Effingham County parcel 09-02-015-042
Is the assessment on S Ewing St Altamont IL 62411 fair?
Assessed at $26,270 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
29.3%
of what it sold for (middle half 23.8–39.9%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
11 of 33
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$42,570
median; $12,200 to $106,210. This parcel: $26,270
Your assessment sits in the middle of the 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 E Wurl Ln Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | Aug 2024 | $285,000 | $93,060 | 32.7% |
| 404 S Edwards St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | Sep 2024 | $100,000 | $54,130 | 54.1% |
| 211 S Bond St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | Feb 2025 | $82,000 | $47,670 | 58.1% |
| 210 S Bond St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | Apr 2025 | $60,000 | $32,700 | 54.5% |
| 207 S Edwards St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | Jun 2026 | $170,000 | $42,570 | 25% |
| 909 S Evergreen St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | Jul 2025 | $385,000 | $106,210 | 27.6% |
| 906 S Evergreen St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | Aug 2024 | $255,000 | $72,630 | 28.5% |
| 105 S Coles St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.4 mi | Nov 2025 | $180,650 | $44,040 | 24.4% |
| 705 S Main St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.4 mi | Jan 2025 | $190,000 | $12,200 | 6.4% |
| 502 E Lincoln Av Altamont IL 62411 | 0.4 mi | Dec 2025 | $275,000 | $65,320 | 23.8% |
| 502 E Lincoln Av Altamont IL 62411 | 0.4 mi | Nov 2024 | $260,000 | $65,320 | 25.1% |
| 809 S Main St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.4 mi | Jun 2025 | $146,000 | $43,930 | 30.1% |
| 205 S St Clair St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.4 mi | Oct 2025 | $113,000 | $17,120 | 15.2% |
| 717 E Cumberland Rd Altamont IL 62411 | 0.4 mi | Jan 2025 | $130,000 | $51,810 | 39.9% |
| 107 S Edwards St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.4 mi | Jun 2026 | $157,500 | $16,440 | 10.4% |
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 S Ewing St Altamont IL 62411 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.