Shelby County, Illinois
Shelbyville Real Estate and Local Guide
Shelbyville is the county seat of Shelby County, a small central Illinois city on the Kaskaskia River next to Lake Shelbyville. Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Shelbyville best.
About the area
Living in Shelbyville, IL
Shelbyville is the county seat of Shelby County, Illinois.
The housing market
Homes in Shelbyville
- About 60.5% of housing units are owner-occupied.
- Roughly 82.9% of housing units are single-family homes.
- The median home value is about $111,200.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Shelbyville home
Chautauqua Auditorium
A 20-sided 1903 wooden Chautauqua hall in Forest Park and a National Historic Landmark
Lake Shelbyville
An 11,000-acre U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir on the dammed Kaskaskia River
Josephine Garis Cochran legacy
Shelbyville was home to the inventor of one of the first mechanical dishwashers, built in 1886
Forest Park
Municipal park with the Chautauqua Auditorium, aquatic center, ballfields, and trail access
Shelbyville State Fish and Wildlife Area
Over 6,000 acres in the Lake Shelbyville project area managed for hunting and fishing
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.