Effingham County parcel 11-07-004-013
Is the assessment on 8874 N State Hyw 33 Shumway IL 62416 fair?
Assessed at $25,210 as residential, Summit 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
25.5%
of what it sold for (middle half 20.8–29%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
2 of 36
sold homes within 2 miles are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$103,275
median; $4,150 to $266,620. This parcel: $25,210
At 22.3% of what you paid, this parcel is assessed about where the neighbours who sold are (25.5%). That is what a fair assessment looks like.
This parcel's own recorded sale: $113,000 in Dec 2023; the current assessment is 22.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8908 E State Hwy 33 Shumway IL 62461 | next door | Feb 2024 | $193,500 | $61,940 | 32% |
| 9195 E State Hwy 33 Shumway IL 62461 | 0.4 mi | Jun 2025 | $177,000 | $55,250 | 31.2% |
| 9807 E 1735th Av Shumway IL 62461 | 1.0 mi | Apr 2024 | $330,000 | $88,070 | 26.7% |
| 9896 E 1700th Av Shumway IL 62461 | 1.1 mi | Mar 2024 | $220,000 | $63,170 | 28.7% |
| 9980 E 1700th Av Shumway IL 62461 | 1.2 mi | Sep 2024 | $328,000 | $83,340 | 25.4% |
| 206 S Fifth St Shumway IL 62461 | 1.3 mi | Aug 2025 | $77,000 | $4,150 | 5.4% |
| 206 S Fifth St Shumway IL 62461 | 1.3 mi | Mar 2024 | $22,000 | $4,150 | 18.9% |
| 208 W Madison St Shumway IL 62461 | 1.3 mi | Jul 2024 | $130,000 | $27,070 | 20.8% |
| 309 W Madison St Shumway IL 62461 | 1.4 mi | Jul 2026 | $175,000 | $74,160 | 42.4% |
| 201 S Sixth St Shumway IL 62461 | 1.4 mi | May 2025 | $55,000 | $28,450 | 51.7% |
| 9222 E Topaz St Effingham IL 62401 | 1.6 mi | Jan 2025 | $299,000 | $76,640 | 25.6% |
| 9234 E Topaz St Effingham IL 62401 | 1.6 mi | Jul 2025 | $282,000 | $80,290 | 28.5% |
| 15981 N Hillcrest Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 1.6 mi | Sep 2026 | $430,000 | $90,260 | 21% |
| 16765 Fox Ridge Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 1.6 mi | May 2025 | $550,000 | $112,430 | 20.4% |
| 16757 Fox Ridge Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 1.6 mi | Oct 2023 | $430,000 | $102,890 | 23.9% |
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 8874 N State Hyw 33 Shumway IL 62416 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.