Effingham County parcel 03-27-032-039
Is the assessment on 18220 Wild Oaks Dr Effingham IL 62401 fair?
Assessed at $17,590 as residential lot, 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
23.3%
of what it sold for (middle half 21.3–28%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
1 of 30
sold homes within 2 miles are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$80,470
median; $13,460 to $176,230. This parcel: $17,590
At 11.8% of what you paid, this parcel is assessed below the 23.3% the neighbours who sold are. There is no case here, and no reason to draw attention to it.
This parcel's own recorded sale: $149,000 in Oct 2025; the current assessment is 11.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18280 Wild Oaks Dr Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Apr 2025 | $570,000 | $116,820 | 20.5% |
| 18221 Wild Oaks Dr Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Oct 2023 | $749,900 | $168,090 | 22.4% |
| 17469 N 1400th St Effingham IL 62401 | 1.1 mi | Apr 2025 | $170,500 | $19,710 | 11.6% |
| 3002 N Charlotte St Effingham IL 62401 | 1.3 mi | Sep 2026 | $415,000 | $89,010 | 21.4% |
| 3002 N Charlotte St Effingham IL 62401 | 1.3 mi | Aug 2025 | $382,000 | $89,010 | 23.3% |
| 1005 W Rickelman Av Effingham IL 62401 | 1.8 mi | Mar 2026 | $230,000 | $53,380 | 23.2% |
| 1101 W Rickelman Av Effingham IL 62401 | 1.8 mi | Jun 2025 | $190,500 | $51,560 | 27.1% |
| 810 Shiloh Av Effingham IL 62401 | 1.8 mi | Jun 2026 | $210,000 | $63,330 | 30.2% |
| 808 Shiloh Av Effingham IL 62401 | 1.8 mi | Dec 2025 | $285,000 | $77,300 | 27.1% |
| 1007 Shiloh Av Effingham IL 62401 | 1.8 mi | Mar 2025 | $209,900 | $43,810 | 20.9% |
| 1004 Shenandoah Av Effingham IL 62401 | 1.9 mi | May 2026 | $290,000 | $62,980 | 21.7% |
| 708 Shiloh Pl Effingham IL 62401 | 1.9 mi | Dec 2025 | $380,100 | $85,590 | 22.5% |
| 1002 Shenandoah Av Effingham IL 62401 | 1.9 mi | Aug 2024 | $229,900 | $65,920 | 28.7% |
| 2502 Cumberland Ct Effingham IL 62401 | 1.9 mi | Jul 2026 | $386,500 | $88,430 | 22.9% |
| 805 Shiloh Av Effingham IL 62401 | 1.9 mi | May 2025 | $265,000 | $65,140 | 24.6% |
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 18220 Wild Oaks Dr Effingham IL 62401 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.