Effingham County parcel 03-16-057-089
Is the assessment on 105 W Eiche Av Effingham IL 62401 fair?
Assessed at $42,020 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
27.8%
of what it sold for (middle half 25–32.3%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
13 of 27
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$42,260
median; $22,410 to $120,620. This parcel: $42,020
Your assessment sits in the middle of the 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1401 S Fourth St Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Jul 2026 | $99,000 | $27,100 | 27.4% |
| 1601 S Fourth St Effingham IL 62401 | next door | May 2026 | $179,000 | $48,710 | 27.2% |
| 302 Austin Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Aug 2026 | $105,000 | $27,620 | 26.3% |
| 1307 S Third St Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Mar 2026 | $122,000 | $30,520 | 25% |
| 107 W Kreke Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Jan 2026 | $132,500 | $53,760 | 40.6% |
| 1301 S Fourth St Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Aug 2026 | $39,000 | $27,990 | 71.8% |
| 202 E Eiche Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Mar 2026 | $169,900 | $27,970 | 16.5% |
| 1601 S Park St Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Dec 2025 | $138,000 | $34,760 | 25.2% |
| 1214 S Fourth St Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Dec 2025 | $81,500 | $25,980 | 31.9% |
| 205 Kagay Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Mar 2026 | $160,000 | $45,560 | 28.5% |
| 211 E Wernsing Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.2 mi | May 2026 | $237,000 | $52,020 | 21.9% |
| 310 Kagay Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.2 mi | Apr 2026 | $125,000 | $31,220 | 25% |
| 1206 S Fourth St Effingham IL 62401 | 0.2 mi | Nov 2025 | $240,000 | $66,600 | 27.8% |
| 300 E Wernsing Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.2 mi | Aug 2026 | $40,000 | $28,950 | 72.4% |
| 315 Kagay Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.2 mi | Jul 2026 | $115,000 | $38,320 | 33.3% |
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 105 W Eiche Av Effingham IL 62401 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.