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A neighbourhood of 14,030 in Ottawa. It is one of 103 neighbourhoods of Ottawa.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: Earl Andrew at en.wikipedia · Public domain

Population

14,030

people, Census 2021

Median age

37.1

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

67%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

36%

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

Is Riverview a good place to live?

The picture is mixed. Prices are high against local incomes (D−). Riverview’s overall grade of C puts it better than just over a third of Canadian towns, #653 of 858 in Ontario. It lags on safety as well (C). Health is where it shines (A+). Walkability is another plus (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

How Riverview grades

Each subject compares Riverview 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 easiest places to get around without a carA⁺Open →Cost of livingNear the bottom of the towns comparedD⁻Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areA⁺Open →SafetyMore crime than in most townsCOpen →Jobs & incomeBehind most towns comparedCOpen →Hazard riskBased on seismic risk and radon tests, lowered where wildfire runs highC⁺Open →SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Riverview stand out

The 3 things Riverview does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

36% walk, cycle or take transit

Canadian towns centre on 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Households renting

Housing

61% rent their home

Against 25% in the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Riverview.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Rent takes more of local pay in Riverview than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 30% of household income

$592,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

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

Owners put the median home at $592,000, lower than Ontario’s towns ($695,000) yet higher than Canadian towns ($406,000).

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

Riverview$592,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Riverview	Ontario	Canada
Rent as a share of income	30%	22%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	29%	22%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$592,000	$695,000	$406,000

$1,916

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageRiverview’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, $592,000, against the median household income Owners and renters39% 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.

HealthHealth A⁺

Health in Riverview beats 97% of Canadian towns

56%very good or excellent healthA⁺Health Grade

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the City of Ottawa Health Unit

In the health survey, 56% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, more than Ontario’s 51%. At 8.6%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Ontario. Life expectancy at birth in the region is 83.7 years, higher than both Ontario’s towns (82.8) and Canadian towns (81.5). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Riverview is well placed: 1.1 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Riverview56%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Riverview	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

1.1 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

8.6%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.5 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageRiverview’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care1.1 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

SafetySafety C

Riverview’s grade for safety: a C

55Crime Severity Index

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 66, below both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Where it is policed, 8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. Riverview 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	Riverview	Ontario	Canada
Violent crime	8	10.5	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	66	76	86
Crime Severity Index	55	56	67

10.7

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

non-violent Crime Severity Index

32%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageRiverview’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Working-age people in Riverview are less likely to have a job than in 76% of Canadian towns

36%walk, cycle or take transit

Getting to work takes 24 min on average.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van60%

Public transit23%

Walk10%

Bicycle3%

Census 2021	Riverview	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	24 min	29 min	26 min

$76,300

median household income, 2020

40%

worked from home, May 2021

96%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment12% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work36% 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.

Outdoors

Riverview has more protected land around it than 9 in 10 Canadian towns

15%of the land within 10 km protected

A drive of 93 km reaches Thousand Islands National Park, the nearest national park. 45 protected areas lie within 10 km. Biggest among them: Rideau Canal National Historic Site, 19,972 ha, 0.6 km off. For a provincial park, Plaisance National Park (Québec) lies 35 km off.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Riverview15%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Riverview	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	15%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	22	4	4

93 km

to Thousand Islands National Park

35 km

to Plaisance National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageRiverview’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas45 protected areas within 10 km · Rideau Canal National Historic Site National & provincial parks93 km to a national park · Thousand Islands National Park

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

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

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.15 per $1,000 of buildings, above both Ontario’s towns ($0.043) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Radon around Riverview is ordinary for Canada: 6.2% of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical).

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

Riverview6.2%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Riverview	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

21 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageRiverview’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 lows in Riverview: −14.0°C, against −9.1°C in Ontario’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns

26.7°CJuly afternoons

The warmest stretch brings July afternoons of 26.7°C, close to Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and above Canadian towns (25.5°C). Frost usually lifts by 30 April and returns around 6 October: 158 days without it. Rain and snow peak in June, at 95 mm. January is the snowiest month, with 45 cm 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	Riverview	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 pageRiverview’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 station6.4 km to the station · Ottawa (City)

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

Who lives here

More people in Riverview speak English and French than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 36%

37.1median age

44% of residents belong to a visible minority, above Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Under 15: 11% of residents. Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population.

RiverviewOntarioCanada

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 qualification67%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.3% of Riverview

Census 2021 put women at 7,055 and men at 6,980; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Riverview
	Riverview	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	11%	15%	16%
15 to 64	67%	65%	64%
65+	22%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	10%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	67%	56%	56%

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

English and French36% speak both · 2.5% speak French but not English Ages37.1 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households6,345 households

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

Weather

Riverview in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −2°C

6°Ca normal November afternoon

Across the year, normals run from −14°C nights in January to 27°C afternoons in July. Into December, the normals move to −2°C and −9°C. A normal November brings 72 mm of rain and snow. Snow is normal by November, about 16 cm over the month.

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 pageRiverview’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 91% of Ontario’s town libraries

Ottawa public library serves the whole of Ottawa, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 1,083,550 people, Riverview among them.

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

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

SchoolsSchools B⁻

Teaching in French: 21 of Riverview’s 68 schools

68schools within 3 kmB⁻Schools Grade

On the tests, 23 of 55 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 26 under it. Families can pick among four systems here: English or French, public or Catholic. The largest is Glebe Collegiate Institute, with 1,315 students. The 3 km around Riverview counts 50 elementary schools, 15 secondary schools and 3 alternative or adult schools, 29,345 students between them.

School	Level	Students	System
Vincent Massey Public School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	765	English public
Glebe Collegiate Institute Top fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,315	English public
École secondaire catholique Franco-Cité FrenchTeaches in FrenchSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,010	French Catholic
Canterbury High School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,160	English public

See all 68 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public32

English Catholic15

French Catholic14

French public7

Schools within 3 km	Riverview	Ontario	Canada
School boards	4	4	3

29,345

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

0.9 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageRiverview’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Language21 of 68 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Every school68 schools within 3 km · 50 elementary schools, 15 secondary schools and 3 alternative or adult schools Results23 of 55 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario The boards4 school boards · Ottawa-Carleton DSB Questions“What schools are there in Riverview?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

History

1 historic place on the heritage registers in Riverview

1historic place

Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 23% of homes, above both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations1

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

VIA Rail Station, Ottawa, Ontario 1965

1965

oldest construction date on the record

23%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Riverview	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	23%	22%	18%

Full pageRiverview’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Older homes23% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Riverview 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 Riverview

15pages on Riverview

The big questions

SafetyCCrime Severity Index 55 Housing & costD⁻Homes 7.8 × income Property pricesSchoolsB⁻68 schools within 3 km HealthA⁺Life expectancy 83.7 in its region Work & commuteC55% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors15% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 37.1 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Science & Technology Museum and 62 more in and around Riverview

What there is to see in Riverview and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumScience & Technology Museumin town

Art galleryNational Gallery of Canada2.9 km outside town, to the west · 237K visitors a year (2014)

MuseumCarleton University2.4 km outside town, to the southwest

Big drawMuseumCanadian Museum of History3.5 km outside town, to the west · 1.3M visitors a year

MuseumCanada Science and Technology Museum500 m outside town, to the east · 348K visitors a year

MuseumCanadian Museum of Nature1.3 km outside town, to the west

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

National Gallery of Canada: Wladyslaw [Disk.], CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Carleton University: Harleyd613, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canadian Museum of History: Wojciech Dittwald, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canada Science and Technology Museum: Ajadams94, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canadian Museum of Nature: RealGrouchy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Riverview

Neighbourhood in Ottawa

Riverview is a neighbourhood of Ottawa, built by TownRatings from Statistics Canada’s smallest census areas and named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 14,030 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Ottawa
Census subdivision: 3506008

Riverview’s neighbours

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

Elmvale - CanterburyOld Ottawa EastPlayfair Park - Guildwood EstatesAlta VistaOverbrookHawthorn Meadows - Sheffield GlenRiverview

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Riverview	14,030	—	C	D⁻	C	A⁺
Elmvale - Canterbury	8,149	2.1	B⁻	D	B⁻	A⁺
Old Ottawa East	8,308	2.3	A⁻	D⁻	A	A⁺
Playfair Park - Guildwood Estates	6,186	2.3	A	D	A⁺	A⁺
Alta Vista	8,387	2.4	A	C	B	A⁺
Overbrook	19,953	2.5	C	D⁻	C⁻	A⁺
Hawthorn Meadows - Sheffield Glen	6,838	2.8	C	D⁻	B⁻	A⁺

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

Questions about Riverview

Do people in Riverview speak French?

36% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns; 2.5% speak French but not English.

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).