Admittedly I wagged the number of ties. I don't have a piece of flex track here to count.
But I wouldn't despair over N vs. HO. How far is 36" in prototype for both? If we ran the same distance for HO, I bet the cost would be roughly equivalent. I'm not going to do the math. Don't wanna know.
Having just completed my first turnout, I can say I'd never go back to store-bought track. This is way too good looking, and it works like a demon. Not a hiccup running trucks over the frog or points. Pure art.