Who owns your block
8100 block of Algon Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 83% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 88% since 2016, now about $376K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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 $376K — about 1.7× the citywide median, and above 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 | $376K | $330K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 50% | 59% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 22 reported crimes (1 violent) and 55 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
- $376K typical home, up +88% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,382 to $4,502 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.3M assessed, $50,839/yr to the city, about $4,237 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +88% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +89% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.9% 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 $188 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 18 arm's-length sales since 2004. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 12 parcels
- Owner-occupied 10
- Absentee individual 1
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Csx Transportation Inc, carries 1 open violation across 36 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Csx Transportation Inc | 1 | 36 | $20M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Langdon 2018 Associates L | 3 | 3 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8104 ALGON AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $212K in 2010, alteration permit in 2014, sold for $355K in 2023 (+67%). | Absentee individual | $346K | 3/3 | 1,120 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 8105 ALGON AVE ImprovedBought for $157K in 2012. Owner pulled a fence permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $318K | 3/1 | 918 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 8108 ALGON AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $437K | 4/3 | 1,800 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 8109 ALGON AVE | Owner-occupied | $318K | 4/2 | 918 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 8112 ALGON AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $452K | —/— | 1,913 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 8113 ALGON AVE New constructionBought for $160K in 2005, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $330K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $328K | 3/1 | 918 | 1960 | 3 | |
| 8117 ALGON AVE ImprovedBought for $243K in 2022. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $406K | 3/2 | 1,142 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 8121 ALGON AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $318K | —/— | 918 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 8122R ALGON AVE | Vacant | $38K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 8123 ALGON AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $570K in 2004, electrical permit in 2012, sold for $900K in 2018 (+58%). | Owner-occupied | $436K | —/— | 3,120 | 1961 | 3 | rented |
| 8125 ALGON AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $570K in 2004 → $900K in 2018 (+58%). | Owner-occupied | $436K | —/— | 3,120 | 1961 | 3 | |
| 8127 ALGON AVE ImprovedBought for $570K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $436K | —/— | 3,120 | 1961 | 3 | 3 viol |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)