Moultrie County parcel 11-11-26-218-003
Is the assessment on Gays, IL 61928 fair?
Assessed at $1,015, WHITLEY 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
28.2%
of what it sold for (middle half 25.8–34%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
0 of 7
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$31,996
median; $21,468 to $54,536. This parcel: $1,015
Your assessment is lower than most of the 7 homes near you that sold in the last 3 years. There is no case here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1120 N 1ST St Gays, IL 61928 | next door | Jan 2025 | $110,000 | $25,899 | 23.5% |
| 1122 Front St Gays, IL 61928 | next door | Jul 2025 | $78,000 | $21,983 | 28.2% |
| 310 Douglas St Gays, IL 61928 | 0.1 mi | Jan 2024 | $28,000 | $21,468 | 76.7% |
| 1304 N 2ND St Gays, IL 61928 | 0.2 mi | Nov 2025 | $195,000 | $54,536 | 28% |
| 5 Sims Ct Gays, IL 61928 | 0.3 mi | Jan 2026 | $100,425 | $31,996 | 31.9% |
| 5 Sims Ct Gays, IL 61928 | 0.3 mi | Nov 2023 | $89,000 | $31,996 | 36% |
| 1607 N 4TH St Gays, IL 61928 | 0.5 mi | Oct 2025 | $240,000 | $38,975 | 16.2% |
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 Gays, IL 61928 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.