Effingham County parcel 05-04-031-004
Is the assessment on 53 E State Hwy 33 Beecher City IL 62414 fair?
Assessed at $9,990 as residential, Liberty 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
35.3%
of what it sold for (middle half 19.9–46.4%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
0 of 9
sold homes within 1 mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$17,570
median; $12,400 to $56,440. This parcel: $9,990
Your assessment is lower than most of the 9 homes near you that sold in the last 3 years. There is no case here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 208 W Vine St Beecher City IL 62414 | 0.8 mi | Sep 2025 | $26,000 | $17,570 | 67.6% |
| 205 S Sweazy St Beecher City IL 62414 | 0.8 mi | Mar 2024 | $78,000 | $15,540 | 19.9% |
| 106 S Sweazy St Beecher City IL 62414 | 0.9 mi | Dec 2023 | $89,900 | $14,860 | 16.5% |
| 205 S Charles St Beecher City IL 62414 | 0.9 mi | Jun 2025 | $65,000 | $12,400 | 19.1% |
| 201 S Charles St Beecher City IL 62414 | 0.9 mi | Oct 2024 | $35,000 | $22,710 | 64.9% |
| 407 S Charles St Beecher City IL 62414 | 0.9 mi | Oct 2023 | $172,000 | $56,440 | 32.8% |
| 208 N Charles St Beecher City IL 62414 | 0.9 mi | Sep 2025 | $77,000 | $27,170 | 35.3% |
| 204 S Charles St Beecher City IL 62414 | 0.9 mi | Apr 2024 | $36,000 | $14,610 | 40.6% |
| 108 E Sheridan St Beecher City IL 62414 | 1.0 mi | May 2025 | $65,000 | $30,170 | 46.4% |
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 53 E State Hwy 33 Beecher City IL 62414 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.