Effingham County parcel 12-12-242-006
Is the assessment on 6 Blue Jay Dr Teutopolis IL 62467 fair?
Assessed at $100,280 as residential, Teutopolis 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
29.3%
of what it sold for (middle half 25–33.5%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
8 of 11
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$80,840
median; $48,130 to $144,750. This parcel: $100,280
Your assessment sits in the middle of the 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Blue Jay Dr Teutopolis IL 62467 | next door | Mar 2024 | $410,000 | $127,030 | 31% |
| 104 E State St Teutopolis IL 62467 | 0.1 mi | Aug 2025 | $215,000 | $57,210 | 26.6% |
| 110 E State St Teutopolis IL 62467 | 0.1 mi | Jul 2024 | $70,000 | $48,290 | 69% |
| 108 E State St Teutopolis IL 62467 | 0.1 mi | May 2024 | $195,000 | $48,130 | 24.7% |
| 201 Morning Glory Ln Teutopolis IL 62467 | 0.2 mi | Jun 2025 | $511,000 | $128,580 | 25.2% |
| 209 Morning Glory Ln Teutopolis IL 62467 | 0.3 mi | Apr 2024 | $390,000 | $89,010 | 22.8% |
| 804 S John St Teutopolis IL 62467 | 0.4 mi | Jan 2024 | $325,000 | $97,020 | 29.9% |
| 303 W Elm St Teutopolis IL 62467 | 0.4 mi | Aug 2026 | $709,900 | $144,750 | 20.4% |
| 207 W Vine St Teutopolis IL 62467 | 0.4 mi | Nov 2025 | $276,000 | $80,840 | 29.3% |
| 205 W Vine St Teutopolis IL 62467 | 0.4 mi | Mar 2024 | $125,000 | $54,350 | 43.5% |
| 400 W Elm St Teutopolis IL 62467 | 0.5 mi | May 2024 | $145,000 | $52,000 | 35.9% |
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 6 Blue Jay Dr Teutopolis IL 62467 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.