Houses that linger by price range in Quebec: average against median days on market by price bracket in 50 cities, past 12 months (Centris)

Average vs median days · 50 cities · 2026

One page per city, same Centris query: average and median days on market of houses by price bracket over the past twelve months, the ratio between the two, the bracket where listings linger the most and the one where the market decides fast.

Across the 50 cities tracked, over the past 12 months (October 2025 to September 2026), the typical house sells in 15 days in median of cities, but the average sale takes 34 days: a ratio of 2.3. By bracket, the median ratio is under $300,000 1.9; $300,000 to $500,000 2.4; $500,000 to $800,000 2.4; $800,000 to $1M 1.9; $1M and up 2.3. The stickiest bracket is most often $300,000 to $500,000 (17 cities), the most even $800,000 to $1M (16 cities); the top of the market ($800,000 and up) lingers more than the bottom (under $500,000) in 12 cities out of 35; 15 cities have a ratio of 2.5 and up all sales (many houses linger), 34 between 1.5 and 2.5, 1 under 1.5. Cities where lingering houses weigh the most: Lévis (3.7), Quebec City (3.3), Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville (3.2); the least: Candiac (1.7), Sorel-Tracy (1.6), L'Île-Perrot (1.2). Source: Centris (Matrix), compiled October 14, 2026.

The 50 cities, from the one where houses linger the most to the one where the average sticks to the median

Median and average days on market all sales over the past twelve months, average-to-median ratio, then the ratio by price bracket (n/a when the bracket has fewer than 5 sales) and the stickiest bracket.

What the table says

The median days everyone quotes (15 days in median of cities) is the timing of a house at market price. The average (34 days) tells the others: those that missed their launch and sell after months, often after a price cut. The ratio between the two, 2.3 in median, says that lingering houses are a heavy minority: few enough not to move the median, slow enough to double the average. The stickiest bracket is $300,000 to $500,000 in 17 cities, and the top of the market lingers more than the bottom in 12 cities out of 35: fewer buyers, more ambitious starting prices, more particular houses. For a seller, the rule is to aim for the bracket's median and to react before passing it: beyond, the listing tips over to the average side, where negotiating power changes hands. For a buyer, houses listed for twice their bracket's median are the ones where an offer below asking gets heard. Median days by bracket, alone, are in days on market by price by city; average and median year by year, in expired listings by city.

How to read the table

Days are counted between listing and the accepted offer, for houses sold over the past twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026). The median splits sales in two; the average adds up every day and divides by sales, which gives weight to the houses that lingered. The ratio is the average divided by the median. Reading grid, the same on all our pages: a ratio under 1.5 = even timing (the average sticks to the median); 1.5 to 2.5 = a few houses linger; 2.5 and up = many houses linger a long time before selling. Centris ranges are grouped into five brackets aligned on their bounds; the bracket's average and median are weighted by the sales of ranges with at least 5 sales.

Method

Statistics module of Centris (Matrix), October 13 and 14, 2026 queries, one query per city (Single-family category, past-12-months period, grouping by sale price), average days on market and median days on market by range; sales by range from the October 9 and 10, 2026 query over the same period. Only aggregates are published. Price cuts before the sale by bracket are in price cuts before the sale by city.

Frequently asked questions

Why is the average always higher than the median?

Because days on market have a floor at zero but no ceiling: a house can go in 3 days, not in fewer; it can linger 300 days. The few very long sales pull the average up without moving the median. When the two meet, almost nothing lingers; when they diverge, a minority of listings drag on.

My city is not listed?

We publish the cities of our price series. A broker from the team can pull the same timings for any municipality or borough, and for condos.

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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.