The median sale price of a home sold in August 2020 in Ottawa rose by $30,000 while total sales decreased by 2.4%, according to BlockShopper.com.
In August 2020, there were 40 homes sold, with a median sale price of $160,000 – a 23.1% increase over the $130,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 41 homes sold in Ottawa in August 2019.
The median sales tax in Ottawa for the most recent year with available data, 2018, was $3,283, approximately 2.1% of the median home sale price for August 2020.
The following table compares Ottawa to other LaSalle County cities with similar median sales prices in August 2020:
| City | Aug. 2020 Home Sales | Aug. 2019 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2020 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2019 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Holiday | 12 | 11 | 9.1% | $241,250 | $208,000 | 16% |
| Seneca | 4 | 5 | -20% | $228,500 | $115,555 | 97.7% |
| Leland | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $217,250 | $329,000 | -34% |
| Lostant | 1 | 0 | – | $186,000 | $0 | – |
| Earlville | 5 | 7 | -28.6% | $162,000 | $155,000 | 4.5% |
| Ottawa | 40 | 41 | -2.4% | $160,000 | $130,000 | 23.1% |
| Tonica | 3 | 1 | 200% | $148,000 | $89,900 | 64.6% |
| Peru | 33 | 13 | 153.8% | $135,000 | $105,000 | 28.6% |
| North Utica | 1 | 1 | 0% | $124,000 | $80,000 | 55% |
| Marseilles | 12 | 13 | -7.7% | $122,000 | $110,200 | 10.7% |
| Mendota | 9 | 17 | -47.1% | $118,000 | $130,000 | -9.2% |
