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Who owns your block

7400 block of Sommers Rd

A mostly owner-occupied block: 97% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 7 open code violations and 9 homes behind $100,897 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 64% since 2016, now about $216K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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
$216K
$141K–$322K
ZIP median $187K
Price / sq ft
$143
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.0×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$250K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $216K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 73
$83K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
97%
71 of 73
city 41%
Rentals
1%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
7
L&I code
▲ block 7% · city 5%
Back taxes
$101K
9 of 73 behind
▲ block 12% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 1% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-2%
value · tax −$63
5 years
+70%
value · tax +$476
10 years
+64%
value · tax +$194

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 $216K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19138 median of $187K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19138 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19138Philadelphia
Median home value$216K$187K$223K
Owner-occupied75%53%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 80 reported crimes (15 violent) and 157 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
80
15 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
157
30 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft15
Thefts14
Fraud13
Other Assaults11
All Other Offenses9
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection37
Maintenance Complaint23
Abandoned Vehicle18
Illegal Dumping18
Street Trees14
Salting8

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 & Middle · K-8
Samuel Pennypacker
1858 E Washington Ln · 302 students
High · 9-12
Martin Luther King
6100 Stenton Ave · 604 students

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$216K2016: $132K2017: $132K2018: $132K2019: $133K2020: $127K2021: $127K2022: $127K2023: $176K2024: $176K2025: $220K2026: $220K2027: $216K2016202020232027

▲ +64% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,6292016: $1,4352017: $1,4352018: $1,4352019: $1,3022020: $1,1532021: $1,1532022: $1,1532023: $1,3552024: $1,3552025: $1,6922026: $1,6922027: $1,6292016202020232027

▲ +14% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr

2
2 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 $82,952 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%
$0pays now $2,982at the full rate

7448 Sommers Rd is assessed at $213K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $2,982 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 +4.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 164 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $164 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+64%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.9 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 69 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 32 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
69arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
32homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 73 parcels

Owner-occupied: 71Absentee individual: 2 73parcels
  • Owner-occupied 71
  • Absentee individual 2

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels19 parcels37 parcels6 parcels3 parcels7 parcels
$141K$312K+

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

House by house

All 73 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

New construction
7448 Sommers Rd
$213K · Bought for $76K in 2001, built new (tax-abated), sold for $250K in 2026.
New construction
7460 Sommers Rd
$213K · built new (tax-abated), sold for $147K in 2016.
Frequently traded
7429 Sommers Rd
$312K · Traded 3×: $125K in 2019 → $315K in 2022 (+152%).
Frequently traded
7464 Sommers Rd
$290K · Traded 3×: $77K in 2002 → $279K in 2021 (+262%).
Frequently traded
7409 Sommers Rd
$263K · Traded 3×: $109K in 2005 → $149K in 2017 (+37%).
Frequently traded
7446 Sommers Rd
$261K · Traded 4×: $87K in 2006 → $150K in 2013 (+72%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
7400 SOMMERS RD Absentee individual $235K 4/1 1,600 1925 0
7401 SOMMERS RD TradedTraded 2×: $65K in 2011 → $145K in 2011 (+123%). Owner-occupied $239K 4/1 1,684 1925 2
7402 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,488 1925 0
7403 SOMMERS RD TradedTraded 2×: $100K in 2019 → $240K in 2019 (+140%). Owner-occupied $322K 3/2 1,536 1925 2
7404 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,488 1925 1
7405 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $221K 4/1 1,536 1925 1
7406 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $217K 4/1 1,544 1925 0
7407 SOMMERS RD TradedTraded 2×: $71K in 2017 → $205K in 2018 (+189%). Owner-occupied $286K 4/2 1,536 1925 2 tax lien
7408 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $213K 3/1 1,488 1925 0
7409 SOMMERS RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $109K in 2005 → $149K in 2017 (+37%). Owner-occupied $263K 3/1 1,536 1925 3
7410 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $213K 3/1 1,488 1925 0
7411 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $215K 4/1 1,536 1925 0
7412 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $213K 3/1 1,488 1925 0
7413 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,536 1925 1
7414 SOMMERS RD TradedTraded 2×: $93K in 2019 → $250K in 2020 (+168%). Owner-occupied $315K 3/2 1,488 1925 2 tax lien
7415 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $215K 4/1 1,536 1925 0
7416 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,488 1925 1
7417 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $215K 4/1 1,536 1925 0
7418 SOMMERS RD TradedTraded 2×: $143K in 2022 → $267K in 2024 (+87%). Owner-occupied $255K 3/1 1,488 1925 2
7419 SOMMERS RD TradedTraded 2×: $94K in 2005 → $150K in 2018 (+60%). Owner-occupied $215K 4/1 1,536 1925 2
7420 SOMMERS RD TradedTraded 2×: $33K in 2001 → $95K in 2005 (+188%). Owner-occupied $213K 3/1 1,488 1925 2 rented
7421 SOMMERS RD TradedTraded 2×: $128K in 2013 → $190K in 2020 (+49%). Owner-occupied $216K 4/2 1,564 1925 2
7422 SOMMERS RD TradedTraded 2×: $83K in 2005 → $140K in 2006 (+69%). Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,488 1940 2
7423 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,564 1925 1
7424 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $213K 3/1 1,488 1925 1 tax lien
7425 SOMMERS RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $77K in 2005 → $219K in 2023 (+184%). Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,564 1925 3 1 viol
7426 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $213K 3/1 1,488 1925 0
7427 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $216K 4/1 1,564 1925 1
7428 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $213K 3/1 1,488 1925 0
7429 SOMMERS RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $125K in 2019 → $315K in 2022 (+152%). Owner-occupied $312K 3/3 1,564 1929 3
7430 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $261K 3/1 1,488 1925 1
7431 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $244K 3/2 1,564 1925 1
7432 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $213K 3/1 1,488 1925 1
7433 SOMMERS RD TradedTraded 2×: $152K in 2022 → $305K in 2022 (+101%). Owner-occupied $320K 3/2 1,564 1925 2 1 violtax lien
7434 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $212K 3/1 1,424 1925 0
7435 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $216K 4/1 1,564 1925 0
7436 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $213K 3/1 1,488 1925 0
7437 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $216K 4/1 1,564 1925 0 1 violtax lien
7438 SOMMERS RD Absentee individual $213K 3/1 1,488 1925 0
7439 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $220K 4/1 1,564 1925 0
7440 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $213K 3/1 1,488 1925 0
7441 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $220K 4/1 1,564 1925 0
7442 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,488 1925 0 tax lien
7443 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $216K 4/1 1,564 1925 1
7444 SOMMERS RD TradedTraded 2×: $103K in 2019 → $262K in 2019 (+155%). Owner-occupied $320K 3/2 1,488 1925 2
7445 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $216K 4/1 1,564 1925 1
7446 SOMMERS RD Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $87K in 2006 → $150K in 2013 (+72%). Owner-occupied $261K 3/1 1,488 1925 4
7447 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $216K 4/1 1,564 1925 1
7448 SOMMERS RD New constructionBought for $76K in 2001, built new (tax-abated), sold for $250K in 2026. Owner-occupied $213K 3/1 1,488 1925 2 abated
7449 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $220K 4/1 1,564 1925 0 2 violtax lien
7450 SOMMERS RD TradedTraded 2×: $87K in 2003 → $129K in 2007 (+48%). Owner-occupied $213K 3/1 1,488 1925 2
7451 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $220K 4/1 1,564 1925 0 tax lien
7452 SOMMERS RD TradedTraded 2×: $57K in 2007 → $200K in 2021 (+251%). Owner-occupied $261K 3/1 1,488 1925 2
7453 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $216K 4/1 1,564 1925 1
7454 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $213K 3/1 1,488 1925 0
7455 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $141K 4/1 1,564 1925 1
7456 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $213K 3/1 1,488 1925 0 tax lien
7457 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $216K 4/1 1,564 1925 0
7458 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $213K 3/1 1,488 1925 1
7459 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $216K 4/1 1,564 1925 0 2 viol
7460 SOMMERS RD New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $147K in 2016. Owner-occupied $213K 3/1 1,488 1925 1 abated
7461 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $216K 4/1 1,564 1925 1 tax lien
7462 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $213K 3/1 1,488 1925 0
7463 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $216K 4/1 1,564 1925 0
7464 SOMMERS RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $77K in 2002 → $279K in 2021 (+262%). Owner-occupied $290K 3/2 1,488 1925 3
7465 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,564 1925 0
7466 SOMMERS RD HistoryAppeal approved (2015); Appeal city affirmed (2015). Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,488 1929 0
7467 SOMMERS RD TradedTraded 2×: $53K in 2003 → $95K in 2004 (+79%). Owner-occupied $266K 4/1 1,564 1925 2
7468 SOMMERS RD TradedTraded 2×: $95K in 2006 → $147K in 2015 (+55%). Owner-occupied $289K 3/1 1,488 1925 2
7469 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $220K 4/1 1,564 1925 1
7470 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $276K 4/1 2,208 1925 0 tax lien
7471 SOMMERS RD TradedTraded 2×: $150K in 2006 → $260K in 2022 (+73%). Owner-occupied $224K 3/1 1,702 1931 2
7473 SOMMERS RD Owner-occupied $236K —/— 1,728 1920 0

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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