10 reasons to live in Dorval in 2026, taken from our neighbourhood guide

Living · Dorval · September 14, 2026

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

Ten reasons to live in Dorval, taken from our neighbourhood guide and published figures: Dorval Village, to the south, is a former resort on Lac Saint-Louis: old houses, riverside parks, boulevard Bord-du-Lac and its shops, the golf course and the marina. The rest of the town is post-war residential: bungalows, cottages and semi-detached houses from the 1950s to 1970s, with quiet streets between the lake and Highway 20, then condo and apartment buildings near the station and avenue Dorval. The Village and the lakefront (Bord-du-Lac, southern avenue Dorval, Strathmore) are the priciest sector, above the median, with old houses and waterfront properties. Central Dorval, between the lake and the 20 (Carson, Dahlia, Lilas), lines up the post-war bungalows that make the volume, at or below the sector median. Every reason is a sentence already published in our Living in Dorval 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. Dorval Village, to the south, is a former resort on Lac Saint-Louis: old houses, riverside parks, boulevard Bord-du-Lac and its shops, the golf course and the marina.
2. 2. The character. The rest of the town is post-war residential: bungalows, cottages and semi-detached houses from the 1950s to 1970s, with quiet streets between the lake and Highway 20, then condo and apartment buildings near the station and avenue Dorval.
3. 3. The neighbourhoods. The Village and the lakefront (Bord-du-Lac, southern avenue Dorval, Strathmore) are the priciest sector, above the median, with old houses and waterfront properties.
4. 4. The neighbourhoods. Central Dorval, between the lake and the 20 (Carson, Dahlia, Lilas), lines up the post-war bungalows that make the volume, at or below the sector median.
5. 5. Getting around. Dorval station is served by the exo Vaudreuil-Hudson line and by VIA Rail (Quebec City-Windsor corridor), with Central Station a few stops away; buses lead to the airport and the Fairview terminus.
6. 6. Getting around. Highways 20 and 520 and the Dorval interchange link the town to all of Montreal; Montréal-Trudeau airport is on its territory.
7. 7. Parks, leisure and shopping. The Village's riverside parks (Pine Beach, Saint-Charles, the lake promenade), the Dorval golf course and the marina are the large spaces; the aquatic and sports complex, the arena and the library complete the offer.
8. 8. Parks, leisure and shopping. Shops are on boulevard Bord-du-Lac, avenue Dorval and at the Jardins Dorval; Fairview Pointe-Claire is next door.
9. 9. Schools and services. The town falls under the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the Lester B.
10. 10. The real estate market. Dorval shares the QPAREB's West Island South sector with Pointe-Claire and Beaconsfield: house at an $820,000 median in Q2 2026 (-2 % year over year, +13 % in five years) in 38 days, condo at $517,500 (+5 %) in 44 days.

Every reason is a sentence from our Living in Dorval 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 Dorval 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 yearsDaysOuest-de-l'Île-Sud$820,000-2 %$820,00013 %38$517,5005%26 %44Island of Montreal, all$834,2504%$810,00021 %41$483,0000%19 %54 Our pages house for sale in Dorval, Centris Dorval, average selling price of homes in Dorval, is it a good time to sell in Dorval and real estate broker in Dorval 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.

Frequently asked questions

What it actually costs to settle in Dorval:

• Average rent in Dorval, by unit size
• Home prices in Dorval: ten years of actual sales
• The cheapest houses in Dorval

Rents, sale prices and the bottom of the market, calculated on the actual leases and sales of the last twelve months.

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.