Effingham County parcel 09-17-020-108
Is the assessment on 6 Lajean Dr Altamont IL 62411 fair?
Assessed at $86,220 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
29.3%
of what it sold for (middle half 24.2–36.4%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
33 of 35
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$42,570
median; $12,200 to $106,210. This parcel: $86,220
At 23% of what you paid, this parcel is assessed below the 29.3% the neighbours who sold are. There is no case here, and no reason to draw attention to it.
This parcel's own recorded sale: $375,000 in Jun 2025; the current assessment is 23% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 807 Aker Dr Altamont IL 62411 | next door | Oct 2024 | $425,000 | $83,630 | 19.7% |
| 806 S Main St Altamont IL 62411 | next door | Oct 2025 | $35,000 | $24,820 | 70.9% |
| 806 S Main St Altamont IL 62411 | next door | Jul 2025 | $60,000 | $24,820 | 41.4% |
| 809 S Main St Altamont IL 62411 | next door | Jun 2025 | $146,000 | $43,930 | 30.1% |
| 705 S Main St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.1 mi | Jan 2025 | $190,000 | $12,200 | 6.4% |
| 19 Fairlane Cr Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Jul 2025 | $225,000 | $56,760 | 25.2% |
| 5 Lincoln Dr Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Oct 2024 | $185,000 | $44,460 | 24% |
| 906 S Evergreen St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Aug 2024 | $255,000 | $72,630 | 28.5% |
| 200 E Wurl Ln Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Aug 2024 | $285,000 | $93,060 | 32.7% |
| 29 Fairlane Cr Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | Jul 2026 | $187,000 | $42,230 | 22.6% |
| 909 S Evergreen St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | Jul 2025 | $385,000 | $106,210 | 27.6% |
| 10 Lincoln Dr Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | Jun 2025 | $180,000 | $67,450 | 37.5% |
| 29 Fairlane Cr Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | Jun 2025 | $120,000 | $42,230 | 35.2% |
| 416 S Fourth St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | May 2025 | $149,000 | $27,410 | 18.4% |
| 413 S Fourth St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.3 mi | Sep 2024 | $175,000 | $60,770 | 34.7% |
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 6 Lajean Dr Altamont IL 62411 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.