Shelby County parcel 1208-29-00-100-034
Is the assessment on Parcel 1208-29-00-100-034 fair?
Assessed at $5,870 as residential lot, Okaw 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
31.6%
of what it sold for (middle half 29.3–33.4%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
0 of 12
sold homes within 2 miles are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$75,275
median; $30,088 to $95,902. This parcel: $5,870
Your assessment is lower than most of the 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1683 County Highway 5 Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 0.2 mi | Aug 2026 | $280,000 | $80,519 | 28.8% |
| 1952 E 1650 North Rd Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 0.4 mi | Nov 2023 | $310,000 | $92,982 | 30% |
| 1707 Co Hwy 5 Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 0.5 mi | May 2026 | $289,000 | $77,161 | 26.7% |
| 1641 State Hwy 128 Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 1.0 mi | Apr 2025 | $240,000 | $73,388 | 30.6% |
| 1901 E 1525 North Rd Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 1.3 mi | Aug 2026 | $268,000 | $78,982 | 29.5% |
| 1520 N 1900 East Rd Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 1.3 mi | Oct 2025 | $180,000 | $60,970 | 33.9% |
| 1910 E 1525 North Rd Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 1.3 mi | Jun 2025 | $225,000 | $95,902 | 42.6% |
| 1912 E 1525 North Rd Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 1.3 mi | Oct 2024 | $265,000 | $90,110 | 34% |
| 2073 E 1680 North Rd Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 1.5 mi | Jun 2026 | $150,000 | $49,887 | 33.3% |
| 2069 E 1680 North Rd Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 1.6 mi | Apr 2026 | $210,000 | $44,167 | 21% |
| 1675 County Highway 42 Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 1.7 mi | May 2024 | $92,500 | $30,088 | 32.5% |
| 1636 County Highway 42 Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 1.8 mi | Jan 2024 | $105,000 | $34,499 | 32.9% |
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.
What the assessment costs
What the property tax runs
Annual tax, before exemptions
$331 / yr
no homestead without a home
Assessed value $5,870 × the 2024 rate of 5.64% for tax code 12001 (Okaw Township), billed in 2025.
A homestead exemption needs a home on the parcel; once one is built and lived in, the bill drops by the exemption. The rate is the newest the clerk has published; the next levy will move it a little, and a sale can prompt a reassessment. Sources: Shelby County Clerk, Tax Codes and Districts Catalog, 2024 (payable 2025) and the assessor's current file. The bill of record is the treasurer's: Erica Firnhaber, Shelby County Treasurer.
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.
Shelby County Supervisor of Assessments
(217) 774-5579 · Shelby County Courthouse, 301 E Main St, 2nd floor, Shelbyville, IL 62565
the office's page · the Board of Review · PTAB's county sheet
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/Shelby.pdf) and shelbycounty-il.gov, 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 1208-29-00-100-034 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.