10 reasons to live in Villeray, Saint-Michel and Parc-Extension in 2026, taken from our neighbourhood guide

Living · Villeray, Saint-Michel and Parc-Extension · September 14, 2026

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

Ten reasons to live in Villeray, Saint-Michel and Parc-Extension, taken from our neighbourhood guide and published figures: Parc-Extension, west of the railway, is one of Canada's densest and most multicultural neighbourhoods, changing fast since the Université de Montréal's MIL campus opened on its border. Villeray splits between the west (around Saint-Laurent and De Castelnau station, the most sought-after and expensive) and the east (toward Papineau and Saint-Michel, more accessible). Saint-Michel offers the borough's cheapest plexes and condos, with quiet residential streets north of Jean-Talon. The orange line serves Villeray at Jarry and De Castelnau; the blue line crosses the borough west to east at Parc, Fabre, D'Iberville and Saint-Michel. Every reason is a sentence already published in our Living in Villeray, Saint-Michel and Parc-Extension 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. Parc-Extension, west of the railway, is one of Canada's densest and most multicultural neighbourhoods, changing fast since the Université de Montréal's MIL campus opened on its border.
2. 2. The neighbourhoods. Villeray splits between the west (around Saint-Laurent and De Castelnau station, the most sought-after and expensive) and the east (toward Papineau and Saint-Michel, more accessible).
3. 3. The neighbourhoods. Saint-Michel offers the borough's cheapest plexes and condos, with quiet residential streets north of Jean-Talon.
4. 4. Getting around. The orange line serves Villeray at Jarry and De Castelnau; the blue line crosses the borough west to east at Parc, Fabre, D'Iberville and Saint-Michel.
5. 5. Getting around. Parc station is also an exo train station (Saint-Jérôme line).
6. 6. Parks, leisure and shopping. Parc Jarry is one of the island's large parks, with the IGA Stadium and its sports facilities; Parc Frédéric-Back, built on the former Miron quarry in Saint-Michel, is becoming one of Montreal's largest.
7. 7. Parks, leisure and shopping. Rue Villeray, rue Jarry, rue Jean-Talon (Petit Maghreb) and avenue du Parc concentrate the shops; Jean-Talon Market is on the southern edge.
8. 8. Schools and services. The borough falls under the Centre de services scolaire de Montréal and the English Montreal School Board.
9. 9. Parks, leisure and shopping. Villeray has the island's fastest condo: 28 days in Q2 2026, for a $479,000 median (-3 % year over year, +20 % in five years).
10. 10. Parks, leisure and shopping. For those who want Rosemont or the Plateau without the price: a plex, a condo in a plex, the metro, cafés, a major park.

Every reason is a sentence from our Living in Villeray, Saint-Michel and Parc-Extension 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 Villeray, Saint-Michel and Parc-Extension 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 yearsDaysVillerayn/an/a$717,50024 %n/a$479,000-3 %20 %28Island of Montreal, all$834,2504%$810,00021 %41$483,0000%19 %54 Our pages house for sale in Villeray, Saint-Michel and Parc-Extension, Centris Villeray, Saint-Michel and Parc-Extension, average selling price of homes in Villeray, Saint-Michel and Parc-Extension, is it a good time to sell in Villeray, Saint-Michel and Parc-Extension and real estate broker in Villeray, Saint-Michel and Parc-Extension 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.