Rockcliffe Park

At a glance

One of Ottawa's most exclusive neighbourhoods, with large detached homes, embassies and residences on winding, tree-lined streets. Only about one in eight households rents, and home values are among the highest in the city.

Median home value (est.)

$1.54M^*

* est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $624K

Residents

2,110

scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 1,888 at the 2021 census

Households renting

13%

city 36%

Households in condos

12%

city 16%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $1.53M in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Ottawa MLS® Home Price Index (+1% since then), that is about $1.54M, 146% above the Ottawa median of $624K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
• 13% of households rent, well below the 36% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
• 24% are 65 or older, versus 17% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
• The median monthly rent is about $1,433, and about 17% 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 1,888 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of households by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 1,888 at the 2021 census.

Upfront closing costs¹

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 census home value indexed to September 2026 prices, so treat it as an estimate.

Ontario land transfer tax

$27,220

on $1.54M

Typical apartment rent nearby²

Rockcliffe Park sits in CMHC's New Edinb./Manor Park/Overbrook survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio

$1,149

−$183 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,564

−$29 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$1,885

−$31 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$1,623

−$467 vs metro average

How it's changing

Ottawa doesn't publish building permits by neighbourhood, so we can't chart construction here yet.

Safety³

Reported incidents in 2025 (the latest full year Ottawa Police publish by location), per 1,000 residents, compared with the median of 96 Ottawa neighbourhoods.

Reported crime

6.9

per 1,000 · a little below the 8 median

Violent crime

2.1

per 1,000 · median 5.2

Property crime

4.8

per 1,000 · median 2.8

• Reported crime runs about 14% below the median Ottawa neighbourhood: 6.9 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 8.
• The most common reported crime is break and enter, 38% of the total. 69% of incidents are property crime.
• Crime has fallen since 2021: 13 reported incidents in 2025 versus 16 in 2021.

Reported crime by year