Effingham County parcel 03-11-325-022
Is the assessment on 2805 S Fourth St Effingham IL 62401 fair?
Assessed at $68,140 as residential, Douglas 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
28.4%
of what it sold for (middle half 25.9–31.7%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
18 of 34
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$64,785
median; $35,210 to $104,150. This parcel: $68,140
Your assessment sits in the middle of the 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 W Mt Vernon Av Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Dec 2025 | $111,000 | $36,540 | 32.9% |
| 107 W Edgewood Av Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Aug 2025 | $249,000 | $59,280 | 23.8% |
| 108 W Edgewood Av Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Oct 2024 | $239,900 | $70,270 | 29.3% |
| 110 W Edgewood Av Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Apr 2025 | $220,000 | $64,270 | 29.2% |
| 104 W Elm Av Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Feb 2025 | $210,000 | $64,160 | 30.6% |
| 2803 Deerhaven Dr Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Dec 2024 | $245,000 | $84,420 | 34.5% |
| 2904 S Fourth St Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Dec 2024 | $220,100 | $69,560 | 31.6% |
| 110 W Mt Vernon Av Effingham IL 62401 | next door | May 2025 | $132,000 | $35,210 | 26.7% |
| 114 W Edgewood Av Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Jul 2025 | $267,000 | $68,880 | 25.8% |
| 2708 S Fourth St Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Oct 2024 | $280,000 | $77,430 | 27.7% |
| 2806 Deerhaven Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Apr 2026 | $349,900 | $87,010 | 24.9% |
| 103 E Mt Vernon Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Dec 2025 | $255,000 | $80,490 | 31.6% |
| 103 W Pine Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Sep 2024 | $242,000 | $58,380 | 24.1% |
| 200 W Jaycee Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Jul 2026 | $159,900 | $43,680 | 27.3% |
| 202 W Jaycee Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.2 mi | Aug 2026 | $140,000 | $46,730 | 33.4% |
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 2805 S Fourth St Effingham IL 62401 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.