Philadelphia leaderboard video
The largest annualized assessment growth since 2016 in Philadelphia
The largest annualized assessment growth since 2016 in Philadelphia. 2016-2026 assessment rolls. Current top five: #1 Somerton, +33.5%/yr; #2 Brewerytown · Sharswood, +27.9%/yr; #3 Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze, +27.8%/yr; #4 Girard Estate · South Philadelphia, +27.2%/yr; #5 Roxborough, +26.5%/yr. See the full source-dated ranking and exact method on BlockReport.
What this ranking measures
Largest annualized assessment growth since 2016
Compounded change in the median assessment for an exact paired cohort with at least 12 homes and 12 normalized addresses, with no address above 25% of the cohort. This is assessment growth, not market appreciation or a sale-price index.
Video transcript
Across the City assessment rolls from 2016 through 2026, the 15,100 block of Wildflower Way in Somerton shows the fastest annualized assessment growth, at 33.5 percent per year. The 2,800 block of Master Street in Brewerytown and Sharswood comes next at 27.9 percent per year, just ahead of the 1,300 block of South Bouvier Street in Graduate Hospital and Point Breeze at 27.8 percent per year. The top five span five different parts of Philadelphia. This tracks changes in City assessments, not market-price appreciation.