Canada›Ontario›Ottawa

Crestview-TanglewoodOttawa

Of Ottawa’s 103 neighbourhoods, this is one. With 8,302 residents, it is a neighbourhood in Ottawa.

Population

8,302

people, Census 2021

Median age

40.3

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

19%

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

TownGrade

B⁺

#574 of 2,556

Is Crestview-Tanglewood a good place to live?

Plenty to like here, at a price. Health is a strength (A). Crestview-Tanglewood’s overall grade is B+, better than 75% of Canadian towns. Its place in the ranking is #182 of 858 in Ontario. The trade-off is cost of living (D). Hazard risk is higher than most (C+).

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 AHealthWeakestDCost of living

What makes Crestview-Tanglewood stand out

The 3 things Crestview-Tanglewood does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walkability

Better than 96%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

19% walk, cycle or take transit

For the middle of Canadian towns, 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Health

Better than 94%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: A.

How Crestview-Tanglewood grades

Each subject compares Crestview-Tanglewood 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

WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carA⁺Open →HealthAmong the best of the towns comparedAOpen →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnDOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work beat most townsB⁺Open →SafetyBetter than most of the towns comparedB⁺Open →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsBOpen →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostC⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Canada Agriculture and Food Museum and 12 more in and around Crestview-Tanglewood

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

All attractions →

ZooCanada Agriculture and Food Museum4.6 km outside town, to the north

WaterfallHog's Back Falls3.7 km outside town, to the northeast

National historic siteDominion Observatory5 km outside town, to the north CathedralCathedralSt. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral4 km outside town, to the northeast MuseumMuseumNepean Museum100 m outside town, to the north MuseumMuseumJames Bartleman Archives and Library Materials Centre100 m outside town, to the west

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

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

Photo credits (3)

Canada Agriculture and Food Museum: P199, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Hog's Back Falls: D. Gordon E. Robertson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dominion Observatory: Lezumbalaberenjena, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Crestview-Tanglewood.

HealthHealth A

Crestview-Tanglewood earns an A for health

Smokers make up nearly a tenth of the region’s adults, lower than both Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 56% very good or excellent, against 51% in Ontario. 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 5.0 km from the average resident of Crestview-Tanglewood, further than the usual 3.7 km. Crestview-Tanglewood doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the City of Ottawa Health Unit.

56%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Crestview-Tanglewood56%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Crestview-Tanglewood	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

5.0 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

8.6%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.7 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageCrestview-Tanglewood’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care5.0 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.7 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

HousingCost of living D

Measured against local pay, Crestview-Tanglewood costs more to live in than 88% of Canadian towns

Owners make up 71% of households, lower than Ontario’s towns (76%) and near Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 17% of households, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Nobody publishes rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for Crestview-Tanglewood alone, so this card uses the figure for the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area.

$552,000median home value, 2021DCost of living Grade

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

Crestview-Tanglewood$552,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Crestview-Tanglewood	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	17%	22%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$552,000	$695,000	$406,000
Rent as a share of income	23%	22%	20%
Households owning their home	71%	76%	74%

$1,916

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageCrestview-Tanglewood’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living5.4 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $552,000, against the median household income Renting$1,916 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters71% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁺

Household incomes in Crestview-Tanglewood are higher than in 87% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 24 min, below both Ontario’s towns (29 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

19%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van78%

Public transit13%

Walk5%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Crestview-Tanglewood	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	24 min	29 min	26 min

$101,500

median household income, 2020

35%

worked from home, May 2021

96%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageCrestview-Tanglewood’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment12% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work19% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

SafetySafety B⁺

Crestview-Tanglewood earns a B+ for safety

Violent incidents in its police area came to 8 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	Crestview-Tanglewood	Ontario	Canada
Violent crime	8	10.5	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	66	76	86
Crime Severity Index	55	56	67

7.6

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

non-violent Crime Severity Index

32%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageCrestview-Tanglewood’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

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

SchoolsSchools B

In Crestview-Tanglewood, families choose among 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic

The largest is Merivale High School, with 1,440 students. The 30 with results split, 12 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 9 in the lower. Also worth knowing: 7 of the 38 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario. 16,610 students attend the 28 elementary schools, 9 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school in or within 3 km of Crestview-Tanglewood.

38schools 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 Omer-Deslauriers FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades 7–8	Elementary · Grades 7–8	150	French public

See all 38 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public18

English Catholic13

French public4

French Catholic3

Schools within 3 km	Crestview-Tanglewood	Ontario	Canada
School boards	4	4	3

16,610

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

1.1 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageCrestview-Tanglewood’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards4 school boards · Ottawa-Carleton DSB Every school38 schools within 3 km · 28 elementary schools, 9 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school Results12 of 30 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language7 of 38 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Crestview-Tanglewood?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

Hazards in Crestview-Tanglewood: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 6.2% of tested homes

Measured across the city of Ottawa: earthquake risk

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). No one has filed a flood map for Crestview-Tanglewood on the national inventory.

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

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

Crestview-Tanglewood6.2%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Crestview-Tanglewood	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

20 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageCrestview-Tanglewood’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

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

Climate

January nights in Crestview-Tanglewood 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. Frost usually lifts by 30 April and returns around 6 October: 158 days without it. A normal winter brings 185 cm of snow, above both Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Rain and snow peak in June, at 95 mm.

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	Crestview-Tanglewood	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

Full pageCrestview-Tanglewood’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

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 station4.8 km to the station · Ottawa (City)

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

Outdoors

Protected land around Crestview-Tanglewood beats nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 12, above Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (4) alike. Rideau Canal National Historic Site (19,972 ha) is the biggest, 2.0 km from town. The closest provincial park is Rideau River Provincial Park, 31 km from the edge of town. A drive of 85 km reaches Thousand Islands National Park, the nearest national park.

12%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Crestview-Tanglewood12%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Crestview-Tanglewood	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	12%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	12	4	4

85 km

to Thousand Islands National Park

31 km

to Rideau River Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageCrestview-Tanglewood’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas28 protected areas within 10 km · Rideau Canal National Historic Site National & provincial parks85 km to a national park · Thousand Islands National Park

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

Who lives here

More people in Crestview-Tanglewood speak English and French than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 26%

27% of residents belong to a visible minority, about level with Ontario’s towns (26%) and above Canadian towns (15%). The 65-and-over age group makes up a fifth of residents.

40.3median age

Crestview-TanglewoodOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

20%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree13%

Postsecondary qualification59%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.8% of Crestview-Tanglewood

Census 2021 put women at 4,220 and men at 4,090; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Crestview-Tanglewood
	Crestview-Tanglewood	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	15%	15%	16%
15 to 64	66%	65%	64%
65+	20%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	13%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	59%	56%	56%

Full pageCrestview-Tanglewood’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

English and French26% speak both · 0.4% speak French but not English Ages40.3 median age · 20% are 65 or over Households3,145 households

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

Weather

Crestview-Tanglewood in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −2°C

Rain and snow over a typical November come to 72 mm. Into December, the normals move to −2°C and −9°C. About 16 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Ottawa (Kanata - Orléans) forecast, on the Weather page.

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

Full pageCrestview-Tanglewood’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 (Ottawa (City)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Each seat on Ottawa’s council stands for 47,520 residents, more than in 99% of Ontario municipalities

City council runs Crestview-Tanglewood; in October 2022, Ottawa chose Mark Sutcliffe as mayor.

Turnout	Crestview-Tanglewood	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	44%	31%	31%

Full pageCrestview-Tanglewood’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentMark Carney council seats25

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

More loans per person served than nine in ten Ontario’s town libraries: Ottawa public library lends 7.6

Crestview-Tanglewood 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 pageCrestview-Tanglewood’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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Crestview-Tanglewood

15pages on Crestview-Tanglewood

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 55 Housing & costDHomes 5.4 × income Property pricesSchoolsB38 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 83.7 in its region Work & commuteB⁺56% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors12% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.3 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Crestview-Tanglewood

No notable person born in Crestview-Tanglewood 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

Crestview-Tanglewood’s neighbours

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

City ViewCraig Henry - ManordaleBorden Farm - Fisher GlenCentrepointe - BriargreenBraemar Park-Belair Heights-Copeland ParkFisher HeightsCrestview-Tanglewood

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Crestview-Tanglewood	8,302	—	B⁺	D	B⁺	A
City View	6,468	1.7	B⁻	D⁻	C	A
Craig Henry - Manordale	8,758	2	A⁻	D	A⁺	A
Borden Farm - Fisher Glen	11,100	2.3	B⁺	D⁻	A	A
Centrepointe - Briargreen	9,259	2.5	A	C⁻	A⁺	A
Braemar Park-Belair Heights-Copeland Park	9,248	2.5	B	D	C	A
Fisher Heights	6,451	2.8	C⁺	D⁻	C	A

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

Questions about Crestview-Tanglewood

Do people in Crestview-Tanglewood speak French?

English and French are both spoken by 26% of residents, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%. French alone: 0.4%.

About Crestview-Tanglewood

Neighbourhood in Ottawa

TownRatings splits Ottawa into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Crestview-Tanglewood is one of them, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 8,302 (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).