Effingham County parcel 09-02-101-010
Is the assessment on E Lake Dr Altamont IL 62411 fair?
Assessed at $5,050 as residential lot, 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
31.3%
of what it sold for (middle half 24.3–43.3%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
0 of 28
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$43,335
median; $23,740 to $77,330. This parcel: $5,050
Your assessment is lower than most of the 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 E Meadows Ln Altamont IL 62411 | next door | May 2025 | $140,000 | $52,690 | 37.6% |
| 203 Clover St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.1 mi | Jan 2025 | $140,000 | $42,630 | 30.5% |
| 210 E Meadows Ln Altamont IL 62411 | 0.1 mi | Apr 2025 | $235,000 | $42,350 | 18% |
| 714 Field St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.1 mi | Sep 2026 | $160,000 | $51,150 | 32% |
| 713 Meadows St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.1 mi | Jul 2026 | $203,900 | $46,800 | 23% |
| 710 Field St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Sep 2026 | $173,000 | $30,010 | 17.3% |
| 710 Field St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Oct 2025 | $69,500 | $30,010 | 43.2% |
| 710 Field St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Sep 2025 | $50,000 | $30,010 | 60% |
| 801 E Division St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | May 2025 | $92,000 | $41,230 | 44.8% |
| 709 Prairie St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Aug 2024 | $198,000 | $47,450 | 24% |
| 707 Prairie St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Jun 2025 | $137,000 | $32,240 | 23.5% |
| 730 E Division St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Sep 2026 | $79,500 | $23,740 | 29.9% |
| 707 Meadows St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | May 2026 | $170,000 | $61,280 | 36% |
| 707 Meadows St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Sep 2024 | $200,000 | $61,280 | 30.6% |
| 713 Meadowlark St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Jul 2024 | $113,000 | $55,280 | 48.9% |
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 E Lake Dr Altamont IL 62411 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.