Effingham County parcel 11-07-210-033
Is the assessment on 17244 N Stonecreek Dr Effingham IL 62401 fair?
Assessed at $139,920 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
26%
of what it sold for (middle half 22–33.5%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
4 of 12
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$160,105
median; $103,660 to $266,620. This parcel: $139,920
Your assessment sits in the middle of the 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17212 Stonecreek Dr Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Nov 2025 | $760,000 | $266,620 | 35.1% |
| 17330 N Stonecreek Dr Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Nov 2025 | $620,000 | $167,220 | 27% |
| 17152 Stonecreek Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Jan 2024 | $599,900 | $162,330 | 27.1% |
| 17143 Stonecreek Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Jul 2025 | $665,000 | $137,640 | 20.7% |
| 17143 Stonecreek Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Feb 2025 | $625,000 | $137,640 | 22% |
| 17333 N Deer Creek Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Apr 2024 | $750,000 | $262,100 | 34.9% |
| 17277 Deer Creek Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Aug 2026 | $685,000 | $157,880 | 23% |
| 17213 N Deer Creek Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 0.2 mi | Dec 2025 | $487,000 | $198,610 | 40.8% |
| 17145 N Oak Bluff Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 0.3 mi | Aug 2024 | $475,000 | $103,660 | 21.8% |
| 16843 Willow Ridge Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 0.3 mi | Jun 2025 | $890,000 | $182,530 | 20.5% |
| 17000 N Deer Creek Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 0.4 mi | Mar 2024 | $549,900 | $137,290 | 25% |
| 16955 N Deer Creek Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 0.5 mi | Feb 2024 | $465,000 | $153,520 | 33% |
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 17244 N Stonecreek Dr Effingham IL 62401 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.