Greely

At a glance

A growing rural village south of Ottawa, with large-lot houses and newer subdivisions. Almost everyone owns, and homes here cost more than in most suburbs.

Median home value

$798K

2021 census, owner estimate · city $620K

Residents

11,590

scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 10,359 at the 2021 census

Households renting

8%

city 36%

Households in condos

1%

city 16%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $798K in the 2021 census, 29% above the Ottawa median of $620K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
• 8% of households rent, well below the 36% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
• The median monthly rent is about $1,522, and about 12% 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 10,359 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of households by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 10,359 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

0

city median 9

Pharmacies and clinics

4

city median 10

Playgrounds and dog parks

32

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

$12,440

on $798K

Typical apartment rent nearby³

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

Studio

—

not reported

1 bedroom

$1,917

+$324 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$2,160

+$244 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$2,766

+$676 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

6.4

per 1,000 · a little below the 7.9 median

Violent crime

2.6

per 1,000 · median 5.1

Property crime

3.8

per 1,000 · median 2.8

• Reported crime runs about 19% below the median Ottawa neighbourhood: 6.4 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 7.9.
• The most common reported crime is break and enter, 33% of the total. 59% of incidents are property crime.
• Reported crime has risen since 2021 (48 to 66 incidents a year).

Reported crime by year