Effingham County parcel 09-17-011-076
Is the assessment on 12 N St Clair St Altamont IL 62411 fair?
Assessed at $54,380 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%
of what it sold for (middle half 24–39.9%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
64 of 73
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$32,700
median; $8,530 to $88,650. This parcel: $54,380
Your assessment is higher than 64 of the 73 homes near you that sold in the last 3 years. The neighbourhood is assessed at 29% of what it sells for, under the statutory third, so sitting above the neighbours is not by itself over-assessment; what matters is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 N St Clair St Altamont IL 62411 | next door | May 2025 | $58,000 | $25,360 | 43.7% |
| 9 N St Clair St Altamont IL 62411 | next door | Nov 2023 | $115,600 | $43,410 | 37.6% |
| 101 E Division St Altamont IL 62411 | next door | Jul 2026 | $190,000 | $46,410 | 24.4% |
| 101 E Division St Altamont IL 62411 | next door | Jul 2026 | $190,000 | $46,410 | 24.4% |
| 4 N Edwards St Altamont IL 62411 | next door | May 2026 | $276,000 | $69,760 | 25.3% |
| 4 S St Clair St Altamont IL 62411 | next door | Feb 2025 | $40,000 | $19,240 | 48.1% |
| 5 S St Clair St Altamont IL 62411 | next door | Oct 2023 | $77,500 | $22,500 | 29% |
| 114 N Edwards St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.1 mi | Mar 2026 | $107,000 | $31,290 | 29.2% |
| 104 E Lincoln Av Altamont IL 62411 | 0.1 mi | Apr 2025 | $176,000 | $42,570 | 24.2% |
| 205 N St Clair St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Sep 2026 | $154,900 | $40,270 | 26% |
| 101 S Edwards St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Apr 2026 | $190,000 | $55,590 | 29.3% |
| 206 N St Clair St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Sep 2025 | $144,000 | $43,820 | 30.4% |
| 12 S Third St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Aug 2024 | $279,000 | $88,650 | 31.8% |
| 8 E Madison Av Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Sep 2026 | $75,000 | $25,550 | 34.1% |
| 107 S Edwards St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 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 12 N St Clair St Altamont IL 62411 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.