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About the analysis and published appeal outcomes
Wilmette self-filed appeals in the published Board of Review records win 70% of the time; represented filings win 56%. This builder assembles a computed uniformity analysis, a comparable exhibit, and a filing-ready evidence brief from the county's public records.
Free comparison · public record237 Laurel Ave · full record
Assessed 26% below comparable homes nearby — the uniformity comparison does not favor an appeal.
Only 4% of its 74 comparable homes are assessed lower per sq ft. A uniformity brief is not offered here; an overvaluation argument, based on a recent sale, is a separate question.
Vs. comparable median
−26%
Est. tax at stake / yr
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Comparable homes
74 · above 4%
74 R-2 homes built 1920–39 in assessor neighborhood 23094: comparable median $45.00 per sq ft of assessed value; this parcel $33.40. Tax at stake is an estimate from the parcel’s effective rate, rounded to the hundred — not a bill.
- 70%
- of decided self-filed appeals at the Board of Review win a reduction
- ~$7,300
- average assessed-value reduction when a self-filed appeal succeeds
- 6.4 vs 2.5
- filings per parcel, represented vs. self-filed
- 2 venues
- Assessor and Board of Review — each reviews an appeal independently, every cycle
Figures cover Wilmette residential parcels in the county’s published Board of Review decisions through June 9, 2026. Past outcomes do not predict an individual appeal.
Appeal-window updates
Follow changes to a township’s reviewed Board of Review calendar, including its opening and closing-soon status. Always verify filing dates with the Board; these periodic checks are not a filing guarantee.
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