In October 2019, there were three homes sold, with a median sale price of $40,000 - a 65.5% decrease over the $116,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 45 homes sold in Ottawa in October 2018.
The median sales tax in Ottawa for the most recent year with available data, 2017, was $3,169, approximately 7.9% of the median home sale price for October 2019.
The following table compares Ottawa to other LaSalle County cities in October 2019:
| City | Oct. 2019 Home Sales | Oct. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2019 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan | 1 | 4 | -75% | $267,500 | $213,500 | 25.3% |
| Lake Holiday | 1 | 14 | -92.9% | $197,500 | $218,250 | -9.5% |
| Marseilles | 1 | 13 | -92.3% | $173,500 | $82,875 | 109.4% |
| Mendota | 2 | 7 | -71.4% | $108,750 | $93,000 | 16.9% |
| Ottawa | 3 | 45 | -93.3% | $40,000 | $116,000 | -65.5% |
| North Utica | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $158,000 | -100% |
| Dayton | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $50,000 | -100% |
| Rutland | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $18,000 | -100% |
| Oglesby | 0 | 6 | -100% | $0 | $44,250 | -100% |
| Earlville | 0 | 7 | -100% | $0 | $120,000 | -100% |
| Ransom | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Serena | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Lostant | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $35,000 | -100% |
| Streator | 0 | 31 | -100% | $0 | $30,000 | -100% |
| Tonica | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $100,000 | -100% |
| Peru | 0 | 14 | -100% | $0 | $86,350 | -100% |
| Grand Ridge | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $135,000 | -100% |
| Millington | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $125,000 | -100% |
| Sandwich | 0 | 1 | -100% | $0 | $203,000 | -100% |
| LaSalle | 0 | 12 | -100% | $0 | $64,000 | -100% |
| Leland | 0 | 3 | -100% | $0 | $205,000 | -100% |
| Cedar Point | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Somonauk | 0 | 0 | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| Seneca | 0 | 11 | -100% | $0 | $198,000 | -100% |
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