Moultrie County parcel 08-08-11-243-012
Is the assessment on 904 S Main St Sullivan, IL 61951 fair?
Assessed at $40,248 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
28%
of what it sold for (middle half 24.3–33.1%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
36 of 60
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$36,191
median; $8,381 to $113,716. This parcel: $40,248
Your own sale is the strongest evidence there is: at 44.7% of what you paid, this parcel is assessed well above the 28% the neighbours who sold are. That is worth asking about.
This parcel's own recorded sale: $90,000 in Dec 2025; the current assessment is 44.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 903 S Main St Sullivan, IL 61951 | next door | Apr 2026 | $37,000 | $27,375 | 74% |
| 923 S Washington St Sullivan, IL 61951 | next door | Oct 2025 | $134,900 | $27,848 | 20.6% |
| 904 S Washington St Sullivan, IL 61951 | next door | Sep 2026 | $153,000 | $50,248 | 32.8% |
| 109 E George St Sullivan, IL 61951 | next door | Jun 2025 | $115,000 | $32,446 | 28.2% |
| 929 S Washington St Sullivan, IL 61951 | next door | Mar 2026 | $182,000 | $60,195 | 33.1% |
| 922 S Washington St Sullivan, IL 61951 | next door | Nov 2025 | $145,000 | $33,900 | 23.4% |
| 15 E Louis St Sullivan, IL 61951 | next door | Jun 2026 | $132,500 | $38,274 | 28.9% |
| 804 S Washington St Sullivan, IL 61951 | next door | Apr 2026 | $118,000 | $23,330 | 19.8% |
| 817 S Madison St Sullivan, IL 61951 | next door | Dec 2025 | $129,000 | $32,186 | 25% |
| 902 S Madison St Sullivan, IL 61951 | next door | Aug 2025 | $125,000 | $30,357 | 24.3% |
| 804 S Van Buren St Sullivan, IL 61951 | next door | Nov 2024 | $253,500 | $92,959 | 36.7% |
| 919 S Van Buren St Sullivan, IL 61951 | 0.1 mi | Apr 2026 | $162,000 | $52,826 | 32.6% |
| 1008 S Washington St Sullivan, IL 61951 | 0.1 mi | Aug 2026 | $210,000 | $48,364 | 23% |
| 203 E Louis St Sullivan, IL 61951 | 0.1 mi | Jun 2026 | $138,000 | $39,112 | 28.3% |
| 820 S Hamilton St Sullivan, IL 61951 | 0.1 mi | Dec 2025 | $110,000 | $59,762 | 54.3% |
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 904 S Main St Sullivan, IL 61951 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.