Shelby County parcel 2311-33-00-200-002
Is the assessment on 902 E 1000 North Rd Tower Hill, IL 62571 fair?
Assessed at $44,372 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
32.4%
of what it sold for (middle half 29–44.6%); the statute says 33.33%
This parcel among them
14 of 15
sold homes within 2 miles are assessed below it
Their assessed values
$28,233
median; $5,338 to $79,676. This parcel: $44,372
At 26.1% of what you paid, this parcel is assessed below the 32.4% the neighbours who sold are. There is no case here, and no reason to draw attention to it.
This parcel's own recorded sale: $170,000 in Jul 2024; the current assessment is 26.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1074 N 800 East Rd Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.2 mi | Jan 2024 | $37,000 | $29,041 | 78.5% |
| 1002 E 1100 North Rd Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.4 mi | Oct 2023 | $249,000 | $79,676 | 32% |
| 703 Craddick Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.6 mi | Nov 2025 | $56,000 | $24,977 | 44.6% |
| 104 W Logan St Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.7 mi | Oct 2024 | $78,000 | $24,862 | 31.9% |
| 109 W Benton St Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.8 mi | Nov 2025 | $58,000 | $28,233 | 48.7% |
| 303 S Champlain Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.8 mi | Nov 2025 | $87,700 | $37,076 | 42.3% |
| 202 W Benton St Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.8 mi | Aug 2026 | $35,000 | $13,895 | 39.7% |
| 306 S Seneca Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.8 mi | Dec 2024 | $75,000 | $24,268 | 32.4% |
| 308 W Dayton Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.8 mi | Aug 2026 | $150,000 | $28,868 | 19.2% |
| 205 Seneca Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.8 mi | May 2024 | $139,000 | $42,495 | 30.6% |
| 203 W Buchanan Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.9 mi | Sep 2026 | $25,000 | $5,338 | 21.4% |
| 208 S Michigan Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.9 mi | Oct 2025 | $30,000 | $23,174 | 77.2% |
| 308 S Superior Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.9 mi | Jun 2024 | $65,000 | $29,016 | 44.6% |
| 407 E Benton Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 1.9 mi | Nov 2023 | $30,000 | $7,113 | 23.7% |
| 107 N Champlain Tower Hill, IL 62571 | 2.0 mi | Sep 2024 | $119,000 | $32,486 | 27.3% |
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.
What the assessment costs
What the property tax runs
Owner-occupied
$2,794 / yr
about $233 a month
Owner-occupied, 65+
$2,211 / yr
both homestead exemptions
No exemptions
$3,231 / yr
a rental or second home
Assessed value $44,372 × 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 902 E 1000 North Rd Tower Hill, IL 62571 against what has sold and tell you honestly whether an appeal looks worth the trouble. No cost, no obligation.