Moultrie County parcel 08-08-02-233-002
Is the assessment on 2 E Blackwood St Sullivan, IL 61951 fair?
Assessed at $58,442 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
31%
of what it sold for (middle half 24.8–38.4%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
57 of 67
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$35,846
median; $4,774 to $210,785. This parcel: $58,442
Your assessment is higher than 57 of the 67 homes near you that sold in the last 3 years. The neighbourhood is assessed at 31% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 407 N Main St Sullivan, IL 61951 | next door | Apr 2026 | $179,900 | $34,285 | 19.1% |
| 10 E Scott St Sullivan, IL 61951 | next door | Jan 2025 | $75,000 | $42,478 | 56.6% |
| 316 N Washington St Sullivan, IL 61951-6195 | next door | Sep 2025 | $90,000 | $45,602 | 50.7% |
| 211 N Washington St Sullivan, IL 61951 | next door | Mar 2026 | $40,000 | $23,335 | 58.3% |
| 305 N Madison St Sullivan, IL 61951 | next door | Aug 2026 | $140,000 | $31,191 | 22.3% |
| 410 N Madison St Sullivan, IL 61951 | 0.1 mi | Dec 2025 | $112,000 | $33,560 | 30% |
| 525 N Main St Sullivan, IL 61951 | 0.1 mi | Feb 2026 | $210,000 | $76,785 | 36.6% |
| 116 W Strain St Sullivan, IL 61951 | 0.1 mi | Mar 2025 | $112,500 | $36,537 | 32.5% |
| 4 W Hunter St Sullivan, IL 61951 | 0.1 mi | Apr 2026 | $37,000 | $15,325 | 41.4% |
| 313 N Hamilton St Sullivan, IL 61951 | 0.1 mi | Dec 2025 | $352,500 | $95,721 | 27.2% |
| 12 W Hunter St Sullivan, IL 61951 | 0.1 mi | Oct 2025 | $104,000 | $25,918 | 24.9% |
| 616 N Van Buren St Sullivan, IL 61951 | 0.2 mi | Sep 2026 | $40,000 | $25,767 | 64.4% |
| 607 N Van Buren St Sullivan, IL 61951 | 0.2 mi | Oct 2025 | $163,000 | $35,846 | 22% |
| 202 E Monroe St Sullivan, IL 61951 | 0.2 mi | May 2026 | $217,000 | $62,896 | 29% |
| 304 E Jackson St Sullivan, IL 61951 | 0.2 mi | Apr 2026 | $105,000 | $44,087 | 42% |
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 2 E Blackwood St Sullivan, IL 61951 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.