K1G vs K2S

Ontario

This page does not pick a winner. Every row shows two measurements and the gap between them. There is no score, no tally of which area “wins” more categories, and no overall result — those would be a rating of two places and the people who live in them, assembled by the layout.

Both areas are forward sortation areas, and every figure describes the whole of one. Crime is not shown here: it is reported at the metropolitan level, so for two areas in the same city it is usually the same number twice. It is on each area’s own page, with the geography it describes.

Selected 2021 Census figures for K1G and K2S, with the national figure for scale. The last column states the gap between the two areas as a direction and a size, never as a preference.
Measure	K1G	K2S	Canada	Difference
Median household income	$83,000	$137,000	$84,000	K1G is 39% lower than K2S
Median after-tax income	$73,000	$114,000	$73,000	K1G is 36% lower than K2S
Median age	38.8	39.6	41.6	K1G is about the same as K2S
Unemployment rate	12.6%	8.5%	10.3%	K1G is 48% higher than K2S
Low income (LIM-AT)	14%	3.5%	11.1%	K1G is 4.0× higher than K2S
Average household size	2.3	2.8	2.4	K1G is 18% lower than K2S

Counts for each area. These describe the place and are not compared as ratios.
Measure	K1G	K2S
Population	35,074	38,903
Private dwellings	15,333	13,924
Land area	36 km²	132 km²

Share of each area’s residents with an amenity within reach, weighted by where people live. A blank is a coverage fact, not a zero.
Amenity	Within	K1G	K2S
Grocery store	1 km walk	76%	64%
Public transit	1 km walk	98%	96%
Park	1 km walk	80%	92%
Pharmacy	1 km walk	51%	27%
Child care	1.5 km walk	99%	96%
Primary school	1.5 km walk	95%	72%
Secondary school	1.5 km walk	73%	41%
Library	1.5 km walk	25%	9%
Health care	3 km drive	100%	100%
Employment	10 km drive	100%	100%

These measure how close an amenity is, never its quality. A school 500 m away is a school 500 m away — nothing here says anything about the school itself.
The proximity index is scaled against all of Canada, where 1 is the single most well-served block in the country and the national average is close to zero. It is useful for comparing places and misleading as a score.

What tenants pay, from CMHC’s survey of purpose-built rental buildings. The two areas may sit in different survey zones, or one may not be surveyed at all — that is a coverage fact and is stated rather than left blank.
Unit	K1G	K2S
Studio	$1,223	$1,847
1 bedroom	$1,565	$2,062
2 bedrooms	$1,868	$2,495
3+ bedrooms	$2,051	not published

Adapted from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Rental Market Survey, October 2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation of this product.

The air quality index is a reading at the nearest station, which may be far away — the distance is shown because it decides whether the reading describes the area at all. Facility counts are reported releases within 10 km.
Measure	K1G	K2S
Nearest AQHI station	Ottawa · 5.9 km	Ottawa · 27 km
Current reading	1.61 — Low risk	1.61 — Low risk
Reporting facilities within 10 km	29	18
Reported releases to air	1,976 t	1,030 t

K1G: Measured at Ottawa, 5.9 km from K1G. The index runs from 1 upward and combines ozone, fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide into one health-risk scale.
K2S: Measured at Ottawa, 27 km from K2S. The index runs from 1 upward and combines ozone, fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide into one health-risk scale.

This page carries the figures the two areas can be set against each other on. Each area’s own page has the rest — including crime, the boundary map, and every source note and caveat in full.

K1G in full · K2S in full

Source: Census Profile, 2021 Census (98-401-X). Data current as of 2026-08-12. Statistics Canada Open Licence. Each figure describes a whole forward sortation area. Amenity, rent and air figures carry their own sources and vintages on the area pages.