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Vars, Ottawa

Vars is more spread-out than Ottawa and more affordable than Ottawa.

1,276 residents
$125,216 median income
43.0 median age
2 census areas

How Vars compares

Median family income: $116,500p75 +5%
Bachelor's or higher: 23.5%p64 -43%
Residents under 15: 17.8%p59 +8%
Population density: 63 /km²p10 -98%
Immigrant share: 3.3%p5
30%+ of income on housing: 8.2%p5 -55%

Bars are the percentile rank against Ontario's 20,000+ census areas. The trailing % is the delta vs the Ottawa median.

What stands out

8.2% of households spend 30%+ on housing — 55% below the Ottawa share.

Honest tradeoffs

23.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — 43% below the Ottawa share.

Closest neighbourhoods to Vars

Downtown$116,000 median income
Somerset Ward$116,000 median income
Kinburn$116,000 median income
Amberwood Village$116,000 median income
Stapledon$116,000 median income

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