215 Belle Plaine Ave
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The story of this property
1 takeaway from published records
Assessed 12% above the peer median per sq ft
$37.20 per sq ft here, compared with $33.20 per sq ft across 378 other homes in the same assessor neighborhood, inferred zoning group and 20-year build period.
- This property
- $37.20 / sq ft
- Peer median
- $33.20 / sq ft
This screening comparison does not match every difference in lot size, condition or improvements. It is not a finding of assessment error or a promise of tax savings.
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This property's assessment per sq ft
$37.20 per sq ft
GroundSignal — assessment comparison · 2026-11View in property records378 comparison homes
Median assessed value per building sq ft: $33.20 per sq ft.
GroundSignal — assessment comparison · 2026-11View in property records
Property release: Nov 2, 2026. Source dates appear with each record.
Assessment and neighborhood comparisons
What stands out
Assessed 12% above comparable homes nearby. If it were assessed at the comparable median, its estimated tax would be about $2,600 a year lower.
An appeal is on file for tax year 2026. The figures here are the assessment currently on the roll — a decision still pending can change them.
Compare with nearby homes · 5 comparisons
- Assessed value per sq ft Public record
- $37.20 / sq ftcomparable median $33.20 across 378 R-2 homes built 2000–19 in assessor neighborhood 22150 · assessed higher per sq ft than 92% of comparable homes
- Appeals on Belle Plaine Ave Public record
- 92% have appealed57 of 62 parcels have appealed at least once · 21 filed for tax year 2026 · outcomes on Personal · street page
- Assessment, tax year 2026 Public record
- Unchanged$119,939 → $119,939 · non-reassessment year for Park Ridge: 96% of parcels held flat. Appeals are still accepted in the township's filing window.
- Tenure Model estimate
- 11 yrstitle last transferred Feb 2015 at $852,500 · +41% to today's estimated value · 59% of comparable homes changed hands more recently
- Comparable sales, last 24 months Public record
- $1,242,500 median18 comparable homes sold since Nov 2024 · they sold for 11.8× their assessed value; the county assesses homes at 10% of market value, so 10× is par
Tax comparisons use Park Ridge’s approximate effective rate of 2.050% of estimated residential market value (10× assessed value). They exclude individual exemptions and tax-code differences and are not a bill or a promised reduction.
Calculated from county records as of Nov 2, 2026. Tax estimates are not a bill.
Property overview
- Assessed total Public record
- $119,939tax year 2026 · land $17,962
- Estimated market value Model estimate
- $1,199,000assessed × county level · not an appraisal
- Estimated annual tax Model estimate
- $24,580approximate effective rate · delinquency not checked
- Last recorded sale Public record
- 2015-02-19$852,500 · 2 sales on file
- Building Public record
- 3,221 sq ftbuilt 2005 · 2 stories · condition average
- Lot Public record
- 8,981 sq ft0.21 ac · ≈76 × 122 ft (from the outline)
- Flood screening Public record
- No high or moderate hazard flagFEMA centroid match; county SFHA flag fallback. Check the official map for the exact zone.
- Schools Public record
- SCHOOL DISTRICT 64MAINE TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL 207
- Zoning Inferred
- R-2 · Single-Familyinferred from assessor class — verify with the City
- Occupancy Inferred
- Likely owner-occupiedtaxpayer mailing address vs. property address
- Transit Model estimate
- 14 min walkto the nearest Metra station
- Appeals on file Public record
- 11Board of Review + Assessor appeals
Assessor taxpayer record
Taxpayer of record
Published taxpayer names and mailing details where available; name associations are not verified title.
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Sales and ownership history
Transfer declarations · MyDec
Official IDOR transfer-declaration facts for this PIN — additional to the Assessor sales file, not a replacement. Buyer, seller, agent, and preparer names stay behind the same Personal plan as deed parties.
Assessment history
| Tax year | Land | Building | Total | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $17,962 | $101,977 | $119,939 | certified |
| 2025 | $17,962 | $101,977 | $119,939 | board |
| 2024 | $15,268 | $72,538 | $87,806 | board |
Assessed values are public record (Cook County Assessor). The market-value and tax figures above are model estimates derived from them — see the methodology.
Building permits
No building permits appear in the available county feed for this parcel. Coverage varies by town and date; this does not prove that no work occurred.
Assessment appeals
An appeal is already on file for tax year 2026. See what the appeal builder checks →
What the appeal research brief includes
11 appeals on file for this parcel — outcomes, values and the attorney or agent on each case are part of the record.
Appeals & appeal builder
Indexed Board of Review and Assessor appeal rows, outcomes and named representatives where available, plus an evidence-brief builder.
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Before you buy: records check
Records we found in the research published from Park Ridge City Council, Committee of the Whole and Planning & Zoning Commission meeting records (2017–2026) as of Sep 27, 2026. This is a research aid, not advice and not a title search.
AI-assisted researchHow this was researched and checkedRecords naming this property
Listed in a draft exhibit · Sep 8, 2026
Council establishes the special service area for the Washington to Harrison green alleyListed in a draft exhibit: Approve the Final Reading of an Ordinance Establishing Special Service Area No. 26-112: Washington/Harrison (Memorandum) (City Council, Sep 8 2026, p. 7). The enacted exhibit is not verified.
AI-assisted researchp. 7 · Staff memo of Approve the Final Reading of an Ordinance Establishing Special Service Area No. 26-112: Washington/Harrison (Memorandum), City Council, Sep 8 2026. Open the quote and source.
Special assessments
Listed in the draft exhibit only. The enacted exhibit is not verified.
Documented rate: 1.570000 per $100 of equalized assessed value (Listed in a draft exhibit). No bill is calculated here.
Council establishes the special service area for the Washington to Harrison green alleyAI-assisted researchp. 1 · Staff memo of Approve the Final Reading of an Ordinance Proposing the Establishment of Special Service Area No. 26-112: Washington/Harrison, and Providing for a Public Hearing Date for Green Alley Paving (Memorandum), City Council, Apr 6 2026. Open the quote and source.
Listed in the draft exhibit only. The enacted exhibit is not verified.
Documented rate: 1.806000 per $100 of equalized assessed value (Listed in a draft exhibit). No bill is calculated here.
Council establishes the special service area for the Washington to Harrison green alleyAI-assisted researchp. 5 · Staff memo of Approve the Final Reading of an Ordinance Establishing Special Service Area No. 26-112: Washington/Harrison (Memorandum), City Council, Sep 8 2026. Open the quote and source.
Listed in the draft exhibit only. The enacted exhibit is not verified.
Documented rate: 1.570000 per $100 of equalized assessed value (Listed in a draft exhibit). No bill is calculated here.
Council establishes the special service area for the Washington to Harrison green alleyAI-assisted researchp. 5 · Staff memo of Approve the Final Reading of an Ordinance Establishing Special Service Area No. 26-112: Washington/Harrison (Memorandum), City Council, Sep 8 2026. Open the quote and source.
Listed in the draft exhibit only. The enacted exhibit is not verified.
Documented rate: 1.806000 per $100 of equalized assessed value (Listed in a draft exhibit). No bill is calculated here.
Council establishes the special service area for the Washington to Harrison green alleyAI-assisted researchp. 1 · Staff memo of Approve the Final Reading of an Ordinance Proposing the Establishment of Special Service Area No. 26-112: Washington/Harrison, and Providing for a Public Hearing Date for Green Alley Paving (Memorandum), City Council, Apr 6 2026. Open the quote and source.
Town context from the records
What the research published from Park Ridge meeting records says town-wide, beside this property’s numbers. Context only: none of it is a finding about this property, a bill or advice.
AI-assisted researchHow this was researched and checkedThe City Council adopted a property tax levy for the City and the Library of $19,127,311 on Dec 15, 2025, $794,006 more than the earliest in these records (2017).
How the adopted property tax levy changed from the earliest to the latest ordinance · Calculation
AI-assisted researchp. 2 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2025-12-15, City Council, Dec 15 2025. Open the quote and source.
p. 3 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2025-12-15, City Council, Dec 15 2025. Open the quote and source.
p. 57 · Staff memo of Public Hearing for Fiscal Year 2026 Budget, City Council, Dec 15 2025. Open the quote and source.
This parcel is listed in the draft exhibit of Council establishes the special service area for the Washington to Harrison green alley. The enacted exhibit is not verified.
“On September 8, 2026 the City Council adopted, on its consent agenda, the ordinance establishing Special Service Area No. 26-112 to fund the residents' half of a green alley.”
Council establishes the special service area for the Washington to Harrison green alley
Special service areas the City used to pay for alley paving
AI-assisted researchp. 7 · Staff memo of Approve the Final Reading of an Ordinance Establishing Special Service Area No. 26-112: Washington/Harrison (Memorandum), City Council, Sep 8 2026. Open the quote and source.
Neighborhood changes
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