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Who owns your block

2700 block of E Somerset St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 73% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 9 open code violations and 3 homes behind $15,694 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 78% since 2016, now about $300K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$300K
$73K–$600K
ZIP median $113K
Price / sq ft
$170
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.3×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$320K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $300K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $8K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
6 of 26
$26K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
73%
19 of 26
city 41%
Rentals
12%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
9
L&I code
▲ block 8% · city 5%
Back taxes
$16K
3 of 26 behind
▲ block 12% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 8% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+2%
value · tax +$13
5 years
+45%
value · tax +$845
10 years
+78%
value · tax +$1K

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 $300K — about 1.3× 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$300K$113K$223K
Owner-occupied31%29%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 56 reported crimes (16 violent) and 162 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
56
16 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
162
35 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle10
Other Assaults9
Thefts9
Motor Vehicle Theft8
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief7
Aggravated Assault No Firearm3

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection36
Illegal Dumping16
Abandoned Vehicle14
Graffiti Removal11
Maintenance Complaint11
Street Defect10

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-5
Richmond
2944 Belgrade St · 332 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$250K$500K$300K2016: $168K2017: $168K2018: $171K2019: $192K2020: $207K2021: $207K2022: $207K2023: $299K2024: $299K2025: $293K2026: $293K2027: $300K2016202020232027

▲ +78% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,0712016: $1,7052017: $1,7052018: $1,8842019: $1,9142020: $2,2262021: $2,2262022: $2,2262023: $2,8562024: $2,8562025: $2,7882026: $3,0582027: $3,0712016202020232027

▲ +80% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

6
6 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $25,800 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$1,419pays now $4,370at the full rate

2705 E Somerset St is assessed at $312K but pays $1,419 a year — about 32% of the $4,370 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.4% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 178 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $178 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+78%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.1 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 32 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

$0$500K$1.0M20052010201520202025
32arm's-length sales since 2001
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
12homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 26 parcels

Owner-occupied: 19Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 3Vacant: 1 26parcels
  • Owner-occupied 19
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 3
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels1 parcels0 parcels4 parcels11 parcels4 parcels5 parcels
$73K$408K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Elton Enterprises Llc13$1.7Mphila.gov ↗
Sjs Homes Llc11$408Kphila.gov ↗
2715 E Somerset Llc11$594Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 26 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

New construction
2719 E Somerset St
$298K · built new (tax-abated), sold for $66K in 2001.
Frequently traded
2703 E Somerset St
$360K · Traded 5×: $11K in 2001 → $414K in 2021 (+3666%).
Frequently traded
2702 E Somerset St
$309K · Traded 5×: $76K in 2007 → $425K in 2024 (+460%).
Frequently traded
2709 E Somerset St
$290K · Traded 3×: $160K in 2008 → $320K in 2023 (+100%).
Frequently traded
2717 E Somerset St
$288K · Traded 3×: $153K in 2014 → $320K in 2025 (+110%).
Traded
2715 E Somerset St
$594K · Traded 2×: $230K in 2020 → $230K in 2020 (+0%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2700 E SOMERSET ST LandVacant land, last sold for $65K in 2013. Owner-occupied $387K 3/— 2,263 2014 4
2701 E SOMERSET ST Absentee individual $330K —/— 2,448 1925 0 tax lien
2702 E SOMERSET ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $76K in 2007 → $425K in 2024 (+460%). Owner-occupied $309K 4/2 1,620 1925 5
2703 E SOMERSET ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $11K in 2001 → $414K in 2021 (+3666%). Owner-occupied $360K —/— 1,976 1925 5
2704 E SOMERSET ST Absentee individual $274K 4/1 1,860 1965 1 rentedtax lien
2705 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $312K —/— 1,575 1925 0 abated
2706 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $311K 4/1 2,100 1965 1
2707 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $282K —/— 2,418 1925 0 abated
2708 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $302K 4/1 2,000 1965 0 abated5 violtax lien
2709 E SOMERSET ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $160K in 2008 → $320K in 2023 (+100%). Owner-occupied $290K 3/2 1,755 1925 3
2710 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $330K 3/1 2,000 1965 1
2711 E SOMERSET ST TradedTraded 2×: $150K in 2005 → $271K in 2015 (+80%). Investor / LLC $408K 5/3 2,780 1965 2 rented
2712 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $280K 4/1 1,600 1965 0 4 violtax lien
2713 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $224K —/— 1,314 1925 0 abated
2714 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $73K —/— — 1925 0 tax lien
2715 E SOMERSET ST TradedTraded 2×: $230K in 2020 → $230K in 2020 (+0%). Investor / LLC $594K 9/6 2,760 1915 2 tax lien
2716 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $367K 4/1 1,984 1925 0
2717 E SOMERSET ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $153K in 2014 → $320K in 2025 (+110%). Owner-occupied $288K 3/1 1,193 1915 3 tax lien
2718 E SOMERSET ST Vacant $140K —/— — — 0
2719 E SOMERSET ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $66K in 2001. Owner-occupied $298K 4/— 2,070 1915 1 abated
2721 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $286K —/— 2,600 1915 0
2723 E SOMERSET ST Absentee individual $600K —/— 3,000 1915 1 rented
2724-26 E SOMERSET ST TradedTraded 2×: $550K in 2005 → $550K in 2005 (+0%). Investor / LLC $344K 4/1 2,642 1925 2 tax lien
2725 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $244K 4/1 1,530 1925 0
2727 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $230K 3/1 1,290 1925 0 abated
2729 E SOMERSET ST Owner-occupied $230K —/— 1,290 1925 1

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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