Effingham County parcel 09-17-002-064
Is the assessment on 605 W Jackson Av Altamont IL 62411 fair?
Assessed at $24,000 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
26.4%
of what it sold for (middle half 23.5–34.1%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
5 of 33
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$29,710
median; $8,530 to $68,220. This parcel: $24,000
Your own sale is the strongest evidence there is: at 33.3% of what you paid, this parcel is assessed well above the 26.4% the neighbours who sold are. That is worth asking about.
This parcel's own recorded sale: $72,000 in Feb 2024; the current assessment is 33.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 604 W Jackson Av Altamont IL 62411 | next door | Sep 2024 | $130,000 | $35,360 | 27.2% |
| 712 W Jackson St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.1 mi | Aug 2025 | $130,000 | $48,180 | 37.1% |
| 501 N Eighth St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.1 mi | Sep 2025 | $20,000 | $11,050 | 55.3% |
| 406 N Seventh St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.1 mi | Aug 2024 | $105,000 | $26,870 | 25.6% |
| 412 N Second St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Nov 2024 | $135,000 | $52,040 | 38.5% |
| 407 N Ninth St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Jul 2025 | $113,000 | $19,580 | 17.3% |
| 509 N Tenth St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Feb 2024 | $65,000 | $35,630 | 54.8% |
| 9 W John Adams Av Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Mar 2025 | $185,000 | $29,710 | 16.1% |
| 9 W John Adams Av Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Feb 2024 | $67,500 | $29,710 | 44% |
| 8 W John Adams Av Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Dec 2025 | $99,800 | $31,450 | 31.5% |
| 403 N Tenth St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Nov 2023 | $126,000 | $31,870 | 25.3% |
| 701 W Madison Av Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | Aug 2026 | $220,000 | $42,060 | 19.1% |
| 409 N Main St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | Aug 2025 | $200,000 | $38,100 | 19.1% |
| 405 N Main St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | Jul 2024 | $100,000 | $28,190 | 28.2% |
| 805 W Madison Av Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | Mar 2026 | $84,500 | $35,500 | 42% |
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 605 W Jackson Av Altamont IL 62411 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.