10 reasons to live in Montréal-Nord in 2026, taken from our neighbourhood guide

Living · Montréal-Nord · September 14, 2026

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

Ten reasons to live in Montréal-Nord, taken from our neighbourhood guide and published figures: Montréal-Nord is a working-class, family neighbourhood built mostly between 1950 and 1970: rows of brick duplexes and triplexes, bungalows on small lots, four-to-eight-unit buildings along the main boulevards. The north of the borough, along boulevard Gouin and the Rivière des Prairies, keeps the quietest streets and the most sought-after houses; the centre, around Henri-Bourassa and Pie-IX, concentrates shops, services and rental housing. The northern sector, between Gouin and Henri-Bourassa, is that of well-kept bungalows and duplexes near Parc Aimé-Léonard and the river. The western sector, toward boulevard Saint-Michel and Ahuntsic, benefits from the nearby Henri-Bourassa metro. Every reason is a sentence already published in our Living in Montréal-Nord 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. Montréal-Nord is a working-class, family neighbourhood built mostly between 1950 and 1970: rows of brick duplexes and triplexes, bungalows on small lots, four-to-eight-unit buildings along the main boulevards.
2. 2. The character. The north of the borough, along boulevard Gouin and the Rivière des Prairies, keeps the quietest streets and the most sought-after houses; the centre, around Henri-Bourassa and Pie-IX, concentrates shops, services and rental housing.
3. 3. The neighbourhoods. The northern sector, between Gouin and Henri-Bourassa, is that of well-kept bungalows and duplexes near Parc Aimé-Léonard and the river.
4. 4. The neighbourhoods. The western sector, toward boulevard Saint-Michel and Ahuntsic, benefits from the nearby Henri-Bourassa metro.
5. 5. Getting around. Highway 25 and the Pie-IX bridge give access to Laval, Highway 40 to the rest of the island.
6. 6. Getting around. The blue line extension, under construction to Anjou, will pass south of the borough.
7. 7. Parks, leisure and shopping. Parc Aimé-Léonard, on the Rivière des Prairies, and the boulevard Gouin path are the most prized spaces; Parc Henri-Bourassa, Parc Pilon and the Garon arena complete the sports offer.
8. 8. Parks, leisure and shopping. Shops line Henri-Bourassa, Pie-IX, Lacordaire and Léger, with ethnic markets and neighbourhood restaurants; the Anjou and Saint-Léonard shopping centres are next door.
9. 9. Schools and services. The borough falls under the Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île for the French public network and the English Montreal School Board for the English one.
10. 10. The real estate market. Montréal-Nord is the island's fastest and cheapest house market: a $525,000 median in Q2 2026, down 6 % year over year after a 35 % rise in five years, and 24 days on market.

Every reason is a sentence from our Living in Montréal-Nord 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 Montréal-Nord 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 yearsDaysMontréal-Nord$525,000-6 %$536,00035 %24n/an/a35 %n/aIsland of Montreal, all$834,2504%$810,00021 %41$483,0000%19 %54 Our pages house for sale in Montréal-Nord, Centris Montréal-Nord, average selling price of homes in Montréal-Nord, is it a good time to sell in Montréal-Nord and real estate broker in Montréal-Nord 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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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.

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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.