At a glance
A former village west of Kanata that has grown into a large suburb. Newer subdivisions surround a historic Main Street, and most households own detached homes or townhouses. Reported crime per resident is low.
- Median home value
- $719K 2021 census, owner estimate · city $620K
- Residents
- 21,100 scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 18,867 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 10% city 36%
- Households in condos
- 8% city 16%
What the numbers mean
- Owners valued the median home at $719K in the 2021 census, 16% above the Ottawa median of $620K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
- 10% of households rent, well below the 36% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
- The median monthly rent is about $1,904, and about 12% 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 18,867 at the 2021 census.
Homes
Share of households by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 18,867 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
- 4 city median 2
- Cafés and bakeries
- 13 city median 9
- Pharmacies and clinics
- 16 city median 10
- Playgrounds and dog parks
- 63 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
- $10,860 on $719K
Typical apartment rent nearby3
Stittsville 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
- 5.8 per 1,000 · below the 7.9 median
- Violent crime
- 3.9 per 1,000 · median 5.1
- Property crime
- 1.9 per 1,000 · median 2.8
- Reported crime runs about 27% below the median Ottawa neighbourhood: 5.8 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 7.9.
- The most common reported crime is threats and other violence, 33% of the total. 33% of incidents are property crime.
- Reported crime has risen since 2021 (89 to 109 incidents a year).
Crime per 1,000 residents
What gets reported
Top crime types in the rate, same period.
Other reported incidents
Counted by police but left out of the rate, same period.
- Theft under $5,000 (incl. shoplifting)
- 78
- Mischief and vandalism
- 42
- Theft over $5,000
- 7