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TownGrade

A⁺

#12 of 2,556

This neighbourhood in Ottawa has a population of 5,621. It is one of the 103 neighbourhoods that make up Ottawa.

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Population

5,621

people, Census 2021

Median age

45.4

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

67%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Carp a good place to live?

Where it does best is safety (A+). At A+ overall, Carp is better than almost every Canadian town and ranks #2 of 858 in Ontario. School results are strong (A+). Hazards are a real consideration (C+). Homes were valued at a median $850,000 at the 2021 census, 5.4 times the typical household’s income.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety uses the city's Crime Severity Index, scaled by this neighbourhood's own violent and property crime rates. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestA⁺Safety A⁺Schools AHealth

How Carp grades

Each subject compares Carp with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentA⁺Open →SchoolsSchools rank among the strongest comparedA⁺Open →HealthAmong the best of the towns comparedAOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentAOpen →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostC⁺Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carC⁺Open →Cost of livingNear typical for the towns comparedB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Carp stand out

The 3 things Carp does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Median household income, 2020

Income

$157,500 median household income

The median of Canadian towns: $81,000

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

Safety

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: A+.

Schools

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on schools

Its schools grade: A+.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Carp.

SafetySafety A⁺

Carp is graded an A+ for safety

55Crime Severity Index

Shared with the rest of the Ottawa service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

The force’s area logs 8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 66, below Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202356

202456

202552

2023–2025	Carp	Ontario	Canada
Violent crime	8	10.5	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	66	76	86
Crime Severity Index	55	56	67

2.5

violent incidents per 1,000 in the neighbourhood itself, a year

non-violent Crime Severity Index

32%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageCarp’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety55 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Carp’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Carp safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

SchoolsSchools A⁺

The top fifth in Ontario holds 9 of the 14 schools around Carp with results

15schools within 3 kmA⁺Schools Grade

The Catholic boards run 8 of its 15 schools, against 34% in Ontario. English and French, public and Catholic boards all run schools here. 2 of the 15 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario. Teenagers have 8.5 km to go to the closest secondary school, above Ontario’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.

School	Level	Students	System
W. Erskine Johnston Public School Top fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	745	English public
All Saints Catholic High School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,035	English Catholic
École élémentaire publique Grande-Ourse FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	535	French public

See all 15 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English Catholic7

English public6

French public1

French Catholic1

Schools within 3 km	Carp	Ontario	Canada
Nearest secondary school	8.5 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
School boards	4	4	3

7,250

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

8.5 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageCarp’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Results10 of 14 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Every school15 schools within 3 km · 14 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Language2 of 15 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario The boards4 school boards · Ottawa CSB Questions“What schools are there in Carp?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

HealthHealth A

For health, Carp is ahead of 92% of Canadian towns

56%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Across the region, 56% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Ontario as a whole manages 51%. The region has fewer smokers than Ontario, nearly one in ten adults to 11%, and on top of that on average 16% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, below both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Lives in the region last 83.7 years on average (2022/2024): 85.7 for women, 81.6 for men.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Carp56%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Carp	Ontario	Canada
Very good or excellent health	56%	51%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	83.7	82.8	81.5
Smokers	8.6%	10%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	16%	17%	17%

83.7

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

7.2 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

8.6%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

2.8 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageCarp’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care7.2 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 2.8 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 85.7, men 81.6 Conditions and habits16% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy published for the City of Ottawa Health Unit, not by town

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Household incomes put Carp near the very top of Canadian towns

4%walk, cycle or take transit

91% of commuters drove, higher than Ontario’s towns (88%) and near Canadian towns (89%). Workers spend 27 min getting to work, on average.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van91%

Public transit2%

Walk1%

Census 2021	Carp	Ontario	Canada
Car or van	91%	88%	89%
Average trip	27 min	29 min	26 min

$157,500

median household income, 2020

48%

worked from home, May 2021

94%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageCarp’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment7.8% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

Climate

Winter nights bite in Carp: January lows of −16.0°C, colder than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

26.9°CJuly afternoons

Between the last spring frost, 20 May, and the first in autumn, 22 September, lie 124 days. The thermometer drops below freezing on 170 days a year, higher than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Expect July highs of around 26.9°C in Carp. Snow peaks in January: 53 cm in a normal year.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.5°C

Spring11.2°C

Summer25.7°C

Autumn13.4°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Carp	Ontario	Canada
January night low	−16.0°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
Snowfall a year	193 cm	146 cm	141 cm
Days with frost a year	170	139	159
July afternoon high	26.9°C	26.7°C	25.5°C

193 cm

of snow a year

170

days with frost a year

124

frost-free days, 20 May to 22 Sep

137

days with precipitation a year

Full pageCarp’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.9°C, January lows −16.0°C Rain and snow968 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow193 cm of snow a year Weather station21 km to the station · Luskville

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Luskville)

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

Hazards in Carp: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 6.2% of tested homes

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

Little of the land around Carp has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.002% a year. No one has filed a flood map for Carp on the national inventory. Carp doesn’t get its own earthquake risk figures; the ones here come from the city of Ottawa.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Carp6.2%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Carp	Ontario	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.15	$0.043	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	6.2%	4%	6.6%

$0.15

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

11 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageCarp’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon6.2% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.15 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Who lives here

Carp is more bilingual than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 29% speak both languages

45.4median age

Nearly one in ten residents belong to a visible minority, below both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%). Under-15s account for 18% of the population.

CarpOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

18%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree9%

Postsecondary qualification67%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.2% of Carp

Here the census found 2,795 men and 2,820 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Carp
	Carp	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	18%	15%	16%
15 to 64	63%	65%	64%
65+	19%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	9.3%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	67%	56%	56%

Full pageCarp’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

English and French29% speak both · 0.1% speak French but not English Ages45.4 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households1,950 households

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

Expect November days around 6°C in Carp, nights around −3°C

6°Ca normal November afternoon

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Chelsea forecast. Then December: −2°C by day, −11°C at night. In November, the normal is 74 mm of rain and snow.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November6°C

December−2°C

January−5°C

February−3°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−3°C	−14°C	215 mm
Spring	11°C	−1°C	216 mm
Summer	26°C	13°C	292 mm
Autumn	13°C	3°C	246 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

74 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageCarp’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Luskville); the forecast is on the Weather page

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

Ottawa Public Library lends 7.6 items per person served, more than 91% of Ontario’s town libraries

Carp is served by Ottawa Public Library, the library of all of Ottawa, so the figures here are the city’s, for 1,083,550 people.

Full pageCarp’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

A year at the library3.4 visits per person served The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1.7 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

HousingCost of living B⁻

Rent takes less of local pay in Carp than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 15% of household income

$850,000median home value, 2021B⁻Cost of living Grade

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 11% of households, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 92%. For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area, Carp included.

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Carp$850,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Carp	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	11%	22%	18%
Rent as a share of income	15%	22%	20%
Households owning their home	92%	76%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$850,000	$695,000	$406,000

$1,916

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageCarp’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$1,916 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living5.4 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $850,000, against the median household income Owners and renters92% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

Outdoors

Burnt Lands Provincial Park is 5.5 km from Carp

3.8%of the land within 10 km protected

Thousand Islands National Park is the closest national park, 78 km from town. Protected areas cover 3.8% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. The largest is Aylmer (Lac Deschênes) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 588 ha, 7.8 km from the edge of town. For walks, the Crazy Horse Trail runs within 2 km.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Carp3.8%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Carp	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	3.8%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	5	4	4

78 km

to Thousand Islands National Park

5.5 km

to Burnt Lands Provincial Park

Full pageCarp’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas10 protected areas within 10 km · Aylmer (Lac Deschênes) Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks78 km to a national park · Thousand Islands National Park Footpaths & routes1 named route · Crazy Horse Trail

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

History

One place in Carp, at the top of the registers

1historic place

Homes from before 1961 make up 8.4% of the stock, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Diefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters 1959

1959

oldest construction date on the record

8.4%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Carp	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	8.4%	22%	18%

Full pageCarp’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Diefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters Older homes8.4% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Carp have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Carp

15pages on Carp

The big questions

SafetyA⁺Crime Severity Index 55 Housing & costB⁻Homes 5.4 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁺15 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 83.7 in its region Work & commuteA63% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors3.8% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 45.4 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Diefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters and 2 more in and around Carp

A first look at Carp’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →

MuseumDiefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquartersin town ChurchChurchChrist Church Huntleyin town MuseumMuseumDiefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museumin town

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Diefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Carp

4 notable people were born in Carp.

See all 4 →

Kurtis FosterCanadian ice hockey defenceman · born 1981

Joanna BrownCanadian triathlete · born 1992

George Nelson KiddCanadian politician · 1864–1907

William Erskine JohnstonCanadian politician · 1905–1993

About Carp

Neighbourhood in Ottawa

Census areas put together by TownRatings make up Carp, one part of Ottawa; the city’s map or OpenStreetMap gives it its name.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 5,621 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Ottawa
Census subdivision: 3506008

Carp’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgans GrantKanata LakesDunrobinCorkeryBeaverbrookStittsville NorthCarp

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Carp	5,621	—	A⁺	B⁻	A⁺	A
Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgans Grant	15,509	7.4	A⁺	C⁺	A⁺	A
Kanata Lakes	19,861	8.4	A⁺	C	A	A
Dunrobin	5,724	9.4	A⁺	B⁻	A⁺	A
Corkery	3,822	9.5	A⁺	B⁻	A⁺	A
Beaverbrook	6,762	10	A⁺	C⁻	A⁺	A
Stittsville North	13,331	11	A⁺	C	A	A

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Carp

Do people in Carp speak French?

English and French are both spoken by 29% of residents, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%. French alone: 0.1%.

How old are the people of Carp?

Half its people are older than 45.4 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 18%, people 65 and over 19%.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).