Effingham County parcel 11-07-331-025
Is the assessment on 8917 E 1210th Rd Effingham IL 62401 fair?
Assessed at $45,980 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
39.9%
of what it sold for (middle half 25–54.1%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
1 of 6
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$53,460
median; $27,490 to $111,500. This parcel: $45,980
Your assessment is lower than most of the 6 homes near you that sold in the last 3 years. There is no case here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8901 E 1210th Rd Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Jul 2025 | $177,000 | $51,040 | 28.8% |
| 12030 N 875th St Effingham IL 62401 | 0.2 mi | Mar 2024 | $105,000 | $53,460 | 50.9% |
| 12030 N 875th St Effingham IL 62401 | 0.2 mi | Oct 2023 | $70,000 | $53,460 | 76.4% |
| 12240 N 900th St Effingham IL 62401 | 0.2 mi | Jul 2024 | $49,900 | $27,490 | 55.1% |
| 8610 E US Hwy 40 Effingham IL 62401 | 0.4 mi | May 2026 | $510,000 | $111,500 | 21.9% |
| 9203 E 1250th Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.4 mi | Aug 2024 | $420,000 | $99,740 | 23.7% |
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 8917 E 1210th Rd Effingham IL 62401 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.