Ottawa, Ontario
As of September 27, 2026, the median asking price in Ottawa is $650,000, across 3,839 active MLS® listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 52 days.
1,761 new listings came to market in Ottawa in the last 30 days.
Detached homes in Ottawa are listed at an average of $1,021,900 across 1,790 active listings.
Townhouses in Ottawa are listed at an average of $538,456 across 1,068 active listings.
Condos in Ottawa are listed at an average of $434,213 across 767 active listings.
Duplexes in Ottawa are listed at an average of $849,783 across 76 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 3,838 active for-sale listings across the city, with a median asking price of $650,000 and listings averaging 52 days on market so far—suggesting buyers have meaningful choice and time to compare options across everything from urban condos and inner-ring homes to suburban family properties. With 1,759 new listings added in the past 30 days, supply is replenishing quickly, and pricing and pace can vary notably by area and housing type, making neighbourhood-level due diligence especially important for buyers and investors.
AI-written commentary on the active MLS® listing snapshot as of September 27, 2026. Not financial advice.
Ottawa covers about 2,874 km², so a single Walk Score®, Transit Score® or Bike Score® measured at one point would not describe it. How easily you can get around depends on which part of Ottawa you are in — check the score for a specific address.
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