Effingham County parcel
405 W Main St Watson IL 62473
Residential lot · 1 acres · Watson 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
- 14-21-003-011
- GIS parcel number
- 10-30-301-001
- County
- Effingham County, Illinois
- Township
- Watson
- Assessor’s class
- Residential lot
- Assessed acreage
- 1 acres
- Assessed value
- $8,940
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.
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Recorded sales
| Recorded | Price | Use at sale |
|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2025 | $18,000 | Land or lot only |
| June 7, 2021 | $14,000 | Land or lot only |
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
$33,000 to $229,900 — the 15 homes within ½ mile that the county recorded selling at arm's length since December 2023. Half of them went for $51,000 to $161,500; the median was $77,000.
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.
- 312 Illini Dr Watson IL 62473$200,000 · July 2026 · 0.5 mi
- 106 W Walnut St Watson IL 62473$57,000 · July 2026 · 0.1 mi
- 220 S East St Watson IL 62473$180,500 · February 2026 · 0.4 mi
- 102 S Van Buren St Watson IL 62473$158,000 · October 2025 · 0.4 mi
- 101 S Van Buren St Watson IL 62473$60,000 · August 2025 · 0.5 mi
- 300 Olive St Watson IL 62473$229,900 · July 2025 · 0.4 mi
How these homes are assessed against what they sold for, and where this parcel sits among them →
Questions about 405 W Main St Watson IL 62473
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 405 W Main St in Watson last sell for?
- $18,000, recorded by the Effingham County recorder on April 21, 2025. 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 land or lot only.
When did 405 W Main St last sell?
- April 21, 2025, about a year ago. The transfer was declared to the Effingham County recorder on a PTAX-203 form, which is where this page reads it; the sale before it was in June 2021.
How many times has 405 W Main St Watson IL 62473 sold since 2013?
- Twice in the record the county holds from 2013 on: June 2021 for $14,000 and April 2025 for $18,000. Arm's-length transfers only — deeds between relatives, nominal-consideration transfers and court sales are not in that count.
How much did 405 W Main St sell for in 2021?
- $14,000, recorded on June 7, 2021 — the sale before the April 2025 one, from the same county PTAX-203 record.
How much did the price of 405 W Main St change between its sales?
- The 2025 sale at $18,000 was $4,000 more than the 2021 sale at $14,000 — two recorded prices on the same parcel, from the county's PTAX-203 declarations; the record does not say what changed about the property between them.
Is 405 W Main St in Watson 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 405 W Main St assessed at?
- The Effingham County assessor carries 405 W Main St Watson IL 62473 at an assessed value of $8,940. 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 405 W Main St in Watson selling for?
- The 15 homes within ½ mile of 405 W Main St Watson IL 62473 that the county recorded selling at arm's length since December 2023 went for $33,000 to $229,900; half of them between $51,000 and $161,500, with a median of $77,000. 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 405 W Main St?
- 1 acre 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 405 W Main St?
- The Effingham County assessor classes 405 W Main St Watson IL 62473 as residential lot, on 1 acre.
What township is 405 W Main St in?
- Watson Township, Effingham County, Illinois, with a Watson address.
What is the parcel number (PIN) for 405 W Main St Watson IL 62473?
- 14-21-003-011, in Effingham County's records; the county's GIS layer keys the same parcel as 10-30-301-001. The PIN is the number on the tax bill and the assessor's card, and the one to give the county or an agent.
Around it
- 403 W Main St Watson IL 62473Residential · 1 ac
- 406 W Main St Watson IL 62473Residential · 0.5 ac
- 401 1/2 W Main St Watson IL 62473Residential lot · 1 ac
- 118 W Walnut St Watson IL 62473Exempt · 2 ac
- 400 W Main St Watson IL 62473Residential · 1.3 ac
- 114 W Walnut St Watson IL 62473Residential · 1 ac
- 101 N Old Watson Rd Watson IL 62473Residential · 0.3 ac
- 307 W Main St Watson IL 62473Residential · 1 ac