Empty and Owing in Cook County, IL
Looks empty, owner lives elsewhere, tax unpaid. An empty house costs tax and upkeep every month, and nobody is there to notice a letter. Vacancy is a model estimate unless a city case confirms it. Drive by before you rely on it.
Every layer has to be true
- The house looks empty (model score or a city vacant-structure case)
- The owner lives elsewhere
- Property tax is past due
A property is counted only when all 3 are true at once.
The Cook County stack in numbers
- Median county value
- $80,000
- Median years owned
- 14
- Owner lives elsewhere
- 100%
- Average tax owed
- $19,900
- Score 9 or 10
- 36%
Top ZIP codes: 60628 CHICAGO (453), 60636 CHICAGO (336), 60621 CHICAGO (325), 60617 CHICAGO (172), 60609 CHICAGO (144), 60620 CHICAGO (140).
Three Cook County properties in the stack
| Street and city | Score (1 to 10) | Why it may sell |
|---|---|---|
| E Delaware PlChicago | 10of 10 | The house looks empty (model score or a city vacant-structure case)The owner lives elsewhereProperty tax is past due |
| W 72nd StChicago | 10of 10 | The house looks empty (model score or a city vacant-structure case)The owner lives elsewhereProperty tax is past due |
| W 103rd StChicago | 10of 10 | The house looks empty (model score or a city vacant-structure case)The owner lives elsewhereProperty tax is past due |
Street name and city only: house numbers, owner names and mailing addresses are in the app.
Reading this number
Looks empty (model or city case), owner does not live there, and the tax is unpaid.
Vacancy is a model estimate unless a city case confirms it. Drive by before you rely on it. Government, bank, builder and church owners are left out. Owner names, mailing addresses and house numbers are inside the app.
Other stacks
- Ghost Owner9
A death on record, an empty-looking house, tax unpaid.
- 3 signals stacked
- Paper Rich11,265
Long held, worth twice what was paid, owner lives elsewhere.
- 3 signals stacked
- Far Away Drift1,068
Out of state for 10 years or more and behind on tax.
- 3 signals stacked
- Equity Under Fire6,635
Lots of equity, with a lien, a foreclosure or 2+ years of tax owed.
- 2 signals stacked
Questions
What is the Empty and Owing stack?
Looks empty (model or city case), owner does not live there, and the tax is unpaid. It is a fixed recipe of 3 signals taken from county records; a property is in the stack only when every one is true.
How many Empty and Owing properties are in Cook County, IL?
2,596 properties today. The count is refreshed every week, and government, bank, builder and church owners are left out.
Does Empty and Owing mean the owner wants to sell?
No. Vacancy is a model estimate unless a city case confirms it. Drive by before you rely on it. It is a way to find properties where several records point the same way: a strong reason to reach out first.
Every Cook County Empty and Owing property, with the reasons.
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