Shelby County parcel 2013-07-13-301-002
Is the assessment on W N 6TH Shelbyville, IL 62565 fair?
Assessed at $61,306 as commercial, Shelbyville 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
30.2%
of what it sold for (middle half 26.3–33.3%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
38 of 48
sold homes within half a mile are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$44,281
median; $14,793 to $95,799. This parcel: $61,306
Your own sale is the strongest evidence there is: at 68.1% of what you paid, this parcel is assessed well above the 30.2% the neighbours who sold are. That is worth asking about.
This parcel's own recorded sale: $90,000 in Jan 2026; the current assessment is 68.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 605 N Douglas Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 0.2 mi | Nov 2025 | $85,000 | $28,617 | 33.7% |
| 1011 W N 3RD Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 0.2 mi | Jun 2025 | $262,000 | $95,799 | 36.6% |
| 312 N Spruce Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 0.2 mi | Aug 2026 | $127,000 | $50,605 | 39.8% |
| 720 N Charles Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 0.2 mi | Sep 2025 | $182,000 | $59,099 | 32.5% |
| 418 N Charles Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 0.2 mi | Oct 2025 | $85,000 | $21,403 | 25.2% |
| 509 N Charles Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 0.3 mi | Jun 2026 | $128,000 | $40,534 | 31.7% |
| 904 W N 3RD Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 0.3 mi | Apr 2026 | $300,000 | $85,634 | 28.5% |
| 904 W N 3RD Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 0.3 mi | Aug 2025 | $175,000 | $85,634 | 48.9% |
| 410 N Charles Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 0.3 mi | Sep 2025 | $210,000 | $53,594 | 25.5% |
| 709 W N 6TH Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 0.3 mi | Sep 2025 | $110,000 | $28,501 | 25.9% |
| 1307 W N 2ND Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 0.3 mi | Dec 2025 | $145,000 | $46,650 | 32.2% |
| 1502 W N 4TH Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 0.3 mi | Apr 2026 | $230,000 | $67,160 | 29.2% |
| 700 N Lodge Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 0.3 mi | Sep 2026 | $159,900 | $43,399 | 27.1% |
| 805 N Will Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 0.3 mi | Sep 2025 | $234,000 | $77,602 | 33.2% |
| 308 N Locust Shelbyville, IL 62565 | 0.3 mi | Sep 2025 | $143,900 | $47,667 | 33.1% |
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
Owner-occupied
$4,133 / yr
about $344 a month
Owner-occupied, 65+
$3,536 / yr
both homestead exemptions
No exemptions
$4,582 / yr
a rental or second home
Assessed value $61,306 × the 2024 rate of 7.47% for tax code 20005 (Shelbyville Township), billed in 2025.
The owner-occupied figures take the General Homestead ($6,000 off the assessed value) and Senior Citizens ($8,000) exemptions; the senior freeze, veterans’ and home-improvement exemptions are not shown and can lower a bill further. 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 W N 6TH Shelbyville, IL 62565 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.