Stittsville's neighbourhoods
Stittsville is a suburban community in Ottawa, immediately southwest of Kanata and within the former Goulbourn Township. Goulbourn Township was founded in 1818 by Irish soldiers in a military settlement program after the War of 1812. The village of Stittsville was founded in 1854 when its first post office opened, with Jackson Stitt as first postmaster. The original village, now called Old Stittsville, was rebuilt after the Carleton County Fire of 1870 and grew around the railway. This guide splits the community into three Ottawa Neighbourhood Study areas: Stittsville, Stittsville East and Stittsville North.
The Stittsville area has 3 neighbourhoods: Stittsville, Stittsville East and Stittsville North.
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Atrium - école secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais. Photo: Suzanne Lemieux, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 01Stittsville
The largest of the three study areas by population, with 22,200 residents in 2021.
Ottawa Neighbourhood Study area Stittsville, the central of the three areas covered by this guide.
Autobus scolaire au débarcadère - école secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais. Photo: Suzanne Lemieux, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 02Stittsville East
The youngest of the three study areas, with a median age of 32.0 in 2021.
Ottawa Neighbourhood Study area Stittsville East, the eastern of the three areas covered by this guide.
Cour d'école - école secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais. Photo: Suzanne Lemieux, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 03Stittsville North
A mix of detached homes, row houses and some larger apartment buildings, with 12,855 residents in 2021.
Ottawa Neighbourhood Study area Stittsville North, the northern of the three areas covered by this guide.
Quick answers
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Is Stittsville a good place to live?
Whether Stittsville suits you depends on what you want from a home. In the 2021 census, via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study, Stittsville was mostly owner-occupied (91.1% of households) and low-rise (77.4% single-detached), and 90.1% of workers commuted by car. It is a suburban community about 25 km from Parliament Hill in a straight line.
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Where is Stittsville in Ottawa?
Stittsville is a suburban community in the west of Ottawa, immediately southwest of Kanata and adjacent to Richmond. It lies within the former Goulbourn Township and is about 20 km west of Downtown Ottawa, according to Wikipedia.
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How much do homes cost in Stittsville?
This guide has no Stittsville-specific sale prices. Citywide, OREB reported a single-family benchmark price of $705,100 and an average sale price of $685,640 for all homes in September 2026. Separately, the 2021 census median owner-estimated value of owned dwellings was $720,000 in Stittsville, $750,000 in Stittsville East and $695,000 in Stittsville North.
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Do more people rent or own in Stittsville?
Far more households own. In the 2021 census, via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study, 91.1% of households in the Stittsville study area were owners and 8.8% were renters.
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Which city ward is Stittsville in?
Stittsville is in Ward 6 (Stittsville), represented by Councillor Glen Gower, per City of Ottawa ward data, October 2026. All three study areas in this guide fall in this ward.
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What is the nearest hospital to Stittsville?
The nearest hospital in City of Ottawa data is Queensway-Carleton Hospital, about 12.0 km from the centre of the Stittsville study area in a straight line.
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