Moultrie County parcel 04-04-23-302-006
Is the assessment on 814 S Church St Bethany, IL 61914 fair?
Assessed at $51,199 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
27.8%
of what it sold for (middle half 22.8–34.6%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
24 of 26
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$27,959
median; $12,722 to $77,577. This parcel: $51,199
Your assessment is higher than 24 of the 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 214 W Auxiliary St Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.3 mi | Dec 2025 | $159,900 | $13,475 | 8.4% |
| 601 S Washington St Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.3 mi | Oct 2023 | $78,000 | $27,210 | 34.9% |
| 508 S Washington St Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.3 mi | Jan 2024 | $96,700 | $28,123 | 29.1% |
| 209 W Mitchell St Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.3 mi | Feb 2024 | $194,000 | $67,096 | 34.6% |
| 704 S St John St Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.3 mi | Mar 2026 | $111,500 | $27,795 | 24.9% |
| 215 W Mitchell St Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.3 mi | Dec 2025 | $280,000 | $77,577 | 27.7% |
| 7 Sunrise Lane Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.3 mi | Jan 2026 | $116,500 | $30,310 | 26% |
| 212 W South St Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.3 mi | Mar 2025 | $70,000 | $19,962 | 28.5% |
| 302 W South St Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.3 mi | Jul 2025 | $144,000 | $31,934 | 22.2% |
| 519 S St John St Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.4 mi | May 2025 | $107,700 | $29,975 | 27.8% |
| 601 S St John St Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.4 mi | Dec 2024 | $120,000 | $28,796 | 24% |
| 10 Sunrise Lane Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.4 mi | May 2026 | $115,000 | $30,610 | 26.6% |
| 402 S St John St Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.4 mi | Dec 2025 | $60,000 | $21,415 | 35.7% |
| 301 S Jefferson St Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.4 mi | Jul 2026 | $28,000 | $12,722 | 45.4% |
| 320 S St John St Bethany, IL 61914 | 0.4 mi | Dec 2025 | $95,000 | $28,614 | 30.1% |
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 814 S Church St Bethany, IL 61914 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.