Who owns your block
2100 block of S 61st St
A mixed-ownership block: 56% owner-occupied, 11% investor-held, with 4 open code violations and 2 homes behind $17,496 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 170% since 2016, now about $151K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $151K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19142 median of $131K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19142 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19142 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $151K | $131K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 33% | 34% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 183 reported crimes (43 violent) and 89 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
- $151K typical home, up +170% since 2016
- Tax bill $392 to $719 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $2.1M assessed, $20,892/yr to the city, about $2,321 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +170% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +83% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2135-37 S 61st St is assessed at $288K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $4,024 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +9.5% 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 $270 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 10 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 3 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 9 parcels
- Owner-occupied 5
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 1
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zs Investment Llc | 1 | 4 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Church Of Living God (individual) | 2 | 3 | $692K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mountain William (individual) | 2 | 2 | $89K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 9 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2100 S 61ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $1000K | —/— | 8,545 | 1926 | 1 | |
| 2101 S 61ST ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2024. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $151K | —/— | 1,316 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2103 S 61ST ST Historysold $25K (2001); L&I violation (2008); 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2014). | Owner-occupied | $158K | —/— | 1,316 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 2125 S 61ST ST History2 L&I violations (2023); 4 L&I violations (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $44K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 violtax lien |
| 2127 S 61ST ST History2 L&I violations (2023); 4 L&I violations (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $45K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 2 violtax lien |
| 2129 S 61ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $24K in 2005 → $189K in 2022 (+688%). | Owner-occupied | $166K | 3/2 | 1,290 | 1930 | 5 | |
| 2131 S 61ST ST ImprovedBought for $17K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $118K | 3/1 | 1,418 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2133 S 61ST ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $225K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $112K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 2135-37 S 61ST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $288K | —/— | 10,663 | — | 0 | abated |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)