Iris

At a glance

A west-end neighbourhood of apartments, townhouses and houses near Pinecrest Creek and the Ottawa River pathway system. About half of households rent, and it has more young adults than the city average.

Median home value

$565K

2021 census, owner estimate · city $620K

Residents

6,410

scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 5,733 at the 2021 census

Households renting

49%

city 36%

Households in condos

9%

city 16%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $565K in the 2021 census, close to the Ottawa median of $620K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
• 49% of households rent, well above the 36% city-wide.
• 22% of residents are 20 to 29, versus 14% city-wide. It skews young-professional.
• The median monthly rent is about $1,470, and about 21% 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 5,733 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of households by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 5,733 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

8

city median 9

Pharmacies and clinics

6

city median 10

Playgrounds and dog parks

33

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

$7,780

on $565K

Typical apartment rent nearby³

Iris sits in CMHC's Carlington/Iris survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio

$1,167

−$165 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,375

−$218 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$1,666

−$250 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$2,006

−$84 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

10.6

per 1,000 · above the 7.9 median

Violent crime

7.2

per 1,000 · median 5.1

Property crime

3.5

per 1,000 · median 2.8

• Reported crime runs about 1.3× the median Ottawa neighbourhood: 10.6 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 7.9.
• The most common reported crime is assault, 41% of the total. 33% of incidents are property crime.
• Crime has been roughly flat since 2021, at about 65 reported 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