Moultrie County parcel 04-04-23-100-066
Is the assessment on 51 Cardinal Dr Bethany, IL 61914 fair?
Assessed at $39,199 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
27.5%
of what it sold for (middle half 23.8–30.1%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
36 of 46
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$31,583
median; $12,722 to $77,577. This parcel: $39,199
At 21.8% of what you paid, this parcel is assessed below the 27.5% the neighbours who sold are. There is no case here, and no reason to draw attention to it.
This parcel's own recorded sale: $179,900 in Feb 2026; the current assessment is 21.8% of that. A recent arm's-length sale of the property itself is the evidence a Board of Review weighs most.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Cardinal Dr Bethany, IL 61914 | next door | Sep 2026 | $185,000 | $42,831 | 23.2% |
| 42 Cardinal Dr Bethany, IL 61914 | next door | Dec 2023 | $93,000 | $31,138 | 33.5% |
| 44 Meadowlark Ct Bethany, IL 61914 | next door | Jun 2025 | $124,000 | $33,190 | 26.8% |
| 38 Chickadee Ct Bethany, IL 61914 | next door | Feb 2025 | $188,000 | $44,387 | 23.6% |
| 21 Chickadee Ct Bethany, IL 61914 | next door | Oct 2024 | $90,000 | $32,774 | 36.4% |
| 34 Cardinal Dr Bethany, IL 61914 | next door | Apr 2024 | $150,500 | $50,258 | 33.4% |
| 515 E Main St Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.1 mi | Dec 2024 | $130,000 | $26,417 | 20.3% |
| 319 N Church St Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.1 mi | Jul 2025 | $169,900 | $38,496 | 22.7% |
| 1 Sunrise Lane Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.2 mi | Apr 2024 | $115,000 | $33,966 | 29.5% |
| 220 E North St Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.2 mi | Jul 2025 | $125,000 | $31,231 | 25% |
| 410 N Church St Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.2 mi | Jun 2024 | $85,000 | $26,061 | 30.7% |
| 10 Sunrise Lane Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.2 mi | May 2026 | $115,000 | $30,610 | 26.6% |
| 114 E North St Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.2 mi | Apr 2026 | $215,000 | $49,824 | 23.2% |
| 101 W North Water St Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.3 mi | Aug 2025 | $157,000 | $45,690 | 29.1% |
| 7 Sunrise Lane Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.3 mi | Jan 2026 | $116,500 | $30,310 | 26% |
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 51 Cardinal Dr Bethany, IL 61914 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.