Moultrie County parcel 04-04-22-429-020
Is the assessment on 5 Elm Dr Bethany, IL 61914 fair?
Assessed at $40,912 as residential, MARROWBONE 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
27.8%
of what it sold for (middle half 23.9–34.6%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
37 of 44
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$28,705
median; $12,722 to $77,577. This parcel: $40,912
Your assessment is higher than 37 of the 44 homes near you that sold in the last 3 years. The neighbourhood is assessed at 27.8% of what it sells for, under the statutory third, so sitting above the neighbours is not by itself over-assessment; what matters is whether those homes are like yours.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Elm Dr Bethany, IL 61914 | next door | May 2026 | $145,000 | $27,474 | 18.9% |
| 11 Elm Dr Bethany, IL 61914 | next door | Dec 2025 | $139,000 | $28,909 | 20.8% |
| 11 Elm Dr Bethany, IL 61914 | next door | Sep 2024 | $129,000 | $28,909 | 22.4% |
| 1 Elm Dr Bethany, IL 61914 | next door | Jan 2026 | $82,000 | $30,738 | 37.5% |
| 18 Elm Dr Bethany, IL 61914 | next door | Nov 2024 | $67,500 | $23,322 | 34.6% |
| 601 W South St Bethany, IL 61914 | next door | Dec 2025 | $135,000 | $31,990 | 23.7% |
| 407 S St John St Bethany, IL 61914 | next door | Jan 2025 | $28,000 | $14,672 | 52.4% |
| 512 W Robinson St Bethany, IL 61914 | next door | Mar 2024 | $50,000 | $34,554 | 69.1% |
| 30 Elm Dr Bethany, IL 61914 | next door | Jun 2026 | $130,000 | $33,181 | 25.5% |
| 519 S St John St Bethany, IL 61914 | next door | May 2025 | $107,700 | $29,975 | 27.8% |
| 601 S St John St Bethany, IL 61914 | next door | Dec 2024 | $120,000 | $28,796 | 24% |
| 26 Elm Dr Bethany, IL 61914 | next door | Jul 2024 | $149,900 | $40,861 | 27.3% |
| 319 S Saint John St Bethany, IL 61914 | next door | Nov 2023 | $87,000 | $23,801 | 27.4% |
| 602 W Robinson St Bethany, IL 61914 | next door | Oct 2023 | $74,000 | $28,216 | 38.1% |
| 309 S St John St Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.1 mi | Jul 2026 | $136,500 | $25,586 | 18.7% |
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 5 Elm Dr Bethany, IL 61914 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.