Who owns your block
2500 block of E Somerset St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 63% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 open code violations and 5 homes behind $15,062 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 100% since 2016, now about $226K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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 $226K — about 1.0× 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 block | ZIP 19134 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $226K | $113K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 41% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 39 reported crimes (10 violent) and 257 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
- $226K typical home, up +100% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,396 to $2,339 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $14M assessed, $153,761/yr to the city, about $2,606 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +100% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +68% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2539 E Somerset St is assessed at $382K but pays $1,944 a year — about 36% of the $5,344 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.5% 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 $200 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 79 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 20 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 59 parcels
- Owner-occupied 36
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 12
- Vacant 8
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgemont Properties Llc | 1 | 3 | $558K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Portside Property Group Llc | 3 | 3 | $636K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Maes House And Co | 1 | 1 | $405K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2500 E SOMERSET ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $60K in 2015 → $270K in 2018 (+350%). | Owner-occupied | $333K | 4/1 | 1,686 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 2501 E SOMERSET ST | Absentee individual | $135K | —/— | 1,360 | 1925 | 1 | 1 viol |
| 2502 E SOMERSET ST TradedTraded 2×: $54K in 2000 → $250K in 2022 (+364%). | Absentee individual | $217K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2503 E SOMERSET ST TradedTraded 2×: $128K in 2005 → $164K in 2015 (+28%). | Owner-occupied | $276K | 3/1 | 1,096 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 2504 E SOMERSET ST | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,100 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2505 E SOMERSET ST | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,100 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2506 E SOMERSET ST | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,100 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2507 E SOMERSET ST | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,096 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2508 E SOMERSET ST | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,100 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2509 E SOMERSET ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $45K in 2001 → $205K in 2019 (+356%). | Owner-occupied | $256K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 2510 E SOMERSET ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2001 → $195K in 2019 (+255%). | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,188 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2511 E SOMERSET ST | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,100 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2512 E SOMERSET ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $26K in 2001 → $310K in 2024 (+1092%). | Owner-occupied | $314K | 3/2 | 1,100 | 1925 | 4 | tax lien |
| 2513 E SOMERSET ST | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,100 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2514 E SOMERSET ST | Owner-occupied | $226K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2515 E SOMERSET ST | Owner-occupied | $224K | 3/1 | 1,324 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2516 E SOMERSET ST | Owner-occupied | $149K | —/— | 1,504 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 2517 E SOMERSET ST TradedTraded 2×: $100K in 2018 → $150K in 2018 (+50%). | Absentee individual | $223K | 3/1 | 1,300 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 2520 E SOMERSET ST TradedTraded 2×: $150K in 2025 → $235K in 2025 (+57%). | Owner-occupied | $349K | 3/1 | 2,560 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2521-23 E SOMERSET ST | Owner-occupied | $237K | 3/1 | 1,074 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2522 E SOMERSET ST TradedTraded 2×: $19K in 2003 → $20K in 2004 (+5%). | Owner-occupied | $215K | 3/1 | 900 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 2524 E SOMERSET ST | Absentee individual | $215K | 3/1 | 900 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 2525 E SOMERSET ST | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,088 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2526 E SOMERSET ST | Owner-occupied | $215K | 3/1 | 900 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 2527 E SOMERSET ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $95K in 2005 → $300K in 2020 (+216%). | Owner-occupied | $302K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 2528 E SOMERSET ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $15K in 2012 → $305K in 2025 (+1979%). | Owner-occupied | $335K | 3/1 | 1,335 | 1965 | 4 | |
| 2529 E SOMERSET ST TradedTraded 2×: $138K in 2007 → $260K in 2022 (+89%). | Absentee individual | $255K | 3/2 | 1,088 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2530 E SOMERSET ST | Vacant | $44K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 2531 E SOMERSET ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $10K in 2000 → $325K in 2025 (+3150%). | Owner-occupied | $295K | 3/2 | 1,254 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 2532 E SOMERSET ST | Vacant | $40K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 2533 E SOMERSET ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $100K in 2003 → $585K in 2026 (+485%). | Vacant | $42K | —/— | — | — | 4 | |
| 2534 E SOMERSET ST Historysold $95K (2003); Appeal granted (2020). | Owner-occupied | $312K | —/— | 2,057 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2535 E SOMERSET ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $100K in 2003 → $585K in 2026 (+485%). | Investor / LLC | $262K | —/— | 1,248 | 1935 | 4 | |
| 2536 E SOMERSET ST TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2002 → $173K in 2019 (+477%). | Owner-occupied | $289K | 4/1 | 1,920 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 2537 E SOMERSET ST Renovated & sold onBought for $100K in 2003, addition and/or alteration permit in 2026, sold for $585K in 2026 (+485%). | Investor / LLC | $331K | —/— | 1,892 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 2538 E SOMERSET ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $100K in 2014 → $360K in 2018 (+260%). | Owner-occupied | $394K | 3/2 | 1,112 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 2539 E SOMERSET ST | Owner-occupied | $382K | —/— | 2,080 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 2540 E SOMERSET ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $100K in 2014 → $70K in 2018 (-30%). | Vacant | $102K | —/— | — | — | 3 | |
| 2541 E SOMERSET ST | Owner-occupied | $319K | —/— | 2,034 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 2542 E SOMERSET ST | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 1,150 | 1965 | 1 | tax lien |
| 2543 E SOMERSET ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $57K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $251K | —/— | 1,188 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 2544 E SOMERSET ST | Owner-occupied | $183K | 2/1 | 640 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 2545 E SOMERSET ST Historysold $71K (2005); Appeal approved (2019). | Owner-occupied | $304K | 4/1 | 1,879 | 1925 | 1 | 2 viol |
| 2546 E SOMERSET ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | —/— | 1,620 | 1925 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 2547 E SOMERSET ST | Owner-occupied | $323K | 3/1 | 1,420 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 2548 E SOMERSET ST | Vacant | $87K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 2549 E SOMERSET ST | Vacant | $134K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 2550 E SOMERSET ST | Absentee individual | $330K | —/— | 1,748 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 2551 E SOMERSET ST | Absentee individual | $118K | 3/1 | 392 | 1910 | 1 | |
| 2552 E SOMERSET ST ImprovedBought for $68K in 2015. | Vacant | $160K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 2553 E SOMERSET ST | Investor / LLC | $405K | —/— | 2,398 | 1965 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2554 E SOMERSET ST | Vacant | $96K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2555 E SOMERSET ST TradedTraded 2×: $8K in 1999 → $30K in 2002 (+275%). | Absentee individual | $319K | —/— | 1,480 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2556 E SOMERSET ST | Owner-occupied | $294K | 5/2 | 1,575 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2557 E SOMERSET ST | Absentee individual | $60K | —/— | 902 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 2558-60 E SOMERSET ST | Absentee individual | $639K | —/— | 4,000 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 2559 E SOMERSET ST | Absentee individual | $234K | 3/1 | 1,178 | 1965 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 2561 E SOMERSET ST | Absentee individual | $234K | 3/1 | 1,178 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 2563 E SOMERSET ST | Owner-occupied | $281K | —/— | 1,800 | 1965 | 1 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)