Photo: Ross Dunn · CC BY-SA 2.048% of Glen Cairn’s homes have been built since 2001, against 17% for Ontario’s towns
Going by owners’ own estimates in 2021, the typical home is worth $552,000, the average one $559,916. No sale stands behind these values: owners named them at the census of May 2021. For Glen Cairn there is no published sale price, as for every town in Ontario.
Glen Cairn’s homes, by two sources
Two sources, each set against Ontario’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. MPAC hasn’t reassessed since its 1 January 2016 values, which is why the figure sits well under the census value; it compares only within Ontario.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $560K
- Owners
- 4,170
- Ontario’s towns
- $695K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential, MPAC 2016 base
- Ontario’s towns
- $232K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH). · Assessed values, values by property type and building permits: one figure for all of the city of Ottawa
On the assessment roll, Ottawa’s houses sit 74% above Ontario’s towns
Assessors listed 332,130 residential properties in Ottawa for 2024, 53% of them detached houses and 11% condos.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of Ontario’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
Glen Cairn’s homes: when they went up and what they are
The 2021 census counted 5,145 occupied homes in Glen Cairn; 37% of them are row houses. A neighbourhood’s counts are summed from small census areas, so its parts can fall a little short of the whole.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Ontario’s towns
Homes by kind
| Glen Cairn | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 9% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
Building ahead of Ontario’s towns: 24.3 new homes a year per 1,000 in Ottawa, against 15
Ottawa issued permits for 58,242 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 9,707 a year. The mix: 22% in single-unit buildings, beside 66% for Ontario’s towns.
A peak in 2020: 11,449 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
11,998 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, up 10% on the year before
Area-wide: monthly permits, counted over the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Glen Cairn is 21% below the $695,000 median of Ontario’s towns
871 of Ontario’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Glen Cairn: Katimavik-Hazeldean and Beaverbrook
Next to Glen Cairn: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Cairn | $552K | $560K | 81% | |
| Stittsville East | $700K | $730K | 77% | 1.8 |
| Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows | $650K | $668K | 88% | 2 |
| Katimavik-Hazeldean | $524K | $552K | 82% | 2.5 |
| Stittsville North | $700K | $699K | 81% | 4.3 |
| Stittsville | $750K | $737K | 91% | 4.4 |
| Beaverbrook | $500K | $583K | 74% | 4.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Glen Cairn
How many households in Glen Cairn are in core housing need?
In Glen Cairn, 6% of households are in core housing need, against 9% for Ontario’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
Is Glen Cairn expensive for Ontario?
On census values, Glen Cairn sits among the cheaper of Ontario’s towns (median $695,000).
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). 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).