Moultrie County parcel 04-04-23-301-014
Is the assessment on 6 Sunrise Lane Bethany, IL 61914 fair?
Assessed at $34,176, 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
28.1%
of what it sold for (middle half 23.3–32.7%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
17 of 26
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$31,583
median; $12,722 to $77,577. This parcel: $34,176
Your assessment sits in the middle of the 26 homes near you that sold in the last 3 years. That is what a fair assessment usually looks like; the question is only 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sunrise Lane Bethany, IL 61914 | next door | Jan 2026 | $116,500 | $30,310 | 26% |
| 10 Sunrise Lane Bethany, IL 61914 | next door | May 2026 | $115,000 | $30,610 | 26.6% |
| 1 Sunrise Lane Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.1 mi | Apr 2024 | $115,000 | $33,966 | 29.5% |
| 515 E Main St Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.2 mi | Dec 2024 | $130,000 | $26,417 | 20.3% |
| 11 Cardinal Dr Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.3 mi | Sep 2026 | $185,000 | $42,831 | 23.2% |
| 51 Cardinal Dr Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.3 mi | Feb 2026 | $179,900 | $39,199 | 21.8% |
| 44 Meadowlark Ct Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.3 mi | Jun 2025 | $124,000 | $33,190 | 26.8% |
| 42 Cardinal Dr Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.3 mi | Dec 2023 | $93,000 | $31,138 | 33.5% |
| 38 Chickadee Ct Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.3 mi | Feb 2025 | $188,000 | $44,387 | 23.6% |
| 21 Chickadee Ct Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.4 mi | Oct 2024 | $90,000 | $32,774 | 36.4% |
| 34 Cardinal Dr Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.4 mi | Apr 2024 | $150,500 | $50,258 | 33.4% |
| 508 S Washington St Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.4 mi | Jan 2024 | $96,700 | $28,123 | 29.1% |
| 209 W Mitchell St Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.4 mi | Feb 2024 | $194,000 | $67,096 | 34.6% |
| 319 N Church St Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.4 mi | Jul 2025 | $169,900 | $38,496 | 22.7% |
| 212 W South St Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.4 mi | Mar 2025 | $70,000 | $19,962 | 28.5% |
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 6 Sunrise Lane Bethany, IL 61914 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.