10.28 acres of farm and timber land near Chatham, Sangamon County
9079 Gordon Drive, Chatham, IL · Parcel 29170100028
County file October 2026
- Acres10.28
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningWe have not collected a zoning map for Village of Chatham yet
- Flood zonePartly in flood zone A (7%)The rest: X (93%, minimal flood hazard)
- Wetlands1% of the parcelNational Wetlands Inventory
- Assessed value (county)No assessed value in the county file we use (as of Oct 2026)Sangamon County's open parcel layer publishes no assessed values
- Last sale$275k · Apr 2026
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, as of 2026-10-06
- Road frontage42 ft on Co Rd 1 3/4 WRoad map name; the county roll's address reads Gordon Dr
Can I build?
- Fronts a public road
- Zoning not on file
- 7% in a FEMA flood zone, 1% wetlands
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Section, township, rangeSection 17, Township 14 North, Range 5 West, Third Principal MeridianBLM PLSS (CadNSDI), at the parcel's center · Oct 2026
- Ground elevationAbout 579–597 ft above sea level; average slope 4.8%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 areaOutside the eligible areasHousehold income limits also apply. USDA Rural Development map, edited Jul 2023.
- Well depth nearbyMedian 30 ft (middle half 26–34 ft)From 47 household well logs within 2 mi, drilled 1944–2020. Area figures, not this parcel. Illinois State Geological Survey wells database.
- Public land nearbyChatham Community Park, 0.6 miCity land, open to the public. 77 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 districtBall-Chatham Community Unit School District 5Grades 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
- Cropland rent$334 an acre a yearCounty average, non-irrigated, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
- Pasture rent$53.50 an acre a yearCounty average, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
District details at NCES: Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Land cover (CDL)Grass or pasture 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
- 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
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 Village of Chatham, Rural Electric Conven 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.
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
Free account: 25 parcel cards a day on the map, with watches and a saved search
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. 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)
Buildings and use
- UseDeclared as land / lot only on the transfer declaration of Apr 6, 2026Illinois Department of Revenue, PTAX-203 transfer declarations · Apr 6, 2026
Owner: on the county assessment roll (not shown here). Request removal
Data: Sangamon County
Hazards
FEMA National Risk Index for this census tract, not this parcel. As of Dec 2025.
- Tornado
- Relatively high
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively high
- Heat wave
- Relatively high
- Cold wave
- Relatively high
- Winter weather
- Relatively high
- Strong wind
- Relatively moderate
- Hail
- Relatively moderate
- Lightning
- Relatively moderate
- Drought
- 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
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
- $143,411± $17,812 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $323,500± $25,999 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- $1,379± $247 · census tract (block group sample too small)
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 95%± 9 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1996± 3 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 28 min± 9 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 2,195± 809 · 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.
- 80 +/- Acres Farmland82.1 acres · Farm and timber · 0.9 mi
- 148 acres of farmland near Chatham2.4 mi
- 162 acres of farmland near Springfield2.8 mi
- 122 acres of farmland near Springfield2.9 mi
- 639.57 +/- Acres Farmland637 acres · Farm and timber · 3.6 mi
- 109 acres of farmland near Springfield3.7 mi
- 225 acres of farmland near Springfield3.9 mi
- 4987 Old Chatham Rd and Adjacent Farmland121 acres · Farm and timber · 4.4 mi
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Sangamon County: 98 parcel pages
About these numbersSources, county file October 2026
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: 29170100028
Coordinates: 39.6682° N, 89.6841° W