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This neighbourhood in Ottawa has a population of 8,758. It is one of 103 neighbourhoods of Ottawa.

Population

8,758

people, Census 2021

Median age

39.3

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

59%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

16%

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

TownGrade

A⁻

#352 of 2,556

Is Craig Henry - Manordale a good place to live?

Safety is where it shines (A+). Add health to its strengths (A). The trade-off is cost of living (D). Hazards are a real consideration (C+). All told, that adds up to an A− overall, better than just over four fifths of Canadian towns. Its place in the ranking is #92 of 858 in Ontario. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for schools and B− for jobs & income.

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⁺Walkability A⁺Safety AHealthWeakestDCost of living

What makes Craig Henry - Manordale stand out

The 3 things Craig Henry - Manordale does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walkability

Better than 98%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

Safety

Better than 97%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: A+.

Health

Better than 95%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: A.

How Craig Henry - Manordale grades

Each subject compares Craig Henry - Manordale 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

WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carA⁺Open →SafetyVery little crime by comparisonA⁺Open →HealthIn the top fifth of the towns comparedAOpen →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesDOpen →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostC⁺Open →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsBOpen →Jobs & incomeNear typical for the towns comparedB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Craig Henry - Manordale.

SafetySafety A⁺

Craig Henry - Manordale gets an A+ for safety

Its police area recorded 8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12). For violence alone, its police area’s index was 66, below both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86).

55Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202356

202456

202552

2023–2025	Craig Henry - Manordale	Ontario	Canada
Violent crime	8	10.5	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	66	76	86
Crime Severity Index	55	56	67

5.2

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

non-violent Crime Severity Index

32%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageCraig Henry - Manordale’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the Ottawa service area

HealthHealth A

Craig Henry - Manordale gets an A for health

Chronic conditions run at 16% of adults, age-standardised, below Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike, and the region has fewer smokers than Ontario, 8.6% of adults to 11%. Across the region, life runs to 83.7 years on average: women 85.7, men 81.6, in 2022/2024. In the health survey, 56% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, more than Ontario’s 51%.

56%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Craig Henry - Manordale56%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Craig Henry - Manordale	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

8.6%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.5 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care3.2 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.5 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: one figure for all of the City of Ottawa Health Unit

HousingCost of living D

Fewer households own their home in Craig Henry - Manordale than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 64%

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

The median home value was $600,000, lower than Ontario’s towns ($695,000) yet higher than Canadian towns ($406,000). 18% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, about level with Canadian towns (18%) and below Ontario’s towns (22%).

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

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

Craig Henry - Manordale$600,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Craig Henry - Manordale	Ontario	Canada
Households owning their home	64%	76%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$600,000	$695,000	$406,000
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	18%	22%	18%

$1,916

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

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Owners and renters64% own their home Cost of living5.5 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

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

Craig Henry - Manordale’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 6.2% of area homes over the radon guideline

Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.15 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No flood study for Craig Henry - Manordale is on the national inventory.

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

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

Craig Henry - Manordale6.2%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Craig Henry - Manordale	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

19 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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Radon6.2% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km 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 · Not measured by town: earthquake risk (the city of Ottawa)

Climate

January nights in Craig Henry - Manordale drop to −14.0°C (Ontario towns −9.1°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)

Snow peaks in January: 45 cm in a normal year. Gardeners get 158 frost-free days, from 30 April to 6 October. Some 185 cm of snow falls in a typical year, above Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. For the wettest month, look to June: 95 mm on average.

26.7°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.3°C

Spring11.0°C

Summer25.5°C

Autumn13.4°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Craig Henry - Manordale	Ontario	Canada
Snowfall a year	185 cm	146 cm	141 cm
January night low	−14.0°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
July afternoon high	26.7°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	147	139	159

185 cm

of snow a year

147

days with frost a year

158

frost-free days, 30 Apr to 6 Oct

120

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 26.7°C, January lows −14.0°C Rain and snow938 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow185 cm of snow a year Weather station6.3 km to the station · Ottawa (City)

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

SchoolsSchools B

Four parallel systems run Craig Henry - Manordale’s schools through 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic

Schooling in French is on offer at 3 of 32; in Ontario, 10% of schools teach in it. The largest is Merivale High School, with 1,440 students. The 24 with results split, 9 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 7 in the lower. The 3 km around Craig Henry - Manordale counts 23 elementary schools, 8 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, 12,915 students between them.

32schools within 3 kmBSchools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
St. Juan Diego Catholic Elementary School CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	665	English Catholic
Merivale High School Top fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,440	English public
École élémentaire publique Mamawi FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	250	French public

See all 32 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public18

English Catholic11

French public2

French Catholic1

Schools within 3 km	Craig Henry - Manordale	Ontario	Canada
School boards	4	4	3

12,915

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

1.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

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The boards4 school boards · Ottawa-Carleton DSB Every school32 schools within 3 km · 23 elementary schools, 8 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school Results9 of 24 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language3 of 32 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Craig Henry - Manordale?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Outdoors

Protected land around Craig Henry - Manordale beats nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

For a provincial park, Burnt Lands Provincial Park lies 29 km off. 3.8 km out lies the largest, Rideau Canal National Historic Site, at 19,972 ha. Count 24 protected areas within 10 km of town. Thousand Islands National Park is the closest national park, 84 km from town.

10%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Craig Henry - Manordale10%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Craig Henry - Manordale	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	10%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	10	4	4

84 km

to Thousand Islands National Park

29 km

to Burnt Lands Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas24 protected areas within 10 km · Rideau Canal National Historic Site National & provincial parks84 km to a national park · Thousand Islands National Park Footpaths & routes1 named route · RT Bells Corners Blue Loop

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

Who lives here

Craig Henry - Manordale is more bilingual than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 26% speak both languages

Just over a third of residents belong to a visible minority, higher than both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%). Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town.

39.3median age

Craig Henry - ManordaleOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

18%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree15%

Postsecondary qualification59%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.5% of Craig Henry - Manordale

4,425 women and 4,340 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Craig Henry - Manordale
	Craig Henry - Manordale	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	18%	15%	16%
15 to 64	64%	65%	64%
65+	18%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	15%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	59%	56%	56%

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English and French26% speak both · 0.6% speak French but not English Ages39.3 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households3,130 households

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

Weather

Craig Henry - Manordale in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −2°C

Expect around 16 cm of snow in November. The month after, December, normally sees −2°C afternoons and −9°C nights. November normally sees 72 mm of precipitation. ECCC’s forecast for Ottawa (Kanata - Orléans) is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

6°Ca normal November afternoon

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	−12°C	191 mm
Spring	11°C	1°C	223 mm
Summer	26°C	15°C	275 mm
Autumn	13°C	4°C	249 mm

−2°C

a normal November night

72 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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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 (Ottawa (City)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

47,520 residents per council seat in Ottawa, a higher ratio than 99% of Ontario municipalities

Craig Henry - Manordale sends one MP to Ottawa from Nepean, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Mark Carney (Liberal Party of Canada).

Turnout	Craig Henry - Manordale	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	44%	31%	31%

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Who runs itCity council seats25

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

At 7.6 loans per person served, Ottawa public library lends more than nine in ten Ontario’s town libraries

Ottawa public library serves the whole of Ottawa, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 1,083,550 people, Craig Henry - Manordale among them.

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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

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

The car carries only 77% of commuters in Craig Henry - Manordale, fewer than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 25 min, lower than Ontario’s towns (29 min) and near Canadian towns (26 min).

16%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van77%

Public transit14%

Walk2%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Craig Henry - Manordale	Ontario	Canada
Car or van	77%	88%	89%
Average trip	25 min	29 min	26 min

$108,900

median household income, 2020

38%

worked from home, May 2021

96%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Getting to work16% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment11% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Nearby attractions

James Bartleman Archives and Library Materials Centre and 5 more in and around Craig Henry - Manordale

A first look at Craig Henry - Manordale’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumJames Bartleman Archives and Library Materials Centre500 m outside town, to the north MuseumMuseumNepean Museum1.7 km outside town, to the northeast Historic siteHistoric siteNepean Bell900 m outside town, to the north MuseumMuseumNepean Visual Arts Centre300 m outside town, to the east Art galleryArt gallerySage Tattoo & Art Gallery3.7 km outside town, to the northwest MuseumMuseumScouts Canada National Museum3.3 km outside town, to the north

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Craig Henry - Manordale

15pages on Craig Henry - Manordale

The big questions

SafetyA⁺Crime Severity Index 55 Housing & costDHomes 5.5 × income Property pricesSchoolsB32 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 83.7 in its region Work & commuteB⁻54% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors10% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 39.3 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Craig Henry - Manordale

No notable person born in Craig Henry - Manordale is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Sandra OhCanadian and American actress · born in Centrepointe - Briargreen · born 1971

Dan RatushnyIce Hockey Player · born in Centrepointe - Briargreen · born 1970

Brandt ClarkeCanadian ice hockey player · born in Centrepointe - Briargreen · born 2003

Peter ChiarelliCanadian ice hockey player · born in Centrepointe - Briargreen · born 1964

Jamie BakerCanadian ice hockey player · born in Centrepointe - Briargreen · born 1966

Jason YorkCanadian ice hockey player · born in Centrepointe - Briargreen · born 1970

Photo credits

Sandra Oh: Peabody Awards, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dan Ratushny: Ailura, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Brandt Clarke: TheAHL, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Peter Chiarelli: Connor Mah, CC BY-SA 3.0

Craig Henry - Manordale’s neighbours

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

Centrepointe - BriargreenTrend-ArlingtonCrestview-TanglewoodIrisQualicum - RedwoodCity ViewCraig Henry - Manordale

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Craig Henry - Manordale	8,758	—	A⁻	D	A⁺	A
Centrepointe - Briargreen	9,259	0.9	A	C⁻	A⁺	A
Trend-Arlington	3,844	1.6	A⁻	D	A⁺	A⁺
Crestview-Tanglewood	8,302	2	B⁺	D	B⁺	A
Iris	5,733	2.2	B⁺	D⁻	B⁺	A⁺
Qualicum - Redwood	4,761	2.5	A⁻	D	A	A⁺
City View	6,468	2.5	B⁻	D⁻	C	A

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

Questions about Craig Henry - Manordale

Do people in Craig Henry - Manordale speak French?

Many do: 26% are bilingual in English and French (Canadian towns’ median: 8%), and 0.6% speak French only.

Is Craig Henry - Manordale a young town or an old one?

The median resident is 39.3 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 18% are under 15 and 18% are 65 or over.

About Craig Henry - Manordale

Neighbourhood in Ottawa

Craig Henry - Manordale is a neighbourhood of Ottawa, built by TownRatings from Statistics Canada’s smallest census areas and named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 8,758 (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).