Qualicum and Redwood

At a glance

A west-end neighbourhood of low-rise apartments, townhouses and a share of detached homes near the Queensway and Woodroffe Avenue. Four in ten households rent, and many are older residents.

Median home value

$556K

2021 census, owner estimate · city $620K

Residents

5,330

scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 4,761 at the 2021 census

Households renting

44%

city 36%

Households in condos

22%

city 16%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $556K in the 2021 census, 10% below the Ottawa median of $620K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
• 44% of households rent, above the 36% city-wide.
• 22% of households live in condominiums (16% city-wide), so buying here usually means a condo.
• The median monthly rent is about $1,310, and about 19% 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 4,761 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of households by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 4,761 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

11

city median 9

Pharmacies and clinics

6

city median 10

Playgrounds and dog parks

26

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

$7,600

on $556K

Typical apartment rent nearby³

Qualicum and Redwood sits in CMHC's Nepean survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio

$1,432

+$100 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,581

−$12 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$1,856

−$60 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$2,100

+$10 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

10.5

per 1,000 · above the 7.9 median

Violent crime

8.2

per 1,000 · median 5.1

Property crime

2.3

per 1,000 · median 2.8

• Reported crime runs about 1.3× the median Ottawa neighbourhood: 10.5 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 7.9.
• The most common reported crime is assault, 56% of the total. 22% of incidents are property crime.
• Crime has fallen since 2021: 50 reported incidents in 2025 versus 63 in 2021.
• Busy main streets, transit and nightlife bring in visitors, and incidents are counted where they happen, not where people live.

Reported crime by year