Who owns your block
200 block of W Somerville Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 88% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 77% since 2016, now about $183K. Property taxes are climbing about 0% 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 $183K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19120 median of $171K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19120 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19120 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $183K | $171K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 55% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 60 reported crimes (15 violent) and 166 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
- $183K typical home, up +77% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,361 to $1,405 a year, +0%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.0M assessed, $58,692/yr to the city, about $1,779 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +77% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +3% since 2016 · ~+0%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.3% 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 $177 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 45 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 33 parcels
- Owner-occupied 29
- Absentee individual 4
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Absentee individual | $50K | —/— | 2,584 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 232 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $182K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 234 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $183K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 236 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $200K | 3/1 | 1,728 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 237 W SOMERVILLE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $69K in 2003 → $210K in 2023 (+207%). | Owner-occupied | $213K | 3/2 | 1,350 | 1930 | 4 | |
| 238 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $183K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 239 W SOMERVILLE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2013 → $30K in 2021 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $172K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 240 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $183K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 241 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $140K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 0 | tax lien |
| 242 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $183K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 243 W SOMERVILLE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $34K in 2000 → $196K in 2024 (+476%). | Owner-occupied | $175K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 3 | |
| 244 W SOMERVILLE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $73K in 2007 → $120K in 2007 (+66%). | Owner-occupied | $183K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 245 W SOMERVILLE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2001 → $70K in 2006 (+17%). | Owner-occupied | $175K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 246 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $183K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 247 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $175K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 248 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $183K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 249 W SOMERVILLE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $96K in 2006 → $115K in 2010 (+20%). | Owner-occupied | $175K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 250 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $183K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 251 W SOMERVILLE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $65K in 2002 → $124K in 2016 (+91%). | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 252 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $183K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 253 W SOMERVILLE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $110K in 2021 → $280K in 2022 (+155%). | Owner-occupied | $259K | 3/2 | 1,350 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 254 W SOMERVILLE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $58K in 1999 → $110K in 2006 (+90%). | Owner-occupied | $183K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 255 W SOMERVILLE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $55K in 1999 → $118K in 2008 (+114%). | Owner-occupied | $175K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 3 | |
| 256 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $183K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 257 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $175K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 258 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $183K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 1 | 2 viol |
| 259 W SOMERVILLE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $103K in 2007 → $125K in 2012 (+21%). | Owner-occupied | $217K | 3/1 | 1,632 | 1930 | 3 | rented |
| 260 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $183K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 261 W SOMERVILLE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $99K in 2005 → $119K in 2007 (+20%). | Owner-occupied | $175K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 262 W SOMERVILLE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $16K in 2000 → $54K in 2018 (+234%). | Owner-occupied | $183K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 3 | rented |
| 263 W SOMERVILLE AVE | Owner-occupied | $172K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 264 W SOMERVILLE AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $38K in 2002 → $76K in 2003 (+102%). | Absentee individual | $201K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 4 | 1 viol |
| 265 W SOMERVILLE AVE TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2004 → $45K in 2013 (-10%). | Absentee individual | $169K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1930 | 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)