FallingbrookOttawa
With 17,836 residents, it is a neighbourhood in Ottawa. It is one of the 103 neighbourhoods that make up Ottawa.
Is Fallingbrook a good place to live?
Fallingbrook grades A+ overall, better than 98% of Canadian towns. That places it #14 of 858 in Ontario. Where it does best is safety (A+). Schools do well (A). The trade-off is cost of living (C). 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.
How Fallingbrook grades
Each subject compares Fallingbrook 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 TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Fallingbrook stand out
The 3 things Fallingbrook does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fallingbrook.
Fallingbrook is graded an A+ for safety
Its police area recorded 8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below both Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12). For violence alone, its police area’s index was 66, lower than both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Fallingbrook | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 8 | 10.5 | 12 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 66 | 76 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 55 | 56 | 67 |
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
Around Fallingbrook, 18 schools of 39 teach in French
The Catholic boards run 25 of its 39 schools, against 34% in Ontario. St Peter High School is the biggest, at 1,385 students. Families can pick among four systems here: English or French, public or Catholic. The 32 with results split, 17 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 3 in the lower.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter Intermediate School CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades 7–8 | Elementary · Grades 7–8 | 725 | English Catholic |
| St Peter High School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,385 | English Catholic |
| École élémentaire publique Jeanne-Sauvé FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6 | Elementary · Grades JK–6 | 510 | French public |
| École secondaire catholique Garneau FrenchResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 870 | French Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Fallingbrook | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Health in Fallingbrook beats 88% of Canadian towns
Shared with the rest of the City of Ottawa Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy
Statistics Canada puts life expectancy at 83.7, higher than both Ontario’s towns (82.8) and Canadian towns (81.5). At 8.6%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Ontario. Across the region, 56% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Ontario as a whole manages 51%. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Fallingbrook’s is long: 13 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Fallingbrook | 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% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Driving to work is less common in Fallingbrook than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 83% of commuters
On average, the journey to work lasts 28 min.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Fallingbrook | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 83% | 88% | 89% |
| Average trip | 28 min | 29 min | 26 min |
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.
More of the land around Fallingbrook is protected than around 9 in 10 Canadian towns
The nearest provincial park, Plaisance National Park (Québec), is 22 km away. 7.3 km out lies the largest, Baie de Lochaber (section O. de la) Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 324 ha. The 10 km around town hold 41 protected areas. No national park lies within 100 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Fallingbrook | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 14% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 25 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Most households in Fallingbrook own their home: 93%, more than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns
Rent took 17% of household income, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 10% of households, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Fallingbrook | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 10% | 22% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 93% | 76% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 17% | 22% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $600,000 | $695,000 | $406,000 |
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. · Area behind the rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures: the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area
Winter nights bite in Fallingbrook: January lows of −16.5°C, colder than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns
Frost comes on 179 days a year, above Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Between the last spring frost, 26 May, and the first in autumn, 22 September, lie 119 days. June is the wettest month, with 95 mm of rain and snow on average. Snow peaks in January: 45 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Fallingbrook | 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 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Angers)
Flood mapping exists for Fallingbrook: 5 on record, latest by Rideau Valley Conservation Authority
Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.15 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, higher than both Ontario’s towns ($0.043) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Radon is about average around Fallingbrook: 6.2% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. For earthquake risk, the only official count covers all of the city of Ottawa, Fallingbrook included.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Fallingbrook | 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% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Few people in Fallingbrook are 65 or over: 16%, below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
The under-15s are 17% of the population here. Visible minorities make up a quarter of the population, close to Ontario’s towns (26%) and above Canadian towns (15%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.9% of Fallingbrook
Of the 2021 count, 9,075 were women and 8,740 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).
| Fallingbrook | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 67% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 9.7% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 63% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around 5°C in Fallingbrook, nights around −4°C
Expect about 72 mm of rain and snow over November. By December, a normal day reaches −2°C and a night falls to −11°C. Snow is normal by November, about 16 cm over the month. Also worth knowing: for today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Gatineau forecast.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| 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 |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Angers); the forecast is on the Weather page
Ottawa Public Library lends 7.6 items per person served, more than nine in ten Ontario’s town libraries
Fallingbrook 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.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Everything we know about Fallingbrook
Interpretation Centre and 12 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Fallingbrook; with it, the best known within 40 km.
Art galleryNational Gallery of Canada18 km southwest · 237K visitors a year (2014)
Big drawMuseumCanadian Museum of History18 km southwest · 1.3M visitors a year
MuseumCarleton University20 km southwest
MuseumCanada Science and Technology Museum13 km southwest · 348K visitors a year
MuseumCanadian Museum of Nature18 km southwestPhotos: 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
Famous people from around Fallingbrook
No notable person born in Fallingbrook is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
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
About Fallingbrook
Neighbourhood in Ottawa
Fallingbrook 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
- 17,836 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Ottawa
- Census subdivision
- 3506008
Fallingbrook’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fallingbrook | 17,836 | — | A+ | C | A+ | A |
| Queenswood Heights | 8,998 | 1.4 | A | C− | A+ | A |
| Cardinal Creek | 11,676 | 1.8 | A+ | C+ | A+ | A |
| Queenswood - Chatelaine | 4,537 | 1.9 | A | D | A+ | A |
| Portobello South | 29,960 | 2.8 | A | C | A | A |
| Orleans Village - Chateauneuf | 12,399 | 3 | A+ | C | A+ | A |
| Convent Glen - Orleans Woods | 14,118 | 4 | A | C− | A | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Fallingbrook
Do people in Fallingbrook speak French?
English and French are both spoken by 52% of residents, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%. French alone: 2.3%.
How old are the people of Fallingbrook?
42.9 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 16% of residents are 65 or over and 17% under 15.
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).