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Effingham County market report

What homes sold for across Effingham County over the last three years, from closed sales.

Median sale price
$219,900
Median per sq ft
$117
Median days on market
11

849 sales

Lately

The same figures over shorter windows. Each window contains the one above it, so the three-month row is the most recent slice of the twelve — read them against each other rather than as separate periods.

Closed sales by rolling window: the last three, six and twelve months
WindowSalesMedian pricePer sq ftDays on market
Last 3 months95$247,500$1316
Last 6 months150$236,250$1268
Last 12 months292$220,000$12211

Year by year

Median sale price by the year the sale closed. Each point rests on at least five sales; hover to see how many.

$0$57K$114K$171K$227K2000: $84,500 — 180 sales2000$84,5002001: $85,000 — 267 sales$85,0002002: $86,500 — 263 sales$86,5002003: $92,000 — 301 sales$92,0002004: $85,000 — 274 sales2004$85,0002005: $100,000 — 308 sales$100,0002006: $91,000 — 316 sales$91,0002007: $110,500 — 297 sales$110,5002008: $98,000 — 277 sales2008$98,0002009: $103,000 — 272 sales$103,0002010: $96,250 — 308 sales$96,2502011: $112,250 — 282 sales$112,2502012: $118,000 — 307 sales2012$118,0002013: $108,500 — 346 sales$108,5002014: $114,900 — 313 sales$114,9002015: $127,250 — 302 sales$127,2502016: $127,500 — 307 sales2016$127,5002017: $135,000 — 292 sales$135,0002018: $144,250 — 294 sales$144,2502019: $137,500 — 302 sales$137,5002020: $148,000 — 316 sales2020$148,0002021: $167,000 — 387 sales$167,0002022: $180,000 — 315 sales$180,0002023: $205,000 — 247 sales$205,0002024: $199,450 — 278 sales2024$199,4502025: $225,000 — 287 sales$225,0002026: $227,450 — 176 sales2026$227,450
Median sale price in Effingham County by year

By town

Towns with at least five recent sales. A town missing from this list did not have enough sales to report without describing individual homes.

TownMedian pricePer sq ftDays on marketSales
Effingham$229,900$12211607
Altamont$172,500$1111588
Teutopolis$279,900$105437
Watson$145,000$86933
Mason$209,950$1081424
Dieterich$300,000$1441824
Shumway$185,250$1083112
Edgewood$86,500$704412
Beecher City$87,000$6877

What the market pays for

The same three years, split by what kind of home sold.

Bedrooms

BandMedianSales
1-2 bed$129,900133
3 bed$206,000491
4+ bed$319,000225

Size

BandMedianSales
under 1,000 sq ft$110,00061
1,000–1,499 sq ft$150,000215
1,500–1,999 sq ft$214,450226
2,000+ sq ft$314,000347

Age

BandMedianSales
built in the last 20 years$337,000138
20–50 years old$265,000306
50–100 years old$180,000324
over 100 years old$125,00081

What is your Effingham County home worth?

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Effingham County property tax

The second installment for 2025 payable 2026 is due Friday, November 6, 2026 — in 28 days.

Amounts, exemptions and late penalties come from Effingham County Treasurer, who is the authority on all of it — check the county’s own page before you pay.