10 reasons to live in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG) in 2026, taken from our neighbourhood guide

Living · Notre-Dame-de-Grâce · September 14, 2026

Transit, shops, nature, schools, character and prices: ten concrete reasons to choose Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, and where to read the reasons not to.

Ten reasons to live in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG), taken from our neighbourhood guide and published figures: Concordia's Loyola campus, NDG Park, the McGill University Health Centre (Glen site) and Vendôme station are its landmarks. It is a neighbourhood of families, health professionals and academics, quieter than the Plateau and cheaper than Westmount, its neighbour. The NDG of avenue Monkland and the streets between Sherbrooke and Côte-Saint-Antoine is the most sought-after and expensive, with the finest semi-detached houses. The Loyola and Somerled area, to the west, is more family-oriented and slightly more accessible. Every reason is a sentence already published in our Living in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG) 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. Concordia's Loyola campus, NDG Park, the McGill University Health Centre (Glen site) and Vendôme station are its landmarks.
  2. 2. The character. It is a neighbourhood of families, health professionals and academics, quieter than the Plateau and cheaper than Westmount, its neighbour.
  3. 3. The neighbourhoods. The NDG of avenue Monkland and the streets between Sherbrooke and Côte-Saint-Antoine is the most sought-after and expensive, with the finest semi-detached houses.
  4. 4. The neighbourhoods. The Loyola and Somerled area, to the west, is more family-oriented and slightly more accessible.
  5. 5. Getting around. The orange line serves NDG at Villa-Maria and Vendôme; Vendôme is also an exo train station (Vaudreuil-Hudson and Candiac lines) connected to the MUHC.
  6. 6. Getting around. Buses on Sherbrooke, Monkland, Somerled and Décarie complete the network.
  7. 7. Parks, leisure and shopping. Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Park is the neighbourhood's green heart, with its fields and skating rink; Loyola, Trenholme and Girouard parks add to it; Mount Royal and Westmount Park are neighbours.
  8. 8. Parks, leisure and shopping. Monkland Village lines up cafés, restaurants and boutiques; Sherbrooke West and Somerled complete it with neighbourhood shops.
  9. 9. Schools and services. The MUHC (Glen site) and the Montreal Children's Hospital are at its edge.
  10. 10. The real estate market. NDG is one of the rare central neighbourhoods where the single-family home is a real market (94 active listings in Q2): $1,247,000 median, down 5 % year over year and 1 % over twelve months, at 49 days on market.

Every reason is a sentence from our Living in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG) 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 Notre-Dame-de-Grâce 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: Montreal West, a separate enclaved town, completes the APCIQ sector with its detached houses and its train station. Our pages house for sale in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG), Centris Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, average selling price of homes in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG), is it a good time to sell in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG) and real estate broker in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG) 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

Why live in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG)?

Concordia's Loyola campus, NDG Park, the McGill University Health Centre (Glen site) and Vendôme station are its landmarks. It is a neighbourhood of families, health professionals and academics, quieter than the Plateau and cheaper than Westmount, its neighbour.

Is Notre-Dame-de-Grâce a good place for a family?

Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Park is the neighbourhood's green heart, with its fields and skating rink; Loyola, Trenholme and Girouard parks add to it; Mount Royal and Westmount Park are neighbours. The exact school catchment varies from one street to the next: check before buying.

How much does a house cost in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG)?

Montreal West, a separate enclaved town, completes the APCIQ sector with its detached houses and its train station. The price of a specific house is set on the comparable closed sales on its street, which the team pulls from the Centris system.

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.

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