80 acres of farm and timber land near Vandalia, Fayette County
1624 N 300 St, Vandalia, IL · Parcel 02-13-10-300-001
County file October 2026
At a glance
- BuildZoning not on file · 5 buildings mapped (footprints)
- GroundUnder 1% wetlands
- AccessFronts a public road
- ValueAssessed value not on file · no recorded sale in the county file (as of Sep 2026)
- Acres80
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningWe have not collected a zoning map for Fayette County or Bear Grove Township yet
- Flood zoneNot on FEMA's digital flood map
- Wetlands1% of the parcelNational Wetlands Inventory
- Assessed value (county)No assessed value in the county file we use (as of Oct 2026)Fayette County's open parcel layer publishes no assessed values
- Last saleNo recorded sale in the county file (as of Sep 2026)Illinois PTAX-203 transfer declarations
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, as of 2026-10-06
- Road frontage2,649 ft on Co Rd 300 ERoad map name; the county roll's address reads N 300 St
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Who zones itFayette County or Bear Grove TownshipUnincorporated land: the township's zoning where it has adopted its own, else the county's where the county zones township land; some township land has no zoning · outside the City of Vandalia limits · Census city limits, Jan 2025
- Section, township, rangeSection 10, Township 6 North, Range 1 West, Third Principal MeridianBLM PLSS (CadNSDI), at the parcel's center · Oct 2026
- Ground elevationAbout 503–544 ft above sea level; average slope 4.4%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second DEM, NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Sep 2026
- HighwaysUS 40 is 1.8 mi away and I-70 interchange is 3 mi away, in a straight lineUS Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads · Oct 2026
Services and surroundings
What serves the area around this parcel, from federal and state maps. Area facts, not a survey of the lot.
- USDA home loan areaInside an eligible areaHousehold income limits also apply. USDA Rural Development map, edited Jul 2023.
- Well depth nearbyMedian 38 ft (middle half 34–42 ft)From 10 household well logs within 1 mi, drilled 1978–2009. Area figures, not this parcel. Illinois State Geological Survey wells database.
- Public land nearbyKelley Park, 4.2 miCity land, open to the public. 266 acres. Being nearby does not give access or hunting rights. USGS protected areas map (PAD-US 4.1).
School district and farmland
Public federal records, each with its source and date.
- School districtVandalia Community Unit School District 203Grades pre-K–12 · NCES EDGE school district boundaries, school year 2024–25 (Census TIGER 2025 lines), released Mar 2026. A district, not an assigned school
- Cropland rent$192 an acre a yearCounty average, non-irrigated, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
- Pasture rent$48 an acre a yearCounty average, 2025 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
District details at NCES: Vandalia Community Unit School District 203
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Land cover (CDL)Deciduous forest 2025; grass or pasture 2024; deciduous forest 2021–2023No crop in these years; the most common class in the 90 m around the parcel's map point, from satellite imagery · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2021–2025
- Forest type (LANDFIRE)North-Central Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest and WoodlandWhite Oak-Red Oak-Hickory Forest and Woodland, hardwood; the most common vegetation type in the 90 m around the map point · LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (USGS / USFS)
- CRP rental rate (county)$181 an acre a yearThe county's 2026 average dryland soil rental rate (was $190): the base of a new Conservation Reserve contract's yearly rent; each field's rate follows its soils · USDA FSA, CRP 2026 county average soil rental rates
Utility service areas
Public service-area maps, each with its source and date. An area, not a connection at this parcel.
- Electric service areaInside the service area of Southwestern Electric Co-op Inc or Ameren Illinois Company (approximate)The mapped areas overlap here · HIFLD electric retail service territories, frozen 2025 copy, edited Aug 2025; approximate, confirm with the utility.
Environmental records
Public state and federal lists, each with its agency and date. A record is not a finding about this parcel.
- Red flags8 environmental lists checked · landfills and dry cleaners not checkedGroundwork check of public lists: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA), Bureau of Land, as of Oct 25, 2026; U.S. EPA, as of Oct 2026; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as of Aug 31, 2026; USGS Gap Analysis Project, as of 2025
Free account: 25 parcel cards a day on the map, with watches and a saved search
Home facts
Building footprints (Microsoft, OpenStreetMap) via Overture Maps, as of Sep 2026
- Buildings
- 5 buildings mapped · about 9,490 sq ft of footprint (largest 5,240 sq ft)Measured from building footprints (Microsoft/OpenStreetMap, Sep 2026), not the county roll
- Bedrooms, bathrooms, living area, year built
- Beds, baths and living area are not in Fayette County's published parcel file
Illinois 2026 taxes are billed in 2027: the first installment is due no earlier than June 1, 2027.
Sources: Illinois Property Tax Code 35 ILCS 200/21-15, 35 ILCS 200/21-25, 35 ILCS 200/21-30 and 35 ILCS 200/16-55. Checked Oct 13, 2026.
What land sells for nearby
Land in Fayette County sold for:
- 10 acres or more: $6.2k–$10.1k an acre (35 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $8,000
- Lots under 1 acre: $3,100–$8,000 a lot (11 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $5,000
- 1 to 10 acres: $5.5k–$13.6k an acre (10 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $7,500
The middle half (25th to 75th percentile) and the median of arm's-length single-parcel land sales. Each size uses its own months (the shortest of 12, 24 or 36 that holds enough sales), so the sizes' counts need not add up to another figure on this page. Source: Illinois Department of Revenue PTAX-203 declarations, land or farm at the sale, screen S1. Recorded sales, not an estimate of any parcel.
Assessed value
- How Illinois assessesIllinois assesses property at one third of its fair cash value (35 ILCS 200/9-145); Cook County classifies, assessing homes at 10% and commercial property at 25%. Farmland is valued on its soil productivity (35 ILCS 200/10-110 to 10-125). An assessed value is not what the property would sell for.35 ILCS 200 (Property Tax Code)
Tax area
- Tax code2001 (the county's tax-rate area)Fayette County parcel layer
Buildings and use
- Buildings mapped5 building outlines on this parcel (aerial imagery 2022-04)FEMA USA Structures (building outlines) · Sep 13, 2025
- UseFrom the county's property class (11)
Owner: on the county assessment roll (not shown here). Request removal
Data: Fayette County
Hazards
FEMA National Risk Index for this census tract, not this parcel. As of Dec 2025.
- Tornado
- Relatively high
- Strong wind
- Relatively high
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively high
- Heat wave
- Relatively high
- Cold wave
- Relatively high
- Hail
- Relatively moderate
- Winter weather
- Relatively moderate
- Lightning
- Relatively moderate
- Drought
- Relatively moderate
- Earthquake
- Relatively moderate
- Coal mine (mapped)
- Not in a mapped coal mine area (ISGS)Checked on the parcel's outline (its map point if none is drawn) · Illinois State Geological Survey coal mine maps · as of Jul 2012
How we compute this
Recorded flood claims
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, as of Sep 2026
- Claims since 1978
- Fewer than 10Insured buildings in this census tract
How we compute this
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year, as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $72,222± $25,991
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $189,800± $92,552
- Median rent (gross)
- $1,072± $111 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 92%± 34 pts
- Median year homes were built
- 1981± 21 yr
- Average commute (one way)
- 27 min± 6 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 1,268± 397
Figures for the census block group around this parcel (a few hundred homes), not this property. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
How we compute this
Nearby parcels
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Fayette County, nearest first.
- 120 acres of farmland near Vandalia0.4 mi
- 78 acres of farmland near Vandalia0.5 mi
- 80 acres of farmland near Vandalia0.6 mi
- 80 acres of farmland near Vandalia0.7 mi
- 120 acres of farmland near Vandalia0.7 mi
- 117 acres of farmland near Vandalia0.8 mi
- 80 acres of farmland near Vandalia0.9 mi · Parcel 02-13-03-400-001
- 80 acres of farmland near Vandalia0.9 mi · Parcel 02-13-03-300-002
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Fayette County: 1,404 parcel pages
About these numbersSources, county file October 2026
Parcel outline
The outline and its edge lengths are measured on the parcel map the map draws; the aerial loads from the public imagery named under it.
Source
Fayette County parcels: a copy on ArcGIS Online (user Parker07) (layer as of Aug 2026), county file Oct 18, 2026.
Record
Public records can be wrong; check before you act.
Parcel: 02-13-10-300-001
Coordinates: 38.9777° N, 89.1917° W