Effingham County parcel 09-17-132-005
Is the assessment on 713 Meadowlark St Altamont IL 62411 fair?
Assessed at $55,280 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
29.9%
of what it sold for (middle half 23.9–38.8%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
34 of 39
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$35,690
median; $8,530 to $77,330. This parcel: $55,280
Your own sale is the strongest evidence there is: at 48.9% of what you paid, this parcel is assessed well above the 29.9% the neighbours who sold are. That is worth asking about.
This parcel's own recorded sale: $113,000 in Jul 2024; the current assessment is 48.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210 E Meadows Ln Altamont IL 62411 | next door | Apr 2025 | $235,000 | $42,350 | 18% |
| 203 Clover St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.1 mi | Jan 2025 | $140,000 | $42,630 | 30.5% |
| 714 Field St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.1 mi | Sep 2026 | $160,000 | $51,150 | 32% |
| 710 Field St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.1 mi | Sep 2026 | $173,000 | $30,010 | 17.3% |
| 710 Field St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.1 mi | Oct 2025 | $69,500 | $30,010 | 43.2% |
| 710 Field St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.1 mi | Sep 2025 | $50,000 | $30,010 | 60% |
| 208 E Meadows Dr Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Apr 2026 | $90,000 | $37,740 | 41.9% |
| 707 Prairie St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Jun 2025 | $137,000 | $32,240 | 23.5% |
| 709 Prairie St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Aug 2024 | $198,000 | $47,450 | 24% |
| 200 E Meadows Dr Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Jan 2025 | $80,000 | $34,750 | 43.4% |
| 104 E Meadows Dr Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Jan 2026 | $77,000 | $34,030 | 44.2% |
| 713 Meadows St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Jul 2026 | $203,900 | $46,800 | 23% |
| 707 Meadows St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | May 2026 | $170,000 | $61,280 | 36% |
| 105 E Meadows Ln Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | May 2025 | $140,000 | $52,690 | 37.6% |
| 707 Meadows St Altamont IL 62411 | 0.2 mi | Sep 2024 | $200,000 | $61,280 | 30.6% |
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 713 Meadowlark St Altamont IL 62411 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.