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Suburban · Kanata & Stittsville, Ottawa

Stittsville North

Growing Stittsville neighbourhood with new subdivisions and young families

  • Families with kids
  • Commuters
  • Long-term owners

At a glance

The northern part of Stittsville, with large new subdivisions of detached homes and townhouses. Many young families live here, and it is among the fastest-growing parts of the city.

Median home value
$700K
2021 census, owner estimate · city $620K
Residents
11,830
scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 10,573 at the 2021 census
Households renting
17%
city 36%
Households in condos
4%
city 16%

What the numbers mean

  • Owners valued the median home at $700K in the 2021 census, 13% above the Ottawa median of $620K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
  • 17% of households rent, well below the 36% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
  • 23% of residents are under 15, versus 17% city-wide. Expect busy schools, parks and playgrounds.
  • The median monthly rent is about $2,323, 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 10,573 at the 2021 census.

0-1423%
15-6467%
65+10%

Homes

Share of households by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 10,573 at the 2021 census.

Condominium4%
Not a condominium96%

Daily errands on foot1

Places within the neighbourhood or a 5-minute walk of its edge, compared with the typical neighbourhood in Ottawa.

Supermarkets
6
city median 2
Cafés and bakeries
17
city median 9
Pharmacies and clinics
7
city median 10
Playgrounds and dog parks
46
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
$10,480
on $700K

Typical apartment rent nearby3

Stittsville North sits in CMHC's Western Ottawa Surrounding Areas survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio
$1,847
+$515 vs metro average
1 bedroom
$2,062
+$469 vs metro average
2 bedroom
$2,495
+$579 vs metro average
3 bedroom or more
—
not reported

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
8.5
per 1,000 · close to the 7.9 median
Violent crime
5.9
per 1,000 · median 5.1
Property crime
2.6
per 1,000 · median 2.8
  • Reported crime runs close to the median Ottawa neighbourhood: 8.5 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 7.9.
  • The most common reported crime is threats and other violence, 37% of the total. 31% of incidents are property crime.
  • Reported crime has risen since 2021 (57 to 90 incidents a year).

What gets reported

Top crime types in the rate, same period.

Threats and other violence37%
Assault31%
Vehicle theft23%
Break and enter8%

Other reported incidents

Counted by police but left out of the rate, same period.

Theft under $5,000 (incl. shoplifting)
44
Mischief and vandalism
17
Theft over $5,000
4

Reported crime by year

Sources and notes

  1. Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), counted October 19, 2026. Counts places inside the neighbourhood or within 400 m (about a 5-minute walk) of its edge, in a straight line. Volunteers map OpenStreetMap, so some places may be missing and counts are a guide, not a census. Supermarkets are tagged shop=supermarket; cafés amenity=cafe and shop=bakery; pharmacies and clinics amenity=pharmacy and amenity=clinic; playgrounds and dog parks leisure=playground and leisure=dog_park. Medians are across the neighbourhoods in this guide. ↩
  2. Source: Government of Ontario, Calculating Land Transfer Tax. 2026 rules, applied to this community's median census home value. Ontario's first-time buyer refund (up to $4,000) is not deducted. Legal fees, title insurance, inspection and adjustments are extra. ↩
  3. Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey, Housing Market Information Portal. These are zone averages across all units in apartment buildings of three or more units, not a figure for Stittsville North alone, and they are not asking rents. Houses, basement suites and condos rented out by owners are not included. Zones are large, so neighbouring communities can share one figure. ↩
  4. Source: Ottawa Police Service, Criminal Offences open data (2018 to 2025). Rates use 2021 census population. Incidents are counted where they occur. Police services count crime differently, so compare with the local median rather than across cities. How we calculate this. ↩