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Neighbourhood in Ottawa

Vars & Area

family-friendly suburban community-focused

Vars & Area is a quiet neighbourhood in Ottawa. It offers a suburban feel with a strong sense of community.

High school rating average of 8.1 Majority of homes are single-detached Low unemployment rate of 4.1% High median income of $125,048 Family-friendly with parks and playgrounds

At a glance

Day to dayLivability

8.1

Schools near listings

out of 10 · averaged over 12 past and present listings

Fraser Institute ratings within 2 km of each listing, closer schools weighted more

Each score is an average over this area's own listings and is shown only where at least 5 of them carry one. Scores are reported by listing agents, not measured by HOMEH.

What it costsAffordability

Median asking price

$917,450

41% above Ottawa 28% above Ontario

In Vars & Area

$917,450

In Ottawa

$649,900

In Ontario

$715,000

Median monthly rent

In Ottawa

$2,500

In Ontario

$2,500

On the marketMarket snapshot

For sale

6

Median $917,450

Houses 6

For rent

0

Recently sold

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Recently leased

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Market data as of 2026-10-16. Sold and leased figures are neighbourhood medians over the last 12 months, published only where at least 5 homes closed — never a single sale.

The honest readPros & cons

What people love

  • Good schools with high ratings
  • Low crime and safe environment
  • Strong community with low renter percentage
  • Spacious homes suitable for families

Keep in mind

  • Limited public transit options
  • Few amenities like grocery stores and restaurants
  • Higher home prices than the city median

The feel of the placeLifestyle

Daily life here is peaceful and family-oriented. Residents enjoy outdoor activities in parks and playgrounds.

Great for families first-time buyers those seeking a quiet lifestyle

Within the boundaryWhat's nearby

The boundary

75.6 km²

Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.

3

Parks

5

Playgrounds

1

Cafés

Counted across all 75.6 km² of Vars & Area. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-19.

The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate

8.6/10

Average rating of the 1 rated school in this area

1

Elementary

  • École élémentaire catholique Saint-Guillaume

    Independent · French · Grades JK–8 · CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario

    8.6/108.5 over 5 yrs

    150th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools

    205 students · EQAO 2024-2025

Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Vars & Area, not a catchment — most Ontario boards do not publish attendance boundaries, and we will not draw a line we cannot source. Confirm enrolment with the school board before you buy.

The peopleWho lives here

2,216

Population (2021)

63.4 km²

Area

35

People per km²

45.1

Median age

$125,048

Median income

93%

Own their home

2.7

People per household

835

Households

Every age

  • Children (under 15)16.8%
  • Working age (15–64)68.0%
  • Seniors (65+)15.2%

What is built here

  • Detached houses87.1%
  • Semi-detached2.5%
  • Duplexes0.6%
  • Low-rise apartments1.2%
  • High-rise apartments8%

Own or rent

93%Owners

9%Renters

Across 835 households

When it was built

Mostly 1961–1980

  • 1960 or earlier19%
  • 1961–198026%
  • 1981–199018%
  • 1991–20008%
  • 2001–200511%
  • 2006–20105%
  • 2011–20157%
  • 2016–20215%

Share of occupied homes, by the era they were built in. Bars are drawn against the busiest era, not against each other, because the eras are not the same length. The eight shares are unlikely to total exactly 100: Statistics Canada rounds each era's count to the nearest 5 before publishing it, so we print what the census reports rather than adjusting a figure to make the column add up.

4.6%
Born outside Canada
17.8%
Hold a degree or higher
64.4%
Employment rate
0%
Commute by transit
92.8%
Commute by car
1.8
Children per family
$106,339
Median income after tax
$134,096
Average household income
5%
Living on a low income
$1,298/mo
Owners pay, per month
$532,620
Median home value at census
33.2%
Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing
6.2%
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing

Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 4 census areas inside the boundary. Medians and rates are a population-weighted average of dissemination-area figures.

Sources: HOMEH listings, Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021, OpenStreetMap, HOMEH school registry