Shelby County parcel
202 W Benton St Tower Hill, IL 62571
Residential · Tower Hill Township
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The assessor's record
- Parcel number
- 2311-22-11-206-007
- County
- Shelby County, Illinois
- Township
- Tower Hill
- Assessor’s class
- Residential
- Subdivision
- Original Town of Tower Hill
- Assessed value
- $13,895
Illinois assesses property at one-third of market value, and farmland on its soil productivity rather than its price. The assessed value is the county's figure for taxation; it is not an appraisal and not an estimate of what the property would sell for.
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What the property tax runs
Owner-occupied
$710 / yr
about $59 a month
Owner-occupied, 65+
$0 / yr
both homestead exemptions
No exemptions
$1,249 / yr
a rental or second home
Assessed value $13,895 × the 2024 rate of 8.99% for tax code 23010 (Tower Hill Township), billed in 2025.
The owner-occupied figures take the General Homestead ($6,000 off the assessed value) and Senior Citizens ($8,000) exemptions; the senior freeze, veterans’ and home-improvement exemptions are not shown and can lower a bill further. The rate is the newest the clerk has published; the next levy will move it a little, and a sale can prompt a reassessment. Sources: Shelby County Clerk, Tax Codes and Districts Catalog, 2024 (payable 2025) and the assessor's current file. The bill of record is the treasurer's: Erica Firnhaber, Shelby County Treasurer.
Recorded sales
| Recorded | Price | Use at sale |
|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2026 | $35,000 | Residence |
| April 28, 2023 | $39,000 | Mobile home residence |
From PTAX-203 transfer declarations recorded with the county — public record, arm's-length sales only. A sale marked “part of a larger sale” was one declaration covering more than one parcel; the price is the whole transaction's. Not an MLS figure.
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Homes near here sold for
$20,000 to $150,000 — the 17 homes within ½ mile that the county recorded selling at arm's length since November 2023. Half of them went for $35,000 to $97,500; the median was $75,000.
That is the neighbourhood, from the deeds, not a figure for this parcel: the record does not know its size, its condition or its kitchen.
- 203 W Buchanan Tower Hill, IL 62571$25,000 · September 2026 · 0.1 mi
- 308 W Dayton Tower Hill, IL 62571$150,000 · August 2026 · 0.1 mi
- 115 Fillmore Tower Hill, IL 62571$102,000 · August 2026 · 0.3 mi
- Po Box 107 Tower Hill, IL 62571$20,000 · April 2026 · 0.3 mi
- 109 W Benton St Tower Hill, IL 62571$58,000 · November 2025 · next door
- 303 S Champlain Tower Hill, IL 62571$87,700 · November 2025 · 0.1 mi
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Questions about 202 W Benton St Tower Hill, IL 62571
Answered from the county's own record for this parcel — the recorder's transfer declarations, the assessor's file and the clerk's rate book. A question the record cannot answer is left out rather than guessed at.
What did 202 W Benton St in Tower Hill last sell for?
- $35,000, recorded by the Shelby County recorder on August 31, 2026. That is the consideration declared on the PTAX-203 transfer declaration — public record, an arm's-length sale — not an MLS figure; the declaration lists the use at sale as residence.
When did 202 W Benton St last sell?
- August 31, 2026, within the last month. The transfer was declared to the Shelby County recorder on a PTAX-203 form, which is where this page reads it; the sale before it was in April 2023.
How many times has 202 W Benton St Tower Hill, IL 62571 sold since 2017?
- Twice in the record the county holds from 2017 on: April 2023 for $39,000 and August 2026 for $35,000. Arm's-length transfers only — deeds between relatives, nominal-consideration transfers and court sales are not in that count.
How much did 202 W Benton St sell for in 2023?
- $39,000, recorded on April 28, 2023 — the sale before the August 2026 one, from the same county PTAX-203 record.
How much did the price of 202 W Benton St change between its sales?
- The 2026 sale at $35,000 was $4,000 less than the 2023 sale at $39,000 — two recorded prices on the same parcel, from the county's PTAX-203 declarations; the record does not say what changed about the property between them.
Is 202 W Benton St in Tower Hill for sale?
- Not with Shelby Realty Services as of September 28, 2026. If you own it, or would like to, the form on this page reaches an agent who works this ground.
What is 202 W Benton St assessed at?
- The Shelby County assessor carries 202 W Benton St Tower Hill, IL 62571 at an assessed value of $13,895. That is the county's figure for taxation — Illinois assesses property at one-third of market value — not an appraisal and not an estimate of what the property would sell for.
What does the property tax run on 202 W Benton St?
- About $710 a year ($59 a month) owner-occupied with the General Homestead Exemption, or $1,249 a year with no exemptions — a rental or a second home. That is the assessor's assessed value of $13,895 × the 2024 rate of 8.99% the Shelby County clerk publishes for tax code 23010, billed in 2025. The bill of record is the Shelby County treasurer's; the rate is the newest the clerk has published, the next levy will move it a little, and a sale can prompt a reassessment.
What would the tax on 202 W Benton St be with the homestead exemptions?
- $710 a year with the General Homestead Exemption ($6,000 off the assessed value), and $0 a year for an owner 65 or older who also takes the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption ($8,000 more off). Both come off the assessed value before the 8.99% rate is applied; the senior freeze, veterans' and home-improvement exemptions are not counted here and can lower a bill further.
What are homes near 202 W Benton St in Tower Hill selling for?
- The 17 homes within ½ mile of 202 W Benton St Tower Hill, IL 62571 that the county recorded selling at arm's length since November 2023 went for $20,000 to $150,000; half of them between $35,000 and $97,500, with a median of $75,000. That is the neighbourhood, from the deeds, not a figure for this parcel — the record does not know its size, its condition or its kitchen.
What kind of property is 202 W Benton St?
- The Shelby County assessor classes 202 W Benton St Tower Hill, IL 62571 as residential.
What township is 202 W Benton St in?
- Tower Hill Township, Shelby County, Illinois, with a Tower Hill address.
What subdivision is 202 W Benton St in?
- Original Town of Tower Hill, according to the Shelby County assessor's record for parcel 2311-22-11-206-007.
What is the parcel number (PIN) for 202 W Benton St Tower Hill, IL 62571?
- 2311-22-11-206-007, in Shelby County's records. The PIN is the number on the tax bill and the assessor's card, and the one to give the county or an agent.
What is this home worth?
Our model gives a range — never a single figure — from every comparable sale in Shelby County. The address and the lot are filled in from the record; you add the size, bedrooms and condition, and an agent follows up.
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