Hintonburg

At a glance

A fast-changing neighbourhood west of downtown, centred on Wellington Street West. Older workers' cottages and brick houses sit beside infill and new apartment buildings, and independent restaurants, breweries and studios fill the main strip.

Median home value

$654K

2021 census, owner estimate · city $620K

Residents

12,270

scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 10,966 at the 2021 census

Households renting

66%

city 36%

Households in condos

16%

city 16%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $654K in the 2021 census, close to the Ottawa median of $620K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
• 66% of households rent, well above the 36% city-wide, so expect a younger, more mobile mix of neighbours.
• Only 12% of residents are under 15, versus 17% city-wide.
• 20% of residents are 20 to 29, versus 14% city-wide. It skews young-professional.
• The median monthly rent is about $1,347, and about 26% 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 10,966 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of households by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 10,966 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

33

city median 9

Pharmacies and clinics

12

city median 10

Playgrounds and dog parks

37

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

$9,560

on $654K

Typical apartment rent nearby³

Hintonburg sits in CMHC's Chinatown/Hintonburg/Westboro N survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio

$1,389

+$57 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,682

+$89 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$2,152

+$236 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$2,329

+$239 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

20.8

per 1,000 · above the 7.9 median

Violent crime

11.2

per 1,000 · median 5.1

Property crime

9.6

per 1,000 · median 2.8

• Reported crime runs about 2.6× the median Ottawa neighbourhood: 20.8 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 7.9.
• The most common reported crime is break and enter, 41% of the total. 46% of incidents are property crime.
• Reported crime has risen since 2021 (154 to 228 incidents a year).
• Busy main streets, transit and nightlife bring in visitors, and incidents are counted where they happen, not where people live.

Reported crime by year