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Chapel Hill NorthOttawa

In Ottawa, this neighbourhood has 11,715 residents. Of Ottawa’s 103 neighbourhoods, this is one.

Population

11,715

people, Census 2021

Median age

43.2

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

68%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

11%

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

TownGrade

A⁺

#38 of 2,556

Is Chapel Hill North a good place to live?

Much to like here, and you pay for it. Police record less crime here than in most towns (A+). Residents are healthier than most (A). Buying in is costly (C). Hazard risk is weaker too (C+). The overall grade comes out at A+, #11 of 858 in Ontario. It comes out better than 98% of Canadian towns.

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⁺Walkability AHealth

What makes Chapel Hill North stand out

The 3 things Chapel Hill North does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Speak English and French

Who lives here

54% speak English and French

Half of Canadian towns are above 8%, half below

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Safety

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: A+.

Median household income, 2020

Income

$128,900 median household income

The median of Canadian towns: $81,000

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

How Chapel Hill North grades

Each subject compares Chapel Hill North 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

SafetyIn the top fifth of the towns comparedA⁺Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carA⁺Open →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedAOpen →SchoolsNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentB⁺Open →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsCOpen →Hazard riskBehind most towns comparedC⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chapel Hill North.

SafetySafety A⁺

For safety, Chapel Hill North gets an A+

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Ottawa service area

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 66, lower than both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Its police area records 8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

55Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202356

202456

202552

2023–2025	Chapel Hill North	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 pageChapel Hill North’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

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

HealthHealth A

Few places match Chapel Hill North for health: it beats 92% of Canadian towns

The region has fewer smokers than Ontario, 8.6% of adults to 11%, though the survey finds 56% of adults in very good or excellent health, above both Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 83.7, women 85.7 and men 81.6 (2022/2024). Closer to home, a hospital is 8.2 km from the average resident of Chapel Hill North, further than the usual 3.7 km.

56%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Chapel Hill North56%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Chapel Hill North	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

8.2 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

8.6%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.6 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageChapel Hill North’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care8.2 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.6 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 · Data for health survey and life expectancy covers the City of Ottawa Health Unit

SchoolsSchools A

Chapel Hill North has 17 French-language schools among its 38

English and French, public and Catholic boards all run schools here. The Catholic boards run 21 of its 38 schools, against 34% in Ontario. Also worth knowing: on the tests, 16 of 31 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 5 under it. The 3 km around Chapel Hill North counts 31 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, 16,525 students between them.

38schools within 3 kmASchools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
Dunning-Foubert Elementary School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	595	English public
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,050	English public
École élémentaire catholique L'Étoile-de-l'Est FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	405	French Catholic
École secondaire catholique Garneau FrenchResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	870	French Catholic

See all 38 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French Catholic12

English public12

English Catholic9

French public5

Schools within 3 km	Chapel Hill North	Ontario	Canada
School boards	4	4	3

16,525

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

1.6 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageChapel Hill North’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Language17 of 38 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Every school38 schools within 3 km · 31 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school Results16 of 31 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario The boards4 school boards · CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Chapel Hill North?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁺

Commuters in Chapel Hill North have a short way to work, 23 min on average, less than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

83% of commuters drove, below both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van83%

Public transit7%

Walk4%

Census 2021	Chapel Hill North	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	23 min	29 min	26 min
Car or van	83%	88%	89%

$128,900

median household income, 2020

43%

worked from home, May 2021

93%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageChapel Hill North’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment9.6% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work11% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

HousingCost of living C

Between the home and getting around, Chapel Hill North’s households spend 19% of income, below the 29% of the typical Canadian town

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area

11% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up 81% of households.

$600,000median home value, 2021CCost of living Grade

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

Chapel Hill North$600,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Chapel Hill North	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	11%	22%	18%
Rent as a share of income	18%	22%	20%
Median home value, 2021	$600,000	$695,000	$406,000
Households owning their home	81%	76%	74%

$1,916

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageChapel Hill North’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living4.7 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $600,000, against the median household income Renting$1,916 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters81% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.

Climate

Winter nights bite in Chapel Hill North: January lows of −16.5°C, colder than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

In July the thermometer climbs to 26.2°C by day, between Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and Canadian towns (25.5°C). Between the last spring frost, 26 May, and the first in autumn, 22 September, lie 119 days. Rain and snow peak in June, at 95 mm. January is the snowiest month, with 45 cm on average.

26.2°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.7°C

Spring10.7°C

Summer25.0°C

Autumn12.7°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Chapel Hill North	Ontario	Canada
January night low	−16.5°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	179	139	159
Snowfall a year	185 cm	146 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	26.2°C	26.7°C	25.5°C

185 cm

of snow a year

179

days with frost a year

119

frost-free days, 26 May to 22 Sep

120

days with precipitation a year

Full pageChapel Hill North’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.2°C, January lows −16.5°C Rain and snow938 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow185 cm of snow a year Weather station11 km to the station · Angers

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

Outdoors

Few places match Chapel Hill North for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns

The largest named area nearby is Baie Clément (section E. de la) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 249 ha, 7.9 km away. The 10 km around town hold 36 protected areas. The nearest national park is Thousand Islands National Park, 98 km away. 27 km from town is Plaisance National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park.

14%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Chapel Hill North14%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Chapel Hill North	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	14%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	20	4	4

98 km

to Thousand Islands National Park

27 km

to Plaisance National Park (Québec)

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageChapel Hill North’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas36 protected areas within 10 km · Baie Clément (section E. de la) Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks98 km to a national park · Thousand Islands National Park

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

A flood study covers Chapel Hill North: 5 on the national inventory, the newest from Rideau Valley Conservation Authority

Chapel Hill North’s survey area, 6.2% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.15 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, above both Ontario’s towns ($0.043) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Chapel Hill North shares its earthquake risk numbers with the rest of the city of Ottawa.

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

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

Chapel Hill North6.2%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Chapel Hill North	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

21 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

Full pageChapel Hill North’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Flood5 flood studies on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.15 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon6.2% of tests above the guideline 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

More of Chapel Hill North belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 29%

17% are under 15, above both Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 2.8% of residents, about level with Canadian towns (2.8%) and above Ontario’s towns (1.6%).

43.2median age

Chapel Hill NorthOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

17%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree9%

Postsecondary qualification68%

Women and men · all residents

51.4% of Chapel Hill North’s residents are women

In 2021 there were 6,030 women to 5,695 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.

Who lives in Chapel Hill North
	Chapel Hill North	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	17%	15%	16%
15 to 64	64%	65%	64%
65+	19%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	9.3%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	68%	56%	56%

Full pageChapel Hill North’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages43.2 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households4,325 households English and French54% speak both · 2.9% speak French but not English

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

Weather

Chapel Hill North in November: highs near 5°C, lows near −4°C

In November, the normal is 72 mm of rain and snow. By December, a normal day reaches −2°C and a night falls to −11°C. A typical November adds 16 cm of snow. Over the year, July is warmest at 26°C by day and January coldest at −17°C by night.

5°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November5°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−3°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−14°C	191 mm
Spring	11°C	−1°C	223 mm
Summer	25°C	12°C	275 mm
Autumn	13°C	2°C	249 mm

−4°C

a normal November night

72 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageChapel Hill North’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 (Angers); the forecast is on the Weather page

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

More loans per person served than 91% of Ontario’s town libraries: Ottawa public library lends 7.6

Ottawa public library serves the whole of Ottawa, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 1,083,550 people, Chapel Hill North among them.

Full pageChapel Hill North’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

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

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Nearby attractions

Interpretation Centre and 12 more within 40 km

One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Chapel Hill North; with it, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumInterpretation Centre5 km outside town, to the north

Art galleryNational Gallery of Canada13 km southwest · 237K visitors a year (2014)

Big drawMuseumCanadian Museum of History14 km southwest · 1.3M visitors a year

MuseumCarleton University15 km southwest

MuseumCanada Science and Technology Museum8.8 km southwest · 348K visitors a year

MuseumCanadian Museum of Nature13 km southwest

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

Photo credits (5)

National Gallery of Canada: Wladyslaw [Disk.], CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canadian Museum of History: Wojciech Dittwald, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Carleton University: Harleyd613, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canada Science and Technology Museum: Ajadams94, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canadian Museum of Nature: RealGrouchy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chapel Hill North

15pages on Chapel Hill North

The big questions

SafetyA⁺Crime Severity Index 55 Housing & costCHomes 4.7 × income Property pricesSchoolsA38 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 83.7 in its region Work & commuteB⁺55% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors14% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.2 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Chapel Hill North

No notable person born in Chapel Hill North is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Cody CeciCanadian ice hockey player · born in Orleans Village - Chateauneuf · born 1993

Erik GudbransonCanadian ice hockey defenceman · born in Orleans Village - Chateauneuf · born 1992

Shawn LalondeCanadian ice hockey player · born in Orleans Village - Chateauneuf · born 1990

Jason AkesonCanadian ice hockey player · born in Orleans Village - Chateauneuf · born 1990

Dan TudinCanadian-born Italian ice hockey player · born in Orleans Village - Chateauneuf · born 1978

Luce DufaultCanadian singer · born in Orleans Village - Chateauneuf · born 1966

Photo credits

Cody Ceci: Lisa Gansky, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Erik Gudbranson: Pens Through My Lens, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Shawn Lalonde: Felix Roderer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dan Tudin: Ailura, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Luce Dufault: Zucchinijm|Disques Lunou, CC BY-SA 4.0

Chapel Hill North’s neighbours

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

Orleans Village - ChateauneufChapel Hill SouthGreenbelt (east)Convent Glen - Orleans WoodsBlackburn HamletQueenswood HeightsChapel Hill North

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Chapel Hill North	11,715	—	A⁺	C	A⁺	A
Orleans Village - Chateauneuf	12,399	1.6	A⁺	C	A⁺	A
Chapel Hill South	14,278	1.8	A⁺	C⁺	A	A
Greenbelt (east)	3,094	2.3	B⁻	C	C⁻	A
Convent Glen - Orleans Woods	14,118	3	A	C⁻	A	A
Blackburn Hamlet	7,606	3.1	A	D	A⁺	A
Queenswood Heights	8,998	3.3	A	C⁻	A⁺	A

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

Questions about Chapel Hill North

Do people in Chapel Hill North speak French?

English and French are both spoken by 54% of residents, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%. French alone: 2.9%.

Is Chapel Hill North a young town or an old one?

43.2 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 19% of residents are 65 or over and 17% under 15.

About Chapel Hill North

Neighbourhood in Ottawa

The edges of Chapel Hill North follow census dissemination areas, which TownRatings groups into Ottawa’s neighbourhoods; the name comes from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 11,715 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Ottawa
Census subdivision: 3506008

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).