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It is a neighbourhood of 15,610 residents in Ottawa. Of Ottawa’s 103 neighbourhoods, this is one.

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Population

15,610

people, Census 2021

Median age

32.1

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

49%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

26%

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

TownGrade

#1,869 of 2,556

Is Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont a good place to live?

Real strengths, and real weak spots. Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont’s overall C puts it #678 of 858 in Ontario. On that grade it does better than 31% of Canadian towns. Its weakest is cost of living (D−). The local economy is weaker than most (D). Health is a strength (A+). Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A+).

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⁺HealthWeakestD⁻Cost of living DJobs & income

What makes Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont stand out

The 3 things Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Households renting

Housing

72% rent their home

For the middle of Canadian towns, 25%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

26% walk, cycle or take transit

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

How Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont grades

Each subject compares Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont 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 best of the towns comparedA⁺Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnD⁻Open →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedA⁺Open →Jobs & incomeIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedDOpen →SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsC⁺Open →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostC⁺Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Carleton University and 20 more in and around Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont

Sights in Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.

All attractions →

MuseumCarleton University2.9 km outside town, to the west

MuseumCanada Science and Technology Museum2.4 km outside town, to the north · 348K visitors a year

MuseumCanadian Museum of Nature4.4 km outside town, to the northwest

ZooCanada Agriculture and Food Museum4 km outside town, to the west

WaterfallHog's Back Falls2.5 km outside town, to the west

GardenCommissioners Park4 km 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 (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
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
Commissioners Park: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Rent takes more of local pay in Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 36% of household income

28% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. The median home value was $500,000, between Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).

$500,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

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

Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont$500,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont	Ontario	Canada
Rent as a share of income	36%	22%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	28%	22%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$500,000	$695,000	$406,000

$1,916

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageLedbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$1,916 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living7.8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $500,000, against the median household income Owners and renters27% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom published for the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area, not by town

HealthHealth A⁺

Few places match Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont for health: it beats 95% of Canadian towns

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

Smoking is rarer than in the province: nearly one in ten adults, against 11% for Ontario. The survey finds 56% of adults in very good or excellent health, higher than both Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). What’s more, people in the region live to 83.7 on average: 85.7 for women and 81.6 for men in 2022/2024. For Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 2.5 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

56%very good or excellent healthA⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont56%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont	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 pageLedbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care2.5 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

Work & commuteJobs & income D

The share of 15-to-64s with a job in Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont trails that of 94% of Canadian towns

On average, the journey to work lasts 27 min.

26%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van70%

Public transit21%

Walk4%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	27 min	29 min	26 min

$64,500

median household income, 2020

27%

worked from home, May 2021

97%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment15% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work26% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

SchoolsSchools C⁺

4 school boards overlap in Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont, covering Ontario’s four systems

Over three years, results rose at 23 of its 39 tested schools. French-language schooling is strong here, 10 of 43, where in Ontario it is 10%. Within 3 km of Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont are 36 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, teaching 19,580 students.

43schools within 3 kmC⁺Schools Grade

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 Marius-Barbeau FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	335	French Catholic

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Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public23

English Catholic10

French Catholic7

French public3

Schools within 3 km	Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont	Ontario	Canada
School boards	4	4	3

19,580

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

1 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageLedbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards4 school boards · Ottawa-Carleton DSB Every school43 schools within 3 km · 36 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school Results10 of 39 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language10 of 43 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 6.2% of area homes over the radon guideline

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. No flood study for Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont is on the national inventory. Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont shares its earthquake risk numbers with the rest of the city of Ottawa.

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

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

Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont6.2%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont	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

23 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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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 Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont drop to −14.0°C (Ontario towns −9.1°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)

The frost-free season runs from 30 April to 6 October, 158 days. A normal winter brings 185 cm of snow, above Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. Snow peaks in January: 45 cm in a normal year. The most precipitation falls in June: 95 mm in a normal year.

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	Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont	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

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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 station5.7 km to the station · Ottawa (City)

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

Outdoors

More of the land around Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont is protected than around nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

CPCAD lists 34 protected areas within 10 km. Biggest among them: Rideau Canal National Historic Site, 19,972 ha, 2.0 km off. Mooney's Bay Beach is the one beach within 5 km. The nearest national park is Thousand Islands National Park, 89 km away.

12%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont12%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	12%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	14	4	4

89 km

to Thousand Islands National Park

34 km

to Rideau River Provincial Park

beach within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas34 protected areas within 10 km · Rideau Canal National Historic Site National & provincial parks89 km to a national park · Thousand Islands National Park

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

Who lives here

More of Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont belongs to a visible minority than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 68%

Both official languages: just over a quarter of residents, higher than both Ontario’s towns (6.7%) and Canadian towns (7.5%). People 65 and over make up a tenth of the town. Children are 21% of the town.

32.1median age

Ledbury-Heron Gate-RidgemontOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

21%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree24%

Postsecondary qualification49%

Women and men · all residents

51.5% of Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont’s residents are women

Of the 2021 count, 8,035 were women and 7,565 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).

Who lives in Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont
	Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	21%	15%	16%
15 to 64	70%	65%	64%
65+	9.9%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	24%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	49%	56%	56%

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Ages32.1 median age · 10% are 65 or over Households5,975 households English and French26% speak both · 3.6% speak French but not English

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

Weather

A normal November in Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont runs from −2°C to 6°C

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

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

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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 nine in ten Ontario’s town libraries: Ottawa public library lends 7.6

The library figures on this page are Ottawa’s: Ottawa public library serves all 1,083,550 people of the city, Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont among them.

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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

SafetySafety B⁻

For safety, Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont gets a B−

The force’s area logs 8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The index for the force that serves it came to 55, close to Ontario’s towns (56) and below Canadian towns (67). For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Ottawa service area, Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont included.

55Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202356

202456

202552

2023–2025	Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont	Ontario	Canada
Violent crime	8	10.5	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	66	76	86
Crime Severity Index	55	56	67

11.4

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

non-violent Crime Severity Index

32%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont

15pages on Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont

The big questions

SafetyB⁻Crime Severity Index 55 Housing & costD⁻Homes 7.8 × income Property pricesSchoolsC⁺43 schools within 3 km HealthA⁺Life expectancy 83.7 in its region Work & commuteD52% 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 32.1 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont’s neighbours

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

Playfair Park - Guildwood EstatesGreenboro WestSouth KeysGreenboro EastAlta VistaBillings Bridge - Heron ParkLedbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont	15,610	—	C	D⁻	B⁻	A⁺
Playfair Park - Guildwood Estates	6,186	1.4	A	D	A⁺	A⁺
Greenboro West	5,597	1.6	B⁺	D	A	A
South Keys	2,865	1.7	C⁻	C⁻	D	A
Greenboro East	4,800	1.8	A⁻	D	A⁺	A
Alta Vista	8,387	2.1	A	C	B	A⁺
Billings Bridge - Heron Park	5,370	2.1	C⁻	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺

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

Questions about Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont

How old are the people of Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont?

The median resident is 32.1 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 21% are under 15 and 10% are 65 or over.

About Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont

Neighbourhood in Ottawa

The edges of Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont follow census dissemination areas, which TownRatings groups into Ottawa’s neighbourhoods; the name comes from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 15,610 (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).