Property Tax assessment: neighborhood map

[sciapod]

I received the Cook County letter on my assessment hike -- I haven't been paying attention, I had no idea it was on the way.

On the Assessor site, they have an interactive map showing the boundaries of the neighborhood codes to use for comparable properties  -- but it doesn't work, and I cannot find a print version. Does anyone have a map, or know the boundaries of neighborhood 010?

Also, any luck fighting the assessments? On the plus side of the real estate drop, it will be no problem finding lo-priced comparables. 

[~LL~]

Give the library a try. 

[zilla545]

You can go to the cook county assessor's website and type in different addresses and see how the other homes comparable to yours have been assessed.

[sciapod]

You can go to the cook county assessor's website and type in different addresses and see how the other homes comparable to yours have been assessed.

Thanks -- I found a list of boundaries when I did a search. They are:


Berwyn

Neighborhood Number: 010
Boundries
North: 16th Street
South: Cermak Road
East: Lombard Ave.
West: Harlem Ave.

Neighborhood Number: 020
Boundries
North: Roosevelt Road
South: 16th Street
East: Lombard Ave.
West: Harlem Ave.

Neighborhood Number: 030
Boundries
North: Cermak Road
South: 27th Street/Home Ave./29th Street/Kenilworth Ave./29th Place/Oak Park Ave./30th Street
East: East Ave.
West: Harlem Ave.

Neighborhood Number: 040
Boundries
North: Chicago Central & Pacific R.R./27th St/Home St./29th Pl./Kenilworth Ave./Oak Park Ave./30th St
South: Ogden Ave.
East: Lombard Ave.
West: Harlem

Neighborhood Number: 050
Boundries
North: Cermak Road
South: Chicago Central & Pacific R.R.
East: Lombard Ave.
West: East Ave.

Neighborhood Number: 060
Boundries
North: 31st Street
South: 35th Street
East: Oak Park Ave.
West: Harlem Ave.

Neighborhood Number: 070
Boundries
North: Ogden Ave.
South: Pershing Road
East: Lombard Ave.
West: Harlem Ave.

Neighborhood Number: 071
Boundries
North: 35th Street
South: 36th Street
East: Harvey
West: Highland

Neighborhood Number: 080
Boundries
North: Roosevelt Road
South: 16th Street
East: Lombard Ave.
West: East Ave.

Neighborhood Number: 090
Boundries
North: 16th Street
South: Cermak Road
East: Lombard Ave.
West: Oak Park Ave.

[renovatorbear]

We got our notice yesterday too. 

[Hogzilla]

Our assessed value went down about $180 from 2007. Still think it's high, we will see about contesting it.

[tgoddess]

Mine went up $5100 from 2007.  Oy. 

I may be moving.

[MRS. NORTHSIDER]

Mine went up $6900 on the main parcel and $120 on the adjacent parcel - asshats!  Looks like I will be doing battle with the assessor AGAIN!  You'd think I was living in Riversde - for chrissake.  In this real estate market this is ridiculous. 

[tgoddess]

I'm REALLY confused.  So according to the assessor, because my actual attic space is not accessible by a "permanent stair," my entire second floor (which I would not consider to be the "attic") IS considered the "attic."  WTF? ? ? ?  And apparently, I have a second (though completely invisible) full bath in my house that I wasn't even aware of!!!  I wish I'd known about THAT over the last 12 years.   I'll be sure to note that when I have to sell because of this tax increase.

Jeez.  And people actually are HAPPY when they have the government involved in their lives?  Good freakin' grief.

[gregdogg62]

The assessed value of our house slightly decreased, but what I find strange is that all the homes surrounding us went up in assessed value.  Why would this be the case?

[Boris]

Ours went up $4,500...I checked every other property on the block (both sides) and were all within a couple thousand of each other and all the homes are pretty similar in size. I appealed two years ago, and got it lowered a little bit, at that time they told me to wait until now (summer 2008) to file a "real" appeal.

I just went online to do just that ( http://www.cookcountyassessor.com/data/active/appealonline.asp ), and the site returns this:

"Property Not Available For Appeals At This Time Verify P.I.N. And Try Again Or Check Filing Dates"

Pin is correct and filing dates are open...bureaucracy at it's best.

[tgoddess]

I got the same thing, Boris.   

[Bonster]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but these amounts you're posting - these are the deltas on your taxable amounts, not actual yearly increases.

[tgoddess]

From the letter I got:

"Your Assessed Valuation"

Proposed 2008: $27,355
Previous 2007:  $22, 283

[MRS. NORTHSIDER]

I got you beat tgoddess but it doesn't pay to be a winner in this contest

YOUR ASSESSED VALUATION

Proposed 2008  $29,047
Previous  2007  $22,135

I had to practice my lamaze breathing when I opened up that envelope.

[tgoddess]

Gah.  That's pretty brutal, Mrs. N.

[Guy_on_Clinton]

mine

2008 = 23941
2007 = 17112

[Robert Pauly]

2008  $31,421
2007  $20,500

But I did find out that I have a finished attic.  I'm going to check it out tonight.

[tgoddess]

That "finished attic" thing is really confusing.  I've always just considered it the second floor of the house (since there IS attic space above THAT).  I don't get it.

[renovatorbear]

Mine doesn't begin to reflect the reality of my house and never has.  Our attic is finished and was when I bought the place.  Our basement is also finished (with a bath) as well (also that way when I purchased it).  My assesement states that we have a 3 bedroom, one level place. 

So, dumb question here...  I guess I should keep my mouth shut?