $286K 3/1 1,269 1900 3
132 VASSAR ST Traded 3×: $98K in 2002 → $306K in 2020 (+212%). Owner-occupied $308K 3/2 1,308 1925 3
133 VASSAR ST Owner-occupied $287K 3/1 1,278 1900 0
134 VASSAR ST Owner-occupied $308K 3/1 1,308 1925 0
135 VASSAR ST Owner-occupied $287K 3/1 1,278 1900 0 tax lien
136 VASSAR ST Traded 4×: $69K in 1998 → $237K in 2007 (+243%). Absentee individual $370K 3/1 1,308 1925 4
137 VASSAR ST Traded 2×: $205K in 2023 → $370K in 2024 (+80%). Absentee individual $384K 4/2 1,320 1900 2 rented
138 VASSAR ST Owner-occupied $330K 3/1 1,308 1925 1
140 VASSAR ST Traded 3×: $50K in 2000 → $279K in 2020 (+458%). Owner-occupied $370K 3/1 1,308 1925 3
142 VASSAR ST Traded 4×: $190K in 2005 → $240K in 2019 (+26%). Owner-occupied $308K 3/1 1,308 1925 4
144 VASSAR ST Traded 3×: $45K in 1996 → $499K in 2025 (+1009%). Owner-occupied $370K 3/3 1,308 1925 3
146 VASSAR ST Appeal granted with conditions (2008); Appeal approved (2008). Absentee individual $660K 4/4 3,697 1900 0

Neighborhood

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

Where this comes from

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