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A neighbourhood of 2,853 in Ottawa. Of Ottawa’s 103 neighbourhoods, this is one.

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Population

2,853

people, Census 2021

Median age

46.7

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

60%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

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

TownGrade

A⁻

#450 of 2,556

Is Navan - Sarsfield a good place to live?

Navan - Sarsfield’s grades pull in different directions. School results are strong (A). At A− overall, Navan - Sarsfield is better than nearly four fifths of Canadian towns and ranks #124 of 858 in Ontario. People here tend to be in good health (A−). What holds it back is walkability (C). It also trails on cost of living (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.

StrongestASchools A⁻Health

What makes Navan - Sarsfield stand out

The 3 things Navan - Sarsfield does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

1% walk, cycle or take transit

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Speak English and French

Who lives here

59% speak English and French

For the middle of Canadian towns, 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Median household income, 2020

Income

$136,600 median household income

Before tax, against $81,000 for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

How Navan - Sarsfield grades

Each subject compares Navan - Sarsfield 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

SchoolsSchools rank among the strongest comparedAOpen →HealthIn the top fifth of the towns comparedA⁻Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carCOpen →SafetyLess crime than in most townsB⁺Open →Cost of livingBelow the middle of the towns comparedCOpen →Hazard riskBased on earthquake losses and radon in homes; a high wildfire risk can pull it downC⁺Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work beat most townsBOpen →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Little Ray's Nature Centre and 11 more in and around Navan - Sarsfield

The best-known places to visit in and around Navan - Sarsfield come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.

All attractions →

ZooZooLittle Ray's Nature Centrein town

MuseumHumanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park3.6 km outside town, to the north

MuseumCumberland Township Heritage Museum3.3 km outside town, to the north MuseumMuseumCumberland Museum - Washrooms/Canteen3.2 km outside town, to the north MuseumMuseumDupuis House3.3 km outside town, to the north MuseumMuseumFire Hall: Reproduction3.2 km outside town, to the north

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 (2)

Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park: Dmitri Lytov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cumberland Township Heritage Museum: Fdesjardins, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Navan - Sarsfield.

SchoolsSchools A

Navan - Sarsfield has 16 French-language schools among its 28

17 of the 28 are Catholic, more than the 34% in Ontario. Results lean high: 13 of 22 in the top two fifths in Ontario. English and French, public and Catholic boards all run schools here. St Peter High School is the biggest, at 1,385 students.

28schools within 3 kmASchools Grade

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 secondaire publique Gisèle-Lalonde FrenchTeaches in FrenchSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	840	French public
École secondaire catholique Mer Bleue FrenchResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	825	French Catholic

See all 28 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French Catholic11

English public6

English Catholic6

French public5

Schools within 3 km	Navan - Sarsfield	Ontario	Canada
Nearest secondary school	6.2 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
School boards	4	4	3

13,345

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

6.2 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageNavan - Sarsfield’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Language16 of 28 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Every school28 schools within 3 km · 24 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools Results13 of 22 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario The boards4 school boards · CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Navan - Sarsfield?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

HealthHealth A⁻

People in Navan - Sarsfield’s health region live to 83.7 on average, 2.2 years beyond the typical Canadian town

Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 56% very good or excellent, against 51% in Ontario. At 8.6%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Ontario. On top of that, on average 16% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, below both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Closer to home, a hospital is 17 km from the average resident of Navan - Sarsfield, further than the usual 3.7 km. Navan - Sarsfield shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the City of Ottawa Health Unit.

56%very good or excellent healthA⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Navan - Sarsfield56%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Navan - Sarsfield	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

17 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

8.6%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

3.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageNavan - Sarsfield’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care17 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 3.3 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

SafetySafety B⁺

Navan - Sarsfield gets a B+ for safety

Its police area recorded 8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12). For violence alone, its police area’s index was 66, below Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike. 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, Navan - Sarsfield included.

55Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202356

202456

202552

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

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

non-violent Crime Severity Index

32%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageNavan - Sarsfield’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

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

Climate

Navan - Sarsfield has colder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −16.5°C

July afternoons reach 26.2°C on average, between Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and Canadian towns (25.5°C). Between the last spring frost, 26 May, and the first in autumn, 22 September, lie 119 days. A normal January brings 59 cm of snow, the most of any month. Rain and snow peak in June, at 97 mm.

26.2°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.7°C

Spring10.7°C

Summer25.0°C

Autumn12.7°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Navan - Sarsfield	Ontario	Canada
Snowfall a year	232 cm	146 cm	141 cm
January night low	−16.5°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	179	139	159
July afternoon high	26.2°C	26.7°C	25.5°C

232 cm

of snow a year

179

days with frost a year

119

frost-free days, 26 May to 22 Sep

118

days with precipitation a year

Full pageNavan - Sarsfield’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.2°C, January lows −16.5°C Rain and snow930 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow232 cm of snow a year Weather station18 km to the station · Angers

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

HousingCost of living C

Navan - Sarsfield households put 20% of their income into housing and transport, less than the 29% typical across Canada

Measured across the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

86% of households are owner-occupiers. Owners put the median home at $750,000, above Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike.

$750,000median home value, 2021CCost of living Grade

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

Navan - Sarsfield$750,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Navan - Sarsfield	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	12%	22%	18%
Rent as a share of income	17%	22%	20%
Households owning their home	86%	76%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$750,000	$695,000	$406,000

$1,916

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageNavan - Sarsfield’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living5.5 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $750,000, against the median household income Renting$1,916 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters86% own their home

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.

Outdoors

Protected land around Navan - Sarsfield beats 8 in 10 Canadian towns

41 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. Plaisance National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 16 km. Baie de Lochaber (section O. de la) Water Fowl Gathering Area (324 ha) is the biggest, 4.5 km from town.

8%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Navan - Sarsfield8%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Navan - Sarsfield	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	8%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	21	4	4

96 km

to Thousand Islands National Park

16 km

to Plaisance National Park (Québec)

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageNavan - Sarsfield’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas41 protected areas within 10 km · Baie de Lochaber (section O. de la) Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks96 km to a national park · Thousand Islands National Park

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

A flood study covers Navan - Sarsfield: 3 on the national inventory, the newest from South Nation Conservation

In Health Canada’s survey, 6.2% of homes tested in Navan - Sarsfield’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%. 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).

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

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

Navan - Sarsfield6.2%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Navan - Sarsfield	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

20 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

Full pageNavan - Sarsfield’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Flood3 flood studies 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 · Earthquake risk published for the city of Ottawa, not by town

Work & commuteJobs & income B

Household incomes put Navan - Sarsfield near the very top of Canadian towns

The commute to work averages 29 min.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van91%

Public transit1%

Census 2021	Navan - Sarsfield	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	29 min	29 min	26 min

$136,600

median household income, 2020

35%

worked from home, May 2021

85%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageNavan - Sarsfield’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment6.8% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work1% walk, cycle or take transit

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.

Who lives here

Fewer of Navan - Sarsfield’s people belong to a visible minority than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 5.3%

5.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity, higher than both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). One measure of family life: 15% of residents are under 15.

46.7median age

Navan - SarsfieldOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

15%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree12%

Postsecondary qualification60%

Women and men · all residents

48.2% of Navan - Sarsfield’s residents are women

The 2021 census counted 1,375 women and 1,480 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Navan - Sarsfield
	Navan - Sarsfield	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	15%	15%	16%
15 to 64	67%	65%	64%
65+	18%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	12%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	60%	56%	56%

Full pageNavan - Sarsfield’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages46.7 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households1,000 households English and French59% speak both · 3.2% speak French but not English

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

Weather

What November brings in Navan - Sarsfield: −4°C at night, 5°C by day

About 21 cm of snow falls in a normal November. By December, a normal day reaches −2°C and a night falls to −11°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 74 mm. Across the year, normals run from −17°C nights in January to 26°C afternoons in July.

5°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November5°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−3°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−14°C	192 mm
Spring	11°C	−1°C	222 mm
Summer	25°C	12°C	264 mm
Autumn	13°C	2°C	251 mm

−4°C

a normal November night

74 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageNavan - Sarsfield’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 (Angers); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Council seats in Ottawa are spread thin, 47,520 residents each, more than in 99% of Ontario municipalities

As a neighbourhood of Ottawa, Navan - Sarsfield shares the council elected in October 2022, with Mark Sutcliffe as mayor.

Turnout	Navan - Sarsfield	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	44%	31%	31%

Full pageNavan - Sarsfield’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentGiovanna Mingarelli council seats25

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

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

Ottawa public library serves the whole of Ottawa, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 1,083,550 people, Navan - Sarsfield 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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Navan - Sarsfield

15pages on Navan - Sarsfield

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 55 Housing & costCHomes 5.5 × income Property pricesSchoolsA28 schools within 3 km HealthA⁻Life expectancy 83.7 in its region Work & commuteB63% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors8% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.7 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from Navan - Sarsfield

9 notable people were born in Navan - Sarsfield.

See all 9 →

Érik BédardCanadian former professional baseball player · born 1979

Norman Frank WilsonCanadian politician · 1876–1956

Ferdinand LaroseCanadian agronomist · 1888–1955

Jackson BennettProfessional Canadian football running back · born 1996

Irving Farmer KennedyCanadian flying ace · 1922–2011

Brian CoburnCanadian politician · born 1945

Photo credits

Érik Bédard: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Norman Frank Wilson: Unknown author , Published by Montreal Perrault Print. Co, Public domain · Ferdinand Larose: D. Gordon E. Robertson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jackson Bennett: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0

Navan - Sarsfield’s neighbours

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

Portobello SouthCardinal CreekFallingbrookChapel Hill SouthVarsQueenswood HeightsNavan - Sarsfield

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Navan - Sarsfield	2,853	—	A⁻	C	B⁺	A⁻
Portobello South	29,960	5.8	A	C	A	A
Cardinal Creek	11,676	7.8	A⁺	C⁺	A⁺	A
Fallingbrook	17,836	8.3	A⁺	C	A⁺	A
Chapel Hill South	14,278	8.4	A⁺	C⁺	A	A
Vars	2,767	8.5	A	C	A⁺	A⁻
Queenswood Heights	8,998	8.8	A	C⁻	A⁺	A

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

Questions about Navan - Sarsfield

Do people in Navan - Sarsfield speak French?

Many do: 59% are bilingual in English and French (Canadian towns’ median: 8%), and 3.2% speak French only.

About Navan - Sarsfield

Neighbourhood in Ottawa

Census areas put together by TownRatings make up Navan - Sarsfield, one part of Ottawa; the city’s map or OpenStreetMap gives it its name.

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

Population: 2,853 (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).