Who owns your block
1100 block of W Somerville Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 82% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 homes behind $50,692 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 84% since 2016, now about $164K. 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 $164K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19141 median of $176K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19141 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19141 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $164K | $176K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 68% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 58 reported crimes (28 violent) and 162 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
- $164K typical home, up +84% since 2016
- Tax bill $845 to $1,235 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.7M assessed, $39,893/yr to the city, about $1,425 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +84% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +46% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1111 W Somerville Ave is assessed at $110K but pays $134 a year — about 9% of the $1,534 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 +5.7% 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 $184 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 23 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 28 parcels
- Owner-occupied 23
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Prime Rentals Llc, carries 4 open violations across 18 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Rentals Llc | 1 | 18 | $2.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1101 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Absentee individual | $188K | —/— | 1,600 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1102 W SOMERVILLE AVE ImprovedBought for $40K in 2018. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $158K | —/— | 1,440 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 1103 W SOMERVILLE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $12K in 2004 → $68K in 2022 (+460%). | Absentee individual | $166K | 3/1 | 1,412 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1104 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $163K | 4/2 | 1,350 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1105 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $166K | 3/1 | 1,412 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1106 W SOMERVILLE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $24K in 2013 → $119K in 2016 (+394%). | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1107 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $166K | 3/1 | 1,412 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1108 W SOMERVILLE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $100K in 2022 → $260K in 2023 (+160%). | Owner-occupied | $250K | 3/2 | 1,494 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1109 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $166K | 3/1 | 1,412 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1110 W SOMERVILLE AVE Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $108K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1111 W SOMERVILLE AVE New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $54K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $110K | 3/1 | 1,412 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 1112 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1113 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $166K | 3/1 | 1,412 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1114 W SOMERVILLE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2019 → $40K in 2020 (+60%). | Absentee individual | $155K | 3/1 | 1,268 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1115 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $239K | 4/2 | 1,412 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1116 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $156K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1117 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $166K | 3/1 | 1,412 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1118 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Absentee individual | $156K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1119 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $178K | —/— | 1,920 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1120 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $156K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1121 W SOMERVILLE AVE HistoryAppeal moot (2015). | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1122 W SOMERVILLE AVE HistoryAppeal granted (2010); Appeal city affirmed (2013). | Owner-occupied | $186K | —/— | 1,481 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1123 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1124 W SOMERVILLE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2019 → $180K in 2020 (+200%). | Owner-occupied | $226K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1125 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1126 W SOMERVILLE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2004 → $135K in 2021 (+145%). | Owner-occupied | $156K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1127 W SOMERVILLE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $37K in 2000 → $239K in 2023 (+555%). | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/2 | 1,120 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1128 W SOMERVILLE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $15K in 2001 → $40K in 2001 (+175%). | Owner-occupied | $156K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)