#1Old Ottawa South
Ontario · 6,704 peopleOverall A+·#18 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A+, health A+·lowest: hazard risk C+
Old Ottawa South, #1 on this list · Photo: P199 (CC BY-SA 4.0)Ottawa · 2026
Most walkable neighbourhoods in Ottawa
Island Park-Wellington Village takes second place with A+; Glebe-Dows Lake is third with A+. An A of some kind goes to 79 of the 101 listed. Last comes Munster - Ashton, at D−. Nationally, Old Ottawa South ranks #1 of 2,589. 9 neighbourhoods in Ottawa reach the top 100 for all of Canada. Nowhere in Ottawa does better on this list than Old Ottawa South, at A+.
Walkability grade: residents within 800 metres of a pharmacy, and commuters who walk, cycle or take transit How grades work
#1A+Walkability
#2Island Park-Wellington Village
Ontario · 5,486 peopleOverall A+·#27 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A+, jobs & income A+·lowest: hazard risk C+
#3Glebe-Dows Lake
Ontario · 13,436 peopleOverall B+·#858 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A+, jobs & income A+·lowest: cost of living D
All 101 neighbourhoods, ranked
Best first in Ottawa; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
101 neighbourhoods
#NeighbourhoodWalkabilityCanada rankWhat drives it
1Old Ottawa South6,704 peopleA+#1 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A+·lowest: hazard risk C+
2Island Park-Wellington Village5,486 peopleA+#2 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, jobs & income A+·lowest: hazard risk C+
3Glebe-Dows Lake13,436 peopleA+#31 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, jobs & income A+·lowest: cost of living D
4Hintonburg-Mechanicsville10,966 peopleA+#33 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A+·lowest: cost of living D−
5Centretown32,035 peopleA+#76 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A+·lowest: cost of living D−
6West Centretown8,560 peopleA+#81 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A+·lowest: cost of living D−
9Vanier North10,498 peopleA+#96 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A+·lowest: cost of living D−
10Vanier South7,259 peopleA+#129 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A+·lowest: jobs & income D−
11Lowertown East6,996 peopleA+#133 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A+·lowest: cost of living D−
12Old Ottawa East8,308 peopleA+#146 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A+·lowest: cost of living D−
13New Edinburgh5,728 peopleA+#153 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, jobs & income A+·lowest: cost of living C−
17Billings Bridge - Heron Park5,370 peopleA+#194 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A+·lowest: cost of living D−
19Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont15,610 peopleA+#233 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A+·lowest: cost of living D−
20Overbrook19,953 peopleA+#235 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A+·lowest: cost of living D−
21Whitehaven - Woodpark - Glabar Park11,111 peopleA+#251 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
22Civic Hospital6,091 peopleA+#270 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A+·lowest: cost of living C−
23Hawthorn Meadows - Sheffield Glen6,838 peopleA+#282 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A+·lowest: cost of living D−
24Laurentian11,133 peopleA+#292 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A+·lowest: cost of living D
25Carleton Heights-Courtland Park8,621 peopleA+#303 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
26Carlington16,354 peopleA+#318 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A+·lowest: cost of living D−
27Fisher Heights6,451 peopleA+#321 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
28Playfair Park - Guildwood Estates6,186 peopleA+#330 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, safety A+·lowest: cost of living D
29Beacon Hill South - Cardinal Heights7,746 peopleA+#362 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D
30Blackburn Hamlet7,606 peopleA+#401 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, safety A+·lowest: cost of living D
32Convent Glen - Orleans Woods14,118 peopleA+#413 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, safety A·lowest: cost of living C−
33Manor Park9,491 peopleA+#431 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A+·lowest: cost of living D
34Braemar Park-Belair Heights-Copeland Park9,248 peopleA+#435 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D
35Elmvale - Canterbury8,149 peopleA+#436 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A+·lowest: cost of living D
36Emerald Woods - Sawmill Creek5,714 peopleA+#440 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D−
38Queensway Terrace North3,160 peopleA+#473 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, walkability A+·lowest: cost of living D
39Carson Grove - Carson Meadows11,290 peopleA+#490 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A+·lowest: cost of living D
40Centrepointe - Briargreen9,259 peopleA+#503 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, safety A+·lowest: cost of living C−
41Craig Henry - Manordale8,758 peopleA+#517 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, safety A+·lowest: cost of living D
42Bells Corners West4,422 peopleA+#518 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D
43Greenboro West5,597 peopleA+#532 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D
44Borden Farm - Fisher Glen11,100 peopleA+#537 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, safety A·lowest: cost of living D−
45Qualicum - Redwood4,761 peopleA+#547 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A+·lowest: cost of living D
46Riverside Park - Mooneys Bay4,692 peopleA+#549 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A+·lowest: cost of living D−
47Rothwell Heights - Beacon Hill North10,985 peopleA+#583 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, walkability A+·lowest: cost of living C−
48Trend-Arlington3,844 peopleA+#585 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, walkability A+·lowest: cost of living D
49Alta Vista8,387 peopleA+#591 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, health A+·lowest: cost of living C
50Old Barrhaven East23,585 peopleA+#605 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, walkability A+·lowest: cost of living C−
52Leslie Park - Bruce Farm3,056 peopleA+#642 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, health A+·lowest: cost of living D
53Crestview-Tanglewood8,302 peopleA+#643 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D
54Old Hunt Club16,270 peopleA+#691 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, safety A+·lowest: cost of living D
55Chapel Hill North11,715 peopleA+#694 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, walkability A+·lowest: cost of living C
56Blossom Park - Timbermill8,907 peopleA+#702 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, walkability A+·lowest: cost of living D
57Bells Corners East4,963 peopleA#716 of 2,589Strongest: health A+, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D
58Waterridge Village2,737 peopleA#725 of 2,589Strongest: health A+, walkability A·lowest: cost of living D−
59Queenswood Heights8,998 peopleA#728 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C−
60Katimavik-Hazeldean11,437 peopleA#749 of 2,589Strongest: schools A+, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C−
61Brookside - Briarbrook - Morgans Grant15,509 peopleA#758 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, schools A+·lowest: hazard risk C+
62Fallingbrook17,836 peopleA#772 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C
63Orleans Village - Chateauneuf12,399 peopleA#805 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C
64Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights13,998 peopleA#808 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, walkability A·lowest: hazard risk C+
65Cardinal Creek11,676 peopleA#811 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, walkability A·lowest: hazard risk C+
66Old Barrhaven West22,012 peopleA#818 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C
67Portobello South29,960 peopleA#851 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, schools A·lowest: cost of living C
68Chapman Mills12,075 peopleA#852 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C−
71Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay28,714 peopleA#954 of 2,589Strongest: schools A, health A·lowest: cost of living C−
74Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows25,824 peopleA−#1,169 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, health A·lowest: cost of living C
75Riverside South - Leitrim19,802 peopleA−#1,267 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, schools A·lowest: cost of living C+
76Queenswood - Chatelaine4,537 peopleA−#1,269 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, health A·lowest: cost of living D
78Stittsville North13,331 peopleA−#1,325 of 2,589Strongest: schools A+, safety A·lowest: cost of living C
79Riverside Park South - Revelstoke3,030 peopleA−#1,395 of 2,589Strongest: health A, jobs & income A·lowest: safety C−
80Crystal Bay - Lakeview Park6,059 peopleB+#1,441 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, health A·lowest: cost of living C
82Stittsville East10,482 peopleB+#1,619 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, schools A+·lowest: cost of living C
83Chapel Hill South14,278 peopleB#1,697 of 2,589Strongest: schools A, safety A·lowest: hazard risk C+
87Merivale Gardens - Grenfell Glen - Pineglen - Country Place4,172 peopleC+#2,111 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, health A·lowest: safety C
92Osgoode - Vernon6,398 peopleC#2,228 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, health A−·lowest: cost of living C
93Edwards - Carlsbad Springs3,536 peopleC#2,305 of 2,589Strongest: health A, schools B+·lowest: cost of living D
94North Gower - Kars5,439 peopleC#2,309 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, health A·lowest: walkability C
95Navan - Sarsfield2,853 peopleC#2,321 of 2,589Strongest: schools A, health A−·lowest: walkability C
101Munster - Ashton6,372 peopleD−#2,585 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, health A·lowest: walkability D−
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Photos: Old Ottawa South, P199 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Island Park-Wellington Village, Ross Dunn (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Glebe-Dows Lake, Amakuha (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.
Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Canadian towns against each other only, run #73 of 10 November 2026. 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).