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Cook County, Illinois

over 400,000
Cook County homes
are over-assessed.

That's an estimated $2.1 billion in excess assessed value — based on public data, many homeowners may not know their assessment is higher than comparable properties.

The average over-assessed Cook County home carries $5,137 in excess assessed value — roughly $1,387/year in estimated excess taxes.

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DATA SUGGESTS POSSIBLE OVER-ASSESSMENT

Your assessed value

$24.10 / sq ft

Neighborhood average

$18.40 / sq ft

14 comparable properties

Your assessed value is $5.70/sq ft above comparable properties.

Estimated assessment difference: $14,820 · Estimated annual difference: $1,200–$2,400/yr (est.)

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Why a uniformity appeal?

Most appeal services argue your home is worth less than its assessed value — which requires an appraisal and sales data. The Cook County Board of Review also accepts uniformity appeals: presenting data that comparable properties are assessed at a lower rate per square foot.

We use real Cook County Assessor data — the same public data the Board of Review has access to — to provide a comparable property analysis for your property.

Learn more about uniformity vs. overvaluation appeals →

Methodology & Sources

Data source

Cook County Assessor's Office open data portal. Tax year 2024 residential parcels (classes 200–299). 1,090,975 properties analyzed.

datacatalog.cookcountyil.gov →

Definition of over-assessed

A property is over-assessed if its assessed building value per sq ft exceeds the average of comparable properties in the same CCAO assessment neighborhood, property class, and size range by more than $0.50/sq ft. This is a conservative threshold.

Tax savings estimate

Excess assessed value is multiplied by an effective rate of 27% — derived from Cook County's assessment level (~10% of market value), state equalization factor (~3×), and composite levy rate (~9.7%). Actual savings vary by township and tax code.

Analysis date: 2026-03-31