10 reasons to live in Saint-Jérôme in 2026, taken from our neighbourhood guide

Living · Saint-Jérôme · September 14, 2026

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

Ten reasons to live in Saint-Jérôme, taken from our neighbourhood guide and published figures: Around it, 1950s-to-1980s neighbourhoods (Saint-Antoine, Bellefeuille, Lafontaine, former merged municipalities), then recent developments toward Highway 15 and Mirabel. The P'tit Train du Nord, a 200-kilometre bike path, starts at the station. Downtown and Old Saint-Jérôme, around the cathedral and the station, mix old houses, plexes and condos, at or below the median, with the most supply. Bellefeuille, west of Highway 15, is the sector of 1970s-to-2000s family houses and recent developments, at or above the median; our listing at 1000 22e Avenue shows the duplex entry level. Every reason is a sentence already published in our Living in Saint-Jérôme 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. Around it, 1950s-to-1980s neighbourhoods (Saint-Antoine, Bellefeuille, Lafontaine, former merged municipalities), then recent developments toward Highway 15 and Mirabel.
2. 2. The character. The P'tit Train du Nord, a 200-kilometre bike path, starts at the station.
3. 3. The neighbourhoods. Downtown and Old Saint-Jérôme, around the cathedral and the station, mix old houses, plexes and condos, at or below the median, with the most supply.
4. 4. The neighbourhoods. Bellefeuille, west of Highway 15, is the sector of 1970s-to-2000s family houses and recent developments, at or above the median; our listing at 1000 22e Avenue shows the duplex entry level.
5. 5. Getting around. Saint-Jérôme station is the terminus of the exo Saint-Jérôme line to Central Station, with several peak-hour departures; exo Laurentides buses reach Montmorency metro.
6. 6. Getting around. Highway 15 crosses the city toward Laval, Montreal and the Laurentians; Route 117 climbs toward Sainte-Adèle and Mont-Tremblant.
7. 7. Parks, leisure and shopping. Shops are on rue Labelle, boulevard du Curé-Labelle and near Highway 15 (Carrefour du Nord).
8. 8. Schools and services. The city falls under the Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord and the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board; the Cégep de Saint-Jérôme and the UQO campus are downtown.
9. 9. The real estate market. The market belongs to the seller below $820,000 (2.5 to 4.7 months of inventory) and is balanced above (8.9 months).
10. 10. Who Saint-Jérôme is for, and who it is not for. See living in Mirabel, the neighbour to the south, and first-time home buyer in Montreal.

Every reason is a sentence from our Living in Saint-Jérôme 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 Saint-Jérôme suits and who it does not; our method is to say it before the visit, not after.

Buying there, selling there

Our pages house for sale in Saint-Jérôme, Centris Saint-Jérôme, average selling price of homes in Saint-Jérôme, is it a good time to sell in Saint-Jérôme and real estate broker in Saint-Jérôme 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 Saint-Jérôme:

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

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.