Westboro

At a glance

One of Ottawa's most sought-after areas, west of downtown along the Ottawa River. Richmond Road's stores and restaurants anchor the neighbourhood, with older houses on the side streets and newer mid-rises and condos along the main road. Home values are well above the city median.

Median home value

$844K

2021 census, owner estimate · city $620K

Residents

12,670

scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 11,326 at the 2021 census

Households renting

51%

city 36%

Households in condos

20%

city 16%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $844K in the 2021 census, 36% above the Ottawa median of $620K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
• 51% of households rent, well above the 36% city-wide, so expect a younger, more mobile mix of neighbours.
• The median monthly rent is about $1,340, and about 21% 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 11,326 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of households by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 11,326 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

18

city median 9

Pharmacies and clinics

34

city median 10

Playgrounds and dog parks

35

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

$13,360

on $844K

Typical apartment rent nearby³

Westboro sits in CMHC's Carlington/Iris survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio

$1,167

−$165 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,375

−$218 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$1,666

−$250 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$2,006

−$84 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

12.8

per 1,000 · above the 7.9 median

Violent crime

6.6

per 1,000 · median 5.1

Property crime

6.2

per 1,000 · median 2.8

• Reported crime runs about 1.6× the median Ottawa neighbourhood: 12.8 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 7.9.
• The most common reported crime is break and enter, 39% of the total. 48% of incidents are property crime.
• Reported crime has risen since 2021 (115 to 145 incidents a year).
• Busy main streets, transit and nightlife bring in visitors, and incidents are counted where they happen, not where people live.

Reported crime by year