Moultrie County parcel 08-05-19-000-300
Is the assessment on Parcel 08-05-19-000-300 fair?
Assessed at $4,590 as residential lot, SULLIVAN 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
29.8%
of what it sold for (middle half 14.4–42.4%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
0 of 8
sold homes within 2 miles are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$58,094
median; $19,334 to $121,389. This parcel: $4,590
At 0.9% of what you paid, this parcel is assessed below the 29.8% the neighbours who sold are. There is no case here, and no reason to draw attention to it.
This parcel's own recorded sale: $499,077 in Oct 2023; the current assessment is 0.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 655 Souther Rd Sullivan, IL 61951 | 0.9 mi | Sep 2026 | $464,600 | $68,589 | 14.8% |
| 655 Cr 1750N Bethany, IL 61914 | 1.1 mi | May 2024 | $400,000 | $121,389 | 30.3% |
| 646 State Hwy 121 Sullivan, IL 61951 | 1.2 mi | Nov 2024 | $140,000 | $90,797 | 64.9% |
| 639 Dunn Cir Sullivan, IL 61951 | 1.5 mi | Mar 2025 | $80,000 | $47,598 | 59.5% |
| 765 Cr 1750N Sullivan, IL 61951 | 1.5 mi | Dec 2024 | $375,000 | $45,744 | 12.2% |
| 595 Cr 1500N Bethany, IL 61914 | 1.6 mi | Nov 2023 | $79,500 | $29,180 | 36.7% |
| 597 Cr 1475N Bethany, IL 61914 | 1.7 mi | Dec 2023 | $148,000 | $19,334 | 13.1% |
| 483 Cr 1750N Bethany, IL 61914 | 1.9 mi | Jun 2026 | $300,000 | $87,771 | 29.3% |
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 Parcel 08-05-19-000-300 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.