We check your Hyde Park Township assessment against 6,493 verified sales and your neighbors' assessments — free, in seconds, and we tell you honestly if it's already fair.
Free · no signup · we report what the record shows, either way
We compare your assessment against comparable sales and similar homes nearby, using the same public records the county publishes. Free either way.
$99, once. Comparable sales with plain-English adjustments, a uniformity analysis, a specific requested value — and a person reviews every packet before it ships.
Cook County lets homeowners appeal without a lawyer at both the Assessor and the Board of Review. The packet's last page walks you through it, deadline included.
Everything a review board expects to see, assembled from the record and explained in plain English.
5–8 verified arm's-length sales of homes like yours, each listed by PIN with a plain-English size adjustment — the evidence review boards weigh most.
How your assessment per square foot compares with every similar home in your neighborhood — Illinois law lets you appeal on unfairness alone.
Not "as low as possible" — a defensible number that the comparable-sales and uniformity evidence each independently support.
Exactly where to file online, what to enter, which grounds to select, and your township's deadline — about 20 minutes, no fee, no lawyer.
Plenty of services will tell you to appeal. Here's why you can believe this one.
This isn't a national template stretched across thousands of counties. Cook County's records, townships, deadlines, and appeal rules are the entire product — nothing here is generic.
Every comparable in your packet is a real recorded sale, listed by PIN. You — and the review board — can look each one up in the county's own records. No black box, no trust-us score.
Most homes we check don't show strong evidence, and those owners hear "keep your $99" — free. If we sold packets to everyone, you'd have no reason to believe the ones we do sell.
Nothing ships unreviewed. Before your packet is delivered, a human checks the comparables, the numbers, and your deadline — because you're filing this with the county.
Three honest ways to appeal. All of them can work.
Pull comparable sales, build exhibits, and pick a requested value from public records on your own. Filing itself is always free.
The evidence assembled, human-reviewed, and ready to file — you keep 100% of any savings, this year and every year after.
Hands-off representation, paid as a share of your first-year reduction — often hundreds of dollars if you win.
No. We sell evidence and filing guidance built from public records. You file the appeal yourself, in your own name — we never file, negotiate, or appear on your behalf.
A cover letter with a specific requested value, the county's on-file description of your property, 5–8 comparable sales with plain-English adjustments, a uniformity analysis against your neighbors, and a step-by-step filing guide with your township's deadline.
Never. $99 once, and 100% of any savings is yours — this year and every year after. Contingency firms typically charge 25–50% of your first-year reduction.
In principle a review can go either way — which is why our free check refuses to recommend appealing when your assessment already looks fair. We only sell packets where the public-record evidence points the other way.
Nothing, unless you ask. Checking is anonymous; we only store an email if you request a deadline reminder or buy a packet. We never sell or share your information.
Decisions belong to the reviewing body and no outcome is promised. If the Assessor-level result disappoints, the same packet works at the Board of Review — a free second chance in the same year.