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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 8, 2026

Who owns your block

2100 block of E Somerset St

An investor-heavy block: 40% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 9 open code violations and 1 home behind $3,980 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 253% since 2016, now about $174K. Property taxes are climbing about 14% 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
$174K
$45K–$2.0M
ZIP median $113K
Price / sq ft
$120
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $29K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
47%
11 of 30
city 41%
Rentals
23%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
9
L&I code
▲ block 10% · city 5%
Back taxes
$4K
1 of 30 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
6
6 homes · ZBA & boards
block 20% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+5%
value · tax +$318
5 years
+183%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+253%
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 $174K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19134 median of $113K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19134 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19134Philadelphia
Median home value$174K$113K$223K
Owner-occupied23%29%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 114 reported crimes (44 violent) and 167 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
114
44 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
167
28 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults30
Thefts17
Motor Vehicle Theft12
All Other Offenses8
Burglary Residential8
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief8

Top 311 complaints

Illegal Dumping27
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection23
Street Defect22
Maintenance Complaint20
Abandoned Vehicle11
Information Request11

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 · K-4
Frances Willard
1930 E Elkhart St · 352 students
Middle
Memphis St Charter At Jp Jones
High
Kensington Campus

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$125K$250K$174K2016: $49K2017: $49K2018: $49K2019: $57K2020: $62K2021: $62K2022: $62K2023: $131K2024: $131K2025: $167K2026: $166K2027: $174K2016202020232027

▲ +253% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,3222016: $5612017: $5612018: $5612019: $5352020: $5762021: $5762022: $6342023: $9592024: $9592025: $2,0612026: $2,0042027: $2,3222016202020232027

▲ +314% since 2016 · ~+14%/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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +12.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 353 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $353 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+12.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+253%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+12.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+9.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+5.7 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 36 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
36arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
7homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 30 parcels

Owner-occupied: 11Investor / LLC: 8Absentee individual: 5Vacant: 6 30parcels
  • Owner-occupied 11
  • Investor / LLC 8
  • Absentee individual 5
  • Vacant 6

Value distribution today

4 parcels1 parcels6 parcels12 parcels2 parcels1 parcels4 parcels
$45K$337K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Totem Real Estate Llc126$4.1Mphila.gov ↗
Rock Realty Group Llc18$1.8Mphila.gov ↗
Crest Properties Llc15$570Kphila.gov ↗
Somerset Street Station Llc14$8.7Mphila.gov ↗
Er Studios Llc22$389Kphila.gov ↗
Crown Royal Homes Llc12$320Kphila.gov ↗
Ppig Llc12$277Kphila.gov ↗
Hl Holdings Llc12$284Kphila.gov ↗
2125 Somerset Llc11$174Kphila.gov ↗
Somerset Tool & Die Llc11$1.0Mphila.gov ↗
Something Somerset Llc11$181Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 30 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$1.3M$2.5M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2100 E SOMERSET ST Vacant $45K —/— 1
2101 E SOMERSET ST Vacant $56K —/— 1 tax lien
2102 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $151K 3/1 1,128 1925 1 tax lien
2103-07 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $333K —/— 4,752 1935 1
2104 E SOMERSET ST Investor / LLC $157K 3/1 1,264 1925 1
2106 E SOMERSET ST Traded 2×: $80K in 2024 → $350K in 2025 (+338%). Owner-occupied $151K 3/1 1,128 1925 2
2108 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $161K 3/1 1,344 1925 1
2110 E SOMERSET ST Vacant $50K —/— 1
2112 E SOMERSET ST Appeal granted with conditions (2025). Vacant $62K —/— 0 tax lien
2113 E SOMERSET ST Investor / LLC $187K —/— 1,734 1925 1 rented
2114 E SOMERSET ST Absentee individual $256K —/— 1,494 1920 1 rented
2115 E SOMERSET ST Traded 3×: $10K in 2000 → $145K in 2017 (+1425%). Owner-occupied $174K —/— 1,590 1925 3
2116 E SOMERSET ST Investor / LLC $192K 3/1 2,016 1925 1 rented
2117 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $174K —/— 1,590 1925 1
2118 E SOMERSET ST Investor / LLC $207K 3/1 1,344 1925 1 rented
2119 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $174K —/— 1,590 1925 0
2120 E SOMERSET ST Absentee individual $179K 3/1 1,344 1925 1 6 violtax lien
2121 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $174K —/— 1,590 1925 0
2122 E SOMERSET ST Absentee individual $98K 3/1 960 1925 1 tax lien
2123 E SOMERSET ST Absentee individual $182K —/— 1,623 1925 0
2124 E SOMERSET ST Traded 2×: $30K in 2003 → $115K in 2021 (+283%). Investor / LLC $175K 4/1 1,502 1925 2 rented
2125 E SOMERSET ST Traded 2×: $40K in 2017 → $78K in 2018 (+95%). Investor / LLC $174K —/— 1,590 1925 2 2 violtax lien
2126-32 E SOMERSET ST sold $165K (2005); Appeal granted (2024). Investor / LLC $1.0M —/— 19,298 1935 1 rented
2127 E SOMERSET ST Traded 3×: $2K in 2004 → $140K in 2021 (+6900%). Owner-occupied $212K 4/1 1,590 1925 3 tax lien
2129 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $142K 3/1 988 1925 0
2131 E SOMERSET ST Traded 2×: $15K in 2007 → $41K in 2017 (+173%). Investor / LLC $142K 3/1 988 1925 2 rented
2133 E SOMERSET ST Traded 2×: $65K in 2021 → $216K in 2022 (+232%). Owner-occupied $226K 3/1 1,128 1925 2 tax lien
2135 E SOMERSET ST Traded 5×: $10K in 2002 → $400K in 2024 (+3900%). Absentee individual $337K 3/1 988 1925 5
2137-39 E SOMERSET ST built new under a 2021 permit. Vacant $181K —/— 0
2152 E SOMERSET ST demolished in 2023 and rebuilt (2021). Vacant $2.0M —/— 0 1 viol

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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