2025 Compare Cities Housing:
Ottawa, IL vs Lombard, IL

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- The median age of a home in Ottawa is 23.1% older than the median age of a home in Lombard.
 Ottawa, ILLombard, ILUnited States
 Median Home Age65  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$308,400$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months8.8%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock35.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.36.1%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$23.0$11.0
 Homes Owned57.0%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented30.8%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Ottawa, ILLombard, ILUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,260$1,840
 Studio Apartment$670  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,570$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$890  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,290$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,280  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Ottawa, ILLombard, ILUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.9%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.9%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.5%3.6%
 Vacant Other8.0%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Ottawa, ILLombard, ILUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.9%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9998.9%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock2.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99937.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock8.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99916.7%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock24.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.3%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock5.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Ottawa, ILLombard, ILUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock9.4%13.6%
 2000 to 20098.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock10.1%13.6%
 1980 to 19897.7%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock19.2%14.8%
 1960 to 19696.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock18.7%10.0%
 1940 to 194911.6%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock8.8%12.2%
Reviews for Ottawa    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Have all of the radiation sites been cleaned up? If not, did the tornado stir up and blast some radiation from these sites to other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Good location with low cost of living and close enough to Chicago and suburbs to take advantage of their  More

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Over 15 years ago

Although Ottawa is a very nice place to live, living here is becoming rediculous...as taxes go. I bought a house less then four years ago and my taxed went from  More

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Reviews for Lombard    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I lived in Lombard for 19 years before moving out of state in 2020. My primary issue with Illinois, not Lombard per so, is the real estate tax rate. I retired and  More

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Lombard is a good, solid suburban-Chicago town. Mid-west values, limited crime with sound school system. Neighboring Glen Ellyn is more affluent with matching property  More

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Very low crime rate. Love  More

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