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In Ottawa, this neighbourhood has 19,802 residents. Of Ottawa’s 103 neighbourhoods, this is one.

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Population

19,802

people, Census 2021

Median age

36.7

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

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

TownGrade

A⁺

#23 of 2,556

Is Riverside South - Leitrim a good place to live?

Riverside South - Leitrim is a safe place by the numbers (A+). Pupils here do better than most (A). Prices are high against local incomes (C+). Hazard risk is weaker too (C+). The overall grade lands at A+, better than almost every Canadian town. In the ranking it comes #7 of 858 in Ontario.

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⁺Safety ASchools AHealth

What makes Riverside South - Leitrim stand out

The 3 things Riverside South - Leitrim does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Median household income, 2020

Income

$142,100 median household income

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

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

Speak English and French

Who lives here

35% speak English and French

Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Safety

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: A+.

How Riverside South - Leitrim grades

Each subject compares Riverside South - Leitrim 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

SafetyVery little crime by comparisonA⁺Open →SchoolsAmong the best of the towns comparedAOpen →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areAOpen →WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeNear the top of the towns comparedA⁻Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnC⁺Open →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostC⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Riverside South - Leitrim.

SafetySafety A⁺

Riverside South - Leitrim gets an A+ for safety

The force’s area logs 8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a 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). 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, Riverside South - Leitrim included.

55Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202356

202456

202552

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

3.3

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

non-violent Crime Severity Index

32%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageRiverside South - Leitrim’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

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

SchoolsSchools A

Riverside South - Leitrim’s schools belong to 4 boards that cover the same streets

Taken together, Riverside South - Leitrim and its 3 km edge hold 29 elementary schools and 6 secondary schools for 19,670 students. 19 of 28 schools with results score above the middle in Ontario. French-language schooling is strong here, 8 of 35, where in Ontario it is 10%. Catholic schools make up 24 of 35, above the 34% in Ontario.

35schools within 3 kmASchools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
St Joseph Intermediate School CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades 7–8	Elementary · Grades 7–8	850	English Catholic
St. Francis Xavier (9-12) Catholic School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,665	English Catholic
École élémentaire publique Michel-Dupuis FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	430	French public
École secondaire catholique Pierre-Savard FrenchResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	900	French Catholic

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Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English Catholic18

English public9

French Catholic6

French public2

Schools within 3 km	Riverside South - Leitrim	Ontario	Canada
School boards	4	4	3

19,670

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

0.5 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageRiverside South - Leitrim’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards4 school boards · Ottawa CSB Every school35 schools within 3 km · 29 elementary schools and 6 secondary schools Results19 of 28 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language8 of 35 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Riverside South - Leitrim?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

HealthHealth A

Riverside South - Leitrim scores better for health than 89% of Canadian towns

A baby born in the region can expect 83.7 years, 85.7 for a girl and 81.6 for a boy (2022/2024). At 8.6%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Ontario. Adults who call their own health very good or excellent: 56%, above Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. Measured from where Riverside South - Leitrim’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 12 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for Riverside South - Leitrim alone, so this card uses the figure for the City of Ottawa Health Unit.

56%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Riverside South - Leitrim56%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Riverside South - Leitrim	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

12 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

8.6%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.7 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageRiverside South - Leitrim’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care12 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.7 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 A⁻

Riverside South - Leitrim has some of the highest household incomes of any Canadian town

The commute to work averages 26 min. The car took nearly nine in ten commuters, close to both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van89%

Public transit4%

Walk2%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Riverside South - Leitrim	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	26 min	29 min	26 min
Car or van	89%	88%	89%

$142,100

median household income, 2020

47%

worked from home, May 2021

96%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageRiverside South - Leitrim’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment8.6% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

HousingCost of living C⁺

Renting in Riverside South - Leitrim costs 16% of household income, less than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Owners make up 88% of households, above Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. 15% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Riverside South - Leitrim doesn’t get its own rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures; the ones here come from the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area.

$750,000median home value, 2021C⁺Cost of living Grade

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

Riverside South - Leitrim$750,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Riverside South - Leitrim	Ontario	Canada
Rent as a share of income	16%	22%	20%
Households owning their home	88%	76%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	15%	22%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$750,000	$695,000	$406,000

$1,916

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageRiverside South - Leitrim’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 living5.3 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $750,000, against the median household income Owners and renters88% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

Flood mapping exists for Riverside South - Leitrim: 3 on record, latest by Rideau Valley Conservation Authority

Seismic risk runs high: $0.15 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Radon around Riverside South - Leitrim is ordinary for Canada: 6.2% of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical).

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

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

Riverside South - Leitrim6.2%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Riverside South - Leitrim	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

flood studies on the national inventory

Full pageRiverside South - Leitrim’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: the city of Ottawa

Climate

Riverside South - Leitrim has colder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −14.3°C

January is the snowiest month, with 59 cm on average. Gardeners get 160 frost-free days, from 29 April to 7 October. Some 232 cm of snow falls in a typical year, above Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. Summer highs in Riverside South - Leitrim reach 27.0°C in July.

27.0°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.7°C

Spring11.1°C

Summer25.7°C

Autumn13.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Riverside South - Leitrim	Ontario	Canada
Snowfall a year	232 cm	146 cm	141 cm
January night low	−14.3°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
July afternoon high	27.0°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	154	139	159

232 cm

of snow a year

154

days with frost a year

160

frost-free days, 29 Apr to 7 Oct

118

days with precipitation a year

Full pageRiverside South - Leitrim’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 27.0°C, January lows −14.3°C Rain and snow930 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow232 cm of snow a year Weather station5.1 km to the station · Ottawa (Airport)

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

Who lives here

A town of families: 22% of people in Riverside South - Leitrim are under 15, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

The 65-and-over age group makes up 9.9% of residents. 37% of residents belong to a visible minority, above Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.

36.7median age

Riverside South - LeitrimOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

22%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree10%

Postsecondary qualification71%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.3% of Riverside South - Leitrim

Women numbered 10,165 and men 9,640 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.

Who lives in Riverside South - Leitrim
	Riverside South - Leitrim	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	22%	15%	16%
15 to 64	68%	65%	64%
65+	9.9%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	9.5%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	71%	56%	56%

Full pageRiverside South - Leitrim’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages36.7 median age · 10% are 65 or over Households6,760 households English and French35% speak both · 0.4% speak French but not English

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

Weather

A normal November in Riverside South - Leitrim runs from −2°C to 6°C

The month after, December, normally sees −2°C afternoons and −10°C nights. Expect around 21 cm of snow in November. A normal November brings 74 mm of rain and snow. ECCC’s forecast for Ottawa (Kanata - Orléans) is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

6°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November6°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−4°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−12°C	192 mm
Spring	11°C	0°C	222 mm
Summer	26°C	14°C	264 mm
Autumn	13°C	4°C	251 mm

−2°C

a normal November night

74 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 (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

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

Riverside South - Leitrim is served by Ottawa public library, the library of all of Ottawa, so the figures here are the city’s, for 1,083,550 people.

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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

Outdoors

Riverside South - Leitrim touches Rideau Canal National Historic Site

Protected areas cover 4.3% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. 74 km separate the town from Thousand Islands National Park, its nearest national park. The closest provincial park is Rideau River Provincial Park, 19 km from the edge of town. OpenStreetMap shows one beach within 5 km, without a name.

4.3%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Riverside South - Leitrim4.3%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Riverside South - Leitrim	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	4.3%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	3	4	4

74 km

to Thousand Islands National Park

19 km

to Rideau River Provincial Park

beach within 5 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas18 protected areas within 10 km · Rideau Canal National Historic Site National & provincial parks74 km to a national park · Thousand Islands National Park

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

Nearby attractions

Watson's Mill and 6 more in and around Riverside South - Leitrim

From museums to parks and historic sites: Riverside South - Leitrim’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumWatson's Mill600 m outside town, to the south MuseumMuseumDickinson House Museum700 m outside town, to the south MuseumMuseumGloucester Museum and Archives4.2 km outside town, to the northeast MuseumMuseumNepean Museum4.8 km outside town, to the northwest MuseumMuseumCanada Agriculture And Food Museum200 m outside town, to the west MuseumMuseumNepean Visual Arts Centre3.9 km outside town, to the northwest

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Riverside South - Leitrim

15pages on Riverside South - Leitrim

The big questions

SafetyA⁺Crime Severity Index 55 Housing & costC⁺Homes 5.3 × income Property pricesSchoolsA35 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 83.7 in its region Work & commuteA⁻68% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors4.3% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 36.7 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Riverside South - Leitrim

No notable person born in Riverside South - Leitrim is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

André SignorettiCanadian ice hockey player · born in Manotick · born 1979

Will PetschenigSwiss ice hockey player · born in Manotick · born 1995

Eddie LowreyCanadian ice hockey player and coach · born in Manotick · 1891–1973

Thomas PaymentCanadian politician · born in Manotick · 1853–1920

Photo credits

Thomas Payment: Unknown author, Public domain

Riverside South - Leitrim’s neighbours

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

Rideaucrest - Davidson HeightsChapman MillsOld Barrhaven EastStonebridge - Half Moon BayManotickMerivale Gardens - Grenfell Glen - Pineglen - Country PlaceRiverside South - Leitrim

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Riverside South - Leitrim	19,802	—	A⁺	C⁺	A⁺	A
Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights	13,998	2.2	A⁺	C⁺	A⁺	A
Chapman Mills	12,075	3.2	A	C⁻	A⁺	A
Old Barrhaven East	23,585	4.1	A⁺	C⁻	A⁺	A
Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay	28,714	5.2	A	C⁻	A⁻	A
Manotick	8,770	5.6	A⁺	B⁻	A⁺	A⁻
Merivale Gardens - Grenfell Glen - Pineglen - Country Place	4,172	5.8	B⁺	C	C	A

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

Questions about Riverside South - Leitrim

Do people in Riverside South - Leitrim speak French?

35% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns; 0.4% speak French but not English.

How old are the people of Riverside South - Leitrim?

At 36.7, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 22% of the population and seniors 10%.

About Riverside South - Leitrim

Neighbourhood in Ottawa

TownRatings splits Ottawa into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Riverside South - Leitrim is one of them, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 19,802 (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).