Hintonburg, just west of downtown Ottawa
Hintonburg is a historically working-class, mostly residential neighbourhood west of Ottawa's downtown core, with a commercial strip along Wellington Street West. The Ottawa Neighbourhood Study area Hintonburg - Mechanicsville had 10,965 residents in the 2021 census, via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study. This guide sets out schools, parks, shops, transit and housing facts from public sources.
Convenience store on Wellington St. W. In Hintonburg (17156048679). Photo: Ross Dunn, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
hintonburg.homes is an independent guide to Hintonburg, Ottawa. It lists 16 schools, 24 parks and recreation places and 15 grocery stores, pharmacies and shopping centres, each with its source.
Updated · Facts on this page link to their sources
The area this guide covers
Hintonburg and Mechanicsville are reported together by the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study.
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Parks & trailsParks and recreation
Eleven parks, four rinks and several recreation centres in City of Ottawa data.
Updated October 2026
SchoolsSchools
Elementary schools sit within about a kilometre; confirm catchments with each board.
Updated October 2026
Shops & diningShops and errands
Wellington West is the main commercial street, with a seasonal market nearby.
Updated October 2026
TransitTransit and commuting
Two O-Train stations within about 0.7 km in a straight line.
Updated October 2026
MarketThe market, honestly
OREB's latest numbers for Ottawa, what they mean, and what they don't.
Updated October 2026
Hintonburg and what is nearby
This guide covers Hintonburg, using the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study area Hintonburg - Mechanicsville for census and amenity figures. Wikipedia describes Hintonburg's own edges as O-Train Line 2 to the east, O-Train Line 1 along Scott Street to the north, the Queensway to the south and Holland Avenue to the west.
The market, honestly
Citywide Ottawa figures from OREB's monthly MLS® report. They describe the whole city, not one neighbourhood.
- $705,100Single-family benchmark price (MLS® HPI)Nearly unchanged from Sept 2025; down 3.0% from August
- 4.4Months of inventory, single-familyAll homes: 4.8, up from 4.1 a year earlier
- $685,640Average sale price, all homesDown 1.0% from Sept 2025
- 1,010Homes sold in SeptemberDown 6.6% from Sept 2025
Figures for September 2026, released October 5, 2026 · Source: oreb.ca
Quick answers
Short answers first; each links to the full answer and its sources.
Is Hintonburg a good place to live?
Whether Hintonburg suits you depends on what you want from a neighbourhood. In the 2021 census, via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study, Hintonburg - Mechanicsville had 66.4% renter households, a median age of 36.0 and 16.2% of workers commuting on foot, and it sits about 2.9 km in a straight line from Parliament Hill.
As of 2026-10 · ons-sqo.ca en.wikipedia.org
Where is Hintonburg in Ottawa?
Hintonburg is a neighbourhood in Kitchissippi Ward, west of Ottawa's downtown core. Wikipedia describes it as bounded by O-Train Line 2 to the east, O-Train Line 1 along Scott Street to the north, the Queensway to the south and Holland Avenue to the west.
As of 2026-10 · en.wikipedia.org ons-sqo.ca
How far is Hintonburg from downtown Ottawa?
The centre of Hintonburg - Mechanicsville is about 2.9 km from Parliament Hill in a straight line (as the crow flies). Real travel distance and time depend on the route and mode.
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What schools serve Hintonburg?
The nearest elementary schools to Hintonburg are Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Elementary School (CECCE, French-language, 0.3 km), Connaught Public School (OCDSB, 0.5 km) and Devonshire Community Public School (OCDSB, 0.6 km), all straight-line distances. Which school serves a given address depends on the board's catchment, so confirm with each board's school locator.
As of 2026-10 · maps.ottawa.ca maps.ottawa.ca
What are homes like in Hintonburg?
Most homes in Hintonburg - Mechanicsville are in apartment buildings: 45.6% of dwellings were in buildings of five or more storeys and 24.7% in buildings of fewer than five storeys in the 2021 census. Single-detached houses were 12.2% of dwellings, semi-detached 6.2% and row houses 3.7%.
As of 2026-10 · ons-sqo.ca en.wikipedia.org
How much do homes cost in Hintonburg?
This guide has no current Hintonburg-specific price. Citywide, OREB reported a single-family benchmark price of $705,100 and an average sale price of $685,640 for all homes in Ottawa for September 2026, and the 2021 census median owner-estimated value of owned dwellings in Hintonburg - Mechanicsville was $604,000.
As of 2026-10 · oreb.ca ons-sqo.ca