Effingham County parcel 11-26-102-008
Is the assessment on 8 E Chinquapin Av Effingham IL 62401 fair?
Assessed at $24,880 as residential lot, 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
24.9%
of what it sold for (middle half 20.7–31.3%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
0 of 9
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$91,980
median; $37,290 to $213,300. This parcel: $24,880
Your assessment is lower than most of the 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8774 E Chinquapin Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Nov 2025 | $370,000 | $91,980 | 24.9% |
| 14076 N South Shore Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Jan 2025 | $450,000 | $140,670 | 31.3% |
| 13975 Lake Estates Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 0.2 mi | Aug 2025 | $470,000 | $97,990 | 20.8% |
| 8761 E 1400th Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.2 mi | Jul 2024 | $95,000 | $37,290 | 39.3% |
| 9151 E Park Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.3 mi | Mar 2025 | $382,000 | $111,400 | 29.2% |
| 13969 N 850th St Effingham IL 62401 | 0.4 mi | Oct 2025 | $265,000 | $54,870 | 20.7% |
| 14616 N 6th Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.5 mi | Nov 2024 | $1,257,500 | $213,300 | 17% |
| 9008 E South Circle Dr Effingham IL 62401 | 0.5 mi | Sep 2025 | $167,500 | $61,930 | 37% |
| 8435 E 1400th Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.5 mi | Aug 2025 | $400,000 | $82,180 | 20.5% |
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 8 E Chinquapin Av Effingham IL 62401 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.