Riverside South

At a glance

A growing suburb in the south, along the Rideau River, with new detached homes, townhouses and some low-rise apartments. The O-Train Line 2 (Trillium Line) extension to Limebank gives it a rail link to Bayview and downtown.

Median home value

$698K

2021 census, owner estimate · city $620K

Residents

17,780

scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 15,899 at the 2021 census

Households renting

12%

city 36%

Households in condos

8%

city 16%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $698K in the 2021 census, 13% above the Ottawa median of $620K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
• 12% of households rent, well below the 36% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
• 21% of residents are under 15, versus 17% city-wide. Expect busy schools, parks and playgrounds.
• The median monthly rent is about $1,979, and about 14% 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 15,899 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of households by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 15,899 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

2

city median 9

Pharmacies and clinics

4

city median 10

Playgrounds and dog parks

68

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

$10,440

on $698K

Typical apartment rent nearby³

Riverside South sits in CMHC's Gloucester North/Orleans survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio

$1,342

+$10 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,638

+$45 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$1,886

−$30 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$1,806

−$284 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

6.2

per 1,000 · below the 7.9 median

Violent crime

4.1

per 1,000 · median 5.1

Property crime

2.1

per 1,000 · median 2.8

• Reported crime runs about 22% below the median Ottawa neighbourhood: 6.2 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 7.9.
• The most common reported crime is threats and other violence, 35% of the total. 34% of incidents are property crime.
• Reported crime has risen since 2021 (72 to 98 incidents a year).

Reported crime by year