Effingham County parcel 14-10-162-020
Is the assessment on 14055 E Southtown Dr Effingham IL 62401 fair?
Assessed at $53,840 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
27.9%
of what it sold for (middle half 26.3–32.1%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
3 of 10
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$63,135
median; $23,070 to $103,160. This parcel: $53,840
At 21.5% of what you paid, this parcel is assessed below the 27.9% the neighbours who sold are. There is no case here, and no reason to draw attention to it.
This parcel's own recorded sale: $249,900 in Oct 2025; the current assessment is 21.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9826 N Country Dr Effingham IL 62401 | next door | Dec 2023 | $209,900 | $59,490 | 28.3% |
| 13994 E Georgia St Effingham IL 62401 | next door | May 2025 | $170,000 | $44,180 | 26% |
| 13940 E Georgia St Effingham IL 62401 | 0.1 mi | Jan 2024 | $195,000 | $53,570 | 27.5% |
| 13918 E Georgia St Effingham IL 62401 | 0.2 mi | Oct 2023 | $190,000 | $62,640 | 33% |
| 14216 E Dutch Ln Effingham IL 62401 | 0.3 mi | Jun 2025 | $230,000 | $67,140 | 29.2% |
| 14241 E Dutch Ln Effingham IL 62401 | 0.3 mi | Jul 2026 | $354,000 | $82,670 | 23.4% |
| 14268 E Dutch Ln Effingham IL 62401 | 0.4 mi | Jan 2025 | $200,000 | $73,750 | 36.9% |
| 14314 E 950th Av Effingham IL 62401 | 0.4 mi | Aug 2024 | $235,000 | $63,630 | 27.1% |
| 9769 N Loy Chapel Rd Effingham IL 62401 | 0.5 mi | Aug 2025 | $433,000 | $103,160 | 23.8% |
| 9381 N US Hwy 45 Effingham IL 62401 | 0.5 mi | Oct 2023 | $55,000 | $23,070 | 41.9% |
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 14055 E Southtown Dr Effingham IL 62401 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.