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Stonebridge - Half Moon BayOttawa

TownGrade

#240 of 2,556

Some 28,714 people live in this neighbourhood, in Ottawa. Of Ottawa’s 103 neighbourhoods, this is one.

Population

28,714

people, Census 2021

Median age

35.3

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

70%

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%

Is Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay a good place to live?

A good place to live, if you can afford it. Its schools beat most (A). With an A overall, Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay is better than 87% of Canadian towns and ranks #63 of 858 in Ontario. Health outcomes beat most towns (A). The catch is 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 AHealth AWalkabilityWeakestC⁻Cost of living

How Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay grades

Each subject compares Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay 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 →HealthAmong the best of the towns comparedAOpen →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesAOpen →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsC⁻Open →SafetyAhead of most towns comparedA⁻Open →Hazard riskGraded on two hazards, earthquakes and radon, with nearby wildfire counted only against itC⁺Open →Jobs & incomeClose to the middle of the towns comparedBOpen →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay stand out

The 3 things Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

Only 10% are 65 or over

Compare 19% for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Median household income, 2020

Income

$126,700 median household income

The median of Canadian towns: $81,000

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

Schools

Better than 92%

of Canadian towns on schools

Its schools grade: A.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay.

SchoolsSchools A

Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay’s schools belong to 4 boards that cover the same streets

43schools within 3 kmASchools Grade

French-language schooling is strong here, 11 of 43, where in Ontario it is 10%. 21 of 34 schools with results score above the middle in Ontario. Longfields Davidson Heights Secondary School is the biggest, at 1,650 students. The 3 km around Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay counts 36 elementary schools and 7 secondary schools, 24,850 students between them.

School	Level	Students	System
St Joseph Intermediate School CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades 7–8	Elementary · Grades 7–8	850	English Catholic
Longfields Davidson Heights Secondary School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,650	English public
École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Kateri FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	490	French Catholic
École secondaire catholique Pierre-Savard FrenchResults in the top fifth in OntarioSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	900	French Catholic

See all 43 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public17

English Catholic15

French Catholic6

French public5

Schools within 3 km	Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay	Ontario	Canada
School boards	4	4	3

24,850

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

1.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageStonebridge - Half Moon Bay’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards4 school boards · Ottawa-Carleton DSB Every school43 schools within 3 km · 36 elementary schools and 7 secondary schools Results21 of 34 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language11 of 43 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

HealthHealth A

For health, Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay is ahead of 90% of Canadian towns

56%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

8.6% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, below Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 56% very good or excellent, against 51% in Ontario. On top of that, across the region, life runs to 83.7 years on average: women 85.7, men 81.6, in 2022/2024. For Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay itself the measure is access, and it lags: 11 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay56%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay	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

11 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

8.6%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.9 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageStonebridge - Half Moon Bay’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care11 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.9 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 · Not measured by town: health survey and life expectancy (the City of Ottawa Health Unit)

HousingCost of living C⁻

Half the owned homes in Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay are worth more than $700,000, half less

$700,000median home value, 2021C⁻Cost of living Grade

Home ownership covers just over four in five households. Rent took 18% of household income, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%).

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

Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay$700,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay	Ontario	Canada
Rent as a share of income	18%	22%	20%
Median home value, 2021	$700,000	$695,000	$406,000
Households owning their home	81%	76%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	20%	22%	18%

$1,916

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

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Cost of living5.5 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $700,000, against the median household income Renting$1,916 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters81% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area

SafetySafety A⁻

For safety, Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay gets an A−

55Crime Severity Index

The force’s area logs 8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The violent index for its police area came to 66, below both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Behind Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 sits data gathered across the Ottawa service area, with Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay one part of it.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202356

202456

202552

2023–2025	Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay	Ontario	Canada
Violent crime	8	10.5	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	66	76	86
Crime Severity Index	55	56	67

5.7

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

non-violent Crime Severity Index

32%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageStonebridge - Half Moon Bay’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

Flood mapping exists for Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay: 2 on record, latest by Rideau Valley Conservation Authority

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

In Health Canada’s survey, 6.2% of homes tested in Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay’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, above both Ontario’s towns ($0.043) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay shares its earthquake risk numbers with the rest of the city of Ottawa.

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

Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay6.2%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay	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 pageStonebridge - Half Moon Bay’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Flood2 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

Climate

Winter nights bite in Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay: January lows of −14.3°C, colder than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

27.0°CJuly afternoons

A normal winter brings 232 cm of snow, higher than both Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Gardeners get 160 frost-free days, from 29 April to 7 October. The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 27.0°C in Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay. Most of the snow comes in January, about 59 cm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.7°C

Spring11.1°C

Summer25.7°C

Autumn13.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay	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 pageStonebridge - Half Moon Bay’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 station9.4 km to the station · Ottawa (Airport)

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B

Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay’s household incomes are higher than in 98% of Canadian towns

9%walk, cycle or take transit

The average trip to work took 30 min, close to Ontario’s towns (29 min) and above Canadian towns (26 min). 88% of commuters drove, about level with both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van88%

Public transit7%

Walk2%

Bicycle1%

Census 2021	Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	30 min	29 min	26 min
Car or van	88%	88%	89%

$126,700

median household income, 2020

48%

worked from home, May 2021

94%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageStonebridge - Half Moon Bay’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment9.1% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

Who lives here

Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay is more bilingual than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 28% speak both languages

35.3median age

53% of residents belong to a visible minority, above both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1.5% of residents, lower than both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

Stonebridge - Half Moon BayOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

24%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree9%

Postsecondary qualification70%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.3% of Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay

14,735 women and 13,965 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay
	Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	24%	15%	16%
15 to 64	65%	65%	64%
65+	10%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	9.2%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	70%	56%	56%

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English and French28% speak both · 0.3% speak French but not English Ages35.3 median age · 10% are 65 or over Households9,290 households

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

Weather

In Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −2°C nights

6°Ca normal November afternoon

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

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

Town hall

47,520 residents per council seat in Ottawa, a higher ratio than 99% of Ontario municipalities

Federally, Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay sits in Nepean, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Mark Carney of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Turnout	Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	44%	31%	31%

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Who runs itCity 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

The library figures on this page are Ottawa’s: Ottawa public library serves all 1,083,550 people of the city, Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay 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

Outdoors

Protected land at Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay’s edge: Rideau Canal National Historic Site

5%of the land within 10 km protected

74 km separate the town from Thousand Islands National Park, its nearest national park. The closest provincial park is Rideau River Provincial Park, 20 km from the edge of town. The protected share of the 10 km around the town is 5%, above Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay5%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	5%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	4	4

74 km

to Thousand Islands National Park

20 km

to Rideau River Provincial Park

public protected area within 10 km

Full pageStonebridge - Half Moon Bay’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas10 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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay

15pages on Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay

The big questions

SafetyA⁻Crime Severity Index 55 Housing & costC⁻Homes 5.5 × income Property pricesSchoolsA43 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 83.7 in its region Work & commuteB66% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors5% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 35.3 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Stonebridge Artists and 4 more in and around Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay

What there is to see in Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.

All attractions →

Art galleryArt galleryStonebridge Artistsin town AttractionAttractionValleyview Little Animal Farm3.3 km outside town, to the west MuseumMuseumDickinson House Museum2.6 km outside town, to the east MuseumMuseumWatson's Mill2.6 km outside town, to the east MuseumMuseumCanada Agriculture And Food Museum1.7 km outside town, to the northeast

Famous people from around Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay

No notable person born in Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay 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

Dick BellCanadian politician · born in Old Barrhaven West · 1913–1988

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

About Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay

Neighbourhood in Ottawa

Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay 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: 28,714 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
City: Ottawa
Census subdivision: 3506008

Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay’s neighbours

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

Chapman MillsOld Barrhaven WestOld Barrhaven EastRideaucrest - Davidson HeightsRiverside South - LeitrimManotickStonebridge - Half Moon Bay

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay	28,714	—	A	C⁻	A⁻	A
Chapman Mills	12,075	2.3	A	C⁻	A⁺	A
Old Barrhaven West	22,012	3	A⁺	C	A⁺	A
Old Barrhaven East	23,585	3.5	A⁺	C⁻	A⁺	A
Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights	13,998	4.2	A⁺	C⁺	A⁺	A
Riverside South - Leitrim	19,802	5.2	A⁺	C⁺	A⁺	A
Manotick	8,770	6.1	A⁺	B⁻	A⁺	A⁻

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

Questions about Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay

Do people in Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay speak French?

English and French are both spoken by 28% of residents, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%. French alone: 0.3%.

How old are the people of Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay?

At 35.3, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 24% of the population and seniors 10%.

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).