Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
As of August 13, 2026, the median asking price in Ottawa is $659,000, across 4,286 active MLS® listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 64 days.
1,411 new listings came to market in Ottawa in the last 30 days.
Asking prices work out to about $571 per square foot, based on the 259 listings that report floor area.
Detached homes in Ottawa are listed at an average of $1,049,591 across 1,647 active listings.
Townhouses in Ottawa are listed at an average of $547,071 across 1,038 active listings.
Condos in Ottawa are listed at an average of $436,803 across 800 active listings.
Vacant land in Ottawa are listed at an average of $921,479 across 302 active listings.
Parliament Hill to patio nights
Downtown Ottawa and its adjacent established communities form the city’s most intensely “Ottawa” version of Ottawa: limestone and brick streetscapes, office towers and museums, and a daily rhythm set by the federal public service. By day it’s suits, students, and tourists moving between Confederation Boulevard, Sparks Street, and the Rideau Canal; by night it’s patios on Elgin, shows in the Market, and late dinners tucked into Centretown side streets. The area’s history shows up in converted walk-ups, heritage façades, and those surprisingly quiet residential pockets just a block off the main arterials.
Who lives here tends to skew younger—public servants, grad students, healthcare workers, and newcomers who want to be near campus, hospitals, and transit—alongside long-time residents in rent-controlled buildings and co-ops. The neighbourhood’s texture changes quickly: the Golden Triangle feels leafy and established; Centretown mixes rooming houses, Victorian semis, and mid-century rentals; Lowertown and Sandy Hill bring student energy and older housing stock, while the core stays unmistakably urban. Day-to-day life is built around errands on foot, quick coffees, and a calendar of festivals and events that spill onto the streets.
Real estate is defined by choice and trade-offs: newer condo towers and boutique mid-rises compete with older brick low-rise rentals, and townhomes/semis command a premium when they land on quieter streets. Buyers pay for proximity—walkable amenities, cultural institutions, and employment nodes—while watching for condo fee dynamics, building quality, and the variability that comes with older housing stock. Inventory shifts can be sharp in the core, but the long-term demand drivers remain steady: government, universities, hospitals, and the magnetism of being close to Ottawa’s most iconic public realm.
Ottawa’s market currently has 5,197 active for-sale listings with a median asking price of $649,900 and an average of $590 per square foot, pointing to solid pricing alongside meaningful choice for buyers. Homes are taking about 66 days to sell on average, suggesting a more measured pace where negotiation and due diligence can matter. With 1,652 new listings in the past 30 days, inventory is being replenished quickly, which can help buyers and investors find opportunities, but pricing discipline remains important at today’s levels.
Walk Score 0 · Transit Score 0 · Bike Score 25
The median asking price in Ottawa is $659,000, across 4,286 active MLS® listings as of August 13, 2026. The average asking price is $830,116. These are list prices on homes currently for sale, not sale prices.
There are 4,286 active MLS® listings in Ottawa as of August 13, 2026. 1,411 of them came to market in the last 30 days.
Homes currently listed in Ottawa have been on the market an average of 64 days as of August 13, 2026. This measures how long active listings have been available so far, not how long they take to sell.
Of the 4,286 homes currently listed in Ottawa, 38% detached houses, 24% townhouses, 19% condos, 7% vacant land.
Ottawa has a Walk Score of 0 out of 100, which Walk Score classifies as Car-Dependent — almost all errands require a car. Transit Score is 0. Bike Score is 25.