10 reasons to live in Saint-Laurent (Montreal) in 2026, taken from our neighbourhood guide

Living · Saint-Laurent · September 14, 2026

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

Ten reasons to live in Saint-Laurent (Montreal), taken from our neighbourhood guide and published figures: To the north and west, the Technoparc, the aerospace plants and the industrial parks make it the island's first job hub outside downtown. The population is one of Montreal's most multicultural, with Lebanese, Armenian, Chinese, Maghrebi and South Asian communities. Bois-Franc is the most sought-after and expensive sector: townhouses, semi-detached houses and recent condos, parks and ponds, REM on foot. Old Saint-Laurent, around boulevard Décarie and rue Saint-Louis, keeps the old houses and tree-lined streets. Every reason is a sentence already published in our Living in Saint-Laurent (Montreal) 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. To the north and west, the Technoparc, the aerospace plants and the industrial parks make it the island's first job hub outside downtown.
2. 2. The character. The population is one of Montreal's most multicultural, with Lebanese, Armenian, Chinese, Maghrebi and South Asian communities.
3. 3. The neighbourhoods. Bois-Franc is the most sought-after and expensive sector: townhouses, semi-detached houses and recent condos, parks and ponds, REM on foot.
4. 4. The neighbourhoods. Old Saint-Laurent, around boulevard Décarie and rue Saint-Louis, keeps the old houses and tree-lined streets.
5. 5. Getting around. Two orange-line stations, Côte-Vertu (terminus) and Du Collège, serve the centre; the REM stops at Bois-Franc, Du Ruisseau and Montpellier (Deux-Montagnes branch), with downtown a few stations away.
6. 6. Getting around. Buses on Côte-Vertu, Décarie, Marcel-Laurin and Henri-Bourassa complete the network.
7. 7. Parks, leisure and shopping. Shops concentrate on Côte-Vertu, Décarie, Marcel-Laurin and at the Marché Central, on the eastern limit.
8. 8. Schools and services. The borough falls under the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the English Montreal School Board; the Cégep de Saint-Laurent and Vanier College are both on the territory.
9. 9. The real estate market. The condo ($482,290, +2 %, +16 % in five years) sells in 58 days with 367 listings, one of the island's largest choices: seller's market below $360,000, balanced up to $720,000, buyer's above (11.2 months of inventory).
10. 10. Who Saint-Laurent is for, and who it is not for. For those who work in the west or at the Technoparc and want the REM or the metro on foot; for families looking for a planned neighbourhood with parks and townhouses (Bois-Franc); for a condo buyer who wants choice and time.

Every reason is a sentence from our Living in Saint-Laurent (Montreal) 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-Laurent 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 yearsDaysSaint-Laurent$988,75022 %$888,00012 %43$482,2902%16 %58Island of Montreal, all$834,2504%$810,00021 %41$483,0000%19 %54 Our pages house for sale in Saint-Laurent (Montreal), Centris Saint-Laurent, average selling price of homes in Saint-Laurent (Montreal), is it a good time to sell in Saint-Laurent (Montreal) and real estate broker in Saint-Laurent (Montreal) 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.