160 acres of farmland near Watseka, Iroquois County
1690 N 1600 East Rd, Watseka, IL · Parcel 25-10-100-001
County file October 2026
- Acres160
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningA-1
- Flood zoneX
- Wetlands1% of the parcel
- Assessed value (county)$59.5kA share of value set by law, not a market price
- 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 frontage2,681 ft on Co Rd 1600 E
- Zoned bycounty
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Section, township, rangeSection 10, Township 26 North, Range 13 West, Second Principal MeridianBLM PLSS (CadNSDI), at the parcel's center · Oct 2026
- Septic (soils)Very limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields · Oct 2026
- Ground elevationAbout 640–657 ft above sea levelUSGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second DEM, NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Sep 2026
Services and surroundings
Public federal and state records, each with its source and date. Area facts, not a survey of this parcel.
- USDA home loan areaInside an eligible areaUSDA Rural Development eligibility map, last edited Jul 2023, read Oct 2026. Household income limits also apply
- Well depth nearbyMedian 131 ft (middle half 123–183 ft)18 household well logs within 2 mi, drilled 1939–2021 (Illinois State Geological Survey wells database). Area figures, not this parcel
- Public land nearbyButterfield Trail State Recreation Area, 4 miState Department of Natural Resources, open to the public, 142 acres (USGS PAD-US 4.1). Nearby is not access, and never a hunting right
School district and farmland
Public federal records, each with its source and date.
- School districtCrescent Iroquois Community Unit School District 249Grades K–12 · NCES EDGE school district boundaries, school year 2024–25 (Census TIGER 2025 lines), released Mar 2026. A district, not an assigned school
- Farmland classPrime farmland if drainedMap unit Gilford fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, about 35% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area IL075, version Aug 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.64 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Gilford; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
- Land capability classClass 2w of 8: moderate limits for crops (excess water)Non-irrigated, Gilford; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
- Cropland rent (estimated)$267 an acre a yearUSDA publishes no cropland rent for this county: the middle of 3 neighboring counties' 2026 figures (USDA NASS county cash rents survey)
- Pasture rent (estimated)$70 an acre a yearUSDA publishes no pasture rent for this county: the middle of 3 nearby counties' 2026 figures (USDA NASS county cash rents survey)
District details at NCES: Crescent Iroquois Community Unit School District 249
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Crop history (CDL)2025 grass or pasture · 2024 grass or pasture · 2023 grass or pasture · 2022 grass or pasture · 2021 soybeansthe most common class in the 90 m around the parcel's map point, from satellite imagery; a classification, not a farm record · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2021–2025
- Hydric soils36% of the parcelShare of the outline on soils rated hydric: the soil test of a wetland determination and of an NRCS wetland reserve easement (ACEP-WRE) · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO)
- CRP rental rate (county)$271 an acre a yearThe county's 2026 average dryland soil rental rate (was $273): 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 Eastern Illinois Electric Co-op 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
Mapped ground hazards
State and federal geologic and well maps, each with its agency and date. Distances are from the parcel's map point; a mapped area is not a finding about this parcel.
- Underground coal mineNone mapped within 1/4 miISGS: Abandoned and Active Coal Mines in Illinois (underground), as of Jan 2012. ISGS outlines from company mine maps; approximate outer boundaries, not a legal or engineering base; the source rates these outlines for regional use only, at 1:100,000 scale or smaller
- Surface coal mineNot in a mapped surface coal mineISGS: Abandoned and Active Coal Mines in Illinois (surface and auger), as of Jun 2011. ISGS outlines; approximate, not a legal or engineering base; the source rates these outlines for regional use only, at 1:100,000 scale or smaller
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Home facts
FEMA USA Structures (building outlines) · as of Jul 2023
- Bedrooms, bathrooms, living area, year built
- Beds, baths and living area are not in Iroquois County's published parcel file
- Buildings
- 3 building outlinesmapped outlines, not the tax roll
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.
Value history
County layer, Sep 2026: $59,515 ($54,820 land, $4,695 improvements)
Roll values set for property tax · Iroquois County parcel layer · as of Sep 2026
What land sells for nearby
Land in Iroquois County sold for:
- 10 acres or more: $8k–$12k an acre (49 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $10.1k
- Lots under 1 acre: $4.8k–$18.1k a lot (20 sales, Oct 2024–Sep 2026); median $10k
The middle half (25th to 75th percentile) and the median of arm's-length single-parcel land sales. 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
- TownshipCrescent TownshipIroquois County parcel layer
Buildings and use
- Buildings mapped3 building outlines on this parcel (aerial imagery 2023-07)FEMA USA Structures (building outlines) · Sep 13, 2025
- UseFrom the county's property class (0011)
Owner: on the county assessment roll (not shown here). Request removal
Data: Iroquois County
Hazards
FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, planning-level · For this census tract, not this parcel · as of Dec 2025
- Cold wave
- Very High
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively High
- Tornado
- Relatively Moderate
- Strong wind
- Relatively Moderate
- Hail
- Relatively Moderate
- Winter weather
- Relatively Moderate
- Heat wave
- Relatively Low
- Lightning
- Relatively Low
- Earthquake
- Relatively Low
- Drought
- No RatingFEMA computed no expected annual loss for this census tract; not a statement about this parcel
Ratings are from public federal and state maps (named on each row), not a private climate model. FEMA rates each census tract from expected annual losses, community resilience and social vulnerability, for planning; it is not an assessment of this parcel.
Recorded flood claims
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3 · Insured buildings near this parcel, not the parcel itself · as of Sep 2026
- Claims since 1978
- 19In this census tract
- Outside the mapped flood zone
- Fewer than 10Rated zone X, B or C
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year · as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $77,600± $22,759 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $118,300± $11,712 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- $781± $69 · this block group
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 88%± 3 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1939 or earlierthis block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 26 min± 6 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 648± 134 · this block group
Figures for the census block group around this parcel (a few hundred homes), not this property. ± is the Census 90% margin of error; a figure comes from the larger census tract when the block group's sample is too small. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Nearby parcels
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Iroquois County, nearest first.
- 1725 E 1700 North Rd200 acres · Farm and timber · 0.6 mi
- 1632 N 1500 East Rd160 acres · Farm and timber · 1.2 mi
- 1750 N 1500 East Rd120 acres · Farm and timber · 1.2 mi
- 1732 E 1600 North Rd199 acres · Farm and timber · 1.2 mi
- 1570 N 1700 East Rd160 acres · Farm and timber · 1.5 mi
- 1632 E 1800 North Rd309 acres · Farm and timber · 1.5 mi
- 1562 N 1500 East Rd159 acres · Farm and timber · 1.6 mi
- 1465 E 1650 North Rd118 acres · Farm and timber · 1.8 mi
About these numbersSources, county file October 2026
Assessed value
Assessed value (one third of fair cash value by law; Cook County 10% for homes, 25% for commercial), not a market price. County file, October 2026.
Assessed value, not a market value: one third of fair cash value by statute.
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
Illinois county assessor and GIS parcel layers (70 counties), the Cook County Assessor's open data, and IDOR PTAX-203 transfer declarations, county file Oct 14, 2026.
Record
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Parcel: 25-10-100-001
Coordinates: 40.7545° N, 87.8194° W