Findlay Creek

At a glance

One of the city's newest and fastest-growing suburbs, in the far south of Ottawa. Nearly four in ten homes were built between 2016 and 2021, and the community has many young families and relatively affordable new homes.

Median home value

$687K

2021 census, owner estimate · city $620K

Residents

15,760

scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 14,089 at the 2021 census

Households renting

13%

city 36%

Households in condos

7%

city 16%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $687K in the 2021 census, 11% above the Ottawa median of $620K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
• 13% of households rent, well below the 36% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
• 24% of residents are under 15, versus 17% city-wide. Expect busy schools, parks and playgrounds.
• The median monthly rent is about $2,197, and about 19% 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 14,089 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of households by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 14,089 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

1

city median 2

Cafés and bakeries

3

city median 9

Pharmacies and clinics

2

city median 10

Playgrounds and dog parks

44

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

$10,220

on $687K

Typical apartment rent nearby³

Findlay Creek 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

8.0

per 1,000 · close to the 7.9 median

Violent crime

4.8

per 1,000 · median 5.1

Property crime

3.3

per 1,000 · median 2.8

• Reported crime runs close to the median Ottawa neighbourhood: 8.0 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 7.9.
• The most common reported crime is vehicle theft, 34% of the total. 41% of incidents are property crime.
• Reported crime has risen since 2021 (92 to 113 incidents a year).

Reported crime by year