Convent Glen

At a glance

An older, established part of Orléans with mature trees and a mix of detached homes, townhouses and apartments. Many residents are 65 or older, and Place d'Orléans mall and the express buses are close.

Median home value

$522K

2021 census, owner estimate · city $620K

Residents

15,790

scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 14,118 at the 2021 census

Households renting

17%

city 36%

Households in condos

32%

city 16%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $522K in the 2021 census, 16% below the Ottawa median of $620K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
• 17% of households rent, well below the 36% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
• 27% are 65 or older, versus 17% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
• 32% of households live in condominiums (16% city-wide), so buying here usually means a condo.
• The median monthly rent is about $1,500, and about 15% 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 14,118 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of households by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 14,118 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

8

city median 9

Pharmacies and clinics

14

city median 10

Playgrounds and dog parks

57

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

$6,920

on $522K

Typical apartment rent nearby³

Convent Glen 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

7.1

per 1,000 · a little below the 7.9 median

Violent crime

5.4

per 1,000 · median 5.1

Property crime

1.7

per 1,000 · median 2.8

• Reported crime runs about 10% below the median Ottawa neighbourhood: 7.1 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 7.9.
• The most common reported crime is assault, 46% of the total. 24% of incidents are property crime.
• Reported crime has risen since 2021 (81 to 100 incidents a year).

Reported crime by year