This is a great property on a dead end street! Included in the listing price is a large vacant lot very close to this home!!!! (If you are standing in the street looking at this home there is a home to the right and to the right of this home is the vacant lot.) The family was using the downstairs as a bedroom in addition to the upstairs bedroom! The very large lot has plenty of room to build off the house if you wish!! 3 Storage sheds with a VERY LARGE 3 CAR PLUS HEATED GARAGE in the back! Great man cave!! A patio off of the garage! Partial fenced back yard! Large Deck! Closed in front porch! New tankless water heater in 2009! New windows, sliding door and weatherization, new furnace in 2009! Lots of storage inside of house! This property is being sold As Is.
Sold for $64,000 on 11/20/25
$64,000
5416 Melwood Ave, Decatur, IL 62521
1beds
1baths
1,400sqft
SingleFamily
Built in 1934
0.55 Acres Lot
$85,000 Zestimate®
$46/sqft
$767 Estimated rent
Home value
$85,000
$79,000 - $89,000
$767/mo
Zestimate® history
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What's special
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 1
- Bathrooms: 1
Features
- Basement: Partially finished
Interior area
- Total interior livable area: 1,400 sqft
Property
Features
- Exterior features: Wood
Lot
- Size: 0.55 Acres
Details
- Parcel number: 091309378002
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
Materials
- Frame
Condition
- Year built: 1934
Community & neighborhood
Location
- Region: Decatur
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 11/20/2025 | Sold | $64,000+73%$46/sqft |
Source: Public Record | ||
| 6/12/2015 | Sold | $37,000-42.6%$26/sqft |
Source:  CIBR #6131156 | ||
| 4/22/2015 | Price change | $64,500-5%$46/sqft |
Source: RE/MAX EXECUTIVES PLUS #6131156 | ||
| 11/13/2014 | Price change | $67,900-20%$49/sqft |
Source: RE/MAX EXECUTIVES PLUS #6131156 | ||
| 4/2/2014 | Price change | $84,900-5.6%$61/sqft |
Source: RE/MAX EXECUTIVES PLUS #6131156 | ||
Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $538 +249.5% | $16,348 +7.6% |
| 2023 | $154 -2.1% | $15,191 +6.3% |
| 2022 | $157 -0.5% | $14,284 +5.5% |
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Neighborhood: 62521
Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- 1/10Michael E Baum Elementary SchoolGrades: K-6Distance: 1.5 mi
- 1/10Stephen Decatur Middle SchoolGrades: 7-8Distance: 4.5 mi
- 2/10Eisenhower High SchoolGrades: 9-12Distance: 3.5 mi
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