Shelby County parcel 2311-21-00-100-006
Is the assessment on 1196 N 800 East Rd Tower Hill, IL 62571 fair?
Assessed at $40,932 as residential, Tower Hill 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
32.2%
of what it sold for (middle half 24–44.6%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
18 of 20
sold homes within 2 miles are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$24,565
median; $1,114 to $60,752. This parcel: $40,932
Your assessment is higher than 18 of the 20 homes near you that sold in the last 3 years. The neighbourhood is assessed at 32.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1074 N 800 East Rd Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.3 mi | Jan 2024 | $37,000 | $29,041 | 78.5% |
| 107 N Champlain Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.4 mi | Sep 2024 | $119,000 | $32,486 | 27.3% |
| 303 S Champlain Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.4 mi | Nov 2025 | $87,700 | $37,076 | 42.3% |
| 308 W Dayton Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.5 mi | Aug 2026 | $150,000 | $28,868 | 19.2% |
| 205 Seneca Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.5 mi | May 2024 | $139,000 | $42,495 | 30.6% |
| 306 S Seneca Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.5 mi | Dec 2024 | $75,000 | $24,268 | 32.4% |
| 203 W Buchanan Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.6 mi | Sep 2026 | $25,000 | $5,338 | 21.4% |
| 202 W Benton St Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.6 mi | Aug 2026 | $35,000 | $13,895 | 39.7% |
| 110 Bissell Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.6 mi | Jun 2025 | $95,000 | $24,233 | 25.5% |
| 637 E 1150 North Rd Pana, IL 62557 | 1.6 mi | Jul 2026 | $30,000 | $19,006 | 63.4% |
| 109 W Benton St Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.6 mi | Nov 2025 | $58,000 | $28,233 | 48.7% |
| 104 W Logan St Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.6 mi | Oct 2024 | $78,000 | $24,862 | 31.9% |
| 208 S Michigan Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.7 mi | Oct 2025 | $30,000 | $23,174 | 77.2% |
| 115 Fillmore Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.7 mi | Aug 2026 | $102,000 | $19,631 | 19.2% |
| Po Box 107 Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.8 mi | Apr 2026 | $20,000 | $1,114 | 5.6% |
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
$2,543 / yr
about $212 a month
Owner-occupied, 65+
$1,961 / yr
both homestead exemptions
No exemptions
$2,980 / yr
a rental or second home
Assessed value $40,932 × the 2024 rate of 7.28% for tax code 23009 (Tower Hill 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 1196 N 800 East Rd Tower Hill, IL 62571 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.