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Christian County, IL · Sold

IL-418202

8266 County Road 285

$1,222,400
$5,353/ac · 228 ac
Acreage228 ac
Price per acre$5,353/ac
ZoningRecreational
Road accessLandlocked
UtilitiesPower at road
TopographySloped
ListedSep 30, 2025
Coordinates39.5353, -89.3896
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County market

Christian County, Illinois. Class A row-crop ground; farmland yields anchor pricing.

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Step 1 · Is this a deal?

Due diligence

3 items to verify before you offer.

Risk index
42
Moderate risk
Wetlands2.6% of tract

Little to no mapped wetland coverage.

Average slope19.4%

Steep ground — expect meaningful site work to build.

Flood zoneX

Outside the mapped floodplain.

Legal accessLandlocked

No legal access of record — resale is severely limited.

Power120 ft away

Power at or near the road.

Buildable area177.93 of 228.35 ac

Net of wetlands and slope constraints.

Step 2 · Where do the numbers land?

Adjusted value estimate
$1,123,393
$902,760$1,344,026 · $4,920/ac on 228 ac
Asking vs estimate
+8.8%
Priced above the comp set

Weighted from 10 recorded sales, adjusted for tract size, access, utilities and time since sale. Range width reflects dispersion across the comp set.

AI deal brief

Comps, diligence flags, an offer number and what to ask the seller.

Offer calculatorAsking $1,222,400
Maximum allowable offer
$641,939
$2,811/ac · +30.0% target margin

You need $580,461 off asking to hit this margin.

All-in cost$696,504
Net resale$1,033,522
Projected profit$337,018
ROI+48.4%
Annualized+69.2%
Break-even resale$3,315/ac
Profit if resale lands off target
-20%
$130,314
-10%
$233,666
0%
$337,018
+10%
$440,370
+20%
$543,722
Comparable sales10 matches
ParcelAcresSoldPrice$/acAdj $/acDistMatch
IL-877230
Gravel · Power at road
112.9Jul 27, 2026$884,0007,8284,4147.4 mi
75
IL-898828
Paved · Power at road
359.4Nov 15, 2024$2,312,1006,4344,5383.4 mi
70
IL-426658
Dirt · Off grid
74.6Jul 27, 2026$511,7006,8584,7875.1 mi
70
IL-209312
Dirt · Off grid
510.3Jun 18, 2025$2,455,7004,8125,9459.3 mi
67
IL-637658
Dirt · Power at road
154.0Sep 2, 2024$1,146,2007,4445,7139.9 mi
67
IL-359631
Gravel · Full utilities
643.0Apr 15, 2026$2,565,0003,9893,0639.8 mi
65
IL-999249
Landlocked · Power at road
487.5Apr 21, 2024$1,760,5003,6114,9509.3 mi
63
IL-939218
Dirt · Full utilities
476.7Aug 21, 2025$3,633,3007,6226,38112.2 mi
62
IL-259901
Paved · Power at road
781.9May 25, 2025$3,399,6004,3483,8017.5 mi
60
IL-369708
Gravel · Off grid
679.9Nov 23, 2023$3,158,4004,6465,7256.9 mi
59
Show adjustment detail for the top comp
  • Tract size (112.93 ac → 228.35 ac)-17.3%
  • Access (Gravel → Landlocked)-32.0%

Step 3 · Market it

Turn this underwriting into a listing

Generate a comp-priced headline, listing description, land-group post and cash-buyer email for this tract — then post it to the investor marketplace.