Effingham County parcel 03-16-031-051
Is the assessment on 703 E Jefferson Av Effingham IL 62401 fair?
Assessed at $64,880 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
25.8%
of what it sold for (middle half 20.5–28.3%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
29 of 32
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$42,105
median; $20,910 to $111,810. This parcel: $64,880
At 26% of what you paid, this parcel is assessed about where the neighbours who sold are (25.8%). That is what a fair assessment looks like.
This parcel's own recorded sale: $250,000 in May 2026; the current assessment is 26% of that. A recent arm's-length sale of the property itself is the evidence a Board of Review weighs most.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 702 E Jefferson Av Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Aug 2026 | $227,000 | $41,880 | 18.4% |
| 104 S Cleveland St Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Jan 2026 | $130,000 | $36,040 | 27.7% |
| 719 E Jefferson Av Effingham IL 62401 | next door | May 2026 | $190,000 | $38,380 | 20.2% |
| 507 E Jefferson Av Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Mar 2026 | $107,500 | $30,340 | 28.2% |
| 104 S Willow St Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Sep 2026 | $123,000 | $43,190 | 35.1% |
| 200 N Willow St Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Jul 2026 | $337,500 | $111,810 | 33.1% |
| 603 E St Louis Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.2 mi | Dec 2025 | $279,000 | $90,860 | 32.6% |
| 508 E St Louis Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.3 mi | Apr 2026 | $229,900 | $34,840 | 15.2% |
| 915 E Jefferson Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.3 mi | Feb 2026 | $106,024 | $42,330 | 39.9% |
| 713 E Gordon Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.3 mi | Jul 2026 | $215,000 | $50,730 | 23.6% |
| 711 Gordon Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.3 mi | Feb 2026 | $140,000 | $30,400 | 21.7% |
| 516 E Grove Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.3 mi | Sep 2026 | $200,000 | $30,050 | 15% |
| 303 N Second St Effingham IL 62401 | 0.3 mi | Dec 2025 | $178,000 | $39,200 | 22% |
| 812 E Grove Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.4 mi | May 2026 | $235,000 | $48,360 | 20.6% |
| 1001 Gordon Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.4 mi | Dec 2025 | $249,900 | $67,800 | 27.1% |
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 703 E Jefferson Av Effingham IL 62401 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.