Real Estate for Sale in Dows Lake, Ottawa, ON
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Neighbourhood in Ottawa
Dows Lake
Dows Lake is a small, quiet neighbourhood in Ottawa. It offers a mix of residential options and a peaceful atmosphere near nature.
At a glance
Day to dayLivability
7.6
Schools near listings
out of 10 · averaged over 83 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
$424,000
In Dows Lake
$424,000
In Ottawa
$649,900
In Ontario
$719,900
Median monthly rent
$2,700/mo
In Dows Lake
$2,700
In Ottawa
$2,550
In Ontario
$2,500
≈ 13.1 years
Of rent to match the purchase price
On the marketMarket snapshot
For sale
2
Median $424,000
Condos 2
For rent
2
Median $2,700
Houses 2
Recently sold
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Recently leased
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Market data as of 2026-10-08. 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
- Affordable housing compared to city median
- Strong community feel
- Good access to amenities like parks and pharmacies
Keep in mind
- Limited dining and shopping options
- Few public transit services
- No schools in the area
The feel of the placeLifestyle
Daily life here is relaxed, with a focus on nature and community. Residents enjoy outdoor activities and a quiet environment.
Within the boundaryWhat's nearby
The boundary
0.3 km²
Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.
1
Parks
1
Playgrounds
1
Pharmacies
Counted across all 0.3 km² of Dows Lake. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-12.
The peopleWho lives here
769
Population (2021)
0.4 km²
Area
1,853
People per km²
50.4
Median age
$96,000
Median income
55%
Own their home
1.9
People per household
390
Households
Every age
- Children (under 15)9.7%
- Working age (15–64)55.2%
- Seniors (65+)35.1%
What is built here
- Detached houses35%
- Semi-detached7.5%
- Townhouses1.3%
- Duplexes1.3%
- Low-rise apartments27.5%
- High-rise apartments27.5%
Own or rent
55%Owners
45%Renters
Across 390 households
When it was built
Mostly 1960 or earlier
- 1960 or earlier49%
- 1961–198014%
- 1981–19908%
- 1991–20000%
- 2001–20050%
- 2006–20100%
- 2011–201517%
- 2016–202112%
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.
- 28%
- Born outside Canada
- 65.3%
- Hold a degree or higher
- 54.9%
- Employment rate
- 18.8%
- Commute by transit
- 75%
- Commute by car
- 1.7
- Children per family
- $78,500
- Median income after tax
- $180,000
- Average household income
- 16%
- Living on a low income
- $940/mo
- Renters pay, per month
- $1,700/mo
- Owners pay, per month
- $1,200,000
- Median home value at census
- 44.4%
- Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing
- 0%
- Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 1 census area 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
What homes in Dows Lake actually sell for
17 homes changed hands in Dows Lake over the 12 months to September 2026. Half sold above $1,308,325 and half below, 54.5% higher than the 12 months before. A typical home found its buyer in 30 days — 6 days slower than a year ago.
- Median sold price
- $1.31M
- +54.5% year over year
- Days to sell
- 30
- 6 days slower
- Sales closed
- 17
- last 12 months
- Per square foot
- $624
- from 17 sized sales
Three years of sold prices
The line is the median. The band is the middle half of every sale — how wide it runs tells you how much one home here differs from the next.
What buyers actually paid
$973,000
on a $1,000,000 asking price — under ask by $27,000
- Of the asking price
- 97.3%
- Sold over asking
- 23.5%
From 17 sales that closed here in the last 12 months.
Every month behind these charts — Dows Lake, sales
| Month | Closed | Median | Middle half | Days | % of ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 2 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Aug 2026 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Jul 2026 | 3 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Jun 2026 | 4 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| May 2026 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Mar 2026 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Jan 2026 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Dec 2025 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Nov 2025 | 2 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Oct 2025 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Sep 2025 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Aug 2025 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Jun 2025 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| May 2025 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Apr 2025 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Mar 2025 | 2 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Dec 2024 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Nov 2024 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Oct 2024 | 2 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Sep 2024 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Jul 2024 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Apr 2024 | 3 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Mar 2024 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Feb 2024 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Nov 2023 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
| Oct 2023 | 1 | Not enough sales this month to report a median | |||
26 of these months closed fewer than 5 sales. A middle value taken over that few is not a market figure — with one sale it is simply that home's closing price — so the count is shown and the median is not. The sales themselves still count toward the 12-month figures above.
What people ask about Dows Lake
How much does a home cost in Dows Lake?
Homes in Dows Lake sold for a median of $1,308,325 over the 12 months to September 2026, across 17 closed sales — half sold for more and half for less. That is 54.5% higher than the 12 months before it.
How long does it take to sell a home in Dows Lake?
A home in Dows Lake took a median of 30 days on the market over the 12 months to September 2026. Homes there closed at 97.3% of the asking price on average, with 23.5% selling over asking.
Compiled by HOMEH from sales reported closed in Dows Lake on the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board MLS® System, through September 2026. Medians are taken over closed prices, not asking prices. Per-square-foot figures use the midpoint of the banded floor-area range MLS® carries, so they describe the group and not any one home. Not an appraisal or an opinion of value.
A condo here is its own market
2 condo apartments are on the market in Dows Lake right now. Too few have closed here in the last year for us to publish a median we would stand behind.