City View

At a glance

A mixed neighbourhood in the central west end near the Baseline corridor and Algonquin College. Apartment buildings and townhouses sit around retail and big-box stores, and about four in ten households rent.

Median home value

$729K

2021 census, owner estimate · city $620K

Residents

7,240

scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 6,468 at the 2021 census

Households renting

43%

city 36%

Households in condos

8%

city 16%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $729K in the 2021 census, 18% above the Ottawa median of $620K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
• 43% of households rent, above the 36% city-wide.
• Only 11% of residents are under 15, versus 17% city-wide.
• 26% of residents are 20 to 29, versus 14% city-wide. It skews young-professional.
• The median monthly rent is about $1,679, and about 24% 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 6,468 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of households by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 6,468 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

7

city median 2

Cafés and bakeries

25

city median 9

Pharmacies and clinics

19

city median 10

Playgrounds and dog parks

19

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

$11,060

on $729K

Typical apartment rent nearby³

City View sits in CMHC's Nepean survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio

$1,432

+$100 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,581

−$12 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$1,856

−$60 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$2,100

+$10 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

21.8

per 1,000 · above the 7.9 median

Violent crime

16.2

per 1,000 · median 5.1

Property crime

5.6

per 1,000 · median 2.8

• Reported crime runs about 2.8× the median Ottawa neighbourhood: 21.8 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 7.9.
• The most common reported crime is assault, 48% of the total. 26% of incidents are property crime.
• Reported crime has risen since 2021 (74 to 141 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