Effingham County parcel 09-02-102-012
Is the assessment on 214 Fox Run Dr Altamont IL 62411 fair?
Assessed at $72,090 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
33.6%
of what it sold for (middle half 25.3–43.3%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
22 of 23
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$42,350
median; $23,740 to $77,330. This parcel: $72,090
Your assessment is higher than 22 of the 23 homes near you that sold in the last 3 years, in a neighbourhood already assessed at 33.6% of what it sells for. Not proof of anything — those homes may simply be smaller — but worth asking about.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210 E Meadows Ln Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Apr 2025 | $235,000 | $42,350 | 18% |
| 203 Clover St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Jan 2025 | $140,000 | $42,630 | 30.5% |
| 105 E Meadows Ln Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | May 2025 | $140,000 | $52,690 | 37.6% |
| 713 Meadowlark St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | Jul 2024 | $113,000 | $55,280 | 48.9% |
| 714 Field St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | Sep 2026 | $160,000 | $51,150 | 32% |
| 801 E Division St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | May 2025 | $92,000 | $41,230 | 44.8% |
| 710 Field St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | Sep 2026 | $173,000 | $30,010 | 17.3% |
| 710 Field St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | Oct 2025 | $69,500 | $30,010 | 43.2% |
| 710 Field St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | Sep 2025 | $50,000 | $30,010 | 60% |
| 713 Meadows St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | Jul 2026 | $203,900 | $46,800 | 23% |
| 709 Prairie St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | Aug 2024 | $198,000 | $47,450 | 24% |
| 707 Prairie St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | Jun 2025 | $137,000 | $32,240 | 23.5% |
| 730 E Division St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | Sep 2026 | $79,500 | $23,740 | 29.9% |
| 707 Meadows St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.4 mi | May 2026 | $170,000 | $61,280 | 36% |
| 10020 N 400th St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.4 mi | Sep 2024 | $178,000 | $47,290 | 26.6% |
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 214 Fox Run Dr Altamont IL 62411 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.