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Effingham County parcel 02-20-008-049

Is the assessment on 411 Old Mill Rd Dieterich IL 62424 fair?

Assessed at $90,600 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

7 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: $90,600

Your assessment is higher than 7 of the 7 homes near you that sold in the last 3 years. The neighbourhood is assessed at 21.1% of what it sells for, under the statutory third, so sitting above the neighbours is not by itself over-assessment; what matters is 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.

ParcelDistanceRecordedPriceAssessedRatio
406 Old Mill Rd Dieterich IL 62424next doorMar 2026$250,000$61,25024.5%
419 E Section St Dieterich IL 624240.1 miSep 2025$243,000$50,60020.8%
105 Hunter St Dieterich IL 624240.2 miMay 2024$40,000$11,55028.9%
212 Maple St Dieterich IL 624240.3 miMar 2026$170,000$27,74016.3%
109 E Elm St Dieterich IL 624240.4 miJun 2026$250,000$29,89012%
103 E Elm St Dieterich IL 624240.5 miFeb 2026$145,000$30,61021.1%
202 C S Pine St Dieterich IL 624240.5 miJan 2026$179,900$46,78026%

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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).
  3. 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

PTAB's county sheet

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 411 Old Mill Rd Dieterich IL 62424 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.

No obligation, and we will not pass your details to anyone else.