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Nbhd 20040 · Park Ridge, IL

1021 Kent Ave

Cook County PIN 12-02-110-004-0000 · Split Level · built 1959

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What stands out

Assessed 12% above comparable homes nearby. If it were assessed at the comparable median, its estimated tax would be about $1,200 a year lower.

Last appeal on file was for tax year 2010; no later filing appears in this release.

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Compare with nearby homes · 5 comparisons
Assessed value per sq ft
Public record
$35.40 / sq ftcomparable median $31.50 across 420 R-2 homes built 1940–59 in assessor neighborhood 20040 · assessed higher per sq ft than 77% of comparable homes
Appeals on Kent Ave
Public record
82% have appealed14 of 17 parcels have appealed at least once · 7 filed for tax year 2025 · outcomes on Personal · street page
Assessment, tax year 2026
Public record
Unchanged$53,000$53,000 · non-reassessment year for Park Ridge: 96% of parcels held flat. Appeals are still accepted in the township's filing window.
Tenure
Model estimate
15 yrstitle last transferred Apr 2011 at $308,000 · +72% to today's estimated value · 77% of comparable homes changed hands more recently
Comparable sales, last 24 months
Public record
$537,500 median26 comparable homes sold since Sep 2024 · they sold for 10.8× 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 Sep 7, 2026. Tax estimates are not a bill.

Property overview

Assessed total
Public record
$53,000tax year 2026 · land $9,765
Estimated market value
Model estimate
$530,000assessed × county level · not an appraisal
Estimated annual tax
Model estimate
$10,865approximate effective rate · delinquency not checked
Last recorded sale
Public record
2011-04-01$308,000 · 1 sale on file
Building
Public record
1,497 sq ftbuilt 1959 · 1.5 stories · condition average
Lot
Public record
6,300 sq ft0.14 ac · ≈51 × 129 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
23 min walkto the nearest Metra station
Appeals on file
Public record
2Board 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

Private partyearliest on file2011-04-01$308,000TrusteePrivate partycurrent holder
Oldest transfer on the left, current holder on the right. Party names are shown on Personal and up.
Recorded sales for this property
DateInstrumentSellerBuyerPrice
2011-04-01TrusteePersonalPersonal$308,000
Cook County Assessor — Assessor - Parcel Sales (wvhk-k5uv) · 2026-09

Assessment history

Assessed values by tax year
Tax yearLandBuildingTotalStage
2026$9,765$43,235$53,000mailed
2025$9,765$43,235$53,000board
2024$8,190$35,810$44,000board

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

Building permits for this property
IssuedTypeWorkStatusApplicantAmount
2022-12-05New constructionCONVERT PORCH INTO 3 SEASON ROOMClosedPersonal$9,700
2022-11-07OtherREMODEL KITCHENClosedPersonal$54,600
Cook County Assessor — Assessor - Permits (6yjf-dfxs) · 2026-09

Assessment appeals

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2 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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Neighborhood changes

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Public decisions, planned work and possible effects. A street or proximity match provides context; it does not establish an effect on this property.

No reviewed project matches this street or lies within 500 m of a mapped locator. This does not mean no changes are planned nearby.

Property analysis

Parcel models & comparisons

Calculated model scores, labeled assumptions and comparable records where available.

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Building systems

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Associated network

Ownership network

Taxpayer-name groups, shared mailing records and repeated named representatives or applicants; associations are not proof of common control.

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Sources on this page

  • Cook County Assessor — Assessor - Parcel Sales (wvhk-k5uv) · 2026-09
  • Cook County Assessor — Assessor - Permits (6yjf-dfxs) · 2026-09

Records as published by Cook County agencies; they may be incomplete or out of date. Estimates and inferences are labeled. Mortgages, liens and tax delinquency are not part of this dataset and their absence here is not evidence that none exist.

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Independent research into local decisions and property records, with links to official municipal, county, state and federal sources. Not affiliated with any government. Estimates and unresolved questions are labeled. Park Ridge property release: refreshed 2026-09-07 · assessor records 2026-09-01 · Board decisions through 2026-06-09.