Effingham County parcel 11-26-025-002
Is the assessment on 15110 N Lorton Rd Effingham IL 62401 fair?
Assessed at $135,410 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
23.9%
of what it sold for (middle half 17.5–29.1%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
3 of 5
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$109,580
median; $21,850 to $386,980. This parcel: $135,410
Your assessment sits in the middle of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8176 E Twin Oaks Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 0.3 mi | Dec 2024 | $140,000 | $33,400 | 23.9% |
| 8236 E Twin Oaks Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 0.4 mi | Mar 2025 | $1,175,000 | $386,980 | 32.9% |
| 15520 N Blue Point Trl Effingham IL 62401 | 0.4 mi | Feb 2025 | $1,275,000 | $217,450 | 17.1% |
| 8242 E Twin Oaks Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 0.5 mi | Jan 2026 | $625,000 | $109,580 | 17.5% |
| 8375 E Twin Oaks Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 0.5 mi | Dec 2023 | $75,000 | $21,850 | 29.1% |
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 15110 N Lorton Rd Effingham IL 62401 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.