Effingham County parcel 09-17-017-032
Is the assessment on 201 S Third St Altamont IL 62411 fair?
Assessed at $29,980 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 23.8–37.6%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
21 of 57
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$35,500
median; $8,530 to $93,060. This parcel: $29,980
Your assessment sits in the middle of the 57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 205 S Third St Altamont IL 62411 | next door | Sep 2026 | $100,000 | $23,420 | 23.4% |
| 205 S Third St Altamont IL 62411 | next door | Apr 2025 | $80,000 | $23,420 | 29.3% |
| 208 S Main St Altamont IL 62411 | next door | Jan 2025 | $69,525 | $19,140 | 27.5% |
| 301 S Third St Altamont IL 62411 | next door | Sep 2026 | $89,000 | $18,700 | 21% |
| 207 S Main St Altamont IL 62411 | next door | May 2026 | $75,000 | $33,360 | 44.5% |
| 12 S Third St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.1 mi | Aug 2024 | $279,000 | $88,650 | 31.8% |
| 108 S Fourth St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.1 mi | Nov 2024 | $54,000 | $33,100 | 61.3% |
| 201 S St Clair St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.1 mi | Jan 2026 | $158,000 | $24,690 | 15.6% |
| 205 S St Clair St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.1 mi | Oct 2025 | $113,000 | $17,120 | 15.2% |
| 104 E Lincoln Av Altamont IL 62411 | 0.1 mi | Apr 2025 | $176,000 | $42,570 | 24.2% |
| 410 S Third St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Aug 2024 | $95,000 | $30,780 | 32.4% |
| 4 S St Clair St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Feb 2025 | $40,000 | $19,240 | 48.1% |
| 413 S Fourth St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Sep 2024 | $175,000 | $60,770 | 34.7% |
| 5 S St Clair St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Oct 2023 | $77,500 | $22,500 | 29% |
| 207 S Edwards St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Jun 2026 | $170,000 | $42,570 | 25% |
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 201 S Third St Altamont IL 62411 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.