Effingham County parcel 02-20-008-018
Is the assessment on 413 E Section St Dieterich IL 62424 fair?
Assessed at $32,450 as residential, Bishop Township. Below: how the homes near it that actually sold are assessed against what they sold for, and where this one sits among them. Two facts from the county's own record — not an opinion of value, which is what an appeal ultimately needs and what we will give you if you ask.
How the neighbourhood is assessed
21.1%
of what it sold for (middle half 18.6–25.3%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
4 of 7
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$30,610
median; $11,550 to $61,250. This parcel: $32,450
Your assessment sits in the middle of the 7 homes near you that sold in the last 3 years. That is what a fair assessment usually looks like; the question is only whether those homes are like yours.
The homes that sold near it
Arm's-length sales recorded with the county in the last 3 years, nearest first, with the assessed value the county carries for each today. Whether any of them is like this house — size, age, condition — is the question the record cannot answer and an appeal turns on.
| Parcel | Distance | Recorded | Price | Assessed | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 419 E Section St Dieterich IL 62424 | next door | Sep 2025 | $243,000 | $50,600 | 20.8% |
| 406 Old Mill Rd Dieterich IL 62424 | next door | Mar 2026 | $250,000 | $61,250 | 24.5% |
| 105 Hunter St Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.1 mi | May 2024 | $40,000 | $11,550 | 28.9% |
| 212 Maple St Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.3 mi | Mar 2026 | $170,000 | $27,740 | 16.3% |
| 109 E Elm St Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.4 mi | Jun 2026 | $250,000 | $29,890 | 12% |
| 103 E Elm St Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.4 mi | Feb 2026 | $145,000 | $30,610 | 21.1% |
| 202 C S Pine St Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.5 mi | Jan 2026 | $179,900 | $46,780 | 26% |
Prices from PTAX-203 transfer declarations; assessed values from the county assessor's current file (so a home reassessed after its sale shows today's figure against yesterday's price). Not MLS figures. Nothing here names an owner.
How an appeal actually works here
- Talk to the assessor first. Many differences are a record error — a garage that came down, a square footage that was never right — and get fixed with a phone call, no appeal needed.
- The county Board of Review. A written complaint in the window after the township's assessments are published each year; the office can tell you the dates for this township. Evidence: a recent appraisal, comparable sales, or comparable assessments (the equity argument — the table above is where that starts).
- Then the state. A Board of Review decision can go to the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board within 30 days of the decision — its forms and rules are on ptab.illinois.gov.
Effingham County Supervisor of Assessments
(217) 342-6711 · Effingham County Office Building, 101 N Fourth St, Effingham, IL 62401
We publish no appeal deadline: the window is set by the township's publication date each year, and the office is the authority on it. Contact details PTAB county sheet (ptab.illinois.gov/counties/Effingham.pdf), read 2026-09-21.
Ask us to look at it properly
The table above is where an equity argument starts, not where it ends: a Board of Review wants an opinion of market value, and that means someone who has stood in the houses. We will look at 413 E Section St Dieterich IL 62424 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.