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TownGrade

B⁻

#1,185 of 2,556

Of Ottawa’s 103 neighbourhoods, this is one. In Ottawa, this neighbourhood has 8,149 residents.

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Population

8,149

people, Census 2021

Median age

43.6

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

62%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

23%

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

Is Elmvale - Canterbury a good place to live?

Strong in places, weak in others. Residents are healthier than most (A+). Cost of living is its weak spot (D). Schools are weaker too (C+). The overall grade comes out at B−, #449 of 858 in Ontario. It comes out better than 55% 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⁺Walkability A⁺HealthWeakestDCost of living

How Elmvale - Canterbury grades

Each subject compares Elmvale - Canterbury 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 →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedA⁺Open →Cost of livingIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedDOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentB⁺Open →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostC⁺Open →SchoolsBehind most towns comparedC⁺Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Elmvale - Canterbury stand out

The 3 things Elmvale - Canterbury does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Speak English and French

Who lives here

39% speak English and French

Against 8% in the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

23% walk, cycle or take transit

Next to 8%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Elmvale - Canterbury.

HealthHealth A⁺

Elmvale - Canterbury scores better for health than 96% of Canadian towns

56%very good or excellent healthA⁺Health Grade

Adults who call their own health very good or excellent: 56%, higher than both Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). Smoking is rarer than in the province: nearly one in ten adults, against 11% for Ontario. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 83.7, women 85.7 and men 81.6 (2022/2024). What sets Elmvale - Canterbury apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.7 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the City of Ottawa Health Unit, with Elmvale - Canterbury one part of it.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Elmvale - Canterbury56%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Elmvale - Canterbury	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

1.7 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 pageElmvale - Canterbury’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care1.7 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

Home ownership in Elmvale - Canterbury, 57%, runs below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

$645,000median home value, 2021DCost of living Grade

A year’s rent came to nearly a quarter of the median household income, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. Owners put the median home at $645,000, below Ontario’s towns ($695,000) but above Canadian towns ($406,000). Elmvale - Canterbury shares its rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers with the rest of the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area.

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

Elmvale - Canterbury$645,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Elmvale - Canterbury	Ontario	Canada
Households owning their home	57%	76%	74%
Rent as a share of income	24%	22%	20%
Median home value, 2021	$645,000	$695,000	$406,000
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	20%	22%	18%

$1,916

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageElmvale - Canterbury’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters57% own their home Cost of living6.8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $645,000, 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.

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁺

Trips to work from Elmvale - Canterbury are shorter than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 23 min on average

23%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van72%

Public transit11%

Walk11%

Bicycle1%

Census 2021	Elmvale - Canterbury	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	23 min	29 min	26 min

$95,000

median household income, 2020

44%

worked from home, May 2021

97%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageElmvale - Canterbury’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment12% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work23% walk, cycle or take transit

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

Wildfire low, radon 6.2%: how Elmvale - Canterbury stands on hazards

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.15 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, above Ontario’s towns ($0.043) and Canadian towns ($0.030) alike. The national flood inventory has no study for Elmvale - Canterbury. Nobody publishes earthquake risk for Elmvale - Canterbury alone, so this card uses the figure for the city of Ottawa.

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

Elmvale - Canterbury6.2%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Elmvale - Canterbury	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

24 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageElmvale - Canterbury’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

SchoolsSchools C⁺

In Elmvale - Canterbury, families choose among 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic

30schools within 3 kmC⁺Schools Grade

In or within 3 km of Elmvale - Canterbury: 24 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, with 13,500 students. Results lean low: 15 of 26 in the lower two fifths in Ontario. French-language schooling is strong here, 7 of 30, where in Ontario it is 10%.

School	Level	Students	System
Vincent Massey Public School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	765	English public
Canterbury High School Top fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,160	English public
École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Geneviève FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	685	French Catholic

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Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public16

English Catholic7

French Catholic5

French public2

Schools within 3 km	Elmvale - Canterbury	Ontario	Canada
School boards	4	4	3

13,500

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

0.7 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageElmvale - Canterbury’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards4 school boards · Ottawa-Carleton DSB Every school30 schools within 3 km · 24 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school Results7 of 26 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language7 of 30 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Elmvale - Canterbury?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Outdoors

Few places match Elmvale - Canterbury for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns

14%of the land within 10 km protected

A provincial park, Rideau River Provincial Park, lies 36 km away. Rideau Canal National Historic Site (19,972 ha) is the biggest, 2.8 km from town. 35 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. For a national park, Thousand Islands National Park is 91 km away.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Elmvale - Canterbury14%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Elmvale - Canterbury	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	14%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	16	4	4

91 km

to Thousand Islands National Park

36 km

to Rideau River Provincial Park

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageElmvale - Canterbury’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas35 protected areas within 10 km · Rideau Canal National Historic Site National & provincial parks91 km to a national park · Thousand Islands National Park

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

Climate

January nights in Elmvale - Canterbury drop to −14.0°C (Ontario towns −9.1°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)

26.7°CJuly afternoons

A normal June brings 95 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. The frost-free season runs from 30 April to 6 October, 158 days. Snowfall adds up to 185 cm a year, above both Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). January is the snowiest month, with 45 cm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.3°C

Spring11.0°C

Summer25.5°C

Autumn13.4°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Elmvale - Canterbury	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 pageElmvale - Canterbury’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 station7.1 km to the station · Ottawa (City)

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

Who lives here

High-rise living: 30% of households in Elmvale - Canterbury are five storeys up or more

43.6median age

People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town, above Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. Under-15s account for 15% of the population.

Elmvale - CanterburyOntarioCanada

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 qualification62%

Women and men · all residents

51.2% of Elmvale - Canterbury’s residents are women

Here the census found 4,175 women and 3,975 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Elmvale - Canterbury
	Elmvale - Canterbury	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	15%	15%	16%
15 to 64	65%	65%	64%
65+	20%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	13%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	62%	56%	56%

Full pageElmvale - Canterbury’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages43.6 median age · 20% are 65 or over Households3,565 households English and French39% speak both · 1.3% speak French but not English

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

Weather

A normal November in Elmvale - Canterbury runs from −2°C to 6°C

6°Ca normal November afternoon

A normal December brings highs of −2°C, lows of −9°C. November usually brings some 16 cm of snow. Expect about 72 mm of rain and snow over November. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Ottawa (Kanata - Orléans).

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 pageElmvale - Canterbury’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

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

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

Elmvale - Canterbury 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 pageElmvale - Canterbury’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

SafetySafety B⁻

For safety, Elmvale - Canterbury gets a B−

55Crime Severity Index

Its police area recorded 8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below both Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12). The violent index for its police area came to 66, below Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for the Ottawa service area as a whole, not for Elmvale - Canterbury alone.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202356

202456

202552

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

7.8

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

non-violent Crime Severity Index

32%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageElmvale - Canterbury’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

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

History

An older town: 42% of Elmvale - Canterbury’s homes predate 1961

42%built before 1961

42%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Elmvale - Canterbury	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	42%	22%	18%

Full pageElmvale - Canterbury’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes42% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Elmvale - Canterbury 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 Elmvale - Canterbury

15pages on Elmvale - Canterbury

The big questions

SafetyB⁻Crime Severity Index 55 Housing & costDHomes 6.8 × income Property pricesSchoolsC⁺30 schools within 3 km HealthA⁺Life expectancy 83.7 in its region Work & commuteB⁺56% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors14% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Carleton University and 17 more in and around Elmvale - Canterbury

Sights in Elmvale - Canterbury and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.

All attractions →

MuseumCarleton University4.5 km outside town, to the west

MuseumCanada Science and Technology Museum500 m outside town, to the northeast · 348K visitors a year

MuseumCanadian Museum of Nature4 km outside town, to the west

GardenCommissioners Park4.8 km outside town, to the west

Art galleryOttawa Art Gallery4.6 km outside town, to the northwest

National historic siteLaurier House4.2 km outside town, to the northwest

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

Photo credits (6)

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
Commissioners Park: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ottawa Art Gallery: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Laurier House: Suwannee.payne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Elmvale - Canterbury

Neighbourhood in Ottawa

Statistics Canada counts Ottawa as one municipality, so TownRatings builds Elmvale - Canterbury and its other neighbourhoods from census dissemination areas, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 8,149 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Ottawa
Census subdivision: 3506008

Elmvale - Canterbury’s neighbours

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

Playfair Park - Guildwood EstatesHawthorn Meadows - Sheffield GlenRiverviewLedbury-Heron Gate-RidgemontHunt Club ParkAlta VistaElmvale - Canterbury

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Elmvale - Canterbury	8,149	—	B⁻	D	B⁻	A⁺
Playfair Park - Guildwood Estates	6,186	1.1	A	D	A⁺	A⁺
Hawthorn Meadows - Sheffield Glen	6,838	1.5	C	D⁻	B⁻	A⁺
Riverview	14,030	2.1	C	D⁻	C	A⁺
Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont	15,610	2.4	C	D⁻	B⁻	A⁺
Hunt Club Park	8,556	2.5	B⁺	D	A	A
Alta Vista	8,387	2.6	A	C	B	A⁺

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

Questions about Elmvale - Canterbury

Do people in Elmvale - Canterbury speak French?

English and French are both spoken by 39% of residents, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%. French alone: 1.3%.

How old are the people of Elmvale - Canterbury?

At 43.6, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 15% of the population and seniors 20%.

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).