McNab/Braeside, Ontario, Canada
As of August 12, 2026, the median asking price in McNab/Braeside is $654,900, across 68 active MLS® listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 83 days.
19 new listings came to market in McNab/Braeside in the last 30 days.
Detached homes in McNab/Braeside are listed at an average of $801,716 across 43 active listings.
Vacant land in McNab/Braeside are listed at an average of $522,355 across 22 active listings.
River light, backroad quiet
McNab/Braeside feels like Ottawa Valley living in its most unhurried form: a broad, semi-rural township stretched along the Ottawa River just west of Arnprior. Country roads, working farms, and tall pines frame pockets of waterfront and a few tight-knit hamlets—Braeside among them—where the river is both backdrop and compass. With a Walk Score of 0, daily life here is decisively car-based, but the payoff is space, sky, and a sense of privacy that’s hard to find closer to the city.
The community is a blend of long-time Valley families, trades and resource workers, and households that commute east toward Kanata’s employment hubs. You’ll see kids on school buses, boats at the launches in summer, and snowmobiles and trucks sharing the same practical, winter-ready driveways. Neighbours tend to know each other by first name, and local gatherings—fundraisers, minor sports, volunteer fire events—do a lot of the social heavy lifting in a township where amenities are intentionally spread out.
Real estate is defined by land and lifestyle rather than streetscape: detached homes on larger lots, hobby farms, newer builds tucked behind tree lines, and coveted waterfront properties where views and shoreline frontage drive pricing. Inventory can be lumpy—more choice in rural concessions, fewer true riverfront opportunities—so buyers often weigh trade-offs like well/septic systems, road access, and year-round shoreline conditions. Compared with suburban Ottawa, value is frequently measured in acreage, privacy, and workshop potential; compared with more remote Valley areas, the Arnprior/Kanata commute keeps demand steady for those who want countryside without feeling cut off.
McNab/Braeside currently has 202 active listings with a median asking price of $564,900, averaging $2,233 per sq ft, and properties are taking about 79 days to sell—signs of a market where buyers generally have time to compare options and negotiate. With 51 new listings added in the past 30 days, inventory is being replenished, which can keep pricing competitive and create selective opportunities for investors focused on value and longer hold periods.
Walk Score 0 · Bike Score 26
The median asking price in McNab/Braeside is $654,900, across 68 active MLS® listings as of August 12, 2026. The average asking price is $714,409. These are list prices on homes currently for sale, not sale prices.
There are 68 active MLS® listings in McNab/Braeside as of August 12, 2026. 19 of them came to market in the last 30 days.
Homes currently listed in McNab/Braeside have been on the market an average of 83 days as of August 12, 2026. This measures how long active listings have been available so far, not how long they take to sell.
Of the 68 homes currently listed in McNab/Braeside, 63% detached houses, 32% vacant land.
McNab/Braeside has a Walk Score of 0 out of 100, which Walk Score classifies as Car-Dependent — almost all errands require a car. Bike Score is 26.