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TownGrade

B⁺

#589 of 2,556

It is one of 103 neighbourhoods of Ottawa. Population 11,133: a neighbourhood in Ottawa.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: Earl Andrew · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population

11,133

people, Census 2021

Median age

45.4

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

71%

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 Laurentian a good place to live?

Laurentian does the important things well, at a cost. Health outcomes beat most towns (A+). The neighbourhood grades B+ overall, better than nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #187 of 858 in Ontario. Walkability is a strength too (A+). Homes are dear (D). Hazard risk is weaker too (C+). Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety and B for schools.

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⁺Health A⁻Jobs & incomeWeakestDCost of living

How Laurentian grades

Each subject compares Laurentian 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

WalkabilityNear the top of the towns comparedA⁺Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areA⁺Open →Cost of livingHomes are among the least affordable for local incomesDOpen →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workA⁻Open →SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsBOpen →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostC⁺Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Laurentian stand out

The 3 things Laurentian does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Speak English and French

Who lives here

39% speak English and French

Next to 8%, the median among 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

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Laurentian.

HealthHealth A⁺

For health, Laurentian is ahead of 95% of Canadian towns

56%very good or excellent healthA⁺Health Grade

Shared with the rest of the City of Ottawa Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy

In the health survey, 56% of adults in the region rated their health very good or excellent, higher than both Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). The region has fewer smokers than Ontario, 8.6% of adults to 11%. Lives in the region last 83.7 years on average (2022/2024): 85.7 for women, 81.6 for men. What sets Laurentian apart within its region is distance, and at 2.6 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Laurentian56%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Laurentian	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

Full pageLaurentian’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care2.6 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

HousingCost of living D

Home ownership in Laurentian, 57%, runs below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

$950,000median home value, 2021DCost of living Grade

Owners put the median home at $950,000, higher than both Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 23% of households, close to Ontario’s towns (22%) and above Canadian towns (18%). Behind rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom sits data gathered across the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area, with Laurentian one part of it.

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

Laurentian$950,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Laurentian	Ontario	Canada
Median home value, 2021	$950,000	$695,000	$406,000
Households owning their home	57%	76%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	23%	22%	18%

$1,916

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageLaurentian’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters57% own their home Cost of living8.6 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $950,000, 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 · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

Work & commuteJobs & income A⁻

Commuters in Laurentian have a short way to work, 22 min on average, less than in Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

23%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van70%

Public transit12%

Walk9%

Bicycle2%

Census 2021	Laurentian	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	22 min	29 min	26 min

$110,300

median household income, 2020

54%

worked from home, May 2021

93%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageLaurentian’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment10% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work23% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

SchoolsSchools B

English or French, public or Catholic: Laurentian’s schools come under 5 boards

38schools within 3 kmBSchools Grade

In or within 3 km of Laurentian: 30 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, with 14,405 students. Results lean high: 17 of 29 in the top two fifths in Ontario. Teaching in French runs high: 9 of 38 schools, against 10% in Ontario. Nepean High School is the biggest, at 1,270 students.

School	Level	Students	System
Broadview Public School Second fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	865	English public
Nepean High School Top fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,270	English public
École élémentaire catholique d'enseignement personnalisé Édouard-Bond FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	430	French Catholic
Elmdale Public School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	565	English public

See all 38 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public18

English Catholic11

French public6

French Catholic3

Schools within 3 km	Laurentian	Ontario	Canada
School boards	5	4	3

14,405

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

0.5 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageLaurentian’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards5 school boards · Ottawa-Carleton DSB Every school38 schools within 3 km · 30 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school Results17 of 29 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language9 of 38 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Laurentian?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

Flood mapping exists for Laurentian: 1 on record, latest by Rideau Valley Conservation Authority

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.15 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. In Health Canada’s survey, 6.2% of homes tested in Laurentian’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%.

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

Laurentian6.2%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Laurentian	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

16 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageLaurentian’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.15 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon6.2% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Area behind the earthquake risk figures: the city of Ottawa

Climate

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

26.7°CJuly afternoons

A normal January brings 45 cm of snow, the most of any month. Between the last spring frost, 30 April, and the first in autumn, 6 October, lie 158 days. Some 185 cm of snow falls in a typical year, higher than both Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). For the wettest month, look to June: 95 mm 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	Laurentian	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 pageLaurentian’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 station3.3 km to the station · Ottawa (City)

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

Outdoors

More of the land around Laurentian is protected than around 9 in 10 Canadian towns

13%of the land within 10 km protected

Walkers have 3 mapped routes close by, starting with the Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section and Mud Lake Trail. The largest named area nearby is Rideau Canal National Historic Site, 19,972 ha, 3.0 km away. Within 10 km are 31 protected areas. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Thousand Islands National Park, at 90 km.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Laurentian13%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Laurentian	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	13%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	14	4	4

90 km

to Thousand Islands National Park

32 km

to Burnt Lands Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageLaurentian’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas31 protected areas within 10 km · Rideau Canal National Historic Site National & provincial parks90 km to a national park · Thousand Islands National Park Footpaths & routes3 named routes · Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section

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

Who lives here

An older town: 22% of people in Laurentian are 65 or over, more than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

45.4median age

17% of residents belong to a visible minority, between Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1.7% of residents, between Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

LaurentianOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

22%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree11%

Postsecondary qualification71%

Women and men · all residents

52.5% of Laurentian’s residents are women

Here the census found 5,850 women and 5,290 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Laurentian
	Laurentian	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	16%	15%	16%
15 to 64	63%	65%	64%
65+	22%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	11%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	71%	56%	56%

Full pageLaurentian’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages45.4 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households4,670 households English and French39% speak both · 0.2% speak French but not English

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

Weather

Expect November days around 6°C in Laurentian, nights around −2°C

6°Ca normal November afternoon

Precipitation in November averages 72 mm. About 16 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Then December: −2°C by day, −9°C at night. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Ottawa (Kanata - Orléans) forecast.

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 pageLaurentian’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⁺

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

The library figures on this page are Ottawa’s: Ottawa Public Library serves all 1,083,550 people of the city, Laurentian among them.

Full pageLaurentian’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

A year at the library3.4 visits per person served The libraries2 Libraries Places to belong1.7 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

SafetySafety B⁻

Laurentian is graded a B− for safety

55Crime Severity Index

Where it is policed, 8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 55 over 2023–25, about level with Ontario’s towns (56) and below Canadian towns (67). Laurentian doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Ottawa service area.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202356

202456

202552

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

6.1

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

non-violent Crime Severity Index

32%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageLaurentian’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

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

History

Before 1961: 52% of the homes in Laurentian

52%built before 1961

52%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Laurentian	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	52%	22%	18%

Full pageLaurentian’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes52% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Laurentian 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 Laurentian

15pages on Laurentian

The big questions

SafetyB⁻Crime Severity Index 55 Housing & costDHomes 8.6 × income Property pricesSchoolsB38 schools within 3 km HealthA⁺Life expectancy 83.7 in its region Work & commuteA⁻57% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors13% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 45.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Carleton University and 27 more in and around Laurentian

Sights in Laurentian and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.

All attractions →

MuseumCarleton University3.8 km outside town, to the northeast

MuseumCanadian War Museum4 km outside town, to the northeast

ZooCanada Agriculture and Food Museum2.7 km outside town, to the northeast

ViewpointChaudière Falls4 km outside town, to the north

CathedralChrist Church Cathedral4.6 km outside town, to the northeast

WaterfallHog's Back Falls3.8 km outside town, to the east

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
Canadian War Museum: Balcer~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Canada Agriculture and Food Museum: P199, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Chaudière Falls: Charles John Colville of Culross, 1818-1903, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Christ Church Cathedral: Misterpartel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Hog's Back Falls: D. Gordon E. Robertson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Laurentian

Neighbourhood in Ottawa

Laurentian is one of Ottawa’s neighbourhoods, which TownRatings draws from census dissemination areas and names from the city’s own map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 11,133 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Ottawa
Census subdivision: 3506008

Laurentian’s neighbours

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

Whitehaven - Woodpark - Glabar ParkWestboroCarlingtonBraemar Park-Belair Heights-Copeland ParkIsland Park-Wellington VillageQueensway Terrace NorthLaurentian

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Laurentian	11,133	—	B⁺	D	B⁻	A⁺
Whitehaven - Woodpark - Glabar Park	11,111	1.3	B	D⁻	B⁻	A
Westboro	12,899	1.6	B	D	C⁻	A⁺
Carlington	16,354	2.2	B⁻	D⁻	B⁻	A⁺
Braemar Park-Belair Heights-Copeland Park	9,248	2.2	B	D	C	A
Island Park-Wellington Village	5,486	2.8	A⁺	B⁻	A⁻	A⁺
Queensway Terrace North	3,160	2.9	A	D	A⁺	A

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

Questions about Laurentian

Do people in Laurentian speak French?

Many do: 39% are bilingual in English and French (Canadian towns’ median: 8%), and 0.2% speak French only.

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).