From April through June of 2017, there were 82 homes sold, with a median sale price of $129,000 - a 16.2% increase over the $111,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 89 homes sold in Ottawa in the second quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Ottawa for 2017 was $3,169.03. In 2016, the median sales tax was $3,043. This marks an increase of 4.1%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 2.5%.
The following table compares Ottawa to other LaSalle County cities with similar median sales prices in the second quarter of 2017:
| City | Apr. - June 2017 Home Sales | Apr. - June 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Apr. - June 2017 Median Sales Price | Apr. - June 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan | 16 | 8 | 100% | $208,750 | $159,825 | 30.6% |
| Lake Holiday | 30 | 17 | 76.5% | $185,000 | $250,000 | -26% |
| Serena | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | $177,000 | $230,000 | -23% |
| Grand Ridge | 3 | 2 | 50% | $158,000 | $67,500 | 134.1% |
| Ottawa | 82 | 89 | -7.9% | $129,000 | $111,000 | 16.2% |
| North Utica | 4 | 1 | 300% | $126,000 | $76,000 | 65.8% |
| Earlville | 9 | 12 | -25% | $120,000 | $121,500 | -1.2% |
| Leland | 9 | 5 | 80% | $116,800 | $165,000 | -29.2% |
| Somonauk | 1 | 1 | 0% | $112,500 | $105,000 | 7.1% |
| Marseilles | 32 | 29 | 10.3% | $109,750 | $145,000 | -24.3% |
| Peru | 41 | 47 | -12.8% | $109,000 | $117,000 | -6.8% |
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