Who owns your block
100 block of W Thelma St
A mixed-ownership block: 57% owner-occupied, 15% investor-held, with 4 homes behind $45,638 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 62% since 2016, now about $109K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $109K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19140 median of $108K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19140 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19140 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $109K | $108K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 28% | 31% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 132 reported crimes (33 violent) and 156 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
- $109K typical home, up +62% since 2016
- Tax bill $948 to $1,531 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.2M assessed, $43,721/yr to the city, about $1,093 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +62% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +61% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
160 W Thelma St is assessed at $109K but pays $132 a year — about 9% of the $1,531 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.5% 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 $162 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 52 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 40 parcels
- Owner-occupied 22
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 11
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Penn Fam Vision Llc, carries 1 open violation across 30 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Fam Vision Llc | 1 | 30 | $4.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ja Designer Homes Inc | 1 | 7 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Yarp Realty State Corp | 1 | 5 | $584K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Carlomir Consulting Llc | 1 | 5 | $514K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Experto Llc | 1 | 3 | $457K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Management Value Property | 1 | 1 | $109K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 W THELMA ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $38K in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 967 | 1930 | 1 | abated |
| 161 W THELMA ST | Absentee individual | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 1 | tax lien |
| 162 W THELMA ST | Absentee individual | $109K | 2/1 | 966 | 1930 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 163 W THELMA ST | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 164 W THELMA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $9K in 2000 → $35K in 2019 (+288%). | Investor / LLC | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 3 | rented |
| 165 W THELMA ST | Absentee individual | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 0 | rented |
| 166 W THELMA ST | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 167 W THELMA ST ImprovedBought for $3K in 2007. | Vacant | $10K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 168 W THELMA ST | Investor / LLC | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 1 | rented |
| 169 W THELMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $23K in 2022 → $170K in 2022 (+639%). | Owner-occupied | $79K | —/— | 966 | 1930 | 2 | rented |
| 170 W THELMA ST | Absentee individual | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 1 | rented |
| 171 W THELMA ST New constructionBought for $20K in 2007, built new (tax-abated), sold for $90K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 2 | abated |
| 172 W THELMA ST | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 0 | tax lien |
| 173 W THELMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $42K in 2021 → $115K in 2022 (+174%). | Owner-occupied | $141K | 2/1 | 966 | 1930 | 2 | tax lien |
| 174 W THELMA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $25K in 2003 → $103K in 2023 (+310%). | Owner-occupied | $73K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 3 | |
| 175 W THELMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2006 → $85K in 2021 (+89%). | Owner-occupied | $109K | 2/1 | 966 | 1930 | 2 | rented |
| 176 W THELMA ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $12K in 2002 → $3.3M in 2024 (+27653%). | Investor / LLC | $73K | 3/1 | 967 | 1930 | 5 | rented |
| 177 W THELMA ST | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 0 | rented |
| 178 W THELMA ST New constructionBought for $52K in 2007, built new (tax-abated), sold for $20K in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 179 W THELMA ST | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 180 W THELMA ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $38K in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 181 W THELMA ST | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 182 W THELMA ST | Absentee individual | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 183 W THELMA ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $24K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 1 | abated |
| 184 W THELMA ST | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 185 W THELMA ST | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 0 | abated |
| 186 W THELMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $9K in 2000 → $110K in 2026 (+1122%). | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 187 W THELMA ST New constructionBought for $29K in 2005, built new (tax-abated), sold for $60K in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 2 | abated |
| 188 W THELMA ST | Investor / LLC | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 1 | rented |
| 189 W THELMA ST New constructionBought for $20K in 2003, built new (tax-abated), sold for $55K in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 2 | abated |
| 190 W THELMA ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $29K in 2003 → $115K in 2025 (+295%). | Owner-occupied | $109K | 2/1 | 966 | 1930 | 3 | |
| 191 W THELMA ST | Absentee individual | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 0 | rented |
| 192 W THELMA ST | Owner-occupied | $109K | 2/1 | 966 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 193 W THELMA ST | Absentee individual | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 0 | rented |
| 194 W THELMA ST Historysold $73K (2025); Appeal complete (2026). | Investor / LLC | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 1 | rented |
| 195 W THELMA ST | Absentee individual | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 1 | rented |
| 196 W THELMA ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $32K in 2004 → $110K in 2023 (+244%). | Investor / LLC | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 5 | rented |
| 197 W THELMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $23K in 2003 → $190K in 2005 (+730%). | Absentee individual | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 2 | rented |
| 198 W THELMA ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2008 → $55K in 2013 (+38%). | Absentee individual | $109K | 3/1 | 966 | 1930 | 2 | rented |
| 199 W THELMA ST | Absentee individual | $128K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1930 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)