Client Question
Should I even look at an appeal?
The free check gives a modeled first read from public parcel records, assessment history, comparable context, and township timing where data is available.
For Financial Advisors, RIAs, and Planners
Help homeowner clients see appeal odds before overpaying property taxes or attorney fees.
Share a free client-safe address or PIN odds check. No signup, about 10 seconds, yes/maybe/probably no.
Cost Posture
Flat fee, not a savings split.
If a paid packet makes sense, the client sees two clean choices: low upfront flat fee or the fixed $149 no-risk option when eligible. Censum does not take a percentage of any reduction.
Boundary
Evidence help, not tax advice.
Censum screens and organizes appeal evidence. The homeowner stays responsible for final decisions, deadlines, and official filing paths.
Client pricing
The client starts free. Two payment choices only after the odds check.
For advisor sharing, keep the explanation simple: the homeowner checks the property first, Censum assigns the result band, then the client chooses low upfront flat fee or the fixed $149 no-risk Success Plan when eligible. Optional add-ons stay separate.
Low upfront
Cheapest full-packet path
$39-$99
assigned by the model after lookup
Pay the flat packet fee for the assigned Tier C, Tier B, or Tier A result. If a timely appeal returns no reduction, the paid packet fee carries forward as a next-year credit.
$19 Long-Shot snapshot if the case likely is not worth a full packet.
No-risk Success Plan
$0 due until we win
$149
fixed fee after a verified qualifying reduction
Available for eligible Tier C, Tier B, or Tier A results. No percentage fee, no attorney-style cut, and no charge if there is no qualifying reduction.
Long-Shot is not eligible.
Long-Shot
Below 50% signal, $19 snapshot
Tier C
50-70% signal, $39 upfront
Tier B
70-90% signal, $69 upfront
Tier A
90%+ signal, $99 upfront
Optional add-on
Concierge
+$29
Workflow support, reminders, and guided next steps after the odds result.
Optional add-on
Prior-Year Screen
+$20
Extra lookback for prior-year assessment issues. Included in Tier A.
Client Note
Short enough for a newsletter.
Homeowners in live Censum counties can use this free Censum check to see modeled appeal odds before paying for help. It is independent, informational, and does not guarantee savings or an appeal outcome.
Run the odds checkWhat Clients See
1. Address or PIN
They start with the property, not a sales call.
2. Free first read
Censum shows modeled odds before the client pays.
3. Evidence path
Strong or mixed cases can move into an assigned-price packet.
4. Annual checkup
Clients can keep property tax in the yearly planning rhythm.
Clean Compliance Posture
Share the resource. Skip the endorsement language.
Censum is an independent property-tax evidence service for covered Illinois counties. This page is designed for client education and does not create an advisor referral relationship, fee-sharing arrangement, legal representation, tax advice, or government affiliation.