Living in the Manotick area: questions, answered
Answers to 38 questions people ask about living in and buying in the Manotick area: neighbourhoods, schools, the O-Train, prices, walkability, parks and shops. Each answer comes first, then the detail, the sources and the date it is current to.
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- Neighbourhoods 9
- Schools 3
- Commute & O-Train 6
- Prices & market 6
- Walkability & errands 1
- Parks & outdoors 3
- Shops & dining 2
- History 6
- Who it suits 2
Neighbourhoods
9Where is Manotick in Ottawa?
Manotick is a community in the rural south part of the City of Ottawa, on the Rideau River. It lies immediately south of the suburbs Barrhaven and Riverside South, in Rideau-Jock Ward.
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Which city ward is Manotick in?
Manotick is in Ward 21 (Rideau-Jock), per City of Ottawa ward data, October 2026. The councillor listed is David Brown.
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What is the nearest hospital to Manotick?
The nearest hospital in City of Ottawa data is Queensway-Carleton Hospital, about 16.7 km from the centre of Manotick in a straight line.
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Is Manotick French-speaking?
Manotick is mostly English-speaking. In the 2021 census (via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study), 3.5% of residents had French as the language most spoken at home.
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What is Manotick like?
Manotick is a Rideau River community in Ottawa's rural south with 10,445 residents in the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study area (2021 census). Nearly all dwellings are single-detached houses (94.2%), most households own (92.9%), and median age is 48.0.
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How old are people in Manotick?
The median age in Manotick was 48.0 in the 2021 census (via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study). Children aged 0–14 were 16.7% of residents and seniors aged 65 and older were 22.1%.
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How many people live in Manotick?
The Manotick Ottawa Neighbourhood Study area had 10,445 residents in the 2021 census. Wikipedia cites a lower figure of 5,315 for the community, which likely reflects a different boundary.
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How big are households in Manotick?
The average household size in Manotick was 2.7 in the 2021 census (via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study).
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Does Manotick have a community association?
Yes. Wikipedia links Manotick VCA (manotickvca.org) as a local organization, and also names the West Manotick Community Association, which organized a 2007 town hall on development.
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Schools
3What schools serve Manotick?
City of Ottawa data lists eight schools in the Manotick guide area: three OCDSB, four OCSB and one CECCE (French Catholic). They include Manotick Public School, St. Leonard School and St. Mark High School. Families must confirm the designated school for any address with each board's school locator.
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Are there French-language schools in Manotick?
City of Ottawa data lists one French-language school in the Manotick guide area: Jonathan-Pitre Catholic Elementary School (CECCE) at 925 Ralph Hennessy Ave, about 5.0 km from the centre in a straight line. Families should confirm eligibility and the designated school with the board's locator.
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Which high schools are near Manotick?
The only secondary school in this guide's City of Ottawa data is St. Mark High School (OCSB) at 1040 Dozois Rd, about 3.0 km from the centre of Manotick in a straight line. Families should confirm the designated high school for their address with each board's school locator.
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Commute & O-Train
6How far is Manotick from downtown Ottawa?
Manotick is about 22.9 km from Parliament Hill in a straight line (as the crow flies). Wikipedia describes the community as about 25 km from downtown Ottawa.
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Is Manotick on the O-Train?
No. Manotick has no O-Train station. The nearest are Limebank station (about 6.6 km) and Bowesville station (about 8.9 km), both on Line 2, measured in a straight line.
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What is the nearest O-Train station to Manotick?
The nearest O-Train station to Manotick is Limebank on Line 2, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. Bowesville station, also on Line 2, is about 8.9 km away.
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How do people in Manotick get to work?
Most Manotick workers drive. In the 2021 census (via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study), 92.2% commuted by car, truck or van, 3.5% walked, 0.8% used public transit and 0.4% cycled. 47.4% worked from home.
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How many people work from home in Manotick?
In the 2021 census (via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study), 47.4% of Manotick workers aged 15 and over worked at home.
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How many transit stops are near homes in Manotick?
On average there are 5.3 transit stops within a 600 m walk in the Manotick Ottawa Neighbourhood Study area, per current ONS data. In the 2021 census, 0.8% of workers commuted by public transit.
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Prices & market
6How much do homes cost in Manotick?
This guide has no neighbourhood sale-price figure for Manotick. In the 2021 census (via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study), the median owner-estimated value of owned dwellings in Manotick was $900,000. For September 2026, OREB reported a citywide Ottawa single-family benchmark price of $705,100 and an average sale price of $685,640 for all homes.
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What are homes like in Manotick?
Homes in Manotick are overwhelmingly single-detached: 94.2% of dwellings in the 2021 census (via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study). Row houses were 2.7% and semi-detached 0.8%, and apartments were rare.
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Do more people rent or own in Manotick?
Far more people own. In the 2021 census (via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study), 92.9% of Manotick households owned their home and 7.1% rented.
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Are there apartments in Manotick?
Very few. In the 2021 census (via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study), apartments in buildings under five storeys were 1.3% of Manotick dwellings, flats in a duplex 0.8%, and buildings of five or more storeys 0.0%.
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What is the Ottawa housing market like right now?
For September 2026, OREB reported 1,010 homes sold citywide, down 6.6% from September 2025, with active listings at 4,813, up 7.9%. These are citywide figures, not Manotick figures.
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How long do homes take to sell in Ottawa?
Citywide, the median days on market was 27 in September 2026, up from 22 days in September 2025, according to OREB. These figures cover all of Ottawa, not Manotick.
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Walkability & errands
1Is Manotick walkable?
Manotick scores low on walkability measures. The Ottawa Neighbourhood Study's neighbourhood average Walk Score is 18 and the Bike Score is 33. In the 2021 census, 3.5% of workers walked to work and 0.4% cycled.
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Parks & outdoors
3What parks and trails are in Manotick?
The City of Ottawa parks inventory lists 41 parks in the Manotick guide area. Bridgeport Parkette South, Bridgeport Parkette North, Orchard Hollow Park and Major W. Ross Chamberlain Park are the closest to the centre, within about 0.2 km in a straight line.
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Is there an arena or library in Manotick?
Yes. The Manotick (Mike O’Neil) Arena is about 1.1 km from the centre of Manotick in a straight line, and the Ottawa Public Library Manotick Branch is about 1.4 km away. City data counts three rinks in the area.
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How much tree canopy does Manotick have?
Tree canopy covered 28.3% of the Manotick Ottawa Neighbourhood Study area in 2024.
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Shops & dining
2Where do people in Manotick buy groceries?
The supermarket in this guide's data is Your Independent Grocer, about 0.9 km from the centre of Manotick in a straight line. This guide does not list other stores.
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Does Manotick have a main street business area?
Yes. City data lists the Manotick BIA (business improvement area) for the village. The BIA helps organize the Dickinson Days festival around Dickinson Square each June.
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History
6What is the history of Manotick?
Manotick grew around mills on the Rideau River. Moss Kent Dickinson founded the village in 1864 and named it after the Algonquin word for "island". A stone mill was built in 1859–1860, and Manotick joined the City of Ottawa at amalgamation in 2001.
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What is Watson's Mill in Manotick?
Watson's Mill is a Manotick landmark on the Rideau River: a working museum with an operational grist mill on the Rideau River. Wikipedia describes it as the only working museum in the Ottawa area.
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What is Dickinson Days in Manotick?
Dickinson Days is Manotick's annual spring festival, held on the first Friday and Saturday of June around Dickinson Square. It is named after village founder Moss Kent Dickinson.
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Who founded Manotick?
Moss Kent Dickinson founded Manotick in 1864 and named it after the Algonquin word for "island".
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What was the Mahogany subdivision dispute in Manotick?
In 2007 Minto Developments proposed about 1,800 new homes in Manotick, later revised to about 1,400. Residents worried about the village's rural character, and Ottawa City Council rejected the plan in 2008. The Ontario Municipal Board approved it in 2009, and the approved plan has been under construction since.
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Is Manotick a village or part of Ottawa?
Manotick is both: a village-style community that has been part of the City of Ottawa since amalgamation in 2001. Before that it was in Rideau Township.
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Who it suits
2Is Manotick a good place to live?
That depends on what you want. Manotick is a Rideau River community in Ottawa's rural south, where 94.2% of dwellings are single-detached houses and 92.9% of households own (2021 census, via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study). Daily life is car-oriented: 92.2% of workers commute by car, and the area is about 22.9 km from downtown in a straight line.
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Is Manotick good for families?
Manotick has a family-sized housing stock and a mix of ages. In the 2021 census (via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study), 16.7% of residents were aged 0–14, average household size was 2.7 and 94.2% of dwellings were single-detached. The area has eight schools from three boards and 41 parks in City data.
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