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Effingham County parcel

506 N Merchant St Effingham IL 62401

Residential · 0.18 acres · Douglas Township

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Street view near 506 N Merchant St Effingham IL 62401
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The assessor's record

Parcel number
03-16-011-039
GIS parcel number
06-20-433-002
County
Effingham County, Illinois
Township
Douglas
Assessor’s class
Residential
Assessed acreage
0.18 acres
Assessed value
$35,290

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

RecordedPriceUse at sale
December 29, 2017$86,500Residence

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.

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Homes near here sold for

$20,000 to $400,000 — the 116 homes within ½ mile that the county recorded selling at arm's length since October 2023. Half of them went for $135,000 to $211,975; the median was $170,000.

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.

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Questions about 506 N Merchant St 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 506 N Merchant St in Effingham last sell for?

$86,500, recorded by the Effingham County recorder on December 29, 2017. 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 506 N Merchant St last sell?

December 29, 2017, about 9 years ago. The transfer was declared to the Effingham County recorder on a PTAX-203 form, which is where this page reads it.

Has 506 N Merchant St sold more than once?

Once in the record the county holds from 2013 on: December 2017 for $86,500. Arm's-length transfers only — deeds between relatives, nominal-consideration transfers and court sales are not in that count.

Is 506 N Merchant St 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 506 N Merchant St assessed at?

The Effingham County assessor carries 506 N Merchant St Effingham IL 62401 at an assessed value of $35,290. 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 506 N Merchant St in Effingham selling for?

The 116 homes within ½ mile of 506 N Merchant St Effingham IL 62401 that the county recorded selling at arm's length since October 2023 went for $20,000 to $400,000; half of them between $135,000 and $211,975, with a median of $170,000. 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 506 N Merchant St?

0.18 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 506 N Merchant St?

The Effingham County assessor classes 506 N Merchant St Effingham IL 62401 as residential, on 0.18 acres.

What township is 506 N Merchant St in?

Douglas Township, Effingham County, Illinois, with a Effingham address.

What is the parcel number (PIN) for 506 N Merchant St Effingham IL 62401?

03-16-011-039, in Effingham County's records; the county's GIS layer keys the same parcel as 06-20-433-002. The PIN is the number on the tax bill and the assessor's card, and the one to give the county or an agent.

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