In October 2018, there were 44 homes sold, with a median sale price of $115,500 - a 49% increase over the $77,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 26 homes sold in Ottawa in October 2017.
The median sales tax in Ottawa for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,169, approximately 2.7% of the median home sale price for October 2018.
The following table compares Ottawa to other LaSalle County cities with similar median sales prices in October 2018:
| City | Oct. 2018 Home Sales | Oct. 2017 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2018 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2017 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca | 11 | 1 | 1000% | $198,000 | $30,000 | 560% |
| North Utica | 3 | 2 | 50% | $158,000 | $165,500 | -4.5% |
| Grand Ridge | 3 | 0 | - | $135,000 | $0 | - |
| Millington | 1 | 0 | - | $125,000 | $0 | - |
| Earlville | 7 | 0 | - | $120,000 | $0 | - |
| Ottawa | 44 | 26 | 69.2% | $115,500 | $77,500 | 49% |
| Tonica | 3 | 0 | - | $100,000 | $0 | - |
| Mendota | 7 | 5 | 40% | $93,000 | $130,000 | -28.5% |
| Marseilles | 13 | 0 | - | $90,000 | $0 | - |
| Peru | 14 | 9 | 55.6% | $86,350 | $110,000 | -21.5% |
| LaSalle | 12 | 9 | 33.3% | $64,000 | $79,500 | -19.5% |
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