In October 2017, there were 26 homes sold, with a median sale price of $77,500 - a 44.2% decrease over the $139,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 27 homes sold in Ottawa in October 2016.
The median sales tax in Ottawa for 2017 was $3,169. 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 4.1%.
The following table compares Ottawa to other LaSalle County cities in October 2017:
| City | Oct. 2017 Home Sales | Oct. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2017 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan | 2 | 1 | 100% | $210,000 | $370,000 | -43.2% |
| North Utica | 2 | 0 | - | $165,500 | $0 | - |
| Lake Holiday | 9 | 5 | 80% | $152,500 | $175,000 | -12.9% |
| Mendota | 5 | 8 | -37.5% | $130,000 | $129,000 | 0.8% |
| Oglesby | 6 | 3 | 100% | $122,625 | $95,000 | 29.1% |
| Peru | 9 | 10 | -10% | $110,000 | $110,750 | -0.7% |
| LaSalle | 9 | 15 | -40% | $79,500 | $58,600 | 35.7% |
| Ottawa | 26 | 27 | -3.7% | $77,500 | $139,000 | -44.2% |
| Streator | 13 | 12 | 8.3% | $64,000 | $34,450 | 85.8% |
| Ransom | 2 | 0 | - | $46,500 | $0 | - |
| Seneca | 1 | 4 | -75% | $30,000 | $192,500 | -84.4% |
| Somonauk | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Dayton | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $235,000 | -100% |
| Rutland | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Earlville | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $158,000 | -100% |
| Serena | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Lostant | 0 | 4 | -100% | $0 | $53,637.50 | -100% |
| Tonica | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $115,750 | -100% |
| Grand Ridge | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Marseilles | 0 | 9 | -100% | $0 | $160,000 | -100% |
| Millington | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Sandwich | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $240,000 | -100% |
| Leland | 0 | 2 | -100% | $0 | $72,500 | -100% |
| Cedar Point | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $80,000 | -100% |
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