Family · Montreal
There is no single best family neighbourhood in Montreal; there is one per budget. Here are the twelve boroughs we track, ranked with the 2026 numbers rather than adjectives.
The best neighbourhood for a family in Montreal depends first on budget, because the price of a house runs from $583,250 in Rivière-des-Prairies to $2,201,700 in Outremont (Centris compilations, second quarter of 2026). Under $650,000, Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Anjou and Rivière-des-Prairies offer houses with yards, parks and the metro or the train, and sell in 31 to 32 days. Between $700,000 and $900,000, Lachine, Villeray, LaSalle and Saint-Laurent add the canal, Jarry Park, the Rapides park and the REM. Above one million, Rosemont, Verdun and the Plateau sell the central lifestyle: Jean-Talon market, Wellington Street, La Fontaine Park. Three criteria then decide: the real walking distance to a park and a school, a metro, REM or train station, and the type of property possible, single-family, owner-occupied plex or condo.
| Borough | House (median) | Days | Family assets | Transit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles | $583,250 | 31 | Largest volume of houses in the east, river and St. Lawrence, condos at $345,000 | Two exo Mascouche train stations |
| Anjou | $625,125 | 32 | Bungalows and semi-detached homes of Vieux-Anjou, quiet streets | Blue line extension toward 2031 (Galeries d'Anjou) |
| Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve | $628,000 | 31 | Olympic Park, Biodôme, Maisonneuve market, the shortest selling time on the island | Nine green line stations, Pie-IX BRT |
| LaSalle | $711,250 | 51 | Rapides park (30 hectares), CEGEP, hospital | Exo Candiac train |
| Lachine | $722,500 | 34 | Lachine Canal, Old Lachine, Lachine-Est eco-district to come | Highway 20, bike paths |
| Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension | $736,500 | 38 | Jarry Park, Frédéric-Back Park, plexes at $850,000 | Seven metro stations |
| Saint-Laurent | $890,937 | 48 | Technoparc, family neighbourhoods, 274 sales a quarter | Four REM stations |
| Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie | $1,138,000 | 40 | Jean-Talon market, Botanical Garden, plexes at $1,003,250 | Beaubien, Rosemont metro |
| Verdun | $1,250,000 | 40 | Wellington Street, riverbanks, renovated hospital | Three green line stations, REM at Nuns' Island |
| Plateau-Mont-Royal | $1,437,562 | 46 | La Fontaine Park, pedestrian streets in summer, plexes at $1,212,500 | Three orange line stations |
| Outremont | $2,201,700 | 67 | Bernard and Laurier avenues, the mountain, MIL campus | Outremont metro, REM connection |
| Westmount | about $2,600,000 | 91 | Parks, schools, the Summit | Atwater, Vendôme metro |
Centris compilations, second quarter of 2026 or last four quarters. Each borough has a detailed data page on this site, and our Montreal real estate by borough hub in English.
Real walking distance to a park and a school: it is counted in streets, not boroughs, and two addresses in the same neighbourhood can live two different lives. A station of the metro, the REM or the train within ten minutes on foot: it carries resale value and frees the second car. The type of property possible: under a million, a family buys a house in the east or an owner-occupied plex in the centre; a plex with a rented unit often costs less per month than a pricier condo.
At $650,000, the island offers a house in the east; the South Shore and Laval offer a detached house with a yard in Saint-Hubert (about $520,000), Fabreville (about $550,000) or Sainte-Catherine (about $575,000), with the REM or the metro. The full ranking is in home prices by city and our South Shore guide.
Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Anjou and Rivière-des-Prairies, where the median house sells between $583,250 and $628,000 in 31 to 32 days, with parks, schools and the metro or the train.
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, with 144 single-family sales in the second quarter of 2026, the largest volume of houses in the east of the island.
In the centre, often yes: a Rosemont triplex at $1,003,250 with two rented units costs less per month than a $600,000 Plateau condo, and the family keeps a yard. Run the calculation on the net cost of ownership.
Also available in French: version française de ce guide.
Published September 1, 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.
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