Beacon Hill South and Cardinal Heights

At a glance

An east-end neighbourhood with some of the lowest home values in the guide. Nearly half of households live in condominiums, mostly townhouses and low-rises, and about a third rent.

Median home value

$401K

2021 census, owner estimate · city $620K

Residents

8,660

scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 7,746 at the 2021 census

Households renting

32%

city 36%

Households in condos

48%

city 16%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $401K in the 2021 census, 35% below the Ottawa median of $620K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
• 32% of households rent, below the 36% city-wide.
• 48% of households live in condominiums (16% city-wide), so buying here usually means a condo.
• The median monthly rent is about $1,381, and about 23% of households spent 30% or more of their income on housing in 2021.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 7,746 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of households by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 7,746 at the 2021 census.

Daily errands on foot¹

Places within the neighbourhood or a 5-minute walk of its edge, compared with the typical neighbourhood in Ottawa.

Supermarkets

4

city median 2

Cafés and bakeries

8

city median 9

Pharmacies and clinics

16

city median 10

Playgrounds and dog parks

38

city median 34

Upfront closing costs²

Ontario charges a tiered land transfer tax, up to 2.5% on the part of a home over $2 million. Government fees at the median home price: This uses the 2021 census home-value estimate, and today's prices are higher, so the real bill will be larger.

Ontario land transfer tax

$4,500

on $401K

Typical apartment rent nearby³

Beacon Hill South and Cardinal Heights sits in CMHC's Gloucester North/Orleans survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio

$1,342

+$10 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,638

+$45 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$1,886

−$30 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$1,806

−$284 vs metro average

How it's changing

Ottawa doesn't publish building permits by neighbourhood, so we can't chart construction here yet.

Safety⁴

Reported incidents in 2025 (the latest full year Ottawa Police publish by location), per 1,000 residents, compared with the median of 105 Ottawa neighbourhoods.

Reported crime

11.2

per 1,000 · above the 7.9 median

Violent crime

8.5

per 1,000 · median 5.1

Property crime

2.7

per 1,000 · median 2.8

• Reported crime runs about 1.4× the median Ottawa neighbourhood: 11.2 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 7.9.
• The most common reported crime is assault, 53% of the total. 24% of incidents are property crime.
• Crime has been roughly flat since 2021, at about 95 reported incidents a year.
• Busy main streets, transit and nightlife bring in visitors, and incidents are counted where they happen, not where people live.

Reported crime by year