Effingham County parcel 09-02-003-007
Is the assessment on 11521 N 400th St Altamont IL 62411 fair?
Assessed at $43,400 as residential, Mound 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
28%
of what it sold for (middle half 24–37.8%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
55 of 84
sold homes within 2 miles are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$35,055
median; $7,360 to $92,070. This parcel: $43,400
Your own sale is the strongest evidence there is: at 70% of what you paid, this parcel is assessed well above the 28% the neighbours who sold are. That is worth asking about.
This parcel's own recorded sale: $62,000 in Sep 2025; the current assessment is 70% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11591 N 400th St Altamont IL 62411 | next door | Nov 2023 | $175,000 | $45,960 | 26.3% |
| 11600 N 300th St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.9 mi | Dec 2023 | $180,000 | $48,240 | 26.8% |
| 10857 N 300th St Altamont IL 62411 | 1.2 mi | Feb 2025 | $210,000 | $30,770 | 14.7% |
| 713 Meadowlark St Altamont IL 62411 | 1.3 mi | Jul 2024 | $113,000 | $55,280 | 48.9% |
| 210 E Meadows Ln Altamont IL 62411 | 1.3 mi | Apr 2025 | $235,000 | $42,350 | 18% |
| 10251 N 450th St Altamont IL 62411 | 1.4 mi | Jul 2026 | $382,900 | $92,070 | 24% |
| 10251 N 450th St Altamont IL 62411 | 1.4 mi | Nov 2023 | $300,000 | $92,070 | 30.7% |
| 203 Clover St Altamont IL 62411 | 1.4 mi | Jan 2025 | $140,000 | $42,630 | 30.5% |
| 714 Field St Altamont IL 62411 | 1.4 mi | Sep 2026 | $160,000 | $51,150 | 32% |
| 504 N Bond St Altamont IL 62411 | 1.4 mi | Jun 2025 | $112,000 | $28,910 | 25.8% |
| 710 Field St Altamont IL 62411 | 1.4 mi | Sep 2026 | $173,000 | $30,010 | 17.3% |
| 208 E Meadows Dr Altamont IL 62411 | 1.4 mi | Apr 2026 | $90,000 | $37,740 | 41.9% |
| 710 Field St Altamont IL 62411 | 1.4 mi | Oct 2025 | $69,500 | $30,010 | 43.2% |
| 710 Field St Altamont IL 62411 | 1.4 mi | Sep 2025 | $50,000 | $30,010 | 60% |
| 505 N St Clair St Altamont IL 62411 | 1.5 mi | Oct 2025 | $135,000 | $35,690 | 26.4% |
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 11521 N 400th St Altamont IL 62411 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.