Glen Cairn

At a glance

A mature area of south Kanata with detached homes and townhouses, parks and schools. Reported crime per resident is among the lowest in the city.

Median home value

$591K

2021 census, owner estimate · city $620K

Residents

15,680

scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 14,020 at the 2021 census

Households renting

19%

city 36%

Households in condos

5%

city 16%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $591K in the 2021 census, close to the Ottawa median of $620K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
• 19% of households rent, well below the 36% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
• 21% of residents are under 15, versus 17% city-wide. Expect busy schools, parks and playgrounds.
• The median monthly rent is about $1,909, and about 14% 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 14,020 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of households by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 14,020 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

10

city median 2

Cafés and bakeries

13

city median 9

Pharmacies and clinics

7

city median 10

Playgrounds and dog parks

45

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

$8,300

on $591K

Typical apartment rent nearby³

Glen Cairn sits in CMHC's Western Ottawa Surrounding Areas survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio

$1,847

+$515 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$2,062

+$469 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$2,495

+$579 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

—

not reported

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

5.2

per 1,000 · below the 7.9 median

Violent crime

4.3

per 1,000 · median 5.1

Property crime

0.9

per 1,000 · median 2.8

• Reported crime runs about 34% below the median Ottawa neighbourhood: 5.2 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 7.9.
• The most common reported crime is threats and other violence, 47% of the total. 18% of incidents are property crime.
• Crime has been roughly flat since 2021, at about 75 reported incidents a year.

Reported crime by year