10 reasons to live in Pointe-Claire in 2026, taken from our neighbourhood guide

Living · Pointe-Claire · September 14, 2026

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

Ten reasons to live in Pointe-Claire, taken from our neighbourhood guide and published figures: North of Highways 20 and 40, the Pointe-Claire of the 1960s to 1980s: bungalows and semi-detached houses on curving streets, Fairview, the industrial park and the head offices of boulevard Hymus and Highway 40. The town is bilingual with a large anglophone majority, and its municipal services (library, aquatic centre, cultural centre) are among the West Island's most complete. The Village and the lakefront (Bord-du-Lac, Cedar Park, Valois) are the priciest sector, well above the median, with old houses and waterfront properties. Lakeside and the hospital area, between the lake and the 20, line up the 1950s and 1960s family houses that make the volume. Every reason is a sentence already published in our Living in Pointe-Claire 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. North of Highways 20 and 40, the Pointe-Claire of the 1960s to 1980s: bungalows and semi-detached houses on curving streets, Fairview, the industrial park and the head offices of boulevard Hymus and Highway 40.
2. 2. The character. The town is bilingual with a large anglophone majority, and its municipal services (library, aquatic centre, cultural centre) are among the West Island's most complete.
3. 3. The neighbourhoods. The Village and the lakefront (Bord-du-Lac, Cedar Park, Valois) are the priciest sector, well above the median, with old houses and waterfront properties.
4. 4. The neighbourhoods. Lakeside and the hospital area, between the lake and the 20, line up the 1950s and 1960s family houses that make the volume.
5. 5. Getting around. Three exo Vaudreuil-Hudson line stations (Pointe-Claire, Cedar Park, Valois) lead to Central Station; the Fairview terminus is the West Island's bus hub.
6. 6. Getting around. The REM's Anse-à-l'Orme branch (Des Sources, Fairview–Pointe-Claire, Kirkland and Anse-à-l'Orme stations) is under construction; opening dates depend on CDPQ Infra.
7. 7. Schools and services. The town falls under the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the Lester B.
8. 8. Schools and services. Pearson School Board, with high schools in both networks; John Abbott College is in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.
9. 9. The real estate market. The West Island South sector is an expensive, stable house market: an $820,000 median in Q2 2026, slightly down (-2 %) and only +13 % in five years, the island's west's weakest gain, with 325 active listings and 38 days on market.
10. 10. Who Pointe-Claire is for, and who it is not for. For bilingual or anglophone families who want a complete town (hospital, stations, shopping centre, lakefront) and accept a high entry price; for newcomers from Ontario and airport and head-office employees.

Every reason is a sentence from our Living in Pointe-Claire 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 Pointe-Claire 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 Pointe-Claire, Centris Pointe-Claire, average selling price of homes in Pointe-Claire, is it a good time to sell in Pointe-Claire and real estate broker in Pointe-Claire 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 Pointe-Claire:

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

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.