10 reasons to live in Côte-des-Neiges in 2026, taken from our neighbourhood guide

Living · Côte-des-Neiges · September 14, 2026

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

Ten reasons to live in Côte-des-Neiges, taken from our neighbourhood guide and published figures: Mount Royal, Saint Joseph's Oratory and the Université de Montréal campus close the east; the Décarie Expressway cuts the west. The shops of Côte-des-Neiges and Victoria, the Filipino, Vietnamese, Russian, Moroccan, Jewish and South Asian restaurants describe the neighbourhood better than statistics. Upper Côte-des-Neiges, between the Oratory and the University, is the most prized sector, with quality old apartments and the mountain on foot. Snowdon, around the station of the same name and avenue Queen-Mary, is the sector of semi-detached houses and duplexes, prized by families. Every reason is a sentence already published in our Living in Côte-des-Neiges 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. Mount Royal, Saint Joseph's Oratory and the Université de Montréal campus close the east; the Décarie Expressway cuts the west.
2. 2. The character. The shops of Côte-des-Neiges and Victoria, the Filipino, Vietnamese, Russian, Moroccan, Jewish and South Asian restaurants describe the neighbourhood better than statistics.
3. 3. The neighbourhoods. Upper Côte-des-Neiges, between the Oratory and the University, is the most prized sector, with quality old apartments and the mountain on foot.
4. 4. The neighbourhoods. Snowdon, around the station of the same name and avenue Queen-Mary, is the sector of semi-detached houses and duplexes, prized by families.
5. 5. Getting around. The blue line serves Côte-des-Neiges, Université-de-Montréal and Snowdon (transfer to the orange line); the orange line stops at Snowdon, Côte-Sainte-Catherine and Plamondon, then Namur.
6. 6. Getting around. Buses on Côte-des-Neiges, Van Horne, Décarie and Queen-Mary complete the network.
7. 7. Parks, leisure and shopping. Mount Royal (the park, Notre-Dame-des-Neiges cemetery, the trails) is the neighbourhood's great space; Parc Kent, Parc Martin-Luther-King and Parc Van Horne are the neighbourhood parks, with the sports centre and pool.
8. 8. Parks, leisure and shopping. Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges, avenue Victoria, Queen-Mary and Van Horne line up the shops; Plaza Côte-des-Neiges is the neighbourhood's shopping centre.
9. 9. Schools and services. The borough falls under the Centre de services scolaire de Montréal and the English Montreal School Board; the Université de Montréal, HEC Montréal, Polytechnique and several private colleges are on the territory.
10. 10. The real estate market. The condo ($540,000, +6 %, +17 % in five years) sells in 54 days with 341 listings: buyer's market below $260,000 and between $650,000 and $780,000, balanced in between, seller's above $780,000.

Every reason is a sentence from our Living in Côte-des-Neiges 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 Côte-des-Neiges 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 yearsDaysCDN/CSL$1,164,50010 %$1,094,00020 %29$540,0006%17 %54Island of Montreal, all$834,2504%$810,00021 %41$483,0000%19 %54 Our pages house for sale in Côte-des-Neiges, Centris Côte-des-Neiges, average selling price of homes in Côte-des-Neiges, is it a good time to sell in Côte-des-Neiges and real estate broker in Côte-des-Neiges 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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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.