81.65 acres of farmland near Sherman, Sangamon County
No Common Address, Sherman, IL · Parcel 06340400002
County file October 2026
- Acres81.65
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningZoning set by Sangamon County or Fancy Creek Township; no zoning map on fileUnincorporated · Census city limits, Jan 2025
- Flood zoneIn flood zone AE (98%)AE (98%), X, 0.2% annual chance (2%), and X (0%)
- Wetlands8% of the parcel
- Assessed value (county)No tax value on the county file (as of Oct 2026)Sangamon County's open parcel layer publishes no assessed values
- Last recorded saleNov 22, 2019 · sold with 1 other parcel for $535,500 total
- Road accessNot confirmedRoads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, as of 2026-10-06
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Section, township, rangeSection 34, Township 17 North, Range 5 West, Third Principal MeridianBLM PLSS (CadNSDI), at the parcel's center · Oct 2026
- Ground elevationAbout 513–530 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
- Electric utilityMenard Electric Co-op or Ameren Illinois CompanyHIFLD retail service territories, a frozen 2025 copy (no longer updated); territories overlap here; approximate, confirm with the utility
- Well depth nearbyMedian 34 ft (middle half 30–40 ft)97 household well logs within 2 mi, drilled 1964–2022 (Illinois State Geological Survey wells database). Area figures, not this parcel
- Public land nearbyCarpenter Park Nature Preserve, 0.3 miCity Land, open to the public, 275 acres (USGS PAD-US 4.1). Nearby is not access, and never a hunting right
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- CRP rental rate (county)$372 an acre a yearThe county's 2026 average dryland soil rental rate (was $369): 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
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Home facts
FEMA USA Structures (building outlines) · as of Mar 2009
- Bedrooms, bathrooms, living area, year built
- Beds, baths and living area are not in Sangamon County's published parcel file
- Buildings
- 2 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.
What land sells for nearby
Land in Sangamon County sold for:
- 10 acres or more: $12k–$19k an acre (32 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $16k
- Lots under 1 acre: $26.2k–$63.0k a lot (54 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $54.4k
- 1 to 10 acres: $20.1k–$45.8k an acre (36 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $28.8k
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)
Buildings and use
- Buildings mapped2 building outlines on this parcel (aerial imagery 2009-03)FEMA USA Structures (building outlines) · Sep 13, 2025
- UseDeclared as farm on the transfer declaration of Nov 22, 2019Illinois Department of Revenue, PTAX-203 transfer declarations · Nov 22, 2019
Owner: on the county assessment roll (not shown here). Request removal
Data: Sangamon County
Hazards
FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, planning-level · For this census tract, not this parcel · as of Dec 2025
- Tornado
- Very High
- Hail
- Relatively High
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively High
- Heat wave
- Relatively High
- Cold wave
- Relatively High
- Winter weather
- Relatively High
- Drought
- Relatively High
- Strong wind
- Relatively Moderate
- Lightning
- 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
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
- $128,804± $45,381 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $269,100± $43,626 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- $1,144± $86 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 93%± 9 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1991± 18 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 22 min± 6 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 978± 360 · 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 Sangamon County, nearest first.
- 182 acres of farmland near Sherman1.5 mi
- 121 acres of farmland near Sherman2.4 mi
- 83.5 acres of farmland near Sherman2.5 mi
- 95.5 acres of farmland near Springfield3.5 mi
- 163 acres of farmland near Williamsville4.2 mi
- 9263 Conklen Rd161 acres · Farm and timber · 4.9 mi
- 734 E State Rt 12384.8 acres · Farm and timber · 5.6 mi
- 83 Acres84.8 acres · Farm and timber · 6.1 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 (the county's assessment, by law one third of fair cash value outside Cook County; Cook assesses homes at 10% and commercial property at 25%), not a market estimate. Farmland is assessed on its soil productivity, well below what farmland sells for.
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
Sangamon County parcels: Sangamon County GIS (layer as of Oct 2026), county file Oct 18, 2026.
Record
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Parcel: 06340400002
Coordinates: 39.8776° N, 89.6375° W