Sample packet · built Oct 2, 2026 from public county data
What you get for $49
This is a real Hyde Park township case (two-story house, over 62 yrs, 2,201–4,999 sq ft), run through the same engine as the free check. To protect the owner's privacy we show the block instead of the house number and mask part of each PIN. Your packet shows your full address and the full PINs you need to file.
Your house is assessed higher per square foot than 7 of the 10 most similar homes near you — about 11.7% too high, roughly $1,052 a year in tax if the county agrees.
1. Your case on one page
- Property
- 6500 block of S Drexel Ave, Chicago
- Assessed value (2026, notice)
- $43,001
- Requested value
- $37,950 (−11.7%)
- Basis
- Lack of uniformity
- Estimated saving
- $1,052 / year
- Deadline
- Hyde Park: Assessor appeals close October 8, 2026 (6 days left).
2. Comparable homes (the grid you upload)
10 most similar homes in the same class and assessor neighborhood, ranked by distance, size, age, exterior wall, basement and garage — never by value. Building assessed value per sq ft.
| Home | Sq ft | Built | $/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject6500 block of S Drexel Ave | 2,817 | 1912 | $13.87 |
| 6500 block of S Ingleside AvePIN 20-23-115-•••-0000 · 0.1 mi | 2,872 | 1912 | $11.16 |
| 6400 block of S Ingleside Ave 2PIN 20-23-105-•••-0000 · 0.17 mi | 2,840 | 1908 | $14.00 |
| 6600 block of S Drexel AvePIN 20-23-121-•••-0000 · 0.16 mi | 2,691 | 1909 | $20.83 |
| 6600 block of S University AvePIN 20-23-125-•••-0000 · 0.28 mi | 2,758 | 1910 | $15.80 |
| 6400 block of S Drexel AvePIN 20-23-103-•••-0000 · 0.12 mi | 3,009 | 1905 | $12.58 |
| 6600 block of S Minerva Ave 1PIN 20-23-126-•••-0000 · 0.32 mi | 2,848 | 1910 | $11.70 |
| 6500 block of S Drexel AvePIN 20-23-114-•••-0000 · 0.04 mi | 2,310 | 1903 | $11.49 |
| 6500 block of S Drexel AvePIN 20-23-114-•••-0000 · 0.04 mi | 2,294 | 1906 | $10.75 |
Median $12.07/sq ft × 2,817 sq ft + land $3,938 = $37,952 → requested $37,950.
3. Recent sales check
3 arm's-length sales from Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025. Median $191/sq ft → about $539,346 for this home vs. $430,010 the county implies.
4. Text to paste into the appeal
I am the owner of this home and I am filing on my own. I am asking for a lower 2026 assessment because of lack of uniformity. My house is a 2 story, 2,817 sq ft home built in 1912, class 206, in assessment neighborhood 70070. Its building assessment is $39,063, which is $13.87 per square foot. The 10 most similar homes in my neighborhood have a median building assessment of $12.07 per square foot. I am requesting a total assessed value of $37,950. Comparable PINs: 20-23-115-•••-0000, 20-23-105-•••-0000, 20-23-121-•••-0000, 20-23-125-•••-0000, 20-23-103-•••-0000.
You read it, change anything that isn't right, and paste it yourself. We never fill in or submit the form for you.
5. The rest of the packet
- Facts the county has on record — size, rooms, basement, garage, assessment history, past appeals. A wrong fact is the easiest win.
- Field-by-field filing guide for the Assessor's online appeal and the Board of Review portal, with this township's dates.
- What to attach — the comparables grid and a front photo taken within 12 months.
- Exemptions check — missed exemptions can be claimed back through a Certificate of Error (currently tax years 2021–2025).
- What happens next — decision, Board of Review second try, and when the lower bill arrives (second installment of the following year).
Arithmetic: $5,051 lower assessed value × state equalizer 3.0300 (2025) × tax rate 6.875% (tax code 70136, Cook County Clerk 2025) ≈ $1,052 a year. An estimate, not a promise; the county decides.