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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 8, 2026

Who owns your block

100 block of W Spencer St

A mixed-ownership block: 56% owner-occupied, 6% investor-held, with 2 open code violations and 7 homes behind $40,015 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 79% since 2016, now about $167K. Property taxes are climbing about 0% 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
$167K
$110K–$207K
ZIP median $171K
Price / sq ft
$147
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$136K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $167K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1935
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
56%
56 of 100
city 41%
Rentals
14%
14 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▼ block 1% · city 5%
Back taxes
$40K
7 of 100 behind
▼ block 7% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
9
6 homes · ZBA & boards
block 6% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+0%
value · tax +$308
5 years
+63%
value · tax +$376
10 years
+79%
value · tax −$31

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 $167K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19120 median of $171K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19120 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19120Philadelphia
Median home value$167K$171K$223K
Owner-occupied56%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 103 reported crimes (39 violent) and 257 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
103
39 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
257
54 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults21
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief16
Thefts15
Aggravated Assault No Firearm11
Motor Vehicle Theft10
All Other Offenses9

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection76
Abandoned Vehicle34
Maintenance Complaint34
Street Defect20
Salting17
Other (Streets)14

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
Thomas K Finletter
6100 N Front St · 577 students
High · 9-12
Samuel Fels
5500 Langdon St · 1228 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$100K$200K$167K2016: $94K2017: $94K2018: $94K2019: $96K2020: $103K2021: $103K2022: $103K2023: $128K2024: $128K2025: $167K2026: $167K2027: $167K2016202020232027

▲ +79% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,2812016: $1,3122017: $1,3122018: $1,3122019: $1,3062020: $1,1972021: $8152022: $9052023: $6712024: $6712025: $9432026: $9732027: $1,2812016202020232027

▼ -2% since 2016 · ~0%/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 +5.4% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 179 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $179 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+79%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.1 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 38 arm's-length sales since 2017. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 68 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K20182020202220242026
38arm's-length sales since 2017
0times the typical home has sold
2most sales for a single property
68homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 100 parcels

Owner-occupied: 56Investor / LLC: 5Absentee individual: 39 100parcels
  • Owner-occupied 56
  • Investor / LLC 5
  • Absentee individual 39

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels31 parcels59 parcels1 parcels8 parcels
$110K$203K+

The block's largest owner, Tjd Group Llc, carries 1 open violation across 10 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Tjd Group Llc110$1.6Mphila.gov ↗
La Jolla Properties Llc110$1.8Mphila.gov ↗
Mall Properties Llc17$1.4Mphila.gov ↗
Overhill Real Estate Llc13$505Kphila.gov ↗
Investors Anonymous Llc11$167Kphila.gov ↗
Blue Ribbon Associates11$159Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 100 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$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

Traded
197 W Spencer Ave
$207K · Traded 2×: $38K in 2019 → $169K in 2020 (+351%).
Traded
138 W Spencer Ave
$203K · Traded 2×: $110K in 2021 → $185K in 2021 (+68%).
Traded
148 W Spencer Ave
$199K · Traded 2×: $110K in 2017 → $207K in 2025 (+88%).
Traded
117 W Spencer Ave
$167K · Traded 2×: $74K in 2018 → $165K in 2019 (+123%).
Traded
125 W Spencer Ave
$167K · Traded 2×: $10K in 2020 → $185K in 2023 (+1750%).
Traded
191 W Spencer Ave
$159K · Traded 2×: $43K in 2017 → $55K in 2021 (+29%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
100 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $110K 3/1 1,140 1935 0 rented
101 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,140 1935 1
102 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 1
103 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
104 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0 rented
105 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
106 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
107 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
108 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
109 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
110 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
111 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
112 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
113 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 1
114 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
115 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
116 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 1
117 W SPENCER AVE TradedTraded 2×: $74K in 2018 → $165K in 2019 (+123%). Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 2
118 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 1
119 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $175K 3/1 1,308 1935 1 rented
120 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0 rented
121 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
122 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 1
123 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
124 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
125 W SPENCER AVE TradedTraded 2×: $10K in 2020 → $185K in 2023 (+1750%). Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 2
126 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
127 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 1
128 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
129 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
130 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,140 1935 1
131 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 1
132 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $171K 3/1 1,200 1935 0 2 viol
133 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,220 1935 0
134 W SPENCER AVE HistoryAppeal granted with conditions (2009); sold $185K (2019). Absentee individual $204K —/— 2,399 1935 1
135 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,200 1935 0
136 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
137 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 1
138 W SPENCER AVE TradedTraded 2×: $110K in 2021 → $185K in 2021 (+68%). Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,140 1935 2
139 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
140 W SPENCER AVE Investor / LLC $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 1
141 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
142 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
143 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 1
144 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
145 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
146 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
147 W SPENCER AVE HistoryAppeal moot (2015). Investor / LLC $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
148 W SPENCER AVE TradedTraded 2×: $110K in 2017 → $207K in 2025 (+88%). Owner-occupied $199K —/— 1,140 1935 2 rented
149 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 0 rented
150 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
151 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
152 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
153 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
154 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0 tax lien
155 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $159K 3/2 1,140 1935 1
156 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
157 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
158 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
159 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
160 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
161 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
162 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 1 rented
163 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
164 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
165 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $159K 3/2 1,140 1935 1
166 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 1
167 W SPENCER AVE HistoryAppeal city affirmed (2010). Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
168 W SPENCER AVE Investor / LLC $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 1 rented
169 W SPENCER AVE HistoryAppeal filed (2021); Appeal dismissed (2023). Absentee individual $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
170 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
171 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 1
172 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
173 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
174 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
175 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
176 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
177 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
178 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 1
179 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 0 tax lien
180 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,140 1935 1
181 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
182 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 1
183 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
184 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0 rented
185 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 1
186 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
187 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
188 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0 tax lien
189 W SPENCER AVE Investor / LLC $193K 3/1 1,140 1935 1 rented
190 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
191 W SPENCER AVE TradedTraded 2×: $43K in 2017 → $55K in 2021 (+29%). Absentee individual $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 2 rented
192 W SPENCER AVE Investor / LLC $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 1 rented
193 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 0 rented
194 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
195 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
196 W SPENCER AVE Absentee individual $167K 3/1 1,140 1935 0
197 W SPENCER AVE TradedTraded 2×: $38K in 2019 → $169K in 2020 (+351%). Owner-occupied $207K 3/1 1,140 1935 2
198 W SPENCER AVE HistoryAppeal granted with conditions (2008); Appeal dismissed (2010); Appeal granted (2012). Absentee individual $156K —/— 1,516 1935 0 rented
199 W SPENCER AVE Owner-occupied $184K —/— 1,590 1935 0

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

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