Moultrie County parcel 08-08-02-230-005
Is the assessment on 409 N Hamilton St Sullivan, IL 61951 fair?
Assessed at $56,391 as residential, 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
32.7%
of what it sold for (middle half 25.2–39.6%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
59 of 68
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$34,947
median; $4,774 to $210,785. This parcel: $56,391
Your assessment is higher than 59 of the 68 homes near you that sold in the last 3 years, in a neighbourhood already assessed at 32.7% of what it sells for. Not proof of anything — those homes may simply be smaller — but worth asking about.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 313 N Hamilton St Sullivan, IL 61951 | next door | Dec 2025 | $352,500 | $95,721 | 27.2% |
| 308 W Blackwood St Sullivan, IL 61951 | next door | Apr 2026 | $123,600 | $30,855 | 25% |
| 116 W Strain St Sullivan, IL 61951 | next door | Mar 2025 | $112,500 | $36,537 | 32.5% |
| 513 N Pierce St Sullivan, IL 61951 | next door | Feb 2026 | $65,000 | $30,879 | 47.5% |
| 314 W Scott St Sullivan, IL 61951 | next door | Oct 2024 | $118,250 | $51,125 | 43.2% |
| 512 N Graham St Sullivan, IL 61951 | next door | Jul 2024 | $145,000 | $46,127 | 31.8% |
| 407 N Main St Sullivan, IL 61951 | 0.1 mi | Apr 2026 | $179,900 | $34,285 | 19.1% |
| 315 N Graham St Sullivan, IL 61951 | 0.1 mi | Oct 2025 | $50,000 | $19,352 | 38.7% |
| 503 N Graham St Sullivan, IL 61951 | 0.1 mi | Jun 2025 | $275,000 | $92,324 | 33.6% |
| 415 W Blackwood St Sullivan, IL 61951 | 0.1 mi | Dec 2025 | $197,000 | $49,724 | 25.2% |
| 525 N Main St Sullivan, IL 61951 | 0.1 mi | Feb 2026 | $210,000 | $76,785 | 36.6% |
| 602 N Graham St Sullivan, IL 61951 | 0.1 mi | Apr 2025 | $52,000 | $20,846 | 40.1% |
| 607 N Van Buren St Sullivan, IL 61951 | 0.1 mi | Oct 2025 | $163,000 | $35,846 | 22% |
| 12 W Hunter St Sullivan, IL 61951 | 0.1 mi | Oct 2025 | $104,000 | $25,918 | 24.9% |
| 4 W Hunter St Sullivan, IL 61951 | 0.2 mi | Apr 2026 | $37,000 | $15,325 | 41.4% |
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 409 N Hamilton St Sullivan, IL 61951 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.