Effingham County parcel 02-20-120-079
Is the assessment on 210 Hawthorn Av Dieterich IL 62424 fair?
Assessed at $127,030 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%
of what it sold for (middle half 21–26.2%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
20 of 20
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$75,805
median; $24,090 to $124,150. This parcel: $127,030
Your assessment is higher than 20 of the 20 homes near you that sold in the last 3 years. The neighbourhood is assessed at 24% 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.
| Parcel | Distance | Recorded | Price | Assessed | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 208 Hawthorn Av Dieterich IL 62424 | next door | Jul 2024 | $339,000 | $88,610 | 26.1% |
| 205 Hawthorn Av Dieterich IL 62424 | next door | Apr 2024 | $255,000 | $62,780 | 24.6% |
| 206 Willow Av Dieterich IL 62424 | next door | Aug 2026 | $370,000 | $76,090 | 20.6% |
| 208 Willow Av Dieterich IL 62424 | next door | Oct 2023 | $313,000 | $77,410 | 24.7% |
| 402 Sunset Dr Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.1 mi | Jul 2024 | $315,000 | $83,500 | 26.5% |
| 411 North Pointe Dr Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.1 mi | Jul 2026 | $465,000 | $124,150 | 26.7% |
| 404 North Pointe Dr Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.1 mi | Dec 2023 | $340,000 | $78,770 | 23.2% |
| 203 Waldhoff Av Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.2 mi | May 2026 | $330,000 | $78,270 | 23.7% |
| 203 Waldhoff Av Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.2 mi | Jul 2024 | $315,000 | $78,270 | 24.8% |
| 211 Niebrugge Av Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.3 mi | Jun 2025 | $360,000 | $77,560 | 21.5% |
| 304 N Pine St Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.3 mi | Jul 2025 | $438,000 | $89,760 | 20.5% |
| 302 Sunset Ct Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.3 mi | Oct 2023 | $260,000 | $75,520 | 29% |
| 210 W Fayette St Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.3 mi | Sep 2025 | $225,000 | $45,640 | 20.3% |
| 202 W Fayette St Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.3 mi | Jan 2025 | $80,000 | $24,090 | 30.1% |
| 204 W Fayette St Dieterich IL 62424 | 0.3 mi | Apr 2024 | $150,000 | $25,880 | 17.3% |
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 210 Hawthorn Av Dieterich IL 62424 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.