Who owns your block
2200 block of Emerson St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 84% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 89% since 2016, now about $302K. 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 $302K — about 1.4× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19152 median of $330K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19152 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19152 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $302K | $330K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 71% | 59% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 26 reported crimes (6 violent) and 42 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
- $302K typical home, up +89% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,817 to $2,829 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $12M assessed, $123,873/yr to the city, about $3,260 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +89% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +56% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays
Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:
- 2219 Emerson Stexemption0.92%$2,667/yr on $291K
- 2232 Emerson Stexemption0.92%$2,667/yr on $291K
- 2234 Emerson Stexemption0.92%$2,667/yr on $291K
- 2221 Emerson Stexemption0.92%$2,682/yr on $292K
- 2202 Emerson Stexemption0.94%$2,829/yr on $302K
- …and 22 more paying under the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6% 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 $189 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 47 arm's-length sales since 2001. 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 38 parcels
- Owner-occupied 32
- Absentee individual 6
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2200 EMERSON ST | Owner-occupied | $333K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 2201 EMERSON ST | Owner-occupied | $320K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 2202 EMERSON ST | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 2203 EMERSON ST | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 2204 EMERSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $140K in 2004 → $173K in 2016 (+24%). | Owner-occupied | $326K | —/— | 1,325 | 1960 | 3 | |
| 2205 EMERSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $128K in 2013 → $235K in 2019 (+84%). | Owner-occupied | $334K | 3/1 | 1,025 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 2206 EMERSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $180K in 2006 → $243K in 2020 (+35%). | Owner-occupied | $302K | 3/1 | 1,025 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 2207 EMERSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $240K in 2021 → $285K in 2024 (+19%). | Owner-occupied | $302K | 3/2 | 1,025 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 2208 EMERSON ST | Absentee individual | $302K | 3/2 | 1,025 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 2209 EMERSON ST History2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2015); L&I violation (2017). | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 2210 EMERSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $80K in 2001 → $300K in 2022 (+275%). | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 3 | |
| 2211 EMERSON ST | Owner-occupied | $308K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 2212 EMERSON ST | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 2213 EMERSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $116K in 2011 → $212K in 2020 (+83%). | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 3 | |
| 2214 EMERSON ST ImprovedBought for $115K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Absentee individual | $291K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 1 | rented |
| 2215 EMERSON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 2216 EMERSON ST ImprovedBought for $280K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $302K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 2217 EMERSON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $302K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 0 | rented |
| 2218 EMERSON ST ImprovedBought for $120K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $302K | 3/1 | 1,025 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 2219 EMERSON ST ImprovedBought for $159K in 2005. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $291K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 2220 EMERSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $176K in 2007 → $145K in 2012 (-18%). | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 2221 EMERSON ST | Owner-occupied | $292K | —/— | 1,035 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 2222 EMERSON ST ImprovedBought for $129K in 2013. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 2223 EMERSON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $95K in 2024, alterations permit in 2025, sold for $350K in 2025 (+268%). | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 3 | |
| 2224 EMERSON ST ImprovedBought for $193K in 2006. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $308K | 3/2 | 1,025 | 1960 | 3 | |
| 2225 EMERSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $95K in 2003 → $198K in 2005 (+110%). | Owner-occupied | $308K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 2226 EMERSON ST HistoryL&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $307K | —/— | 1,072 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 2227 EMERSON ST ImprovedBought for $153K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 2 | rented |
| 2228 EMERSON ST | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 2229 EMERSON ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2008. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $302K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 2230 EMERSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $205K in 2019 → $344K in 2025 (+68%). | Owner-occupied | $302K | 3/1 | 1,025 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 2231 EMERSON ST | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 2232 EMERSON ST | Owner-occupied | $291K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 2233 EMERSON ST HistoryL&I violation (2020). | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 2234 EMERSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $170K in 2010 → $172K in 2010 (+1%). | Owner-occupied | $291K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 2235 EMERSON ST | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 2236 EMERSON ST | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,025 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 2237 EMERSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $131K in 2003 → $270K in 2023 (+106%). | Absentee individual | $302K | 3/1 | 1,025 | 1960 | 2 | rented |
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