Moultrie County parcel 01-01-30-309-012
Is the assessment on 475 N Water St Dalton City, IL 61925 fair?
Assessed at $58,401 as residential, DORA Township. Below: how the homes near it that actually sold are assessed against what they sold for, and where this one sits among them. Two facts from the county's own record — not an opinion of value, which is what an appeal ultimately needs and what we will give you if you ask.
How the neighbourhood is assessed
34.3%
of what it sold for (middle half 24.9–42%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
13 of 16
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$36,987
median; $19,221 to $83,109. This parcel: $58,401
Your assessment is higher than 13 of the 16 homes near you that sold in the last 3 years, in a neighbourhood already assessed at 34.3% of what it sells for. Not proof of anything — those homes may simply be smaller — but worth asking about.
The homes that sold near it
Arm's-length sales recorded with the county in the last 3 years, nearest first, with the assessed value the county carries for each today. Whether any of them is like this house — size, age, condition — is the question the record cannot answer and an appeal turns on.
| Parcel | Distance | Recorded | Price | Assessed | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210 Old Rt 121 Dalton City, IL 61925 | next door | Oct 2023 | $87,500 | $35,102 | 40.1% |
| 425 N Church St Dalton City, IL 61925 | next door | Jun 2026 | $340,000 | $83,109 | 24.4% |
| 425 N Church St Dalton City, IL 61925 | next door | Feb 2025 | $200,000 | $83,109 | 41.6% |
| 500 N Water St Dalton City, IL 61925 | next door | Aug 2026 | $27,500 | $19,221 | 69.9% |
| 335 N Church St Dalton City, IL 61925 | 0.1 mi | Oct 2024 | $33,000 | $24,555 | 74.4% |
| 230 W Ward St Dalton City, IL 61925 | 0.1 mi | Jan 2026 | $122,500 | $47,319 | 38.6% |
| 130 E Roney St Dalton City, IL 61925 | 0.1 mi | Sep 2026 | $40,000 | $23,279 | 58.2% |
| 100 W Roney St Dalton City, IL 61925 | 0.1 mi | Sep 2024 | $250,000 | $64,505 | 25.8% |
| 210 W Roney St Dalton City, IL 61925 | 0.1 mi | Jan 2026 | $90,000 | $26,969 | 30% |
| 230 N Railroad St Dalton City, IL 61925 | 0.1 mi | Jul 2026 | $146,000 | $38,432 | 26.3% |
| 205 N Water St Dalton City, IL 61925 | 0.2 mi | Mar 2024 | $196,000 | $46,605 | 23.8% |
| 200 E Main St Dalton City, IL 61925 | 0.2 mi | Apr 2026 | $76,200 | $32,989 | 43.3% |
| 235 N Maguire St Dalton City, IL 61925 | 0.2 mi | Sep 2025 | $145,000 | $27,028 | 18.6% |
| 240 W Main St Dalton City, IL 61925 | 0.2 mi | Dec 2023 | $92,500 | $35,635 | 38.5% |
| 445 Debbie Ct Dalton City, IL 61925 | 0.3 mi | Sep 2025 | $162,000 | $40,616 | 25.1% |
Prices from PTAX-203 transfer declarations; assessed values from the county assessor's current file (so a home reassessed after its sale shows today's figure against yesterday's price). Not MLS figures. Nothing here names an owner.
How an appeal actually works here
- Talk to the assessor first. Many differences are a record error — a garage that came down, a square footage that was never right — and get fixed with a phone call, no appeal needed.
- The county Board of Review. A written complaint in the window after the township's assessments are published each year; the office can tell you the dates for this township. Evidence: a recent appraisal, comparable sales, or comparable assessments (the equity argument — the table above is where that starts).
- Then the state. A Board of Review decision can go to the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board within 30 days of the decision — its forms and rules are on ptab.illinois.gov.
Moultrie County Supervisor of Assessments
(217) 728-4951 · Moultrie County Courthouse, 10 S Main St, Sullivan, IL 61951
We publish no appeal deadline: the window is set by the township's publication date each year, and the office is the authority on it. Contact details PTAB county sheet (ptab.illinois.gov/counties/Moultrie.pdf), read 2026-09-21.
Ask us to look at it properly
The table above is where an equity argument starts, not where it ends: a Board of Review wants an opinion of market value, and that means someone who has stood in the houses. We will look at 475 N Water St Dalton City, IL 61925 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.