Effingham County parcel 02-20-101-007
Is the assessment on 204 E Elm St Dieterich IL 62424 fair?
Assessed at $39,070 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
24.6%
of what it sold for (middle half 20.8–27.1%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
8 of 24
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$55,925
median; $11,550 to $89,760. This parcel: $39,070
Your assessment sits in the middle of the 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 E Elm St Dieterich IL 62424 | next door | Jun 2026 | $250,000 | $29,890 | 12% |
| 212 Maple St Dieterich IL 62424 | next door | Mar 2026 | $170,000 | $27,740 | 16.3% |
| 103 E Elm St Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.1 mi | Feb 2026 | $145,000 | $30,610 | 21.1% |
| 304 N Pine St Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.2 mi | Jul 2025 | $438,000 | $89,760 | 20.5% |
| 202 W Fayette St Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.2 mi | Jan 2025 | $80,000 | $24,090 | 30.1% |
| 201 W Fayette St Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.2 mi | Feb 2025 | $65,000 | $28,590 | 44% |
| 204 W Fayette St Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.3 mi | Apr 2024 | $150,000 | $25,880 | 17.3% |
| 203 Waldhoff Av Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.3 mi | May 2026 | $330,000 | $78,270 | 23.7% |
| 203 Waldhoff Av Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.3 mi | Jul 2024 | $315,000 | $78,270 | 24.8% |
| 210 W Fayette St Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.3 mi | Sep 2025 | $225,000 | $45,640 | 20.3% |
| 211 Niebrugge Av Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.3 mi | Jun 2025 | $360,000 | $77,560 | 21.5% |
| 302 Sunset Ct Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.4 mi | Oct 2023 | $260,000 | $75,520 | 29% |
| 206 Willow Av Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.4 mi | Aug 2026 | $370,000 | $76,090 | 20.6% |
| 202 C S Pine St Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.4 mi | Jan 2026 | $179,900 | $46,780 | 26% |
| 419 E Section St Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.4 mi | Sep 2025 | $243,000 | $50,600 | 20.8% |
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 204 E Elm St Dieterich IL 62424 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.