Effingham County parcel 04-06-013-015
Is the assessment on 9568 N 1115th Rd Watson IL 62473 fair?
Assessed at $69,530 as residential, Jackson 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
25.5%
of what it sold for (middle half 24–32.2%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
3 of 9
sold homes within 2 miles are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$72,870
median; $6,440 to $98,440. This parcel: $69,530
At 21.7% of what you paid, this parcel is assessed about where the neighbours who sold are (25.5%). That is what a fair assessment looks like.
This parcel's own recorded sale: $320,000 in Jul 2024; the current assessment is 21.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9626 N 1115th Rd Watson IL 62473 | next door | Mar 2026 | $321,000 | $96,430 | 30% |
| 10675 E 850th Av Watson IL 62473 | 1.3 mi | Nov 2024 | $275,000 | $70,230 | 25.5% |
| 12441 E 1000th Av Effingham IL 62401 | 1.3 mi | Nov 2025 | $400,000 | $95,990 | 24% |
| 106 Davis Dr Watson IL 62473 | 1.5 mi | Jul 2024 | $470,000 | $98,440 | 20.9% |
| 9355 N 1000th Rd Effingham IL 62401 | 1.6 mi | Jan 2024 | $200,000 | $74,700 | 37.4% |
| 10480 E 800th Av Watson IL 62473 | 1.7 mi | Dec 2023 | $311,000 | $72,870 | 23.4% |
| 201 N Old Watson Rd Watson IL 62473 | 1.8 mi | Dec 2025 | $129,000 | $31,710 | 24.6% |
| 13191 E 900th Av Effingham IL 62401 | 1.9 mi | Dec 2023 | $200,000 | $64,850 | 32.4% |
| 13307 E 900th Av Effingham IL 62401 | 2.0 mi | Aug 2026 | $20,000 | $6,440 | 32.2% |
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 9568 N 1115th Rd Watson IL 62473 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.