Island Park

At a glance

A small, settled neighbourhood north of Carling Avenue and west of the Civic area, with brick bungalows and low-rise apartments on quiet streets. It is a short ride from Hintonburg and Westboro, so you get urban access with a calmer feel.

Median home value

$904K

2021 census, owner estimate · city $620K

Residents

5,450

scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 4,868 at the 2021 census

Households renting

25%

city 36%

Households in condos

17%

city 16%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $904K in the 2021 census, 46% above the Ottawa median of $620K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
• 25% of households rent, well below the 36% city-wide.
• The median monthly rent is about $1,464, and about 15% 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 4,868 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of households by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 4,868 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

2

city median 2

Cafés and bakeries

17

city median 9

Pharmacies and clinics

20

city median 10

Playgrounds and dog parks

34

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

$14,560

on $904K

Typical apartment rent nearby³

Island Park 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

13.4

per 1,000 · above the 7.9 median

Violent crime

7.4

per 1,000 · median 5.1

Property crime

6.0

per 1,000 · median 2.8

• Reported crime runs about 1.7× the median Ottawa neighbourhood: 13.4 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 7.9.
• The most common reported crime is break and enter, 32% of the total. 45% of incidents are property crime.
• Reported crime has risen since 2021 (44 to 65 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