At a glance
A newly built community on the old Rockcliffe airbase, with a mix of townhouses, apartments and rental buildings. About a third of homes were built since 2016, and more than half of households rent.
- Median home value (est.)
- $755K* * est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $624K
- Residents
- 3,060 scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 2,737 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 58% city 36%
- Households in condos
- 13% city 16%
What the numbers mean
- Owners valued the median home at $750K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Ottawa MLS® Home Price Index (+1% since then), that is about $755K, 21% above the Ottawa median of $624K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
- 58% of households rent, well above the 36% city-wide, so expect a younger, more mobile mix of neighbours.
- The median monthly rent is about $1,250, and about 22% 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 2,737 at the 2021 census.
Homes
Share of households by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 2,737 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
- $11,580 on $755K
Typical apartment rent nearby2
Wateridge Village 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
- 30.0 per 1,000 · above the 8 median
- Violent crime
- 24.8 per 1,000 · median 5.2
- Property crime
- 5.1 per 1,000 · median 2.8
- Reported crime runs about 3.8× the median Ottawa neighbourhood: 30.0 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 8.
- The most common reported crime is assault, 57% of the total. 17% of incidents are property crime.
- Reported crime has risen since 2021 (55 to 82 incidents a year).
- Busy main streets, transit and nightlife bring in visitors, and incidents are counted where they happen, not where people live.
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)
- 59
- Mischief and vandalism
- 17
- Theft over $5,000
- 2