Beloeil and Mont-Saint-Hilaire or Chambly: the pros and cons of two neighbouring areas (2026)

Living · Duel · Beloeil and Mont-Saint-Hilaire or Chambly · October 11, 2026

Two neighbouring areas, the pros and cons of each side by side, and the con that most often decides between the two.

Beloeil and Mont-Saint-Hilaire or Chambly, the pros and cons side by side. Beloeil and Mont-Saint-Hilaire: pro, The mountain, the Richelieu River, two old villages and a train to downtown, in a calm, artistic valley. Con, The valley is lived by car and train: no metro, and the Mont-Saint-Hilaire train runs at peak hours only. Chambly: pro, The Chambly Basin, the fort, the canal and a lively old village, with a family house below Brossard prices. Con, No train: the trip to Montreal depends on highway 10 and the Champlain Bridge, saturated at rush hour. For families and couples who want nature, the mountain, the river, two old villages and a train downtown, in a calm, artistic valley; for those working in Saint-Hyacinthe or Longueuil via the 20. For those who want water, history and a family home below Brossard's price, with the South Shore's strongest annual increase (+10 % in Q2).

Beloeil and Mont-Saint-Hilaire and Chambly are neighbours, and buyers often hesitate between the two. Here are the pros and cons of each, side by side, written by a team that sells in both; the figures are those published by the APCIQ for the second quarter of 2026, and nothing is embellished.

Beloeil and Mont-Saint-Hilaire: the pros and cons

The pros of Beloeil and Mont-Saint-Hilaire

• The mountain, the Richelieu River, two old villages and a train to downtown, in a calm, artistic valley.
• A house at $650,000 sold in 23 days and a good choice of listings (210).
• Getting around. The exo Mont-Saint-Hilaire line stops at McMasterville station (for Beloeil) and at Mont-Saint-Hilaire station, the terminus, with Central Station at the end; exo Vallée-du-Richelieu buses reach the Longueuil terminus.

The cons of Beloeil and Mont-Saint-Hilaire

• The valley is lived by car and train: no metro, and the Mont-Saint-Hilaire train runs at peak hours only.
• Mont-Saint-Hilaire is expensive at the foot of the mountain, and the two towns have different taxes and services.
• Flood zones along the Richelieu: the flood level changes the price and the insurance on some streets.

Chambly: the pros and cons

The pros of Chambly

• The Chambly Basin, the fort, the canal and a lively old village, with a family house below Brossard prices.
• The strongest annual rise on the South Shore (+10%) for the single-family house.
• Getting around. Highway 10 leads to the Champlain Bridge; Route 112 reaches Longueuil; exo buses connect to the Longueuil terminal and the metro.

The cons of Chambly

• No train: the trip to Montreal depends on highway 10 and the Champlain Bridge, saturated at rush hour.
• Old-village and waterfront streets are expensive and rare; the rest of the city is a recent suburb lived by car.
• Flood zones along the Richelieu and the basin: check the street's flood level.

Head to head, criterion by criterion

Our verdict

Beloeil and Mont-Saint-Hilaire: For families and couples who want nature, the mountain, the river, two old villages and a train downtown, in a calm, artistic valley; for those working in Saint-Hyacinthe or Longueuil via the 20. Chambly: For those who want water, history and a family home below Brossard's price, with the South Shore's strongest annual increase (+10 % in Q2).

The con that most often decides between the two. On one side, the valley is lived by car and train: no metro, and the Mont-Saint-Hilaire train runs at peak hours only. On the other, no train: the trip to Montreal depends on highway 10 and the Champlain Bridge, saturated at rush hour. Whichever of the two you accept more easily names your neighbourhood. The detail of each is in Living in Beloeil and Mont-Saint-Hilaire: the pros and cons and Living in Chambly: the pros and cons.

What it costs in 2026

The QPAREB's Beloeil/Mont-Saint-Hilaire sector shows a single-family home at $650,000 (+2 % year over year, +43 % in five years) sold in 23 days, with 210 active listings, and a condo at $409,500 (+5 %, +44 % in five years) in 28 days with 94 listings. The price of a specific house is set on the comparable closed sales on its street, which the team pulls from the Centris system; our Living in Beloeil and Mont-Saint-Hilaire and Living in Chambly guides give the benchmark of each sector.

Frequently asked questions

The pros and cons are written by the Loaa & Manseur team from our neighbourhood guides and from what buyers tell us after the visits; no figure is added to those published by the APCIQ. The other neighbouring duels are in pros and cons, neighbourhood against neighbourhood.

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.