100 acres of farm and timber land near Mt Vernon, Jefferson County
3770 East Magic Road, Mt Vernon, IL · Parcel 0509400009
County file October 2026
- Acres100About 89.9 of 100 acres outside mapped wetlands and floodway
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningWe have not collected a zoning map for Jefferson County or Casner Township yet
- Flood zoneEdge of flood zone A (4%)The rest: X (96%, minimal flood hazard)
- Wetlands10% of the parcelNational Wetlands Inventory
- Assessed value (county)$57.4kA share of value set by law, not a market price · county file October 2026
- Last saleNo priced sale · deed Feb 2019Not arm's-length per the county
- Road accessNot confirmedAddressed on E Magic Rd, but the road map does not show E Magic Rd reaching the parcel line. Roads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, as of 2026-10-06
Can I build?
- Road access not confirmed
- Zoning not on file
- 4% in a FEMA flood zone, 10% wetlands
- 1 building mapped (footprints)
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Section, township, rangeSection 9, Township 2 South, Range 1 East, Third Principal MeridianBLM PLSS (CadNSDI), at the parcel's center · Oct 2026
- Ground elevationAbout 469–519 ft above sea level; average slope 8.8%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second DEM, NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Sep 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 31 ft (middle half 24–39 ft)From 10 household well logs within 3 mi, drilled 1969–1999. Area figures, not this parcel. Illinois State Geological Survey wells database.
- Public land nearbyUnnamed Property, 9.7 miRegional water district land, open to the public. 2,098 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 districtWoodlawn Unit District 209Grades 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$136 an acre a yearCounty average, non-irrigated, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
- Pasture rent$47 an acre a yearCounty average, 2025 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
District details at NCES: Woodlawn Unit District 209
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Land cover (CDL)Deciduous forest 2021–2025No 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 Oak Forest and WoodlandBlack Oak Woodland and Savanna, 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)$129 an acre a yearThe county's 2026 average dryland soil rental rate (was $146): 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 Tri-County 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
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Home facts
Building footprints (Microsoft, OpenStreetMap) via Overture Maps, as of Sep 2026
- Buildings
- 1 building mapped · about 1,070 sq ft of footprintMeasured 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County sold for:
- 10 acres or more: $5,000–$6,600 an acre (32 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $6,000
- Lots under 1 acre: $5.4k–$18.5k a lot (12 sales, Nov 2023–Sep 2026); median $9,400
- 1 to 10 acres: $5.0k–$13.2k an acre (17 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $7,700
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
- TownshipCasnerJefferson County parcel layer
- Tax code12100 (the county's tax-rate area)Jefferson County parcel layer
Buildings and use
- Buildings mapped1 building outline on this parcel (aerial imagery 2014-11)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: Jefferson County
Hazards
FEMA National Risk Index for this census tract, not this parcel. As of Dec 2025.
- Tornado
- Very high
- Strong wind
- Very high
- Winter weather
- Very high
- Earthquake
- Very high
- Hail
- Relatively high
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively high
- Heat wave
- Relatively high
- Cold wave
- Relatively high
- Lightning
- Relatively moderate
- Drought
- 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
About these ratingsFEMA's index and what it measures
Ratings come from FEMA's National Risk Index (v1.20, planning-level) and the 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
- Fewer than 10In this census tract
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year, as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $69,569± $9,848 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $175,800± $21,603 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- $721± $25 · this block group
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%± 6 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1991± 7 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 25 min± 4 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 978± 231 · 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 Jefferson County, nearest first.
- 120 acres of farmland near Woodlawn0.3 mi
- 64.7 acres of farmland near Woodlawn0.5 mi
- 80 acres of farmland near Woodlawn0.5 mi
- 120 acres of farmland near Woodlawn0.6 mi
- 16987 N Cricket Ln70 acres · Farm and timber · 0.6 mi
- 3471 E Houston Rd105 acres · Farm and timber · 0.7 mi
- 66.6 acres of farmland near Woodlawn0.7 mi
- 1505 E Elgin Rd120 acres · Farm and timber · 1.0 mi
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Jefferson County: 1,158 parcel pages
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
Jefferson County parcels: a copy published by The Sidwell Company, the county's mapping vendor (layer as of Oct 2026), county file Oct 20, 2026.
Record
Public records can be wrong; check before you act.
Parcel: 0509400009
Coordinates: 38.3637° N, 89.0968° W