Effingham County parcel 11-07-210-034
Is the assessment on 17212 Stonecreek Dr Effingham IL 62401 fair?
Assessed at $266,620 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%
of what it sold for (middle half 21.9–30.1%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
11 of 11
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$157,880
median; $103,660 to $262,100. This parcel: $266,620
Your own sale is the strongest evidence there is: at 35.1% of what you paid, this parcel is assessed well above the 25% the neighbours who sold are. That is worth asking about.
This parcel's own recorded sale: $760,000 in Nov 2025; the current assessment is 35.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17152 Stonecreek Dr Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Jan 2024 | $599,900 | $162,330 | 27.1% |
| 17143 Stonecreek Dr Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Jul 2025 | $665,000 | $137,640 | 20.7% |
| 17143 Stonecreek Dr Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Feb 2025 | $625,000 | $137,640 | 22% |
| 17330 N Stonecreek Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Nov 2025 | $620,000 | $167,220 | 27% |
| 17277 Deer Creek Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Aug 2026 | $685,000 | $157,880 | 23% |
| 17333 N Deer Creek Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Apr 2024 | $750,000 | $262,100 | 34.9% |
| 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 17212 Stonecreek Dr Effingham IL 62401 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.