{
 "title": "Alta Vista, Ottawa: neighbourhood factsheet",
 "name": "Alta Vista",
 "slug": "altavista",
 "summary": "Alta Vista had 7,765 residents and 3,190 private dwellings in the 2021 census (via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study). Population: 7,765 (2021).",
 "centre": [
  45.388913,
  -75.660909
 ],
 "boundaries": "Ottawa Neighbourhood Study area 'Alta Vista'; the Alta Vista Community Association uses a wider boundary.",
 "boundaries_source": [
  "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
  "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/neighbourhoods"
 ],
 "housing": "In the 2021 census (via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study), 79.9% of Alta Vista dwellings were single-detached houses, 4.6% semi-detached and 0.8% row houses. Apartments in buildings of under five storeys made up 5.7%, apartments in buildings of five or more storeys 6.2% and flats in a duplex 2.6%. Owner households were 78.6% and renter households 21.1%.",
 "housing_source": [
  "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/"
 ],
 "facts": [
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Population (2021 census)",
   "value": "7,765",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Private dwellings (2021)",
   "value": "3,190",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Median age (2021)",
   "value": "43.6",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Children 0–14 (2021)",
   "value": "16.3%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Seniors 65+ (2021)",
   "value": "19.5%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Renter households (2021)",
   "value": "21.1%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Owner households (2021)",
   "value": "78.6%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Average household size (2021)",
   "value": "2.5",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Single-detached houses, share of dwellings (2021)",
   "value": "79.9%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Semi-detached houses (2021)",
   "value": "4.6%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Row houses (2021)",
   "value": "0.8%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Apartments, under 5 storeys (2021)",
   "value": "5.7%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Apartments, 5+ storeys (2021)",
   "value": "6.2%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Flats in a duplex (2021)",
   "value": "2.6%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Median value of owned dwellings, owner-estimated (2021 census)",
   "value": "$800,000",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "French most spoken at home (2021)",
   "value": "10.1%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Commute by public transit (2021)",
   "value": "6.6%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Commute by car (2021)",
   "value": "75.6%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Commute on foot (2021)",
   "value": "10.0%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Commute by bike (2021)",
   "value": "3.0%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Work from home (2021)",
   "value": "53.0%",
   "as_of": "2021",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Walk Score, ONS neighbourhood average",
   "value": "37",
   "as_of": "ONS current data",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Bike Score, ONS neighbourhood average",
   "value": "78",
   "as_of": "ONS current data",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Tree canopy coverage (2024)",
   "value": "33.9%",
   "as_of": "2024",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Residents within a 15-minute walk of a community health centre",
   "value": "24.8%",
   "as_of": "ONS current data",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Average transit stops within a 600 m walk",
   "value": "12.5",
   "as_of": "ONS current data",
   "source": [
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/neighbourhoods/alta-vista/",
    "https://ons-sqo.ca/wp-json/ons/v1/get-data/data"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "City ward",
   "value": "Ward 18 (Alta Vista)",
   "as_of": "October 2026",
   "source": [
    "https://maps.ottawa.ca/arcgis/rest/services/Wards/MapServer/0/query?where=WARD_NUM%3D%2718%27&outFields=*&f=json"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "census",
   "label": "Straight-line distance to Parliament Hill",
   "value": "5.0 km",
   "as_of": "computed from coordinates",
   "source": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_Hill"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "counts",
   "label": "Schools inside the neighbourhood (this guide)",
   "value": 1,
   "as_of": "2026-10-30",
   "source": [
    "https://altavista.homes/data/places.json"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "counts",
   "label": "Parks & places inside the neighbourhood (this guide)",
   "value": 18,
   "as_of": "2026-10-30",
   "source": [
    "https://altavista.homes/data/places.json"
   ]
  },
  {
   "section": "counts",
   "label": "Shops & restaurants inside the neighbourhood (this guide)",
   "value": 5,
   "as_of": "2026-10-30",
   "source": [
    "https://altavista.homes/data/places.json"
   ]
  }
 ],
 "community_associations": [
  "Alta Vista Community Association"
 ],
 "page": "https://altavista.homes/neighbourhoods/altavista/",
 "licence": "CC BY 4.0 for this compilation (credit altavista.homes). Census figures: Statistics Canada 2021 Census via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study (Statistics Canada Open Licence). Walk times and counts are derived from OpenStreetMap (ODbL 1.0).",
 "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "generated": "2026-10-30"
}