Cook County, Illinois · records as of 2026-11-02

Wilmette property records

Use property records to investigate changes in this town: assessments, recorded sales, permits, appeals and flood screening. Browse by street or record type, then check the available history and source dates. Municipal decisions are tracked separately in Neighborhood changes.

Run the free assessment check Open the map Follow local decisions Read connected findings

What the records reveal

See your town differently.

1,854

Homes assessed above their peers

At least 10% above comparable homes. About $2,600 a year of estimated tax on the gap for the median home in this group.

Is yours? Run the free check 6,836

Older homes with no permit on file

Built before 1985, with no permit in the county feed. A starting point for research, not proof that work was never done.

Explore on the map 36

Parcels in a FEMA flood hazard area

See the exact zone before a purchase or renovation. Follow the record back to FEMA's source.

Explore on the map

Computed from this town’s current release. Comparisons and tax amounts are estimates; each parcel shows its sources.

Put the records to work

Research one property’s assessment

$49 per parcel

Review what an appeal brief includes, how comparable homes are selected and the limits of the evidence.

Explore the appeal brief

For appeal practices

$495 a season

Review Wilmette property-list criteria, sample rows and available records before buying a research CSV.

View appeal-firm research lists

For contractors

$299 one time

Explore older homes and recorded permit gaps in Wilmette. A missing permit is a research lead, not proof that work is needed.

View contractor territory lists

Parcels: 10,683; 247 streets · 930 condo units
Median assessed value: $84,407; Cook County Assessor
Median est. market value: $837,500; model estimate
Median year built: 1956; where on file

Streets

All 247 streets

Recent sales

See all

1121 Forest Ave2026-08-03 · Trustee$3,400,000
2218 Elmwood Ave2026-08-03 · Warranty$709,000
1822 Walnut Ave2026-08-03 · Warranty$1,210,000
232 Thelin Ct2026-08-03 · Trustee$529,500
810 Leamington Ave2026-07-31 · Warranty$430,000

Buyer and seller names: Personal

Recent permits

See all

1249 Maple Ave2026-04-22 · Other · RECHECK FOR NEW GARAGERecheck
200 Skokie Blvd2026-03-05 · OtherClosed
2414 Greenwood Ave2026-03-02 · Other · KITCHEN REMODELINGClosed
1500 Sheridan Rd 10e2026-03-01 · Other · INTERIOR REMODELING.Closed
1616 Sheridan Rd 9h2026-03-01 · Electrical · KITCHEN LAUNDRY UPDATE ELEC PANEL MINOR ELEC ANIFRAMING WORK.Closed

Flood zones

FEMA NFHL, by parcel location.

Schools

Districts on the assessor record, by parcel count.

SCH DISTRICT 39elementary9,394
SCHOOL DISTRICT 37elementary1,266
SCH DISTRICT 38elementary23
NEW TRIER TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL 203secondary10,683

Zoning (inferred)

Inferred from assessor class until a licensed city layer is connected.

R-2Single-Family6,112
R-1Single-Family3,020
R-4Multi-Family930
POSParks and Open Space282
B-2General Commercial229
R-3Two-Family110

Assessor neighborhoods

All neighborhoods

The Cook County Assessor groups parcels into valuation neighborhoods by code. Names are not published, so codes are shown as-is.

Coverage and freshness

Assessor - Parcel Universe (Current)As of 2026-11-01
Assessor - Parcel AddressesAs of 2026-11-01
Assessor - Residential Single and Multi-Family Improvement CharacteristicsAs of 2026-11-01
Assessor - Residential Condominium Unit CharacteristicsAs of 2026-11-01
Assessor - Assessed ValuesAs of 2026-11-01
Assessor - Parcel SalesAs of 2026-11-01
Board of Review Appeal Decision HistoryAs of 2026-06-09
Assessor - AppealsAs of 2026-11-01
Assessor - Property Tax-Exempt ParcelsAs of 2026-11-01
Assessor - PermitsAs of 2026-11-01
PTAX-203, 203-A, and 203-BAs of 2026-11-01
PTAX-203 Additional PINsAs of 2026-11-01
Cook County Parcels (current, beta)As of 2026-11-02
FEMA NFHL Flood Hazard ZonesAs of 2026-09-21

How these records are assembled