Effingham County parcel 14-10-016-033
Is the assessment on 9348 N US Hwy 45 Effingham IL 62401 fair?
Assessed at $35,280 as residential, Watson 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
22.6%
of what it sold for (middle half 21.7–27.1%); 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
$35,050
median; $23,070 to $63,630. This parcel: $35,280
Your own sale is the strongest evidence there is: at 27.8% of what you paid, this parcel is assessed well above the 22.6% the neighbours who sold are. That is worth asking about.
This parcel's own recorded sale: $127,000 in Nov 2023; the current assessment is 27.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14111 E 935th Av Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Oct 2024 | $146,000 | $31,730 | 21.7% |
| 9381 N US Hwy 45 Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Oct 2023 | $55,000 | $23,070 | 41.9% |
| 9260 N US Hwy 45 Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Sep 2024 | $180,000 | $35,050 | 19.5% |
| 14314 E 950th Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.3 mi | Aug 2024 | $235,000 | $63,630 | 27.1% |
| 8852 N US Hwy 45 Effingham IL 62401 | 0.5 mi | Sep 2024 | $195,000 | $44,130 | 22.6% |
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 9348 N US Hwy 45 Effingham IL 62401 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.