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249.66 acres of farm and timber land near New Boston, Mercer County

Parcel 131304100003

County file October 2026

  • Acres249.66About 149 of 250 acres outside mapped wetlands and floodway
  • Land typeFarm and timber
  • ZoningWe have not collected a zoning map for Mercer County or Keithsburg Township yet
  • Flood zoneMostly in flood zone AE (70%)Floodway 2% · The rest: X, 0.2% annual chance (4%) and X (26%, minimal flood hazard)
  • Wetlands39% of the parcelNational Wetlands Inventory
  • Assessed value (county)$36.6kA share of value set by law, not a market price · county file October 2026
  • Last saleNo recorded sale in the county file (as of Sep 2026)Illinois PTAX-203 transfer declarations
  • Road accessNot confirmedRoads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, as of 2026-10-06

Can I build?

  • Road access not confirmed
  • Zoning not on file
  • 70% in a FEMA flood zone, 39% wetlands
  • Soils very limited for septic
  • 1 building already on the lot

Land facts

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

  • Section, township, rangeSection 4, Township 13 North, Range 5 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 535–593 ft above sea level; average slope 3.7%USGS 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 81 ft (middle half 68–115 ft)30 household well logs within 3 mi, drilled 1968–2022 (Illinois State Geological Survey wells database). Area figures, not this parcel
  • Public land nearbyMs Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area, 0.4 miArmy Corps of Engineers, open to the public, 45,928 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 districtMercer County School District 404Grades 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 classNot prime farmlandMap unit Coloma sand, 1 to 7 percent slopes, about 21% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area IL131, version Aug 2026
  • Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.51 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Coloma; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
  • Land capability classClass 4s of 8: very severe limits for crops (shallow, droughty or stony soil)Non-irrigated, Coloma; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
  • Cropland rent$273 an acre a yearCounty average, non-irrigated, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
  • Pasture rent$50 an acre a yearCounty average, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026

District details at NCES: Mercer County School District 404

Crops and forest

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

  • Land cover (CDL)Herbaceous wetlands 2024–2025; open water 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 Floodplain ForestEastern Floodplain Forests, riparian; the most common vegetation type in the 90 m around the map point · LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (USGS / USFS)
  • Hydric soils25% 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)$295 an acre a yearThe county's 2026 average dryland soil rental rate (was $250): 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 Ameren Illinois Company (approximate)Investor-owned utility · 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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In this areaMercer CountyLand prices and flood$8,500an acre, median, 10 acres or more13%in a FEMA flood zone45land / lot sales since Oct 2025

Home facts

FEMA USA Structures (building outlines) · as of Feb 2018

Bedrooms, bathrooms, living area, year built
Beds, baths and living area are not in Mercer 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, Sep 2023: $36,640 ($36,640 land)

Roll values set for property tax · Mercer County parcel layer · as of Sep 2023

What land sells for nearby

Land in Mercer County sold for:

  • 10 acres or more: $6.2k–$11.7k an acre (30 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $8,500
  • Lots under 1 acre: $5.5k–$22.5k a lot (13 sales, Oct 2024–Sep 2026); median $14k

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

  • TownshipKeithsburgMercer County parcel layer
  • Tax code13001 (the county's tax-rate area)Mercer County parcel layer
  • Last tax bill$2,129 (tax year 2022 or earlier: the county's layer was last edited Sep 2023 and names no year)Mercer County parcel layer

Buildings and use

  • Buildings mapped1 building outline on this parcel (aerial imagery 2018-02)FEMA USA Structures (building outlines) · Sep 13, 2025
  • UseFrom the county's property class (0021)

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

Data: Mercer County

Hazards

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

Strong wind
Very High
Lightning
Very High
Cold wave
Relatively High
Winter weather
Relatively High
Drought
Relatively High
Tornado
Relatively Moderate
Hail
Relatively Moderate
Riverine flooding
Relatively Moderate
Heat wave
Relatively Moderate
Earthquake
Very Low

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
45In this census tract
Outside the mapped flood zone
Fewer than 10Rated zone X, B or C
Largest event
Midwest Flooding1993, 19 claims

Neighborhood (Census)

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

Median household income
$57,000± $21,332 · this block group
Median home value (owner-reported)
$76,400± $14,280 · this block group
Median rent (gross)
$883± $244 · this block group
Homes lived in by their owners
84%± 9 pts · this block group
Median year homes were built
1948± 17 yr · this block group
Average commute (one way)
34 min± 7 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
Population
389± 99 · 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 Mercer County, nearest first.

Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Mercer County: 533 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

Illinois county assessor and GIS parcel layers, the Cook County Assessor's open data, and IDOR PTAX-203 transfer declarations, county file Oct 13, 2026.

Record

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Parcel: 131304100003

Coordinates: 41.1520° N, 90.9697° W