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113.78 acres of farmland near Colchester, McDonough County

Parcel 0500023710

County file October 2026

  • Acres113.78
  • Land typeFarm and timber
  • ZoningZoning set by McDonough County or Colchester Township; no zoning map on fileUnincorporated · Census city limits, Jan 2025
  • Flood zoneNot on FEMA's digital flood map
  • Wetlands1% of the parcel
  • Assessed value (county)$61.9kA 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 frontage2,040 ft on N Coal Rd

Land facts

From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.

  • Section, township, rangeSection 2, Township 5 North, Range 4 West, Fourth 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 631–704 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 120 ft (middle half 68–326 ft)14 household well logs within 1 mi, drilled 1940–2009 (Illinois State Geological Survey wells database). Area figures, not this parcel
  • Public land nearbyArgyle Lake State Park, 0.3 miState Department of Natural Resources, open to the public, 1,699 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 districtWest Prairie Community Unit School District 103Grades 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
  • Farmland classAll areas are prime farmlandMap unit Timewell silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, about 51% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area IL109, version Aug 2026
  • Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.97 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Timewell; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
  • Land capability classClass 1 of 8: slight limits for cropsNon-irrigated, Timewell; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
  • Cropland rent$293 an acre a yearCounty average, non-irrigated, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
  • Pasture rent$39.50 an acre a yearCounty average, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026

District details at NCES: West Prairie Community Unit School District 103

Crops and forest

Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.

  • Crop history (CDL)2025 soybeans · 2024 corn · 2023 soybeans · 2022 corn · 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 soils12% 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)$299 an acre a yearThe county's 2026 average dryland soil rental rate (was $317): 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 Mcdonough Power 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 mineNearest mapped underground coal mine within about 1/4 mi of the parcel's map point (Colchester seam)ISGS: 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

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Home facts

FEMA USA Structures (building outlines) · as of Nov 2023

Bedrooms, bathrooms, living area, year built
Beds, baths and living area are not in McDonough County's published parcel file
Buildings
1 building outlinemapped 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, Oct 2026: $61,922 ($61,422 land, $500 improvements)

Roll values set for property tax · McDonough County parcel layer · as of Oct 2026

What land sells for nearby

Land in McDonough County sold for:

  • 10 acres or more: $7.6k–$15.2k an acre (19 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $10.2k

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

  • TownshipColchesterMcDonough County parcel layer
  • Tax code05001 (the county's tax-rate area)McDonough County parcel layer
  • Last tax bill$5,363 (as the county's layer prints it)McDonough County parcel layer

Buildings and use

  • Buildings mapped1 building outline on this parcel (aerial imagery 2023-11)FEMA USA Structures (building outlines) · Sep 13, 2025
  • UseFrom the county's property class (0011)

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  • Coal mineTouches a mapped underground coal mine. Mine boundaries are approximate; ask about subsidence before you buy.Illinois State Geological Survey coal mine maps · 2012-01

Owner: on the county assessment roll (not shown here). Request removal

Data: McDonough County

Hazards

FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, planning-level · For this census tract, not this parcel · as of Dec 2025

Strong wind
Relatively High
Heat wave
Relatively High
Cold wave
Relatively High
Tornado
Relatively Moderate
Hail
Relatively Moderate
Winter weather
Relatively Moderate
Lightning
Relatively Moderate
Drought
Relatively Moderate
Riverine flooding
Very Low
Earthquake
Very Low
Coal mine (mapped)
Touches a mapped underground coal mine (ISGS)Checked on the parcel's outline (its map point if none is drawn) · Illinois State Geological Survey coal mine maps · as of Jan 2012

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
Fewer than 10In this census tract

Neighborhood (Census)

Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year · as of Jan 2026

Median household income
$76,538± $9,725 · this block group
Median home value (owner-reported)
$126,500± $17,973 · census tract (block group sample too small)
Median rent (gross)
$813± $230 · this block group
Homes lived in by their owners
86%± 10 pts · this block group
Median year homes were built
1991± 14 yr · this block group
Average commute (one way)
24 min± 8 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
Population
551± 144 · 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 McDonough County, nearest first.

Every parcel page in McDonough County (821)

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

Public records can be wrong; check before you act.

Parcel: 0500023710

Coordinates: 40.4529° N, 90.8150° W