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

Living · Lachine · September 14, 2026

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

Ten reasons to live in Lachine, taken from our neighbourhood guide and published figures: Lachine is one of the island's oldest settlements, and it shows in Old Lachine: narrow streets, stone and brick houses, the church, the convent, the museum and the old canal turned into a park. Parc René-Lévesque, a peninsula of monumental sculptures reaching into Lac Saint-Louis, and the riverside promenade of boulevard Saint-Joseph give the borough a waterfront few Montreal neighbourhoods can offer. Old Lachine and boulevard Saint-Joseph, along the lake, concentrate the character houses and the condos with a view, the priciest. The centre, around rue Notre-Dame and 32e Avenue, mixes shops, duplexes and rental buildings. Every reason is a sentence already published in our Living in Lachine 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. Lachine is one of the island's oldest settlements, and it shows in Old Lachine: narrow streets, stone and brick houses, the church, the convent, the museum and the old canal turned into a park.
2. 2. The character. Parc René-Lévesque, a peninsula of monumental sculptures reaching into Lac Saint-Louis, and the riverside promenade of boulevard Saint-Joseph give the borough a waterfront few Montreal neighbourhoods can offer.
3. 3. The neighbourhoods. Old Lachine and boulevard Saint-Joseph, along the lake, concentrate the character houses and the condos with a view, the priciest.
4. 4. The neighbourhoods. The centre, around rue Notre-Dame and 32e Avenue, mixes shops, duplexes and rental buildings.
5. 5. Getting around. The Lachine station of the exo Vaudreuil-Hudson line leads to Central Station; the du Canal station, in Saint-Pierre, serves the same line.
6. 6. Getting around. Buses on Notre-Dame, Saint-Joseph and Victoria reach Angrignon and Lionel-Groulx metro.
7. 7. Parks, leisure and shopping. Parc René-Lévesque, the canal promenade, the marina and Parc Monk, on the lake, form one of the island's finest waterfronts; Parc Kirkland and Parc Duff-Court complete the sports offer, with the arenas and the pool.
8. 8. Parks, leisure and shopping. Rue Notre-Dame and boulevard Saint-Joseph have the neighbourhood shops and Old Lachine's restaurants; big-box stores are along Highway 20 and in Dorval.
9. 9. Schools and services. The borough falls under the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the Lester B.
10. 10. The real estate market. In Lachine, the houses of Old Lachine and the lakefront sit well above the sector median; Saint-Pierre and the centre below.

Every reason is a sentence from our Living in Lachine 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 Lachine 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 yearsDaysLachine/Lasalle$730,0001%$735,80026 %42$420,000-7 %19 %53Island of Montreal, all$834,2504%$810,00021 %41$483,0000%19 %54 Our pages house for sale in Lachine, Centris Lachine, average selling price of homes in Lachine, is it a good time to sell in Lachine and real estate broker in Lachine 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.