:: Instructions ::
:: Grafton Township Assessor ::
copyright 2007 Grafton Township
Official Protest of Assessed Value Instructions:
  • The Board of Review will require all property owners to submit evidence of market
    value.    
  • If you purchased your property in 2011 or 2010, that would more than likely be the
    best evidence of market value.
  • An appraisal dated as close to January 1, 2011 as possible would be evidence as
    to market value.  
  • Comparable sales of similar homes would also be evidence.  The Board of Review
    asks for 3 comparable sales.  The best comparable sales evidence would be arm's
    length sales of the same model or style home, in close proximity to your property,
    and as close to January 1, 2011 as possible.  Our office has published a worksheet
    to assist homeowners, Comparable Sales Worksheet.  
  • Print the worksheet then fill in the sales and square footage of comparable homes.
  • Use our property search to find sales and square footage.  
  • Our office can not guarantee the Board of Review will take into consideration sales
    from all of 2010 or 2011.  For clarification, property owners should contact the
    Board of Review through the McHenry County Supervisor of Assessments Office at  
    (815)334-4037.
Submitting Forms:
  1. Print out the Assessment Protest forms.  Click here for Residential Property.      
    Click here for Commercial Property.   
  2. Fill out the forms correctly along with evidence of market value.  All real estate
    sales in Grafton Township are on our website property search Click here   
  3. Mail or deliver the completed forms to the McHenry County Board of Review before
    the deadline to file.  
After Submitting a Protest:  
The Board of Review will mail a notice to all property owners who file an official protest of
assessed value.  This notice will have a date and time of the hearing at which time the
Board of Review will determine whether or not a change in assessed value is warranted
based on the evidence submitted by the property owner.

If you have any questions about the hearing or Board of Review policy, please contact
them through the Supervisor of Assessment's Office (815)334-4290.   
7:45am- 3:45pm
Mon-Fri and after hour appts.
available upon request

Phone: 847-669-3383
Fax:      847-669-8233
Email:  
assessor@graftontownship.us
For 2011, McHenry county has increased all of Grafton
Township assessments by 5.31%.  
This increase is required by state statute and determined by the sales ratio study of the
previous 3 years of property sales.

Property owners whose assessment is higher than the market value of their
property must file an appeal with the Board of Review to receive a reduction of
their assessment.

Our office encourages any property owner to file an appeal
if their assessment is higher than the market value