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Houses for rent in Ottawa

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There are 239 houses and homes for rent in Ottawa today, with a median rent of $3,300/mo (+32% vs. all rentals in Ottawa). 70 are 3-bedroom houses. The most active neighbourhoods are Barrhaven, Orleans - Cumberland and Kanata.

community-oriented active diverse

1,017,449 people lived in Ottawa at the 2021 Census, in 407,130 households. 64% of households owned their home and 36% rented. The most common homes were single-detached houses (42%) and row houses (21%). 44% of homes were built before 1981, and 14% since 2011. 77% of commuters went to work by car and 11% by public transit.

Population of 1,017,449 High walkability score of 95

Ottawa, Ontario

Houses & Homes for Rent in Ottawa

Day to dayLivability

Walkability

out of 100 · averaged over 98,864 past and present listings

Average walk score reported on listings here

6.5

Schools near listings

out of 10 · averaged over 98,864 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

$649,900

9% below Ontario

In Ottawa

$649,900

In Ontario

$716,900

Median monthly rent

$2,500/mo

On par with Ontario

In Ottawa

$2,500

In Ontario

$2,499

$511

Per square foot

≈ 21.7 years

Of rent to match the purchase price

On the marketMarket snapshot

For sale

3,938

Median $649,900

Houses 2,732 · Condos 1,206

For rent

1,362

Median $2,500

Houses 885 · Condos 477

Recently sold

Recently leased

Market data as of 2026-08-16. 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

Strong community feel
Many parks for outdoor activities
Good walkability for daily errands
Diverse housing options

Keep in mind

Median home prices are above provincial average
Higher rental prices than provincial median

The feel of the placeLifestyle

Daily life in Ottawa is active and community-focused, with access to parks and amenities. The city has a mix of urban and suburban living.

Great for first-time buyers families young professionals

Within the boundaryWhat's nearby

The boundary

2,864.4 km²

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

1,210

Parks

2,224

Playgrounds

Transit stations

144

Grocery stores

1,022

Restaurants

455

Cafés

356

Gyms

Libraries

284

Pharmacies

Counted across all 2,864.4 km² of Ottawa. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-26.

The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate

6.4/10

Average rating of the 261 rated schools in this area

367

Elementary

117

Secondary

St. Isabel Catholic Elementary School
Public · Grades JK–6 · Ottawa CDSB
9.8/10
25th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
325 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Stephen Leacock Public School
Public · Grades JK–6 · Ottawa-Carleton DSB
9.8/109.2 over 5 yrs
25th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
500 students · EQAO 2024-2025
W. Erskine Johnston Public School
Public · Grades JK–6 · Ottawa-Carleton DSB
9.5/109.2 over 5 yrs
42nd of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
745 students · EQAO 2024-2025
St. Gabriel Elementary School
Independent · Grades JK–6 · Ottawa CDSB
9.3/108.5 over 5 yrs
53rd of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
195 students · EQAO 2024-2025
St Anne Elementary School
Independent · Grades JK–6 · Ottawa CDSB
9.1/108.2 over 5 yrs
77th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
595 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Hopewell Avenue Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Ottawa-Carleton DSB
9.0/108.5 over 5 yrs
91st of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
740 students · EQAO 2024-2025

Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Ottawa, 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

1,017,449

Population (2021)

2,788.2 km²

Area

365

People per km²

41.3

Median age

$113,190

Median income

64%

Own their home

2.6

People per household

407,130

Households

Every age

Children (under 15)16.4%
Working age (15–64)66.7%
Seniors (65+)16.9%

What is built here

Detached houses41.7%
Semi-detached5.3%
Townhouses21.4%
Duplexes1.8%
Low-rise apartments10.5%
High-rise apartments18.9%

Own or rent

64%Owners

36%Renters

Across 407,130 households

When it was built

Mostly 1961–1980

1960 or earlier16%
1961–198028%
1981–199015%
1991–200011%
2001–20057%
2006–20107%
2011–20157%
2016–20218%

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.

25.9%
Born outside Canada: 41.4%
Hold a degree or higher: 59.3%
Employment rate: 10.8%
Commute by transit: 76.8%
Commute by car: 1.8
Children per family: $96,039
Median income after tax: $132,182
Average household income: 9.2%
Living on a low income: $1,586/mo
Renters pay, per month: $1,517/mo
Owners pay, per month: $636,979
Median home value at census: 27.2%
Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing: 10%
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing

Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 1,392 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, Photo: © Wikimedia Commons contributors (CC BY-SA)

HOMEH Market Pulse Detached houses only Through September 2026 Deep sales history

What a House Rents For in Ottawa

1,248 detached houses were leased in Ottawa over the 12 months to September 2026. Half leased above $3,110 and half below, 1.3% lower than the 12 months before. A typical detached house found its tenant in 24 days.

Median rent: $3,110; -1.3% year over year
Days to lease: 24; 1 day slower
Leases closed: 1,248; last 12 months
Rent per square foot: $1.68/mo; from 1,207 sized leases

Three years of rents

The line is the median. The band is the middle half of every lease — how wide it runs tells you how much one detached house here differs from the next.

$3,896$3,432$2,968$2,504

Jan ’24Dec ’24Oct ’25Sep ’26

Median rent Middle half of leases

What renters actually paid

$3,000/mo

on a $3,000 asking rent — right at the asking rent

−10%Asking rent+10%

Of the asking rent: 100.0%
Leased over asking: 9.9%

From 1,248 leases that closed here in the last 12 months.

Rent or buy in Ottawa

22 years

of rent, at the going rate here, adds up to what a detached house here costs.

Median sold price

$820,164

4,849 sales

Median rent

$3,110/mo

1,248 leases

Gross rental yield

4.55%

before costs

Both figures come from deals that actually closed in Ottawa over the last 12 months. Gross yield is annual rent divided by price; it does not account for taxes, fees, maintenance, vacancy or financing.

How fast it moves

Median days on market, month by month. Taller means slower.

Oct 2024Sep 2026

Terracotta marks the last 12 months.

Every month behind these charts — Ottawa, rentals

Monthly closed leases in Ottawa
Month	Closed	Median	Middle half	Days	% of ask
Sep 2026	88	$3,200	$2,884 – $3,650	24	100.0%
Aug 2026	126	$3,100	$2,793 – $3,600	23	100.0%
Jul 2026	140	$3,300	$2,838 – $3,800	20	100.0%
Jun 2026	128	$3,225	$2,800 – $3,696	19	100.0%
May 2026	120	$3,100	$2,795 – $3,513	18	100.0%
Apr 2026	112	$3,100	$2,799 – $3,600	18	100.0%
Mar 2026	93	$2,999	$2,700 – $3,400	24	100.0%
Feb 2026	90	$3,000	$2,600 – $3,438	25	100.0%
Jan 2026	85	$3,000	$2,700 – $3,400	40	100.0%
Dec 2025	75	$2,950	$2,600 – $3,225	32	100.0%
Nov 2025	91	$3,000	$2,600 – $3,473	34	100.0%
Oct 2025	100	$3,175	$2,900 – $3,731	27	100.0%
Sep 2025	92	$3,200	$2,800 – $3,613	26	100.0%
Aug 2025	130	$3,200	$2,863 – $3,750	19	100.0%
Jul 2025	136	$3,200	$2,900 – $3,750	19	100.0%
Jun 2025	115	$3,250	$2,950 – $3,800	19	100.0%
May 2025	115	$3,250	$2,800 – $3,800	18	100.0%
Apr 2025	103	$3,200	$2,825 – $3,748	20	100.0%
Mar 2025	103	$3,000	$2,750 – $3,400	26	100.0%
Feb 2025	55	$2,950	$2,725 – $3,200	24	100.0%
Jan 2025	74	$3,095	$2,813 – $3,369	40	100.0%
Dec 2024	63	$3,050	$2,773 – $3,600	31	100.0%
Nov 2024	96	$3,000	$2,800 – $3,450	24	100.0%
Oct 2024	92	$3,200	$2,884 – $3,600	30	100.0%
Sep 2024	100	$3,225	$2,900 – $3,500	19	100.0%
Aug 2024	138	$3,200	$2,850 – $3,600	21	100.0%
Jul 2024	126	$3,325	$2,979 – $3,800	16	100.0%
Jun 2024	122	$3,225	$2,900 – $3,500	17	100.0%
May 2024	120	$3,225	$2,900 – $3,500	15	100.0%
Apr 2024	104	$3,195	$2,900 – $3,424	18	100.0%
Mar 2024	92	$3,000	$2,638 – $3,500	18	100.0%
Feb 2024	58	$2,850	$2,600 – $3,300	13	100.0%
Jan 2024	27	$2,999	$2,800 – $3,373	10	100.0%

What people ask about Ottawa

How much is rent for a detached house in Ottawa?

The median detached house lease in Ottawa closed at $3,110 a month over the 12 months to September 2026, across 1,248 leases.

Compiled by HOMEH from leases reported closed in Ottawa 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 detached house. Not an appraisal or an opinion of value.

Questions, answered

Common questions about houses for rent in Ottawa

How much does it cost to rent a house in Ottawa?

The median rent of the 239 houses for rent in Ottawa is $3,300/mo, from $1,600 to $28,000 a month. That is 32% above the median of all rentals in Ottawa.

All rentals in Ottawa

Are there 3- and 4-bedroom houses for rent in Ottawa?

Yes. Ottawa has 70 3-bedroom houses (median $2,973/mo) and 98 4-bedroom houses (median $3,500/mo) for rent right now.

All rentals in Ottawa

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