Cook County · South & West suburbs

Worth Township Property Tax Appeal — 2026 Deadlines & Filing Windows

Everything a Worth homeowner needs to appeal an over-assessment this year: the current filing window, where you sit in the reassessment cycle, how over-assessed Worth homes are, and a plain walkthrough to file your own appeal — free, keeping every dollar you save.

Worth Township’s 2026 Assessor appeal window opens later this year, and because 2026 is Worth’s triennial reassessment year, it is the most important year in three to check. By ChonkHub’s read of the public roll, about 13.2% of Worth’s 45,940 assessable homes and condos are assessed above comparable local properties, a median of $1,488 a year in likely over-assessment. Historically, 17.1% of Worth residential appeals to the Assessor have won a reduction, and the Board of Review is a free second chance after that.

When is the property tax appeal deadline in Worth Township?

Worth Township’s 2026 appeal window with the Cook County Assessor has not been published yet. Cook opens each township on a rolling schedule through the year; the exact deadline appears on your Reassessment Notice and on the Assessor’s calendar. Check back or confirm directly with the Assessor.

Source: Cook County Assessor Assessment & Appeal Calendar, as of 25 June 2026. Confirm on cookcountyassessoril.gov →

Is Worth Township being reassessed in 2026?

Worth Township is in the Assessor’s South & West suburbs reassessment group, which Cook County reassesses once every three years. 2026 is its reassessment year — the year your assessed value is most likely to change, and the most important year to check, because a new over-assessment can lock in for three years.

What towns are in Worth Township?

Worth Township covers Oak Lawn, Evergreen Park, Alsip, Oak Lawn, Chicago Ridge, Palos Heights in Cook County — Oak Lawn is the largest share, about 33% of its homes. Your township is determined by where the property sits, not your mailing address, and it sets your filing deadline: homeowners across these towns file on the same 2026 Worth schedule.

How over-assessed are homes in Worth Township?

By ChonkHub’s read of the public roll, about 13.2% of 45,940 assessable dwellings in Worth Township are assessed materially higher than comparable local properties, a median of $1,488 a year in likely over-assessment. It is a population estimate — whether your specific home is over-assessed is a per-parcel question the address check answers directly.

Across Cook County, roughly 124,411 dwellings are strongly over-assessed. See the full over-assessment report and method →

What are the odds of a successful Worth Township appeal?

In Worth Township, about 17.1% of residential appeals to the Assessor have historically won a reduction — and the Board of Review, a separate second stage, reduces assessments again for many who get little from the Assessor.

Worth Township — appeal outcomes at the Assessor

Countywide, the Assessor reduces about 25.0% of appeals and the Board of Review about 31.9%. Full outcome data by year →

How do I appeal my property taxes in Worth Township?

You appeal in up to two free stages — first the Cook County Assessor, then, if needed, the Board of Review — filing as the property owner with comparable properties as your evidence. In Worth Township, start before your window opens: confirm you are over-assessed, gather comparables, and file on the county’s free portal.

Read the full step-by-step guide → · Common questions →