Fisher Heights

At a glance

A central Nepean neighbourhood along Fisher Avenue, with apartment buildings and townhouses close to major retail. Almost six in ten households rent, and it has more young adults than the city average.

Median home value

$700K

2021 census, owner estimate · city $620K

Residents

7,220

scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 6,451 at the 2021 census

Households renting

57%

city 36%

Households in condos

4%

city 16%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $700K in the 2021 census, 13% above the Ottawa median of $620K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
• 57% of households rent, well above the 36% city-wide, so expect a younger, more mobile mix of neighbours.
• 20% of residents are 20 to 29, versus 14% city-wide. It skews young-professional.
• The median monthly rent is about $1,500, and about 28% 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 6,451 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of households by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 6,451 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

8

city median 2

Cafés and bakeries

14

city median 9

Pharmacies and clinics

17

city median 10

Playgrounds and dog parks

35

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

$10,480

on $700K

Typical apartment rent nearby³

Fisher Heights 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

8.1

per 1,000 · close to the 7.9 median

Violent crime

5.0

per 1,000 · median 5.1

Property crime

3.1

per 1,000 · median 2.8

• Reported crime runs close to the median Ottawa neighbourhood: 8.1 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 7.9.
• The most common reported crime is assault, 35% of the total. 38% of incidents are property crime.
• Crime has been roughly flat since 2021, at about 52 reported incidents a year.

Reported crime by year