Effingham County parcel 11-07-146-029
Is the assessment on 15085 N Heath Av Effingham IL 62401 fair?
Assessed at $148,450 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
28.5%
of what it sold for (middle half 26.7–29.3%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
11 of 13
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$77,490
median; $10,860 to $185,820. This parcel: $148,450
Your assessment is higher than 11 of the 13 homes near you that sold in the last 3 years. The neighbourhood is assessed at 28.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15053 N Haarmann Av Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Jun 2025 | $350,000 | $108,910 | 31.1% |
| 15243 N Holden Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Mar 2026 | $295,000 | $77,490 | 26.3% |
| 15173 N Hilltop Cr Effingham IL 62401 | 0.2 mi | Jun 2025 | $345,000 | $97,310 | 28.2% |
| 14807 N Meadowbrook Ct Effingham IL 62401 | 0.3 mi | Jun 2026 | $633,500 | $185,820 | 29.3% |
| 10144 E South Timberlake Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.3 mi | Nov 2024 | $230,000 | $64,640 | 28.1% |
| 14807 N Meadowbrook Ct Effingham IL 62401 | 0.3 mi | Jun 2024 | $650,000 | $185,820 | 28.6% |
| E North Timberlake Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.3 mi | Jul 2024 | $35,000 | $10,860 | 31% |
| 10079 E South Timberlake Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.3 mi | Apr 2024 | $200,000 | $58,420 | 29.2% |
| 10748 E Hilltop Pl Effingham IL 62401 | 0.4 mi | Aug 2024 | $284,900 | $57,070 | 20% |
| 10483 E Kingwood Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 0.5 mi | May 2024 | $425,000 | $121,320 | 28.5% |
| 14677 N Kepley Ln Effingham IL 62401 | 0.5 mi | Oct 2025 | $315,000 | $83,970 | 26.7% |
| 15285 N 1000th St Effingham IL 62401 | 0.5 mi | Mar 2024 | $60,000 | $46,710 | 77.9% |
| 14718 N Kepley Ln Effingham IL 62401 | 0.5 mi | Sep 2024 | $359,000 | $64,400 | 17.9% |
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 15085 N Heath Av Effingham IL 62401 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.