10 reasons to live in Ahuntsic-Cartierville in 2026, taken from our neighbourhood guide

Living · Ahuntsic-Cartierville · September 14, 2026

Transit, shops, nature, schools, character and prices: ten concrete reasons to choose Ahuntsic-Cartierville, and where to read the reasons not to.

Ten reasons to live in Ahuntsic-Cartierville, taken from our neighbourhood guide and published figures: Sault-au-Récollet, around the Visitation church and Île-de-la-Visitation park, is one of the island's oldest village cores; Promenade Fleury is the borough's shopping street, with cafés, restaurants and boutiques. Cartierville, west of Highway 15, is denser and more multicultural, with rental buildings and Sacré-Cœur hospital; Bordeaux, in between, keeps fine residential streets near the river. The Promenade Fleury and Sault-au-Récollet area is the most sought-after: old houses, river, shops. Northern Ahuntsic (toward Henri-Bourassa and the river) and Bordeaux offer the 1950s-60s bungalows and cottages that made the borough's reputation. Every reason is a sentence already published in our Living in Ahuntsic-Cartierville guide, written by a team that sells there all year; the reasons not to live there (entry price, distance, school catchment, noise) are there too.

The 10 reasons, taken from our neighbourhood guide

1. 1. The character. Sault-au-Récollet, around the Visitation church and Île-de-la-Visitation park, is one of the island's oldest village cores; Promenade Fleury is the borough's shopping street, with cafés, restaurants and boutiques.
2. 2. The character. Cartierville, west of Highway 15, is denser and more multicultural, with rental buildings and Sacré-Cœur hospital; Bordeaux, in between, keeps fine residential streets near the river.
3. 3. The neighbourhoods. The Promenade Fleury and Sault-au-Récollet area is the most sought-after: old houses, river, shops.
4. 4. The neighbourhoods. Northern Ahuntsic (toward Henri-Bourassa and the river) and Bordeaux offer the 1950s-60s bungalows and cottages that made the borough's reputation.
5. 5. Getting around. The orange line serves the borough at Henri-Bourassa, Sauvé and Crémazie; the Henri-Bourassa bus terminus connects Laval, and the Ahuntsic exo station (Saint-Jérôme line) serves the centre.
6. 6. Getting around. Highways 15, 19 and 40 border or cross it, making it one of the best-placed boroughs for anyone working in Laval or the North Shore.
7. 7. Parks, leisure and shopping. Île-de-la-Visitation park (river, dam, trails) and the Gouin path are the big spaces; Ahuntsic, Nicolas-Viel and Marcelin-Wilson parks complete them; the Claude-Robillard sports complex is one of the city's major sports centres.
8. 8. Parks, leisure and shopping. Promenade Fleury is the shopping street; the Marché Central, on the southern edge, concentrates the big-box stores.
9. 9. Schools and services. The borough falls under the Centre de services scolaire de Montréal and the English Montreal School Board; Collège Ahuntsic and Cégep de Bois-de-Boulogne are in the borough, along with several private colleges.
10. 10. The real estate market. Condos ($412,500, -3 %, 48 days) are among the cheapest of the central boroughs and remain a seller's market in every range.

Every reason is a sentence from our Living in Ahuntsic-Cartierville guide, written by a team that sells there all year, and the figures are those published by the APCIQ; nothing is added to make it look good. What the city does less well is also in the guide, in the "who it does not suit" section.

And the reasons not to live there

No city suits everyone: the entry price, the distance to work, the exact school catchment of the street, the noise of a highway or a rail line, parking. The neighbourhood guide says who Ahuntsic-Cartierville suits and who it does not; our method is to say it before the visit, not after.

Buying there, selling there

The market benchmark from the guide: APCIQ sector, Q2 2026Single-family, median1 year12 months5 yearsDaysCondo, median1 year5 yearsDaysAhuntsic-Cartierville$926,0007%$925,00032 %57$412,500-3 %27 %48Island of Montreal, all$834,2504%$810,00021 %41$483,0000%19 %54 Our pages house for sale in Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Centris Ahuntsic-Cartierville, average selling price of homes in Ahuntsic-Cartierville, is it a good time to sell in Ahuntsic-Cartierville and real estate broker in Ahuntsic-Cartierville complete this list. For the buyer, our services are paid by the seller's commission; for the seller, 5% all inclusive, payable only at the sale.

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Our proof, not our promises

The Loaa & Manseur team, led by Lotfi Manseur and Loaa Al Daow, is the number 1 team at RE/MAX Platine in 2024 and 2025, 6th RE/MAX team in Quebec, 15th in Canada and in the global top 50 of large residential teams according to the official RE/MAX ranking, computed on actual transactions. Its Google profile counts more than 220 reviews with a 4.9 rating. Its offices are at 55 avenue de l'Équinoxe in Brossard, one bridge from the island, and every broker's licence can be checked in the OACIQ public register. Three things to verify yourself before calling us, and to demand of any other broker.

Also available in French: version française de ce guide.

Published September 7, 2026 by the Loaa & Manseur team, the number 1 team at RE/MAX Platine in 2024 and 2025, 6th RE/MAX team in Quebec, 15th in Canada and in the global top 50 according to the official RE/MAX ranking. Tell us about your project.