The Board Of Review for Wayne County will be in session from April 3rd, to May 5th to take complaints regarding property valuations. Sessions will be held Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM at the Wayne County Courthouse, located at 301 E Main St, Suite 101, Fairfield, IL 62837.
Complaint forms will be available in the Chief County Assessment Office on the first floor of the Courthouse. It is essential that complaint forms are fully completed with the taxpayer’s estimate of value. Any supporting documentation for your estimate of value should be submitted with your appeal. Please note that a separate complaint form must be submitted for each parcel, and all complaints must be signed by the complainant and filed in the Chief County Assessment Office within the 30-day filing period. Complaints will be accepted if they are postmarked by May 5th.
If necessary, a formal hearing with the Board of Review will be scheduled after the initial filing period. Please remember that the Board of Review only addresses assessments, not taxes.
Actions taken by the Board will pertain to 2024 assessments (taxes payable in 2025).
Additionally, persons turning 65 years of age in 2025 should file an application for the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption in the Supervisor of Assessments Office before July 1st. Applicants must bring a photo I.D. and a copy of their property deed.
Those wishing to apply for the Low-Income Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption for the taxable year 2025 (based on 2024 income) should also file before July 1st. The total household income limit for this exemption is $65,000.
Applications for the Homestead Exemption for Persons with Disabilities, the Returning Veterans Homestead Exemption, or the Homestead Exemption for Veterans with Disabilities for the taxable year 2025 must be filed in the Supervisor of Assessments Office by July 1, 2025. Applicants are required to bring their photo I.D. and verification paperwork. For more information, please contact: Jodi Poole,Supervisor of Assessments.
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM. Hearings will be scheduled as needed.
Phone: 618-842-2582
NOTICE TO WAYNE COUNTY TAXPAYERS: ASSESSED VALUES FOR 2024
Valuation date (35 ILCS 200/9-95): January 1, 2024
Required level of assessment (35 ILCS 200/9-145): 33.33%
Median level of assessments for the County: 29.20%
Valuation based on sales from (35 ILCS 200/1-155): 2021, 2022, 2023
Publication is hereby made for equalized assessed valuations for real property in this County in accordance with 35 ILCS 200/12-10. As required by 35 ILCS 200/9-210 and 35 ILCS 200/10-115, the following equalization factors have been applied to bring the assessments to the statutorily required three-year median level of 33.33%:
Farm Land: 1.0000
Farm Improvements: 1.0000
Non-Farm Land: 1.1241
Non-Farm Improvements: 1.1241
Pursuant to 35 ILCS 200/10-115, the Farm Land assessments for the 2024 assessment year will increase by 10% of the preceding year’s median cropped soil productivity index as certified by the Illinois Department of Revenue with data provided by the Farmland Assessment Technical Advisory Board resulting in a $46.87 per acre increase for each soil productivity index.
Questions about these valuations should be directed to:
Jodi Poole
301 E Main St, STE 101
Fairfield, IL 62837
618-842-2582
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
Property in this County, other than farmland and coal, is to be assessed at a 33.33% median level of assessment, based on the fair cash value of the property. You may check the accuracy of your assessment by dividing your assessment by the median level of assessment. The resulting value should equal the estimated fair cash value of your property. If the resulting value is greater than the estimated fair cash value of your property, you may be over-assessed. If the resulting value is less than the fair cash value of your property, you may be under-assessed. You may appeal your assessment to the Board of Review.
If you believe your property’s fair cash value is incorrect or that the equalized assessed valuation is not uniform with other comparable properties in the same neighborhood, the following steps should be taken:
1. Contact your Supervisor of Assessment’s office to review the assessment.
2. If not satisfied with the assessor review, taxpayers may file a complaint with the 2024 County Board of Review. For complaint forms, instructions, and the Rules and Procedures of the Board of Review, call (618)842-2582 for more information.
3. Appeals must be filed on or before May 5, 2025. After this date, the Board of Review is prohibited by law from accepting assessment complaints for properties in Wayne County. For more information on complaint deadlines, call (618)842-2582.
Your property may be eligible for homestead exemptions, which can reduce your property’s taxable assessment. For more information on homestead exemptions, call (618)842-2582.
Your property tax bill will be calculated as follows:
Final Equalized Assessed Value – Exemptions = Taxable Assessment
Taxable Assessment X Current Tax Rate = Total Tax Bill
All equalized assessed valuations are subject to further equalization and revision by the Wayne County Board of Review as well as equalization by the Illinois Department of Revenue.
A complete list of assessments for this County for the current assessment year, except for those assessments that were changed solely by equalization as noted above.
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