Based on 15,128 historical retail appeals in Jefferson Township (2022-2025), TaxRival's data shows a 36% win rate at the Board of Review with an average reduction of 20% when successful.
Check Your Property →Storefronts, strip centers, shopping centers, and standalone retail buildings. Jefferson Township sits in the City of Chicago triad of Cook County. Our analysis of historical Board of Review appeal outcomes (2022-2025) shows that retail property owners in Jefferson have won reductions on 36% of filings, with an average reduction of 20% when the BOR grants relief.
The 95th-percentile reduction is 35% — that's our plausibility ceiling for the algorithm, calibrated specifically to retail appeals in Jefferson. Cases above this threshold are exceedingly rare in the historical record, so claims significantly above 35% would be flagged as outliers and reviewed before filing.
The strongest recent Board of Review reductions on retail property appeals in Jefferson Township, drawn from BOR decisions in tax years 2022–2024. Pre-appeal AV is the Assessor's value before filing; post-appeal AV is the BOR's final decision. These are real outcomes, not estimates.
| Tax Year | Pre-Appeal AV | Post-Appeal AV | Reduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $97,930 | $1 | −100% |
| 2023 | $97,930 | $1 | −100% |
| 2022 | $851,680 | $47,082 | −94.5% |
| 2024 | $229,750 | $14,581 | −93.7% |
| 2024 | $149,684 | $21,375 | −85.7% |
| 2024 | $59,637 | $9,485 | −84.1% |
| 2024 | $17,963 | $2,856 | −84.1% |
| 2024 | $17,963 | $2,856 | −84.1% |
| 2024 | $17,963 | $2,856 | −84.1% |
| 2023 | $145,207 | $23,818 | −83.6% |
| 2023 | $145,207 | $23,818 | −83.6% |
| 2024 | $2,419,224 | $399,751 | −83.5% |
Source: Cook County Assessor's open data portal (appeal_history dataset). Property identifiers are not displayed for privacy; figures are public record.
TaxRival's algorithm uses township-and-class-specific calibration, not a generic countywide average. When we evaluate your retail property in Jefferson, we use the 35% cap from this dataset, the 36% historical win rate as a confidence input, and class-specific comparable sales matched to your asset type.
For a deeper look at how Cook County BOR appeals perform across all townships and asset classes, see our 2024 BOR appeal success rates analysis covering all 57,960 commercial and industrial appeals filed last year.
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