Ottawa to Kemptville Commute Guide The Ottawa to Kemptville commute runs Highway 416 for roughly 50 to 55 kilometres, with door-to-destination drive times ranging from about 35 minutes into Barrhaven on a clear morning to an hour or more into downtown Ottawa during peak hours or a February storm. If

Kemptville sits 55 kilometres south of Ottawa via Highway 416, a 35 to 50 minute drive that separates Ottawa's benchmark price for a single-family home ($725,000 in July 2026, per the Ottawa Real Estate Board) from a noticeably lower entry point for detached homes with larger lots. For families and

In Ottawa's current balanced market, selling first is the lower-risk default for most homeowners — but buying first can make sense if your finances are solid and the right property appears before your own home is ready to list. Neither path is universally right. The answer depends on your equity pos