Effingham County parcel
17237 Forrest Hills Dr Effingham IL 62401
Residential · 0.83 acres · Summit Township
This parcel in gold, its neighbours in white. Parcel lines are approximate (ArcGIS live) — for reference only; not a survey, and not a guarantee of boundary location or acreage. Hover a neighbour to name it; click to open it.
The assessor's record
- Parcel number
- 11-07-210-050
- GIS parcel number
- 05-02-400-050
- County
- Effingham County, Illinois
- Township
- Summit
- Assessor’s class
- Residential
- Assessed acreage
- 0.83 acres
- Assessed value
- $221,520
Illinois assesses property at one-third of market value, and farmland on its soil productivity rather than its price. The assessed value is the county's figure for taxation; it is not an appraisal and not an estimate of what the property would sell for.
Is this assessment fair? Compare it with the homes that sold nearby →
Recorded sales
| Recorded | Price | Use at sale |
|---|---|---|
| October 13, 2020 | $510,000 | Residence |
From PTAX-203 transfer declarations recorded with the county — public record, arm's-length sales only. A sale marked “part of a larger sale” was one declaration covering more than one parcel; the price is the whole transaction's. Not an MLS figure.
Hear what sells around here
Your house, or one you keep an eye on: we email you when the county records a sale nearby — the price, the date, how far.
Homes near here sold for
$465,000 to $890,000 — the 12 homes within ½ mile that the county recorded selling at arm's length since January 2024. Half of them went for $534,175 to $701,250; the median was $622,500.
That is the neighbourhood, from the deeds, not a figure for this parcel: the record does not know its size, its condition or its kitchen.
- 17277 Deer Creek Dr Effingham IL 62401$685,000 · August 2026 · next door
- 17213 N Deer Creek Dr Effingham IL 62401$487,000 · December 2025 · 0.1 mi
- 17330 N Stonecreek Dr Effingham IL 62401$620,000 · November 2025 · 0.1 mi
- 17212 Stonecreek Dr Effingham IL 62401$760,000 · November 2025 · next door
- 17143 Stonecreek Dr Effingham IL 62401$665,000 · July 2025 · next door
- 16843 Willow Ridge Dr Effingham IL 62401$890,000 · June 2025 · 0.3 mi
How these homes are assessed against what they sold for, and where this parcel sits among them →
Questions about 17237 Forrest Hills Dr Effingham IL 62401
Answered from the county's own record for this parcel — the recorder's transfer declarations, the assessor's file and the clerk's rate book. A question the record cannot answer is left out rather than guessed at.
What did 17237 Forrest Hills Dr in Effingham last sell for?
- $510,000, recorded by the Effingham County recorder on October 13, 2020. That is the consideration declared on the PTAX-203 transfer declaration — public record, an arm's-length sale — not an MLS figure; the declaration lists the use at sale as residence.
When did 17237 Forrest Hills Dr last sell?
- October 13, 2020, about 6 years ago. The transfer was declared to the Effingham County recorder on a PTAX-203 form, which is where this page reads it.
Has 17237 Forrest Hills Dr sold more than once?
- Once in the record the county holds from 2013 on: October 2020 for $510,000. Arm's-length transfers only — deeds between relatives, nominal-consideration transfers and court sales are not in that count.
Is 17237 Forrest Hills Dr in Effingham for sale?
- Not with Shelby Realty Services as of September 28, 2026. If you own it, or would like to, the form on this page reaches an agent who works this ground.
What is 17237 Forrest Hills Dr assessed at?
- The Effingham County assessor carries 17237 Forrest Hills Dr Effingham IL 62401 at an assessed value of $221,520. That is the county's figure for taxation — Illinois assesses property at one-third of market value — not an appraisal and not an estimate of what the property would sell for.
What are homes near 17237 Forrest Hills Dr in Effingham selling for?
- The 12 homes within ½ mile of 17237 Forrest Hills Dr Effingham IL 62401 that the county recorded selling at arm's length since January 2024 went for $465,000 to $890,000; half of them between $534,175 and $701,250, with a median of $622,500. That is the neighbourhood, from the deeds, not a figure for this parcel — the record does not know its size, its condition or its kitchen.
How big is the lot at 17237 Forrest Hills Dr?
- 0.83 acres by the Effingham County assessor's record. The lot line on this page's map is the county's GIS — approximate, and not a survey.
What kind of property is 17237 Forrest Hills Dr?
- The Effingham County assessor classes 17237 Forrest Hills Dr Effingham IL 62401 as residential, on 0.83 acres.
What township is 17237 Forrest Hills Dr in?
- Summit Township, Effingham County, Illinois, with a Effingham address.
What is the parcel number (PIN) for 17237 Forrest Hills Dr Effingham IL 62401?
- 11-07-210-050, in Effingham County's records; the county's GIS layer keys the same parcel as 05-02-400-050. The PIN is the number on the tax bill and the assessor's card, and the one to give the county or an agent.
What is this home worth?
Our model gives a range — never a single figure — from every comparable sale in Effingham County. The address and the lot are filled in from the record; you add the size, bedrooms and condition, and an agent follows up.
Around it
- 17215 Stonecreek Dr Effingham IL 62401Residential · 0.5 ac
- 17233 Forrest Hills Dr Effingham IL 62401Residential · 0.8 ac
- 17260 N Deer Creek Dr Effingham IL 62401Residential · 0.4 ac
- 17186 Forrest Hills Dr Effingham IL 62401Residential · 0.7 ac
- 17310 N Deer Creek Dr Effingham IL 62401Residential · 0.7 ac
- 17195 Stonecreek Dr Effingham IL 62401Residential · 0.5 ac
- Stonecreek Dr Effingham IL 62401Residential lot · 0.5 ac
- Deer Creek Dr Effingham IL 62401Residential lot · 0.4 ac