Cardinal Creek

At a glance

A newer part of eastern Orléans with detached homes and townhouses, parks and schools. Most households own and reported crime per resident is below the city median.

Median home value

$583K

2021 census, owner estimate · city $620K

Residents

11,260

scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 10,062 at the 2021 census

Households renting

11%

city 36%

Households in condos

10%

city 16%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $583K in the 2021 census, close to the Ottawa median of $620K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
• 11% of households rent, well below the 36% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
• The median monthly rent is about $1,916, and about 13% 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 10,062 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of households by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 10,062 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

2

city median 2

Cafés and bakeries

6

city median 9

Pharmacies and clinics

7

city median 10

Playgrounds and dog parks

43

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

$8,140

on $583K

Typical apartment rent nearby³

Cardinal Creek sits in CMHC's Eastern Ottawa Surrounding Areas survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio

—

not reported

1 bedroom

$1,917

+$324 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$2,160

+$244 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$2,766

+$676 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

6.0

per 1,000 · below the 7.9 median

Violent crime

4.1

per 1,000 · median 5.1

Property crime

1.9

per 1,000 · median 2.8

• Reported crime runs about 24% below the median Ottawa neighbourhood: 6.0 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 7.9.
• The most common reported crime is assault, 42% of the total. 32% of incidents are property crime.
• Reported crime has risen since 2021 (43 to 60 incidents a year).

Reported crime by year