Homes built before 1961 make up 57% of Alta Vista, against 22% for Ontario’s towns
Census values for 2021: a median of $900,000 and an average of $877,669. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed. No open sale prices are published in Ontario, so for Alta Vista the census value is the measure.
What Alta Vista’s homes are worth, two ways
Two sources, each set against Ontario’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. MPAC hasn’t reassessed since its 1 January 2016 values, which is why the figure sits well under the census value; it compares only within Ontario.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $878K
- Owners
- 2,445
- Ontario’s towns
- $695K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential, MPAC 2016 base
- Ontario’s towns
- $232K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH). · Assessed values, values by property type and building permits for the city of Ottawa
On the assessment roll, Ottawa’s houses sit 74% above Ontario’s towns
Assessors listed 332,130 residential properties in Ottawa for 2024, 53% of them detached houses and 11% condos.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of Ontario’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
The homes of Alta Vista, by period and type
Alta Vista had 3,330 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 73% of them single-detached houses. Neighbourhood figures add up small census areas, and rounding can leave the parts a little under the total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Alta Vista | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 3% | 9% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
Ottawa permitted 24.3 new homes a year per 1,000, above the 15 of Ontario’s towns
Some 9,707 homes a year: 58,242 in all were permitted in Ottawa from 2018 to 2023. Single-unit buildings took 22%, the rest buildings of two or more, against 66% for Ontario’s towns.
Most in 2020: 11,449 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Rising: 11,998 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 10% more
Shared with the rest of the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area: monthly permits
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Alta Vista against Ontario’s towns: 29% over the $695,000 median
The census values of Ontario’s towns, 871 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Cheaper next to Alta Vista: Billings Bridge - Heron Park, Playfair Park - Guildwood Estates and Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont
The places around Alta Vista at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alta Vista | $900K | $878K | 74% | |
| Billings Bridge - Heron Park | $552K | $575K | 33% | 1.1 |
| Old Ottawa South | $900K | $1M | 73% | 1.5 |
| Playfair Park - Guildwood Estates | $755K | $712K | 71% | 1.7 |
| Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont | $500K | $453K | 27% | 2.1 |
| Riverview | $592K | $568K | 39% | 2.4 |
| Elmvale - Canterbury | $645K | $607K | 57% | 2.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Alta Vista
How many households in Alta Vista are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 3% of Alta Vista’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 9% of Ontario’s towns.
Is Alta Vista expensive for Ontario?
Yes: Alta Vista’s census median is above the $695,000 of Ontario’s towns.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).